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Virginia Constitution

Ii S1A1N SOA0oAVsAVAShs
We are indebted to Major Thad
Fl. Stanton, formerly of Washington,
in this State, now Paymaster U. ST.
A. on Gen. Schoficld's Staff, at Rich
mond, for copy of the new consti-
tuition for tho. Commonwealth of
Virginia.
The following two sections pre-
scribe the qualifications of voters:
3. No person who, while a citizen
of this State, has, since the adoption
Of this Constitution, fought duel
with a deadly weapon, sent or accept
ed challenge to fight duel with a
deadly weapon, either within or be-
yond the boundaries of this State, or
knowingly conveyed challenge, or
aided G. j, listed in any manner in
fghtin. 81, shall be SLOWED to
vote or hold any Office Of honor, prof
il, or trust, under this Constitution.
s. 4. Every person who has been
Senator or Representative in Cons
gress, or elector of President or Vice
President, or who held any Office,
civil or military, under the United
States, or under any State, who, hav-
ing previously taken an oath as a
member of Congress or as an officer
Of the United States, or as q men,
Der of any State Legislature, or as
an executive or judicial officer OF any
State, shall have engaged in insur-
rection or rebellion against the same,
or given aid or comfort to the enc
mics thereof. This clause shall in
clude the following officers: Govern
or, lieutenant governor, secretary Of
state, auditor of public accounts,
second auditor, register of the land
office, state treasurer, attorney-gcn.
eral. sherlffs, sergeant of city or
TOW n, commissioners ofthe revenues,
county surveyors, constables, over
seers Of the poor, commissioner of
the board Of public works, judges of
the supreme court, judges of the cir
cult court, Judges Of the Court Of Hus-
tings, justices of the county courts;
mayor, recorder; aldermen, council
men of city or town; coroners, es-
creators; inspectors Of tobacco, flour,
&C.; clerks Of the supreme, district,
circuit, and county courts, and of the
Court Of Hustings; and attorneys for
the commonwealth: Provided, That
the Legislature may, by vote Of
thrce-fifths of both Houses, remove
the disabilities incurred by this
clause from any person included
therein by a separate vote in each
case. fGi5 9 ait si] Utr
Andthis is the oath that the prom
! inent officials elected under this Con
atitution, are required to take, bo
fore entering upon the discharge O
the duties Of their offices:
!, SECTION I. In addition to the fore
I going oath Of office, the governor
, lieutenant governor, members of thu
!, general assembly, secretary Of state
! auditor of public accounts, STATE
treasurer, attorney general, all per
! sons elected to any convention K
8 frame constitution for this State
or to change, alter, or amend or re
{ wise this Constitution in any man
: ner, and mayor and council Of AMI
: city or town, shall, before they en-
ter on the duties of their respective
offices, take and subscribe tho fol
lowing oath or Affirmation; Provi
f ded, The disabilities therein contain
r ed may be Individually removed by /,
i, three.fifths vote of the General AS
!, sembly:
: II do solemnly swear Cor affirm
that l have never voluntarily born
/. arms against the United States sine
b / have been citizen thereof; tina
e Ii have voluntarily given no aid
countenance, counsel, or encourage
meme to persons engaged in arme'
hostility thereto; that | have neye
sought nor accepted, nor Attempted
to exercise the functions of any Of
fee whatever under any authorit,
: or pretended authority in hostilit,
to the United States; that I have no
yielded q voluntary support to an.
pretended government, authority
bower, or constitution within tn
United States hostile or inimica
thereto. And i further swear 20
affirm) that, to the best of m,
knowledge and ability, / will sup
port and defend the Constitution Q
the United States against all enc
mics, foreign and domestic; that
will bear trne faith and allegiance t
the same; that take this obligation
freely, without any mental reserve
ton or purpose Of evasi IN, and tina
Twill well and faithfully discharg
d the duties of the Office on which
: am about to enter. $50 help m
God"
u 1t seems to us that tho trainers ofthi
d instrument have been entirely to
# sweeping intheir prescription. Whe1
. on the morning OF the fall Of Rich
a mond, that bold, bad man, Andrey
4 johnson, from the steps Of Nontgom
/, fery Blair's mansion in Washington
4 City, IN his harangne TO the popnlac
' declared that the treatment to b
/ meeted out to the defeated rebels
4 should be "Hemp tor the leading in
!. telligent ones, and leniency and foi
9 giveness for the great mass Of thei
Q deluded Victims" he announced
f sound policy, which if he had pm