The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-02-29

Ae Of Thirty iath Cengrso.

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an ACT 10 fFoe'"e f"' INC mo-" %
ei~sf Gorerpp,eat Of the Rebel
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Whereas no iega! sssse EoseFnmsa~
or adequate pr"esct1on '"s I'VE " prom
~ nov eAsS IN ~ /"
vhyiatA Moth Caso'ine, dserfIs, MA
stDsppa Aiaosma' I'"o'e9ss' V"'ias,
Texas ana Af.ansas anu whereas mm
necessary 'h" pay" my 900 "'uo,
sh"n'a 's fni"s.ea III r"i" '''"s UNIV
loyal ana frP"niean stats governments
ean be Legally es'"n''S'sa therefore
ne F" e"as'ea' &c ma" s,,u reDs'
states rhaii 90 ai',acd '"i" m''"'~ry q"
tnet- n''a made su'le', 10 'hc m'n'a'y
authority "i .ne ni's" states ~ mere
inasrt p'sseui"e"' ana ,"' ,'"' P"'F-e
Virginia sha'i constitute INC mrs. d"-
met Norm 'aro.in" ana 'o"tn sar"-
INA inc seennu ."'.c'' c0"'k..' ~"
hanna, ana r'o.'ua ."e '"'.u "'s'"c,'
, M'hs,ss'Pp' a"" "'ks"s~" 'me ""'."
district ana louisiana ana 'eAss '"s
MI" a'.s'.s
SIG = mat ~ snail oe '"s aasy OF '"e
President 70 'ss'sn 20 inc command o.
c"ah o' sa'a aist.'e's =" o.nes' o' "e
army, not below mo ra"S y. o''Ra"'sr
general ana TO ae~h sumo'ens '"'h'
tary force TO enable s"eh o'hcer 10 Prr
FORM ms un.'es ana enforce ms nu'""!'
ny within the a's'r'ct 10 when ne
assigned -, !.
SIC . Ihat u sh"ii ne thc GUY OF
each o'hcer assigned "s aforesaid 10 pro
tee, all persons IN their r'sh's OF person
ana properly, 70 suppress ins"rrse.'o",
disorder ana Violence ana 70 punish o.
cause 10 be punished All d'st"rpeIs OF
thee Pnhi'c peace ana criminals. ana 70
TINS END ne may allow local c"a "ipn-
mails 10 take jurisdiction OF ana 10 .ry OF
ie"'crs, or, wneh N his y"ofmcm. !" may
he necessary Tor the tr'"' 0, o"enners,
he shan have power 70 organize military
commissions or tribunals 'or mat P,F-
pose ana M interference uh"e' Color
OF STATE authority WIN 'ne exercise q,
military authority under th's SCI snail
he naii ana VOID
nc. ! mat all persons put unuer
military arrest by virtue oil TINS act sh"'i
be tried without unnecessary delay, ana
no cruel or unnsuai punishment shall
be inflicted ana no sentence OF any
military commission or uin"n"' ncreny
authorized, Affecting thc NE or hpcry
OF any person, shan be executed unfii u
is approved ny the ofhccr IN command
OF the district and the laws ana reguin-
tons tor The government OF the army
shall not be Affected ny TINS ACT, except
in 80 Tar as they conflict win II prov's.
ions Frorided. That no sentence OF
death under the provisions OF TINS act
shall be carried into effect without the
approval OF the President
SIC. D. That when the people oil any
one Of said rebel states Shall have form
ed constitution oil government IN con
formity with the Constitution oil the
United states IN all respects, framed BY
convention OF delegates elected by the
male citizens oil sad state twenty-one
years old and upward, OF Whatever race,
color, or previous condition, who have
been rcrident IN said state Tor one year
previous TO the day OF such election, ex'
ecpt such as may be disiranchiscd for
participation in the rebellion, or for Eel
ony ut common law, and when such
constitution shall provide that the elect.
i've franchise shall he enjoyed by all
such persons rs have the qualifications
herein stated for electors OF delegates,
and when such constitution shall be rat.
fled BY majority Of the persons voting
on the question Of ratification who nre
qualified MS electors for delegates, and
when ouch constitution shall have been
submitted to Congress for examination
and approval, and Congress shall have
approved the same, and when said State,
by vote Of its legislature elected under
said constitution, shall have adopted the
amendment 10 the Constitution Of the
United States, proposed by the Thirty
ninth Congress, and known rs article
fourteen, and when said article shall
have become n part Of the Consultation
Of the United States, said State shall be
declared entitled 10 representation in
Congress, md Senators ard Representa-
tives shall be admitted therctvom on
their taking the oaths prescribed by
law, and then and thereafter the pre-
ceding sections Of this act shall DO IN
operative IN said State iror'ded, That
no person excluded from the privilege