New-York tribune., 1868-07-29
The CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMEyT
ITS ADOPTION BY GEORGIA.
WASHINGTON, Tuesday. July 2s Is
By me President orHe United States Of America


Whereas BY of Congress entitled An act to adj
ana, Georgia Alabama and Florida to representiOn in
Congress- passed the 2 day OF June, 1863 declared
days after receiving official information Of the ratification
by Legislature Of either Of said States Of proposed
amendment known as Article a. to issue proclamation
"Whereas paper was received at the Department of
this 2th day of July 1865 purpOrnR to be Joint
resolution of the Senate and House Of Representatives, OF
the General Assembly of the State OF Georgia rayng
the said proposed amendment, and also purportng to
have passed the two said Houses respectively on the
2s OF July 1863 and to have been approved by Rufus b.
Bullock, who therein signs himself Governor OF Georgia
Which paper Is also atesed by the signatures OF benjamin
Coney President of the Senate and r. L. MeWhorters
atested by the signatures of A. Marshall as Secretary
nf the Senate and NJ A. Hardin as Clerk OF the House OF
Representatives Now, therefore, be Il known that l.
Andrew Johnson, President or the United States or
America, compliance with. and the execution of the
act OF Congress before mentioned. do issue this my
proclamation announcing the fact Of the ratification OF
Georgia in the manner hereinbefore set forth.
In testimony whereof have signed these presents with
my hand and have caused the seal Of the United States
Done at he caS Of s,hnpon , 2 day July year
pendence Of the Usted States of Amer lea the aiaetythi[
secretary Of State Of the United State.
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS OF ITS RATIFICATION.
To all whom these presents may come greetlg Rheregs'
BY act OF Congress passed on the goth OF April 1913
entitled IAN act to provide for the publication OF the
laws OF the United States and for other purposes IL is
declared that whenever official notice shall have been
received at the Department OF state ta any aenuenJ
which heretofore has been and hereafter may be pro
posed to the Constitution OF the United States has been
adopted according to the provisions of the Constitution
It shall the duty OF the said Secretary OF State forth
with TO the said amendment to be published In the
certifcae specfyg the statute by which the same may
have been adopted and that the same has become valid
20 20 a hd Thts Ged asa as part 0 H0
And Whereas, The Senate and House of Representatives
OF the United states the 2lst day of July 1863 adopted
and transmitted TO the Department of state concurrent
resolution which concurrent resolution in the words
audi ngftpa fnl Al
""U In the senate o1Hs United States J,dy q, 1868.
Whereas The Legislatures Of the States of Connecticut
Tennessee NewJersey, Oregon, Vermont, West virginia
Kansas Missouri Indiana, Ohio, Illinois Mlnnesta New
d 2ora Iawns,rc Massachuseits Nebraska
Maine, Arkansas Florida North Carolina, Alabama
south Carolina ana d & pqg ngn have fbe
1ih article OF amendment 10 the Constitution OF the
United @ sSes at dn PROPOSED o"Te by oi each
ReSOired by the Senate he House OF representatives
cone1rrng that d FGHresnIn ATee d !; s yted SS
States aud It shall be duly promulgated as such by the
Attest: GEO. C. GoRHAM, Secretary.
Aud whereas official notice has been received at the
Department OF STATE that the Ltgsatutss o 1e
lively herein mentioned, taken the proceedings, herein-
amer rGeeG upon pscpdment or m ead Article a. namely
The Legislature OF Connecticut ratified the amendment;
June 30 1866 The Legislature Of NewHampshre ratified
IL Juy 1866 The Legislature OF Tennessee ratified ID Suy
49, 1866 The Legislature of NewJersey ratified septen
ber H. 1866 and the Legislature OF the same state passed
resolution in April 1866 withdraw ito consent TO IT,
The Legislature OF Oregon ratified it Sept 49, 1906 The
Legislature OF Texas rejected It Nov j. 1906 Ihe Legs
ature OF Vermont ratified IL on or previous to Nov 1866
The Legislature Of Georgia rejected Nov 49, 1896 and
the Legislature Of the same state ratified u July ~ Sos
The Legislature of North Carolina rejected IL Dec 1866
and the Legislature Of the same state ratified Il July a.
1868 The Legislature OF South Carolina reJectei Dco.
2O 1866 and the Legislature OF the same state raneg IL
July 1863 The Legislature OF Virginia releetedH jan
o. 1867. The Legislature OF Kentucky rejected IL Jan 10
1861. The Legislature OF NewIOrk ratified II Jan TO-
1861 The LEGISLATURE OF ono atee be ps 5an H. 0S Saa aa
tion in January. 1863 to withdraw us eonseht 10 ~
The Leeisi@ture Of West Virginia ratified it January
The Legislature OF Kansas Iatlhed January IS
1861 The Legislature OF Nevada ratified 1t January a.
1851. The Legislature OF Missouri ratified it on pre-
ratified 1t January 90 The Legislature OF Mime
sofa ratified il February l. 1861 The Legislature OF
Rhode Island ratified 1t February T. 1867. The Legisa
OF Delaware rejected IL February an % lG ,s dIe
Tho Legislature OF Pennsylvania ratified it February l3.
1861. The Legislature OF Michigan ratified 1t
rsted Z March 90 1861 Tic Legislature OF Maryland
rejected It March S 1861 The Legislature OF Nebraska
ratified June H. 1861 The Legislature OF Iowa ratned
it April g. The Legislature OF Arkansas ratified 1t
April g. 1868. The Legislature OF Florida ratified IL June
O. 1868 The Legislature OF louisiana ratified 1t July .,
1863 and the Legislature of Alabama ratified 1t July S
And now. therefore, be It known that I, Villa m II
Seward Secretary OF State Of the United States IN ex
eeaon Of the Aforesaid act ana % OF @ sge and in conform
anee 40 hereby deG M che United states TO be- pub
iisned IN the newspapers authorized to pro
muleate the laws Of the =, United States,
ment has adopted the manner herein beforemen-
toned by the ates specified In the said concurrent reso
luton namely. the States Of Connecticut New Hamp
shire Tennessee, New-Jersey, Oregon Vermont, New
York Ohio Illinois West Virginia, Kansas Maine, Ne
yada Missouri Indiana, Minnesota Rhode Island Wis
consin Pennsylvania Michigan, Massachusetts, Nebraska
Iowa Arkansas Florida North Carolina. Louisiana,
south Carolina Alabama and also by the Legislature OF
the state OF Georgia The States thus specified being
more than the states of the United states
do further certify fhat tho said amendment has Decone
Intents and purposes US part OF the Consti-
tuition OF the United states
In testimony whereof have hereunto set my hand ana
caused seal OF tine Department OF State 10 be aXed
Done City Washington this 2sh day Of July IN ne rear
our thousaud eight hundred and sItyegt and OF the IN
dependence the United States oi America the uine third
WILLIAM II. SEWARD,
Secretary OF State.
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