The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-05-15


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co"vssssoe .saai havs wrtease o. plsAseA
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aeFs'r psosNsee, sas'i eossns aed Deks
rstarn u The voss. 9'vss for asd asaiass
soesssessn; ~ ~ sso1aading gss-
sra 70 .hca sss saHe shall have besn
teeHfeoa cea'i a:esrsa'a ana declare ~
eosa' VOC - sech ssase sos sad Against
coossnnoe ia nAbosiey Of The vo>es
gisea o. saas question shall BE- for =
eoessst'oa, tess ssoh conveatton shall
~ nesd = nsssia.N er provided but v
1sor'ty Of saso voses shall be against
comvenuon, tnsn no such convention
snan DC ne" ander INT: act frcr'ded,
'nas s"en convention snail not b held
un'ess /. MAJORITY OF al such Registered
voters .na" nsse vosed o" the question
OF holding such convention.
S@ y ihat the coanandtag general
o' eseh d'strict snail appoint ~ many
ooafas on fskisrasion ~ may be nerss
MY, co"s'At"e !" mEee soysi omcefs or
nons ID ma,e ana conPiese the ~.
'strs''"d, snpcfintsnd the election, and
maze return 20 MIN OF the voees list OF
vosefs' ana OF the persons elected a. del
esases Dy = plurality VI the votes cast nt
"a eesuon ana upon receiving aid
se.o.ns no snan open me ss,ne, ascer'
fD esesss - esso ac-
e8 - rcsssms g ~ o1scrs
VINO eonoac'ea sa'd election, and ms1s
Proo'sm"sson 'nsfeo'i AID " majority
o. 'ne voses gwen on shas question be
'os convention inc commanding gen.
e!M ~'"'n sisty asys from the date Of
esect'cn, sh"i' notsly the delegates .
assemble IN convention, alta time asd
place 70 DO mentioned IN the notahoAtsea
ana SAID convention, when organized,
sns" proceed 70 irane coass'tntso"
ana csvm government according to the
provisions Of mi: act and The act 70
when II - snPeenensary and when
tne same shsi have been 10 tramcd,
sah consututsoR snail be submitted ~
tae aonven.'oa Tor ranhcse'on to Ne
persons registered under the provisional
Of this act At an election 10 BIO conducted
ny ihe omcess or psssons appointed o.
TO be appointed BY the commanding
general, ns hers,nbefore provided, asd
to be held atser the expiration Of thirty
days IRON she date Of notice thereof, 70
be given. BY said convention and the
RETURNS thereof shall b. made to the com
nAadink general Of ths District
ssc . That u according to ssid re-.
turns, the constitution shall he ratified
by majority OF the votes Of the regis
tered electors qualified as herein speei-
ned, cast at said election lat least one
half Of all the registered voters voting
upon una question o. such rnt.fcat'c",
."e Pre."cn. o. INC conVe"n1n small
"'' : copy OF inc same ""'y ccfh.
nso, " INC PRESIDENT o! the 'n'tee
NsA'eA VINO ansn 'ofmw''a transmit nc
see 20 congress, II inca IN session, and
~ moi ~ session; then 'nmsd,sseiy aPcs
" nsAs Aasenphns and = snail,
moreovef, appear 70 c?nsre.: mat Ne
eec Ton - oos AZ when ah me regis
seFed Aod qaaiinea ELECTORS IN tho Ss~s:
ma IN opportunity W vote ffesly asa
without restraint, fear, or the inilusnss
Of lrsas' sna II re Consrsss shall =
sslsseo saas sacn const,ssocn mesea
me apfeosai OF = majority Of AZ ~
foai'ned electors 10 tns ssats, 40 u ehe
40 colsusasson sns'i oe declared ~
Cosgrsss TO 30 10 Conformity with ~
ps0sistons o. Ne 81 . which eeie II
es'Jy - ~ coss psusseon.
Of san sse shall have been conp!isd
v'"' s"s We IA consutasson snai .
sPpsoved ~ eIsgress' kns sssN seau
DO declared enutied to representation.
ana senasofs ana representatives shs'
"a"'''so '"oss''o" - ~eres" pro
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SEQ. O. That Ill elections IN the StAtei
mentioned In To sad Act 70 provide
for the more eAcier' gcvernnent Of the
rebel Stntsa,' shall, during the opera
ton Of said act, be by ballot; and all
officers making The said registration d
voters and conducting sad electioal
shall, before entering upon the dischargs
Of their duties, taks and subscribe III
oath prescribed BY the act approved
July second, eighteen haadrcd and sig
ty-two, entitled An act 70 prescribe a.
cath Of oAcs: - Presided. That II A.,
peraon ahAll knowingly and falsely take
and subscribe any oath in this act pro
being thereof duly convicted, shall h
subject " The pains, penalties, and disA
hUa1ss whieh ~ Nv are provided 70
the punishnsnt Of the crime Of willfu
and corrupt perjury.
SEC 7. That al expenses incurred BY
the several commanding generals, or b.
virtue Of any orders Issued, or appoint
ments made by them, under os BY virss.
Of this act, shall DO paid out Of any
nonsys In the treasury not otherwist
appropriated.
asc. 3. That the convention for saui
ssasc shall prescribe the fees, salary