Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-06-12
Tassage Of the Bill for the Admission Of
Southern States.

The Following bill, providing for the admIs-
sion OF the States of North Carolina, South
Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia. Florida and
Alabama 10 representation in Congress, was
passed by the Senate late on Wednesday night,
and now goes back to the Hsuse, where 1t ori-
ginated, for concurrence in the Senate amend
ments:
Whereas the people Of North Carolina, South
Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama and
Flortda have. in pursuance of the provisions
Of an act entitled IAN act for the more efficient
government of the rebel States" passed March
second, eighteen hundred and sixty seven, aud
the acts supplementary thereto, framed consti-
tu'tions Of State governments which are repub-
large majories of the votes cast at the elections
beed for the ratification or rejection of the
same; therefore.
North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana,
Georgia, Alabama, and Florida shall be ehti.
tied and admitted 10 representation In Oon-
grese as State of the Union when the Legis-
lature Of such State shall have 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 so amended OF changed as to deprive
any citizen or class Of citizens of the United
States Of the right to vote in SAID State who are
entitled to vote by the constitution thereof
herein recognised except as punishment for
such crimes as are now felonies at common
law. whereof they shall have been duly con-
the Inhabitants of said State; Prorided, That
any alteration of said constitutions. prospective
in Its effect, may be made with regard TO tune
and place Of residence of voters; and the State
of Georgia shall only be entitled and admitted
10 representation upon this further funda-
mental condition'-That the first and third sub
divisions OF section seventeen of the fifth article
OF the constitution of said State. except the
preyiso to the first subdivision. shall be null
and void. and that the General Assembly of
said State by solemn public act shall declare
the assent of the State 10 the foregoing funda-
mental condition.
Sec .. That if the day fixed for the first meet
ing OF the Legislature OF either of said States,
by the constitution OF ordinance thereof shall
have passed. or have so nearly arrived before
the passage of this act. that there shall not be
time for the Legislature to assemble at the Pc
riod fixed, such Legislature shall convene at
the end of twenty days from the time this act
takes effect, unless the Governor elect shall
sooner convene the same.
Sec. 2. That the first section of this act shall
take effect as to each State, except Georgia,
when such State shall by its legislature. duly
ratify article fourteen of the amendments to
the Constitution of the United States proposed
by the Thirty Ninth Cor Egress, and a. TO the
State OF Georgia, when it shall. in addition
give the assent as said State to the fundamental
condition hereinbefore imposed upon the same;
and thereuI or the officers of each State, duly
elected and qualifi ed under the constitution
thereof, shall be inaugurated without delay:
bat 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 he United States, known as
article fourteen, shall be deemed eligible TO
any office in either of said States, unless re-
lieved from disability as provided in said
amendment. And il is hereby made the duty
OF the President. within ten days after receiy-
ing official information of the ratification of
said amendment by the legislature of either of
said States, 10 issue proclamation Announcing
thar fact