Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-07-21


 gress, the President declared such laws. null and void, and advised the people to resist their execution; and he has never aided in carrying into effect, but has resisted what are called the .recon- struction laws"
 THIRD ADDITIONAL ARTIcLE.-For that Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, by his corrupt practices, did attempt to induce the Senators elect from the State of Colorado to perjure themseIves upon the condition of his signing the bill admitting Colo rado into the Union as State, and thereby admitting them as Senators of the United States.
 Ho did also pardon and restore the right.of franchise to l93 deserters, who, during the war, deserted from the United States army, upon condition that they would vote for the Demo- cratic party at the then immediately ensuing election; that they did thus vote, and gave to the Democratic agent, Hon. Thomas B. Florence, the sum of S1,000 in cash.
 He appointed numerous persons to office who could not take the test oath, and did not take it, but were allowed to act and discharge the functions thereof in defiance of law.
 He ordered agricultural scrip to be issued to the State of North Carolina, which scrip was issued under the act of 1862, when North Carolina was in armed warfare against the Union.
 He restored, without authority of law, large tracts of forfeited property ; enough. it is believed, to pay the na- tional debt, which had been forfeited under act of Congress, approved July IT, 1862. By reason of all which out rages this Government became impov- erished, the people embarrassed, the rebel raiders allowed to flourish, and the Constitution fagrantly violated. He sold pardons for money, or allowed it to be done by pardon-brokers.
 FOURTH ADDITIONAL ARTICLE.-EIe did take from the Treasury of the United States large tracts of land and large amounts of money, sufficient, it is believed, to have paid our national debts, and which had been transferred to the United States by act of July IT, 1862, as enemies property, to be applied to the expenses of the war, and the debts of the United States. This was corruptly and unlawfully done, with out any authority of Congress.
 FIFTH ADDITIONAL ARTIcLE.--He did usurp the powers of other branches of the Government and exercise the leg islative power in defiance of the Con stitution, in creating or attempting to create new governments out of the ter ritory conquered from the "Confeder- ate States of America,' so-called, and to govern them by his own mere pow CT. by form unknown to the Constitu- ton. without consulting Congress, but defying their authority when they had spoken, and denying the constitution ality of the laws of Congress enacted to govern said conquered territory
 ga~The Arkansas State Gazette of the l1th inst says: The following bill passed the house on Friday. The vote upon it is appended, and will probably settle the position of it's supporters among white men for all time to come. Here is what the radical party proposes shall be the law of the land.
 An act to punish public carriers, hotel
 keepers and managers of places of
 amusement, for refusing persons pas
 sage, lodging and admission.
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 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STAsE OF ARKANSAS : SECTION l. That when any person shall apply for passage on q steamboat, railroad. street car, stage coach or any other vehicle or carriage, where such steamboat, railroad, street car, srage coach or any other vehicle or carriage, is used and run as public carriers, shall be refused passage, or transportation equal to first class passage and accom- modation, for any other reason, cause or excuse than such as are known as valid, good and sufficient in and by the common law, upou such person first rendering to such owner, agent, super intendent or driver of such steamboat, railroad. street car, stage coach, or any vehicle OF carriage, an amount equal to first class fnre or accommodations, such agent, owner, superintendent, ordriver, shall be deemed guilty, for each and every offence, refusal or rejection, of a high misdemeanor.
 SEC. ,. When any inn or hotel keeper shall refuse lodging, accomoda- ton or entertainment to any person or persons equal to first class accommoda- tions, for an other reason, cause or ex- cuse. than such as are known as valid, good and sufficient in and by the com mon law, upon such person or persons applying and first offering to pay sum equal to first class hotel fare or accom- mediation. such inn or hotel keeper, or agent, for every such offence, refusal denial, or rejection, shall be deemed guilty of high misdemeanor.
 SEC. 3. Where any person or persons are acting ill the capacity or business of keeping places of entertainment for public amusement, shall refuse any persons admission to seats equal to first class seats in and to the same, for any other reason or excuse than such as are known good and valid and sufficient in and by the common law, upon such person or persons first rendering the amount equal to the price of first class seats, fair or tickets, such owners or agents so keeping places of entertain ment for public amusement, for every such offence, refusal, denial or rejection, shall be deemed guilty of high misde- meanor. a
 SEC. 1. That when any person or persons, agents, conductors, or drivers, who shall be found guilty by indict- ment before the grand jury of the coun- ty where such offence, refusal, rejection, or misdemeanor occurred, shall, on trial and conviction of the charge of high misdemeanor, as provided in the three preceding sections, be fined . sum not less than two hundred, nor more than five thousand dollars, and at the discre- ton of the judge trying the case, be ill the county jail not exceeding twelve months.
 SEC. D. That all acts or parts of acts in conflict with the provisions of this act, are hereby repealed, and this act shall take effect and be in force from and after it's passage.
 Offered by Hodges, of Crittenden, chairman special committee.