The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-04-09
The New Constitution of Louisi-
ass ana.

The new constitution framed and
adopted by the Louisiana Conven-
ton has been officially published.
1t declares all, persons, without re-
gard to race, color or previous con-!
dition, born or naturalized in the
United States, and subjected to the
jurisdiction thereof, and, residents
of Louisiana for one year, citizens
Of the State. The citizens of the
State owe allegiance to the United
States, and this allegiance is declar-,
ed to be paramount to that which.
they owe to the State. They shall
all enjoy the same political ard pub
lie rights and privileges upon pub
lie conveyences, and that all places
of business, or of public resort, aor
for which alicense is required, shall
be deemed places of public char
acter, and shall be opened to the ac-
commodation and patronage of all
persons, without distinction or dis
elimination on account Of race or.
color. The article relating to suf-
frage makes every male persons
born or naturalized,. a voter who
has attained 2l years of age, if he
has been resident of the State one
year, and of the parish in which he
proposes to,vote, ten days. The
following persons are prohibited
from voting and holding any office
All persons who shall have been
convicted of crimes punishable in
the penitentlary, and persons under
interdiet:on. All persons who are
stopped from claiming the right Of
suffrage by abjuring their allegiance
to the United States Government,
or by VIGOROUSLY levying war
against it, or ofadhering to its enemies
giving them aid and comfort, but
who have not expatriated them
selves, noa having been convicted
of5any of the crimes mentioned, are
hereby restored to the said right,
except the following. those who
held Office, Under the organization
styled s'1he Confederate States of
America those who registered
themselves as enemies to the United
States those who acted as leaders of
guerrilla bands during the late re
bellion; those who in advocady of
rebellion wrote or published news
paper articles, or preached sermons
during the late rebellion, and those
who voted for and sigaed an ordi-
nance of secession in any state Pro
uided, That no person who prior to
the first of January, 1S6S'favored the
execution of the laws of the United
States popularity known as the Re q
construction acts of Congress, aud
assisted the loyal men of the state /.
in their efforts to restore Louisiana
to herposition in the Union, shall
be held to be incladed among those.
herein accepted. Members of the
Legislature and all other officers are
required to take an oath that they
accept The political and civil equali-,
Of all men, and agree not to attempt
to deprive any person or persons on
accountof race, color, or previous
condition, Of any political or. civil
right, privilege or immunity enjoy
ed bysany other class of men. The
state is forbidden ever TO assume or
pay any debt or obligation contrac- )
ted in aid of the rebellion, or to.
make any claim on the General
Government for slaves emancipated
The General Assembly is. required,
to established at least one free pub, @
lie school in every parish,i to which
admission shall be granted to- all
children without distinction of race, r
color, or previous condition and {
the state is expressly forbidden to-
establish separate schools or insti-
tutions of learning exclusively for
one race. s zusie5 .s1f 13tt5I ? ls95t
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