The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-06-24
The Omnibus Bill.

A0S VuIuUuS Dill
The bill published last week; purport-
ing to be correct copy of the bill ad-
hitting six Southern States, was not
complete, inasmuch as the second and
third sections were omitted. The follow
ing is now given as an exact copy of the
bill as it finally passed both Houses of
Congress:
AN ACT TO ADMIT THE STATES OF NORTH
CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, LoU1sr-
ANA, GEORGIA: ALABAMA AND FLORIDA
TO REPRESENTATION IN CONGRESS.
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 I'd, 1867, :
and the acts supplementary thereto,
framed constitutions OF State government
which are republican, and have adopted 2
said constitutions by large majorities OF
the votes cast at the elections held tor the
ratification or rejection OF the same
therefore
SECTION 1. Be it enacted, &c., That
each of the States Of North Carolina,
South Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia, Ala.
bama and Florida shall be entitled and
admitted to representation in Congress as
State Of the Union when the Legisla-
tnre of such State shall bave duly ratified
the amendment to the constitution OF the
United States proposed by the Thirty
ninth Congress- and known as article
fourteen, upon the following fundamental
conditions That the constitutions OF
neither Of said States shall ever be 80
amended or changed s-to deprive any
citizen or class of citizens in the United
States of the right to vote who are enti-
tied to vote in said State by the constitu-
tion thereof herein recognized, except as
punishment of such crimes as are now
feionies at common law, whereof they
shall have been duly convicted under
laws equally applicable to all the inhabi-
tants OF said States; provided that any
alteration of said constitutions, prospec.
tive in its effect, may be made in regard
to time and place of residence OF the vo-
tiers /; and the State of Georgia shall only
be entitled and admitted 10 representa-
tion upon this further fundamental con-
dition that the first and third subdivls-
ions of section seventeen of the fifth ar
ticle of the constitution Of said State, ex-
cept the .pro9iso.to to- the first subdivision,
shall be null and void, and that the Gene
raj Assembly of said State, by solemn
public act, shall declare the assent of the
State TO the foregoing fundamental con-
dition.
SEQ. 2. And be it further enacted, That
if the time fixed for the meeting of the
Legislature of either of the said States
by the convention thereof shall have
passed, or shall have so nearly arrived be-
fore the passage OF this act that there
shall not be time for the Legislature 10
assemble at the time fixed by the conven-
ton of said State, such Legislature shall
convene at the end of twenty days from
the time this act takes effect, unless the
Governor shall sooner convene the same.
SEC. 8. That the16rst section OF this
act shall take effect,as to each State, ex-
cept Georgia, when such State: Shall, by
it's Legislature duly ratify article fourteen
of the amendments TO the Constitutions
the United States proposed by tho Thir-
ninth Congress; and as to the State, OF
Georgia, when it shall, in addition, give
the assent Of said State to, the tundamen-
tai, condition hereinbetore imposed eupon.
the same; and thercupon the officers OF
each State, dnly elected and qualified dun un-
der the constitution thereof, shall be in
augurated without delay; but no person
prohibited from holding Office under the
United States, or under any State, by
section three of the proposed amendment
to the Constitution Of the United States
known as article fourteen, shall be deem.
ed eligible to any Office in either Of said
States, unless relieved from disability, as
provided in said amendment. And it is
hereby made the duty of the President,
within ten days after receiving official
information oil the ratification OF said
amendment by the Legislature of either
of said States, to issuea proclamation an.
nouncing that fact
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