The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-01-23
The Recommendation Bill as 1t Passed
the Lower House OF Congress on
tuesday, the oISt:

The Reconstruction Bill as IL Passed |
tho Lower House OF Congress on
Tuesday, the 2Ist:
Be it enacted, de-, That in Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina, |
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louis |
lana, Texas, Florida and Arkansas, |
there are no civil State Governments |
republican in form, and that the So |
called civil Governments in said States |
respectively shall not be recognized as |
valid or legal State Governments either |
by the Executive or Judicial power or
authority of the United States.
SECTION .. And be IL further e1ldcled,
That for the speedy enforcement of the
act entitled an act to provide for the
more efficient government of the rebel
States, passed March I'd, 1867, and the
| several acts supplementary thereto, the
General of the Army of the United
States Is hereby authorized and re-
quired to enjoin, by special orders,
upon all officers in command within
| the several military departments with
| in said several States, the performance
of all acts authorized by said several
laws above recited, and is authorized to
| remove at his discretion, by his order,
from command, any or Rn of said COM
\ manders, and detail officers of the Uni
ted States Army, not below the rank of
Colonel, to perform all the duties and
exercise all powers authorized by said
| several aCLSs 10 the emu IuAL ll6 people
| of the said several States may speedily
reorganize civil government, republican
in form, in said several States, and be
restored to political power in the Union.
SECTION 8. ARd be IL further enacted,
That the General of the Army remove
any or all civil officers now acting un-
; der the several provisional govern
ments within the several disorganized
States, and appoint others to dis
charge the duties pertaining to their re-
spective offices, and may do any and
+ all acts which, by said several laws
4 above mentioned, are authorized to be
done by the several commanders of the
D military departments within said
r States; and SO much of said acts, or OF
: any act as authorizes the President 10
, detail the military commanders to said
military departments, or to remove any
? officers who may be detailed as herein
j, provided, is hereby repealed.
r SECTION 4. AHd be IL further enacted
= That it shall be unlawful for the Presi-
dent of the United States to order any
e part OF the army or Navy of the
United States to assist by force of arms
. the authority OF either of said provis.
= ional governments in said disorganized
States, to oppose, or to obstruct the au-
T tnority of the United States as proYi.
ded in this act and the acts to which
, this Is supplementary.
SECTION 5. And be IL further enacted
!, That any interference by any person
= with intent to prevent by force the exc.
: culion of the orders of the General oil
E, the army made in pursuance of this
y act, and OF the acts aforesaid, or any
refusal or willful neglect OF any person
: to issue any order or do any act re.
quired by this act or other of the acts
> TO which this act is additional and sup.
: Elementary, with intent to defeat OF
: delay the due execution of this act oil
: of either of the acts to which this is
supplementary, shall be held to be 6
;, high misdemeanor, and the party guilty
thereof, shall upon conviction be fined
not to exceed 5000, and be imprisoned
:. not exceeding two years.
= SECTION 6. And be il further enacted
That SO much of all acts and parts O
. acts as conflict or is inconsistent with
c the provisions of this act are hereby re
Lt peaied.