The Montana post., 1868-09-04
IONTANA POST. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4


Clerk IL. Il. T..
IL SENATE OF THE UNITED SrATEs
June Ped, 1865
The Senate having proceeded, in pur-
suance OF the Constitution. to reconsider
the bill entitled IAN act to admin tba
state o1 Arkansas 10 representation in
1 Congress, returned to the uouse of
/ Representatives by the President ot
the United States, with his objections
and sent by the House of Representa-
/ uves 10 the Senate, with the MESSAGE of
the President returning the bill.
Res0tred, That the bill do pass. two
/ thirds of the Senate agreeing To mass
! the same.
Attest; GEO. c. GORHAM.
Secretary Of the Senate.
lPUBLIC-No AT
AN ACT TO admit the States of North
Carolina, South Carolina. Louisiana
Georgia. Alabama. and Florida. to
representation in Congress.
Whereas the people of North Caro-
lima, South Carolina, Louisiana. Geor-
I gia, Alabama, and Florida, have, in pur-
suance of the provisions of an act en-
/ titled An act tor the more efficient
/ government of the rebel States" passed
March second, eighteen hundred and
/ sixty seven. and the acts supplementary
thereto, framed constitutions of State
I government which are republican, and
have adopted said constitutions bv
large majorities cf the votes cast at the
/ elections held for the ratification or re-
lection of the same: Therefore,
Be e enacted by tie Senate and House
I II Rcpreseat0tiUes Of the United States
( CT -1mericd "a Congress assembled, That
each OF the States of North Carolina.
q Il I -
bama, and Florida, shall be entitled and
admitted 10 representation in Congress
as a State of the Union when the legis,
lature of such State shall have duly
ratified the amendment TO the COnstitu-
tion of the United States proposed by
the tirty- ninth Congress, and known
as article fourteen upon the following
the following fundamental conditions
I That the constitutions of neither of said
States shall ever be so amended or
changed as to deprive any citizen or class
of citizens of the United States of the
right TO vote in said State. who are en-
titled To vote by the constitution thereof
herein recognized, except as a punish
ment tor such crimes as are now felon>
les at common law. whereof they shall
have been duly convicted under laws
equally applicable to all the inhabitants
4
teration of said constitution may be
made with regard TO the time and place
OF residence of voters and the State of
Georgia shall only be entitled and adj
mitted TO representation upon this fur
ther fundamental condition That the
first and third subdivisions of section
seventeen of the FIFTH article of the con-
stitution of said State, except the provi-
so to the first subdivision, shall be null
and void, and that the general assembly
of said State by solemn public act shall
declare the assent of the State to the
foregoing fundamental condition.
Sac. , AHd be Il further enacted,
That if the day fixed for the first meet
ing of the legislature Of either of said
States by the constitution or ordinance
thereof shall have passed or have so
nearly arrived before the passage of this
act that there shall not be time for the
legislature TO assemble at the period
fixed, such legislature shall convene at
the end of twenty days from the time
this act takes effect, unless the governor
elect shall sooner convene the same.
SEC 3. AHd b., a further enacted,
That the first section of this act shall
take effect as to each State, except Geor-
eia, when such State shall, by its legis-
lature, duly ratify article fourteen of the
amendments of the Constitution of the
United States, proposed by the thirty
ninth Congress, and as TO the State of
Georgia when il shall in addition give
the assent of said State to the fundsmen
tai condition hereinbefore imposed upon
the same and tbereupon the officers OF
each State duly elected and qualified
under the constitution thereof shall be
inaugurated without delay but no per
son prohibited from holding Office under
the United States. or under any State,
by section three of the proposed amend
ment to the Constitution of the United
States. known as article fourteen. shall
be deemed eligible to any office in either
of said States. unless relieved from dis-
ability as provided in said amendment
and 1t is hereby made the duty of the
President within ten days after receiv-
ing official information of the ratitica-
tion of said amendment by the legisla-
ture of either of said States to issue a
proclamation announcing that fact.
SCHUYLER COLFAA.
Speaker of the House of Reps.
B. 4. WADE,
President of the Senate pro temore-
Is THE HoI-sE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
June 25sh, 1853.
The President of the United States,
having returned to the House of Repre-
s.,,.as5vss in which il originated the