The Hickman courier., 1868-06-27


the operation Of the previous question,
passed, by a party vote of III to 2S, the
following bill, which had previously
passed the Senate 1t Is now in the
hands Of the President:
An Act to admit the States of North
Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana,
Georgia and Florida, to representation
in Aongress
Whereas, The people Of North Caro-
lima, South Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia,
Alabama, aud Florida, hare, in pursu-
anee to the provisions OF an act, entitled,
inshs n u fsssl Il ssasss ~ :. -. y:
1867, and the act supplemental thereto,
framed constitutions OF State govern
ment, hich are republican,, aud hasr
adopted said constitutions by large ma-
jorities of the votes cast at the elections
hello tor the ratification or repeating Of
the same, therefore, M tgl
Be it enacted, That each of the States
Of y orth Carolina, South Carolina, Lou
isiana, Georgia, Alabama, and Florida
shall be entitled and admitted 10 repre-
sentation in Congress as q State of the
Union, when the Legislatures OF such
States shall have duly ratified the amends.
ment to the Constitution of the United
States, proposed by the Thirty ninth
Congress-, and known as Article l4th,
upon the following fundamental coudi-
tions an ~ aa
Sec /. That the constitution Of peither
of said States shall ever be so amended
OF changed as to deprive any citizen, or
class OF citizens, OF the United States of
the right to vote in said State who are
entitled to vote by the constitution here
in recognized, except as punishment of
such crimes. as are now felouies at COM
mon law, whereof they shall have been
duly convicted, uuder laws equally ap-
plicable to all the inhabitants OF said
State; Provided, That any alteration Of
said constitutions, pros spective ia its ct
feet, may be made with regard 10 time
and place OF residence of voters. And
the State OF Georgia shall only be en-
titled and admitted to representation
upon this further fundamental condition:
That the first and third subdivisions oi
section IL of the fifth article Of the cop-
stitution of said State, except the pro-
viso to the first subdivision, shall be null
and void and that the General Assem-
bly, Of said State, By solemn public sct,
shall declare the assent of the State te
the foregoing fundamental condition.
Sec. 2 That if the day fixed for the
! first meeting of the Legislature of either
of said States, by the constitution OF
ordinance thereof. shall have passed, OF
so nearly arrived before the passage ol
this act that there shall not be time foi
the Legislature to assemble at the period
fixed, such Legislature shall convene al
the end of twenty days from the tims
this act shall take effect, unless the Gov.
ernor elect. shall SOONER convene the
same. esq A68
Sec. g. That the first section of thu
act shall take effect, as to each State ex
cept Georgia, when such State shall, b,
its Legislature. duly ratify Article Ii o
the amendments to the Constitution O
the United States, proposed by the 39tl
| Congress; and as to the State of Geor
/ gia, when it shall, in addition, give th'
assent Of such State to the fundanents
CONDITION hereinbeiore imposed upon tl,,
same And thrreupon the oiheers o
each State. duly seleeted and quaiife,
under the Constitution thereof, shah b
inaugurated wi.hont delay but no per
son prohibited from holding Office unde
the United States or under any State b.
4 the proposed amendment to the Constitu
4 tion OF the United States,nknown as Ar
ticle a, shall be deemed eligible 50 an,
offca IN either af aaid States nufeSs n.
liesed from disability as provided IN sal
4 amendment; aud IL is hereby nude th
sEsduty of tho President, within ten ia )
latter receiving otieial Information th
ratification of said amendment BY th
Legislature of either OF said States, /
issue prpcla nation announcing th: