The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1868-01-24
A BILL.


Additional and supplementary to an
act entitled "An act to provide for
the more efficient government OF
the rebel States" passed March 2,
eighteen hundred and sixty seven,
and to the acts supplementary there
to.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives of the
United States of America, in Con.
gress assembled, That in Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Geor-
gia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana,
Texas, Florida and Arkansas, there
are no civil State governments repub-
lican in form, and that the So called
civil governments in said States, re-
spectively. shall not be recognized as
valid or legal State Governments,
either by the executive or judicial
power, or authority, of the United
States.
SEC =. And be it further enacted,
That for the speedy enforcement of
the acs entitled San act to provide
for the more efficient government OF
the rebel States" passed March sec
ond, eighteen hundred and sixty
seven. and the several acts supple
mentary thereto, the General of the
army of the United States is hereby
authorized and required to enjoin, by
special orders upon all officers in
command within the several military
departments within said several
States, the performance of all acts
authorized by said several laws re.
cited, and to remove by his order
from command any or all of said com.
manders and detail other officers ol
the United States army, not below
the rank Of Colonel, to perform all
the duties and exercise all the powers
authorized by said several acts, to
the end that the people of said sew
eral States may speedily reorgsnize
civil governments, republican in
form, in said several States, and bs
restored to political power in the
Union,
SEC. ). And be it further enacted
That the General Of the army may
remove any or all civil officers nov
acting under the several provisiona
Governments within said several dis
organized States, and appoint other:
to discharge the duties pertaining Il
their respective offices, and may dc
any and all acts which, by said sew
eral laws above mentioned, are au.
thorized to be done by the severa
commanders of the military depart
ments within said States; and 81
much Of said acts, or of any act a
authorizes the President to detail Gh,
military commanders 20 said militar,
departments, or to remove any Oil
GERS who may be detailed as hereil
provided, is hereby repealed.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted
That it shall be unlawful for the Pres
ident of the United States to orde
any part of the army or navy of tb
United States to, by force O
arms, the authority of either of sal,
provisional Governments in said dis
organized States, to oppose or oh
struct the authority of the Unite,
States as provided in this act, an,
the acts to which this is supplement
ary.
SEC. 5. And bo it further enacted
That any interference by any person
with intent to prevent by force tn
execution of the orders of the Gen
eral of the army made in pursuance
OF this act and of the acts aforesaid
shall be held to be high misdemean
or, and the party guilty thereof shall
upnnlconvictlon, be fined not exceed
ing five thousand dollars, and impris
oned not exceeding two years.
SIC. 6. And be it further enacted
That so much of all acts as conflict
or is inconsistent with the provision
of this act, is hereby repealed.