The Montana post., 1868-02-15
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new REcoNsrRUcTIoSBILL

following isthe supPlemental Re
instruction Bill as Il passed the House,
,s4 yeas 20 45 nays The section
merely reiterates the declaration of
frmer acts upon the premise that by
the act of secession the people of the ten
ooHtical States formerly in Che Upien as
states, destroyed and 'abolished their
state governments, rearing in Their stead
State governments hostile to the United
states and not Republican in form; and
tbat therefore. until there is organized
within those boundaries State govern
rents, recognized by Congress as Repub-
rTcan in form, the existing gosernniehts
shalI not be recognized by the otlies co.
ordinate branches of government. Con-
aress, by this. draws distinctly the Ane
between the States as territory, and the
States as political organizations. In the
former senss-of the term they are in the
Union, in the latter they are. out, and
must remain 50 until their forms ofgov-
eminent adopted are recoenizsd 10y Cpn-
rrsss. Fhe SECOND and third sections
vest indisputably in the General Of the
army nytherecoustructionarTposvers the here
tofore exercised by the Rtesidehs The
fourth prohibits hostile Executive in
tsrfsFenee,s and the fth extend the
prohibition to all persons, and requires
compliance with the statute:
Be it enacted, &c, That in Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama,
Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Florida and
Arkansas, there are no civil state Govern
nents republican in form, and that The So
called civil Governments in said States, nespec-
lively, shall not be recognized as valid or Ie-
gsl sate Soyernmsnts 81 either - the Execu-
tive or Judicial power or authority of the
United States " W Na.LuA
SEcrIoS 2. And 0e it further enacted, Tat
for the speedy eaforesmeHt OF tbsS ct entitled
an act 10 provide for tive lnore elh ent gov
eminent of the rebel State, pssssf March %,
1867, and thesev eraf acts sup pIementary there
TO, the General of tie Army of the United
States is hereby authorized aud reQuired to
enjoin, by special orders upon all oRcers IN
comp1ana within the seseTaI 70 ilit.ly-dePart-
ments within said several State, the perfor-
nance Of an acts authorized bJ san several
LAWS above reG.ssi, And is nathorned to re-
move nc his discretion, by y llis order, from
command, any o. all of said commanders,
and detail officers of the Unit ed States Army,
not below the rank of Colonel, to pcIforn all
the daties and exerpise-ell psyerz, agtheriIed
Of the sald serersl States may spsedny re-
organIze civil sovernmenr rep ebh can in form,
in sald several States, and be restored 10 pO-
liticaf power IN the Union.
SECTIoS 3. And be il further enacted, That
the General of the Army may remove any or
o11 TEI1 afa1 M 10
provisional governments within the said sever
al disorsanized States and appoint Others 20
discharge the duties pertaining TO their re
spective Offices, and may do any and all act'
which by said seVenl Laws above mentioned
are authorized to be done by the several com
manders of the military departments withiI
said States ; and so much of said acts, or o.
any act as uuthoFiEes tue President TO dFtaI
che military commanders to said military de
partments, or 20 remove any officers who may
be detailed as herein provided, Is hereby re
pealed. 5000.
SEcr1oS 4. And be It further enacted, Thai
it shall be unlawful FOR the President Of tbs
United States to order any part of the Army
or Navy of the United States to assist BY
foESa-Of arms the authority OF either OF said
proyidoIal goyernrn ents 10 sald d sorganize e
States, TO oppose, or 10 obstguct the Authority
Of the United States as providea in this acl
and the acts to which tbs Is suppl pfementary.
SECTION 5. And be it further enacted, Thai
any interference by any person, with intent K
prevent by force the execution OF the Order
of the General OF the Army made in pursu
ance of this act, and of the acts aforesaid, o
any refusal or wilfuI neglect of any person tt
issue any order or do any act required by thu
act or other of the acts 70 which this act L
additional and supplementary, with intent tC
defeat or delay the due execution of this aci
or Of either Of the acts to which this Is supple
mentary, shall be held TO be high misde
meanor, and the party guilty thereof shall
upon conviction, be fined not to exceed So,
600, and be imprisoned not to exceed I'VE
years
SECrIon 6. And be it further enacted, Thai
so much of all acts and parts of acts as con
fict or are inconsistent withSthe provisions Of
his act are hereby repealed. Ula