Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-06-19

far as North Carolina is concerned there
never was a grander project advanced for
the interests of her border counties than
that to be considered at Burksvllle on the
9Th OF July. We trust our friends will at
tend and examine this great question Tor
themselves. Norfolk Virginidn.
BANKRUPrcY.-The following petitions
have been filed in bankruptcy: Baily Barco,
Isaac Williams, Robert Bullock and W. W.
Sanderlin, Camden; J. J. Well, S. A.
Bernard, J. P. Bush and B. T. Pitt, Ber-
tie VIM Smith, Isaac D. and Marcus G.
Ryttenburg and ". Meares, New Hanover;
B. j. Stonnonhouse, Mecklenburg; J. J.
Vaugn, Hertford; S. H. McRea, Washing
ton.
BANK OF NORTH CAROLINA. name
of the Hon. Chas Manly was inadvertently
omitted, on yesterday, in the list of Direct
ors of this Bank, announced by US as hav-
ing been reelected at the Annual meeting
of the stockholders.-Ral Sentinel, 18Th.
The S1x-States Southern Admission Bill.
The following is the text of the " "Omni-
bus Bill" admitting six of the Southern
States, which has passed both Houses OF
Congress and gone to the President
An act to admit the States of North Caro-
lima, South Carolina, Louisiana, Geor-
gia, Alabama and Florida to representa-
ton in Congress.
Whereas, the people of North Carolina,
South Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia, Ala
bama and Florida have, in pursuance of
the provisions of an act entitled " An act
for the more efficient government of the
rebel States," passed March I'd, 1867, and
the acts supplementary thereto, framed
constitutions of State government which
are republican, and have adopted said coz
stitutions by large majorities of the votes
cast at the elections held for the ratifca-
ton or rejection of the same therefore
Section 1. BE it enacted, de-, That each
of the States of North Carolina. South
Carolina Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama and
Florida shall be entitled and admitted to
representation In Congress as State OF the
Union when the Legislature of such State
shall have duly ratified the amendment to
the constitution of the United States pro-
posed by the Thirty ninth Congress, and
known as article fourteen, upon the follow,
ing fundamental conditions: That the con-
stitutions of neither of said States shall
ever be so amended Or changed as to de
prive any citizen or class of citizens in the
United States of the right to vote who are
entitled to vote in said State by the con-
stitution thereof herein recognized, except
as punishment for such crimes as are now
felonies at common law, whereof they shall
have been duly convicted under laws
equally applicable to all the inhabitants OF
said States provided that any alteration
of said constitutions, prospective in its
effect, may be made in regard to time and
place of residence of the voters and the
State of Georgia shall only be entitled and
admitted to representation upon this fur
ther fundamental condition that the first
and third subdivisions OF section seventeen
of the fifth article of the constitution ot
said State, except the proviso to the first
subdivision, shall be mil and void, an6
that the General Assembly of said State, by
solemn public act. shall declare the assem-
of the State to the foregoing fundaments
condition.
SEC. 2. And be 1t further enacted, That il
the time fixed for the meeting of the LIE.
gislature of either of the said States by the
convention thereof shall have passed, q
shall have so nearly arrived before the
passage of this act that there shall not be
time for the Legislature to assemble at the
time fixed by the convention of said State
such Legislature shall convene at the enc
OF twenty days from the time this act takes
effect, unless the Governor shall sooner
convene the same.
SEC. 3. That the first section of this act
shall take effect as to each State, excep
Georgia, when such State shall, by it's LIE
gislature, Guly ratify article IA of the
amendments to the constitution of the
United States proposed by the 39th Con
gress, and as to the State of Georgia, wher
it shall, in addition, give the assent of saic
State to the fundamental condition herein
before imposed upon the same and there
upon the officers of each State, duly elect
ed and qualified under the constitution
thereof, shall be inaugurated without de
lay but no person prohibited from hold
ing Office under the United States or I'M
der any State by section three of the pro
posed amendment to the constitution o
the United States known as article IA shall
be deemed eligible to any Office in eitheI
of said States, unless relieved from disa
bility as provided in said amendment
And it is hereby made the duty of the Pre-
sident, within ten days after receiving off
cial information of the ratification of sai(
amendment of the Legislature of either O.
said States, to issue a proclamation an
nouncing that fact.
The following is the full text of the ar
ticles of the Georgia Constitution declared
to be null and void
Section XVII. No Court in this Stat
shall have jurisdiction to try or determine
any suit against any resident of this State
upon any contract or agreement made o
implied, or upon any contract made in re
newal of any debt existing prior to tn
first day of June. 1865. Nor shall an.
Court or ministerial officer of this stat
have authority to enforce any judgment
execution or decree, rendered or issuet
upon any contract or agreement made o
implied, or upon any contract in renewa
OF debt existing prior to the first day o
June, 1865, except in the following cases
Provided, That no Court or officer shal
have, nor shall the General Assembly give
jurisdiction or authority to try or CIV
Judgment on, or enforce any debt, tn
consideration of which was slave or slaves
or the hire thereof.
Ill It shall be in the power of the Gen
eral Assembly to assess and collect upon al
debts, judgments, or causes of action whel
due, founded or any contract made or I'm
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