The Van Buren press., 1868-02-14
From riiis Rac:t begg Gssss...,.
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION,

lau. "a toihiliuiiiOphuuf eOo 'iSNNifSi Iiioth
General Smith, commanding Sub districts
transmitting the accounts oi depRy sher
ills for services ut the recent ieloctioH,and
asking the Convention to provide lor .lls
payment of the accounts, or rnote theiy
objections thereon. Referred TO ths
Committee on Finance. .sr. "a, tsss,
Mr.. Kinds from Comlnitea Oh Elective
Franchise, submitted rs amsjoriiS report
a lrait for the Constitution on That point
as follows: ,..t.e. ...r,.I tsm.a,,.,.
.r.,.., ID, ARTICLE -7r-, ,d, m.,a
See. /. Every male person horn 10 the
Upitet States, and every Inale persoI
who .ias been naturalized, orwho has le
gally declared his iptention 10 BECOME /
citizen OF the United States, twenty one
years old or upwards, who shall have re
sided in this State six .montbs next pre-
ceding the election, and ten days in the
couny in which he offers to vote, except
as hereinafter provided, shall hc tecmed
an elector. t...t...-....i. ......... ,,,. .a.
See. III. 1t shall be the duty Of the Gen
eral Assembly to provide from time to
time for the registration of all electors,
but the following class of pepsons shall
not be permitted to register, vote, OK
hold Office; .'...-.,, l5 ,t.... ,.
lst, Those who shall have been or may
be convicted of treason, embezzlement OF
the public funds, bribery or forgery.
Cd. Those who, during the late rebel
lion, inflicted, or caused to be inflicted,
any cruel or unusual punishment upon
any soldier, sailor, marine, employee, or
citizen of the United States, or who, in
any, other way, violated the rules Of civ
ilized warfare, or engaged in that system
of warfare known as . buslwhacSing, or
guerrilla. .....,... ...,.-.....
3D. Those WHO may be disqualified
from holding office BY the proposed
amendment to the Constitution oftthe
United States, known as Article XIV and
those who have been disqualified from
registering to vote for delegates to the
Convention to frame Constitution for
the State Of Arkansas, dnder the act of
Congress, to provide for, the more ef-
fcient government Of the rebel States,
passed by Congress March %, 1867, and
acts supplementary thereto, "...rr r.+r..
All persons WHO, during the late r2-
bellion, took an oath OF allegiance or am
nesty to the United States government,
and afterwards violated it.. 80. ...,..,
All persons who have been disfranchis
ed in other States for participation in re-
bellion, and have, or may Hereafter, re
move to this State; provided, that the
General Assembly shall have power, by
two thirds vote Of each House, to. re-
the disabilities incurred under this clause,
upon the Recommendation of two thirds
OF the iregistered- voters ofI'the town
where the applicant resides. lEt1omaU 9d
,4th,, All those who are idiots or insane.
Sec, III. No soldiers, seamen, or ma
rines, in the army or navy Of The United
States shall be deemed Il resident Of this
State, in consequence Of being stationed
within the same 3sadi1o 'siim pt' III
Sec ". For the purpose of fvotihs no
person Shall be deemed to have lost a
residence by reason ofhs absence while
employed III the service OF the United
States, nor while engaged npoa tie wa.
ters of this State, nor tie United States,
nor while q student of any seminary OF
learning l9liul 9di 10 9.P"4 aal
Sec. ". In all electionsby the people
the electors shallv vote by ballot flf Ian
Sec. NJ. oAiipcrsons before registering
must t,kc Tand subscribe the following
oathc 9iHslo3m ~ I9m1ei 9lli i sol
1Iy---,do solenhly swear, or affirm,
thatI will support and maintain the Con.
stitution and laws Of the United States
and the Constitution and laws of the State
OF Arkansas; that ! am not excluded
from registering byanyof the clauses OF
section A, artielt--of the Constitution
of tho State or Arkansas that | will
mover countenancc or aid in the secession
OF this State from tho United States tina,
accept the civil and political equality OF
all men before the law agree not to at
temptto deprive any person, or persons
on account of raoe.s color, or previou,
condition Of any political or civil right
privilege, or immunity enjoyed by any
other class of men; arestdea, that ii au,
person shall knowing y and falsely talk,
any oath in this Constitution, such per
son SO offending, and being duly convict
ed, shall be subject to the pains, penal
ties and disabilities whichahy law are pro
vded for the crime of wiilfu! and corrup
PERJURY. -r hus p7at 7aa moIl 7g9
Sec, VII, Electors shall, in all cases
except treason, felony, or breach OF tn.
peace, be privileged from arrest aud civi
process during their attendance at cleo
tons, and in going to aud returning from
the same. lr,v,l,V y,,E.ro,
Sec. VIII. Every person who. by tn,
provisions of this artclc, shall be entitlct
to vote at any eicctiona shall he eligibl,
to any office which now is. or mayshcre
after be, elective by the people, except ds
otherwise provided in ths Oonstitutio,
and laws ofthe United States NO per
son'who has openly adyocaicdGor voice
for the reconsideration proposed ibyo Con
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