Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-06-19
Reconstruction.
RESTORATION OF SIX STATES,

The bill now goes to the President for his
vote if he chooses, or it may become u
law by the lapse of ten days without his
signature Only the democrats voted
against the admission of these states,
This leaves outside only Mississippi, Nir-
ginia, and Texas The main features OF
the bill, admitting these states are as fol-
lows -
Whereas, the people of North Caro-
lima, South Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia,
\ Alabama and Florida have, in pursuance
Of the provisions of an act entitled can
act for the more efficient government OF
the rebel states" passed March 9, 1867,
and the acts supplemental thereto, franz
cd constitutions Of state government,
which are republican, and have adopted
said constitutions by large majoritics of
the votes cast at the elections held for
the ratification or repeating Of the same
Therefore, be it enacted, That each Of
the states of North Carolina, South Car
DINA, Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama and
Florida shall be entitled and admitted to
representatives to Congress as a state Of
the Union, where the Legislature of such
state shall have duly ratified the amend
mcnt to the constitution of the United
States, proposed by the thirty-ninth Con-
gross, and known as article IA, upon the
following fundamental conditions -
"Sec /. That the constitution of nei-
Their of said states shall ever be so amend
ed 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
entitled to vote by the constitution there
Of herein recognized, except as a punish.
ment of such crimes rs are now felonies
at common law, whereof they shall have
been duly convicted under laws equally
applicable to all the inhabitants of said
state; provided, that any alterations of
said constitutions, prospective in its effect,
may be made with regard to the time
and place of residence Of voters and
the state of Georgia shall only be entitled
and admitted to representation upon this
further fundamental condition: That the
first and third subdivisions of section II
Of the fifth article of the constitution Of
said state, except the proviso 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 fun
damental condition.
Sec 2. That if the day fixed for the
first meeting of the Legislature Of either
OF said states by the constitution or or
dinance thereof shan have passed. or SO
nearly arrived, before the passage of this
act that there shall not be time for the
Legislature to assemble at the period
fixcd, -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. That the first section of this
act shall take effect as to each state, OK
cept Georgia, when such state shall, by
its Legislature, duly ratify article four
teen of the amendment to the constitu-
ton of the United States, proposed by
the thirty-ninth Congress and as to the
State of Georgia, when it shall, in addi-
ton, give the assent of said state to the
fundamental condition hereinbefore i'm
posed upon the same, and thereupon the
officers Of each state, duly elected and
qualified under the constitution thereof,
shall be inauguratcd without delay; but
no person prohibited from holding office
under the United States, or under any
state, by section 8 Of the proposed amend
ment to the constitution Of the United
States, known as article IA, shall be
deemed eligible to any Office in either of
said states, unless relieved from disabili-
ty as provided in said amendment; and
it is hereby made the dnty OF the Presi-
dent, within ten days after receiving Of
| fetal information of the ratification of
said amendment by the Legislature of
either of said states, to issue proclama-
ton announcing that fact"
- Dull times in Mexico-only two
new revolutions.
- An Arab woman was recently put
on trial for having eaten her child. She
put in as her defence that she had eaten
her own child instead Of a neighbors off
spring. There are degrees Of crime even
among cannibals.
While Mrs. May Of Lafayette,
Ind, and her two little daughters, were
passing through piece of woodland
during heavy storm, last week, tree
was blown down on them killing Mrs.
May and the younger child, and serious
ly injuring the other.
- An Irish girl from Lowell, while
leaving the ears at Groton Junction last
Saturday had her pocket cut out by q
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