Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-01-31
The New Reconstruction Bill.
The following in the Reconstruction
bill as in passed the House,

The following in the Reconstruction
bill as in passed the House:
BE IL enacted, DC, That in Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia,
Alabama. Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas,
Florida and Arkansas, there are no civil
State governments, republican in form,
and that the so.called civil governments
in said States respectively shall not be re-
cognized as valid or legal State govern.
ments either by tho Executive or Judicial
power or authority Of the United States.
SEC. 2. 1nd be Il further enacted, That
for the speedy enforcement Of the act on.
titled an act to provide for the more
efficient government OF the rebel States,
passed March 81, 1867, and the several
acts supplementary thereto, the General Of
the army Of the United States il hereby
authorized and required TO enjoin by
special orders upon oil officers in command
within tho several military departments,
within said several States, the performance
Of all acts authorized by said several laws
above recilcd; is authorized TO remove at
his discretion, by his order, from command,
any or all Of said Commanders, and do.
tail the officers Of the United States Army,
not below the rank Of Colonel, to per-
form all the duties and exercise all the
power authorized by said several acts, TO
the end that tho people Of said several
States may speedily organize civil govern
ments, republican in form, in said several
States, and be restored to political power
in the Union.
SIC. 3, And be Il further enacted, That
the General Of the army may remove any
or all civil officers now acting under the
several Provisional Governments within
the said several disorganized States, aud
appoint others 10 discharge the duties per-
tanning to their respective offices. and
may do any and all acts which by said
several laws above mentioned are author
lied to be done by the several commanders
Of the military departments within said
States; and so much Of said acts or of any
act as authorizes the President to detail
the military commanders to said military
departments, or to remove any officers who
may be detailed as herein provided, is
hereby repealed.
SEC. 4. And be IL further enacted That
il shall be unlawful for the President Of
the United States to order any part Of the
army or navy ofthe United States to assist,
by force of arms, the authority of either of
said Provisional Governments in said dis
organized States, to oppose or obsruct the
authority Of the United States, as provided
in the act or acts to which this is supple
meutary.
SEC 5. and be IL further enacted, That
any interference by any person with the
intent to prevent by force the execution
Of the order Of the General Of the army,
made in pursuance Of this act and the acts
aforesaid, or any refusal or willful neglect
Of any person to issue any order, or do any
act required by this act, or other of the
acts to which this act is additional and
supplementary, with the intent to defeat
or delay the due execution of this act. or
of either of the acts to which this supple
mentary, shall be held to be high mis-
dcwoancr, and the party guilty thereof