The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-06-12


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return OF tas votes gwen LOT AID against
conven!soa ANA inc co.neediaG gen
Graz 70 vnon toe sans sha!s nave been
ssa1eea sas" ascetsain ana ascisso inc
tosaa vess IN eecn StAse 'ot ana against
Convention II eajosisy Of Tie voess
gwen on th.s question shall BE- tor :
convention shen such convention shall
10 held ~ hereinafter provided bse u
mA)ofisy OF seA voses sne'i ~ Against
ccavsatson, then nc such convsaeaon
snau Be ned snder this act; freesdsd,
That such eoavsntson shall not b held
unlsss . majority OF al such registered
soters shall have voted on tho question
Of holding suoh convention.
sG That the commanding general
Of each district shall appoint ~ many
boards OF rrs'stras,"r - may be neces-
vary, consisass o. three loyal omcer or
persons, 10 sAtc and complete the reg.
issrston, 'sPerintend the election, and
make return 10 him OF the votes, list OF
voters, and Of the persons elected a. dol
egates BY plurality Of the votes cast Mt
said election; and upon receiving said
returns he shall open the samc, asccr-
tain the persons elected "A delegates &c
cordine - the RETURNS Of the officers
who conducted said election. and make
proclamation thereof; and il majority
OF the votes given on that question be
for = convention, the commanding gen.
eral, within SIXTY days frun the date Of
election, shall notify the delegates to
assemble in convention, at n timc and
place 70 be mentioned in the notification
and said convention, when organized,
shall proceed 10 frame a constitution
and civil government according to tho
provisions of this act and the act u
which u 10 supplementary; and when
tia same shall have been 40 framed,
sasd constitution shall be submitted by
tho convention for ratification To the
persons registered under the provisions
Of this act at an election to be conducted
by the officers or persons appointed or
to be appointed by the commanding
general, as hercinbeforc provided, and
to be held after the expiration Of thirty
days from tho date Of notice thereof, 10
be gisen by said convention; and the
returns thereof shall DO mnAic 10 the com
handing general oil the district.
SEC .. That l, according % said re-
turns, the constitution shall DO ratified
by majority o. the votes OF the regis
tered electors qualified NJ herein spcci-
fed, cast 81 said election (at least one
upon the question Of such ratification,
the president Of the convention shall
transmit copy OF the same, duly CERT.
fed, to the President Of the United
States, who shall forthwith transmit the
same to Congress, il then in session, and
il not in session, then Immediately upon
its next assembling; and If il shall,
moreover, appear 70 Congress that tho
election was one at which ali the regis.
tered ind qualified electors in the State
had IN opportunity 10 vote freely and
without restraint, lear or tho influence
Of fraud, and IL the Congress shall be
satis6sd that ssch consdtution meets
the approval Of majority Of all the
qualified electors in the Stats, and IL the
said Constitution shall bs declared by
Congrss 10 b In conformity with The
provisions Of tho act 10 which this il
sapplsasakaxy, and the other provisions
Of aid act shall have been complied
with, and the said consultation shall h
approved BY Congress, The State shall
BE- declared entitled 10 representation,
and senators and Representative shall
b admitted thsrsfrom q therein pro.
"aso'
SEQ. o. That all elections in the States
mentioned IN the sad Act 70 provide
Tor the mars sAcient government Of the
rebel ssstes, shall during the opera.
tioa 81 said act, be BY ballot and all
ofAcsrs making the said registration Of
voters and conducting said elections
shall, before entering upon the dischargs
Of their duties, saks and subscribe the
oath prescribed BY the act approved
Jaiy second. eighteen hundred snd ak
ty-two, entitled An act 70 prescribe IN
oath Of ONCE - !rosidsd, That IL any
persoa shall knowingly ard falsely take
and saN-"ribe any oath in th.s -. rso-
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