The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1868-07-09
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Itutio.i OF the United States proposed
lUlirfy- Ninth Congress, and known
article fourteen, upon the following fundamen-
tai conditions: That the constitutions of neither
of said States shall ever be amended
or changed as to deprive any citizen or elias
of citizens of the United States of the right 10
vote in said State who are entitled vote by the
constitution thereof herein recognized except as
punishment for such crimes as are now telonies
at common law, whereof they shall have been
duly convicted under laws equally appllcAble to
all the inhabitants of said State; Pro0'ded, mat
any alteration of said Constitutions may be
made with regard to the time and place OF resi-
dcnce of voters; and the State OF Georgia shall
only be entitled and admitted to representation
upon this further fundamo ntal condition: that
tin first AID third sub divisions of section seven
teen of the fifth article Of the constitution OF
said State, except the proVlso to tie hfst SUB
General Assembly of said State, by solemn public
act shall declare the assent OF the State TO the
foregoing fundamental condition.
SECTION 2 A,td be it further eGlacted That if
the day fixed for the first meeting OF the Legls-
lature of either OF said States, by the Con
stitution or Ordinance thereof, shall have passed,
or have so nearly arrived before the passage OF
this Act, that there shall not be time tor the
Je,risIature to assemble at the period fixed,
such Legislature shall convene at the end OF
twenty days from the time this act takes effect,
unlcss the Governor elect shall sooner convene
the same
SECTION 3. Aud be it further cnacted That the
fcst section of this act shall take effect as to
each State, except Georgia, when such State
Shall, by its Legislature, duly ratlty article
fourteen of the amendments to the CoDStItu-
zion of the Cnted States proposed by the
39th Congress- and rs to the State Of Georgia,
when it shall in addition, give the assent as said
State TO the fundamental condition hcrclnDetore
imposed upon the same; and thcreupon the OH
GERS of each State, duly elected and qunIlHed I'M
der the constitution thereof, shall be inaugural,
ted without delay; but no person ProhlDlted
from holding office under the United States, or
under any State, by Section 8 OF the proposed
amendment to the Constitution OF the United
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deemed eligible to any Office in either OF said
States, unless relieved from disability as pro
vided in said amendment And 1t IS hereby
made the duty of the President, within ten
DAYS after receiving official information OF
the ratification of said amendment by the Legs
Iature of either OF said States, to issue procia-
nation announcing that fact. (FIsSed June 20,
1861
of the foregoing law, authorizing ana rsqullJug
the Legislatures OF the several States emoi aced
in its oncratiOn to "cOnvene at the end Oh
twenty days from the time this Act takes effect,
unless the Governor elect shall sooner convene
fine slnr'' an directing that when any State
shall bv its Legislature, duly ratity Article FOUR
teen of the amendments to the CONSTITUTION OF
the Unite States, proposed by tie inlr'y,h 5I
Congress the officers of such State, e uiy
elected and qualified under the Constltulon
thereof, shall be inaugurated without delay,
are regarded dispensing tn the oatL' OF once
prescribed by the law of July 3 1862, so lar as IL
sancerns the members elect o. the LeSiaiatulG
are not disqualified by the constitutional
iSi.aent known as Article Fourteen. Ac-
ESQ much OF the provisions of General
., of May ?, 1868, and No. 50, OF
Is requires the members elect OF
smbly of Inc States oil North
H. Car"linH, respectively, to
>prcscribcd by the Act OF
wiring upon the discharge
kes, is hereby revoked.
r. s CANBY:
\CAZIARC,
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