The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-06-19
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The following Is the "0mnibus Bill" % call
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".fn act to admit he States Of North Caro-
lima, South Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia 9a'
Florida 10 Representation n Congress- where
a. the people Of North Carolina, Louisiana
Georgia, Alabama and Florida have, in pursu
ancs Of the provisions of IN act entitled AN &c
for the more efficient government Of the Rebe
Statos. passed March 2, 1867, and the act'
supplemental thereto, framed constitutions OF
State government, which are Republican, and
have adopted said constitutions by large major
tiles OF the votes cast at the elections held fol
the ratification or repeating Of the same.
Therefore, be Il enacted, that each OF inc
States Of North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisi-
ana, Georgia, Alabama and Florida shall De Gu
titled and admitted TO representation In Coh-
gress rs State of the Union, when the LeSua'
ture Of such State shall have duly ratihed inc
amendment Of the Constitution Of the unitei
State. proposed by the XXXlXth Congress, and
known as Article Ia, upon the following fanda-
mental conditions: :,
Sect. /. That the Constitution Of neither Of
said States shall ever be 50 amended or changed
as 10 deprive any citizen or class Of citizens OF
the United States, Of the right to vote by the
Consultation thereof herein recognized, except
as q punishment Of such crimes as arc now fell
onies ut common law, whereof they shall have
been duly convicted under laws equally applica-
bic to ali the inhabitants Of said State; prorided
that any alterations Of said Constitutions, pro
spective In It's effect, may be made with regard
TO the time and place Of residence Of voters; and
the State Of Georgia shall only DO entitled and
admitted to representation on this further fun
damental condition That the first and third
subdivisions of section IL of the fifth article
of the Constitution of said State, except the pro-
yiso to the first General Assembly Of said State,
by solemn public act, shall declare the assent
Of the State to the foregoing fundamental con-
dition.
Sec. 2. That II the day fixed for the first meet
ing OF the Legislature Of either Of said States by
the Constitution or ordinance thereof shall have
past, or 30 nearly arrived, before the passage OF
this act that there shall not 10 time for the Leg.
islature to assemble at the period fixed, such
Legislature shall convene at the ond Of twenty
days from tho time this act takes effect unless
the Governor elect shall sooner conye-e the
same.
Sec. 8. That the frst section Of this act shall
take effect as to each State, except Georgia, when
such State shall, by its Legislature, duly ratify
Article II Of the amendment to the Constitution
of the United States, proposed by the Thirty
ninth Congress and as to the State Of Georgia
when 1t shall, in addition, give tho assent Of
said State TO tho fundamental condition herein
before imposed upon the same, and thercupon
the officers Of each ST. to duly elected and quail
fed under the Constitution thereof shall DO in
augurstsd without delay but no person pro-
hibited from holding Office under the Unite,l
States, or under any State, by section 3 Of the
proposed amendment to the Constitution Of the
United States, known as Article IL, shah he
deemed eligible to any office in either Of said
State, unless relieved from disability as proyid-
ell in said amendment and Il Is hereby made
the duty Of the President, within ten days after
receiving official information Of the ratification Of
said amendment by the Legislature Of either OF
said States, to issue proclamation announcing
that fact"