The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-03-07
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Whereas No legal HsAte gsvssnnea1s
v adequate prssecties CIR life o. prop.
est nav exist in the rebcl 3estes Ut
Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Mis.
sissippi, AlabAma, I.cnisiana, Florida.
Texas, and Arkansas; and whereas it is
necessary that peace and good order
should be enforced in said States until
loyal and republican State governments
can tc legally established Therefore
BE Il snssfed, etc, Thai ssid rebel
States shall be divided inso ,aiIitary dis
triets and ,uado subject to the military
enttorits Of the United States. M here
inaft<r prescribed, and Tor that purpose
Virgil-:sA shall constitute the first Dis
tsict; North Carolina and South Caro-
lima the second district Georgia, Ala
bsma, and Flcrsia the third district
Mississippi and Arkansas the fourth
district; and Louisiana and Texas ths.
fifth district
sSs 2 That It shali bt he daty OF tho
President 10 assign 70 the commAad Of
each Of said districts an ohicer Of tho
array, not below the rank Of hrigadicr-
general. and to detail suAiciens milf
tasy faro to enable sssa ofkccr 10 per
form his duties AMI cnfascc his author
ity within the district to which he il
assigned
SEC 3. That I, shall be the duty Of
caah oficcr nsAixned ~ aforesaid 10 pro-
tset al pers,ns in their rights Of person
and property, 10 suppress instruction,
disorder, and violence, and 20 punish, or
ean-~ 10 he punished, all disturbers Of
the public peace and crisminais, and TO
III il end lie may ALLOW local civil tribu.
nals 10 take jurisdisuoa of and 10 try 81.
| tenders, or, when in his Judgment Is may
DO necessary for tho trial OF Offenders,
he -bnll have power to organize military
CON M ;ssicns ~ .tribunaix for that pur-
pose md all interference under G, lor
| Of State authority With the csc:eise Of
military euihori,y nuier this aet shall
| lie null and void
~, 1 Tha. ali PERSONS M, under
military arrest Ly virtue ofihis net shall
be tried without unnecessary delay, aud
| no cruel ~ uausmal pnniskneat shall
be iuiicred and no sentence of any
military commission or tribunal hereby
authorized, affecting tho life or liberty
Of an, person, shall be executed until Il
!. approved BY the officer In command
I of the district, and the laws and rcgula.
tons for the government Of the army
sball not be affected by this act, except
/ IN SO far rs they conflict with |. proyis.
ions Procided, That no sentence Of
death under the provisions OF this act
| shall be.csrricd into cffcc, without the
approval OF the President.
/ Src. s. That when the people Of any
one Of said rebel States shall have form.
ed a constitution Of government in con
formity with the Constitution Of the
United States in MI respects, framed by
a convention Of delegates elected by the
male citizens Of said State t,senty-one
wears I'D and np,.ard, Of whatever race,
color. or previous condition, who have
been resident IN said state for one year
inns 10 the day Of mch ,leetion OK.
ccn, such as NAV lao djsfranehisod for
n.r,;cjr.t;op in the rebelljou or for fel.
INV al common law. and when such
eon,ti,ution shall provide that the elect.
iva frannhisc shall he epioved bv all
sueh persons AZ have the Qualifications
herein stated for electors Of delegates.
and when such consultation shall be rat
fled by majority Of the persons voting
on tho oncstiou OF ruti6cntion who are
oualiA(ld a. sIcctor. ftr delegates and
when such constitution shall have be~u
submitted IN Congress- for examination
nnd npnyoyn]. and conrress shall have
anproved ths snme. and when .uid state
hy a vote Of H. legislature elected unds,
.sid constitution. shnll have adopted tbe
nmcndmrrt b The Consultation Of tbe
Halted states pronosed bv m. Thirty
ninth Copyr,ss. and known a. article
Gnur,e., and when said orticle shall
h.yc hsc.,u,. "A nayt of ths Constl.ut;.n
If the United Stats. said State shall bc
| declared cn.,,,cd 10 reprcseu,ation h
, Congress- and Senators and RorreSen,a
lives shall he admitted therclrom ON
their taking tho osths prescri,.J Inv
law. and then and thereafter The IRE,
ccainc section. Of this act shall be IN.
operative in snid State; Irori.ied, Thai
no person excluded from the privilege