Nebraska advertiser., 1868-06-18
Bill 20 Admit the Southern States.

0AAA W ANAAAS ehO OVNthOAM RsOVOSs
The following is the bill passed by
Congress, on the 18th, to admit North
Carolina. South Carolina. Louisiana
Georgia and Florida. The bin was
passed BY a vote Of III yeas 10 g nays.
From this It viii be seen that The
opponents of tie Congressional policy
have, as yet, nothing to rejoice over, and
that Congress, as firm as ever, is deter
mined to eight it out on this line"
WHEREAs, the people of North Caro-
lima, South Carolina, Lousiada, Georgia,
Alabama and Florida have, IN pursuance
of the provisions of an act entitled an act
for the more efficient government of the
rebel States. passed March I'd, 1867,
and the act supplement Thereto, framed
constitutions for State governments
which are Republican, and have adopted
said constitution by large majorities OF
votes cast at the elections held for the
ratification or ~repealing of the same,
therefore be it enacted, that each of the
Statesof North Carolina, South Carolina,
Louisiana, Alabama, Gdorgia and Flor
ida shall be entitled and admitted to
representation in Congress, as Strtes of
the Union, when the legislature of such
States shallhave duly ratified the amend
ment to the Constitution of the United
States proposed BY the seth Congress
and know as article IA, upon the follow
ing fundamental conditions:
Sc. /. That the Constitution Of neither
of said States shall ever pc so amended
or changed as to deprive any citizen or
class of citizens of the United States of
the right to vote in said State who are
enttlea to vote by the constitution there
of, herein recognized, except as a pun
ishment of such crimes as are now felo-
MES at common laws. whereof they shall
have been duly convicted under the laws,
edually applicable to all the inhabitants
of said State, provided any alienation
of said constitution. prospective in its
effects, may be made with regard to
time and place of residence of voters,
and hat the State of Georgia shall only
be entitled and admitted to representa-
lion with this further fundamental con-
dition, that the first and Sd subdivision
Of section Is of the 9Th article of the
constitution of said State, except the
provisO to the first subdivision. shall be
null and void, and that the general As
snmbly of said State by solemn public act
shall declare the assent of the State
to the foregoing fundamental constitu.
tion.
Section 2. That if the day fixed for
the meeting of the Legislature of either
of said States by the constitution or ordi.
nance thereof shall have passed, or so
nearly arrived before the passage Of this
act that there shall not be time for the
Legislature to assemble at the period
fixed, such Legislature shall convene at
the end of twenty days from the time
this act shall take effect, unless the
Governor elect shall sooner convene the
the same.
Section 8. That the first section of the
act shall take effect as to each State, ex-
cept Georgia, when such State shall, by
its Legislature, duly ratify article Ia of
the amendment to the Constitution of the
United States, proposed by the 39th- Con-
gress, and as to the Safe of Georgia
wheu it shall, in addition, give the assent
of said State to the fundamental condition
hereinbefore imposed upon the same.
And thereupon, officers of each State,
duly elected and qualified under the
Constitution thereof, shall be inaugurated
without delay, but no person prohibited
holding ofica under the United
States or any State by section of the pro.
posed amendment to the Constitution of
the United States, known as article IA,
shall be deemed eligible TO any Office in
either of said States, unless relieved
from disability as provided in said
amendment and it is hereby made the
duty of the President, within ten days
after receiving official information Of the
ratification of said amendment by the
Legislature of either of said States, to
Issue a proclamation announcing that
fact.