The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-05-29

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Whereas no legal State Governments
OF adequate protection for life CT prop
crty now exist in the rebel State. d
Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Mis-
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thonld be enforced IN saii States un,i
loyal AND republican State governments
can he legally established Therefore
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Stairs shall DO divided into military d.
trirrs ami ,sa,iu -,.,,i i. .. - .ae a1!l,ers
Authority n inc niic,; si...s-, ~ 81. -,
insiier prescribed. and fur tia, purpose
Virginia .hall constitute tho hrst dis
trici North Carolina and south Caro-
lima the second district Gcsssia, Ala.
hsma, and f,sriia the third district.
MissirsirIi ami tfkaasas the fourth
district nni Louisiana aud Texas the
9Th district
SIC That j; shall be the dnty Of she
President 10 assign to The command Of
each Of ssia districts an oiAcor Of the
army, not below the rank Of brisaiies
general, aud to detail sufficient mill
. .sFy .ss,7os b. e..aS,s such officer To per
form his duties and enforce his author
ity within the district to which he Is
assisaej
Sd 3 That il shall be the duly Of
cach officer assigned ~ sfercoaid to pro.
tcct all persons in shcir rights Of person
and property, ip suppress insurFccti n,
disorder and violence aud 10 punish, O.
cause to be punished, all dis,arbcra oi
the public peace sad criminals, and TO
this end he may allow local civil t2ihu.
malls take Jurisdiction Of and IN try Of
icnders or, when in his juagmcn, i, may
be necessary ioF the triad Of offenders
he shall have power 10 Organize military
commissions or tribunals for that psr.
I,use !, anL al interference under color
4 SiAixaa5As sin wiia ihc sxorciss al
ntiiis-Fy natl1offfv under this Art shall
be null and yoii
Ser { That 81. pcrsoes put undor
military arrest by virtue Of dis act shall
be tried without unnecessary delay, and
no cruel or unusual punishment shall
be inflicted AMI no sentence II any
military commission or tribunal hereby
authorized, affecting the life OF liberty
Of my person. shall be executed until I.
Is approved by the officer in command
OF the district. anil the laws aud scguiA.
tious for the government Of the array
shall not be affected BY this act, except
In 50 far as they conflict with il prnyis
ions Prorf3ai, That no sentence Of
death under the provisions or this net
shall be carried into elect without the
approval Of tiie President
SEc 5 That when the people Of ANY
one Of said rebel Stttct shall have farm
cd constitution Of government in con.
formity with the Consultation Of The
United states In oil respects. framed rs
q convention Of delegates elected by The
male citizens Of said stats twenty on,
wears Old and upward. ~ Whatever sace
color, or rgcsi8gs aanliiiOn, who have
been resident ia said state for one veal
previous 10 the das Of .ueh election, cx
cep, such as NAY be DISTINGUISHED fai
participation ia the rebellion, or for Eel
ony al common is~, anl whom -ucf
constitution shall provide thai the elcc,
i've franehire shall be enjoyed by nj
sneh persons as have the qualification
herein stated for electors Of delegates
and when such constitution shall he rat
ifai By = majority Of sho persons sosin.
on the question Of ratification who ar
qualified a. electors for delegates. an,
when such constitution shall have bcei
submitted to Congress for cxaminatio,
and approval, aud Congress shall hav
approved the same, and when said State
by u vote Of it, legislature elected unite
said constitution, shall have adopted III
amendment to the Constitution Of tn
United States, proposed by the Thirt,
ninth Congress, and known as articl
fourteen, and when said article -hal
have become q part Of the tons.isitiol
Of the United States. said Stats shall b
declared entitled ~ representation il
Congress, and Senators ard Representa-
iivcs shall be admitted therefrom o.
their taking the oaths prescribed b
law, and then and thereafter the prs
ccding sections Of this act shall he "
operative in said state f'rortica. Tha
no person excluded from the rrisilcg
Of holding Office by said proposed amend
ment 10 the Constitution of the Initc
States shall ba eligible To election as
member Of the convention to frame
constitution for any Of said rebel Stats'
nor shall any such person vote for men
hers Of such convention
SIC G. That until the people of sal
rebel States shall he by law admitted /
representation in the Congress Of 4,
United States, any civil government
which may exist therein shall be decme
provisional only, and in all respect. sui
jccs 10 the paramount authority of tn
United states at any time TO abolish
modify, control, or supersede the same
and in all elections, TO any ofticc undo
such provisional governments all ~
sons shall be entitled to vote, and non
! Others, who are entitled 10 vote undo
the provisions Of the fiiih section OF tn
act and no person shall be eligible I
any office Under any such provisions
governments who would he l.sqaaliiic
from holding oiIice under the provision
Of the third article Of said constitution,
amendment
| Passed March 2, 1867