Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-18
vIRGINIA
Proclamation Of the PresIdenl
Election ordered on The 9th
OF July.
Disqualification and Test Oath
Clauses TO be Voted on
Separately.

Il
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATE
| or AMERIoA---A PROCLAMATION.
In pursuance Of the provisions 9th.
act of Congress, approved April 10, 1869
hereby designate the 6 day Of July
| 1869, as the time for submitting the con
| stitution passed by The convention which
met in Richmond, Va, on Tuesday, the
Sd day Of December, 1867, to the voters
Of the State registered at the date o.
such submission, viz: July 6 1869, foi
its ratification or rejection; and / sub
NIT TO separate vote the 4th clause Of secs
lion L, article 5, Of said Consultation,
| which is in the following words.
"Every person who has been Senator
or Representative in Congress, or electOr
Of President or Vice President or who
held any office, civil or military, under
the United States or under the State,
who having previously taken an oath as
q member of Congress, or as officer of
the United States, or as. member of
any State Legislature, or an executive
or judicial officer Of any State, shall have
engaged in instruction or rebellion
against the same or given aid or comfort
to the enemy thereof 2 80
"This clause shall include the follows
ing officers: Governor, Lieutenant Gov
ernor, Secretary Of State, Auditor OF Pab-
lie Accounts, Second Auditor, Register Of
the Land Office, State Treasurer At
torney General, Sheriffs, Sergeannts Of a
city or town, Commissioners OF the Rev.
enue, County Surveyor, Constables,
0verseers, Of the Poor, Commissioner Of
the Board of Public Works, Judges ofthe
Supreme Court, Judges of the Circuit
Court, Judges of the Court of Hastings,
Justicesof the County Courts, Mayor,
Recorder, Aldermen, Councilmen, or
city OF town Coroners, Inspectors of
tobacco or -four, and Clerks of the Sus
preme, District, Circuit, and County
Courts, and Of the Court of Hastings, and
Attorneys for the Commonwealth. Pros
yided, That the Legislature may, by q
vote Of three fiiths Of both Houses, re-
move the disabilities incurred by this
clause from any person included therein
by a separate vote on each case"
And | also submit to q separate vote
the seventh section of article three of the
said constitution, which is in the follow
ing oath Of Office. ttH ia4tEa
"The Governor, members of the Gems
eral Assembly, Secretary Of State, Au-
ditor of Public Accounts, State Treas
urer, Attorney General, and all persons
elected by any convention to frame
q constitution for this State, and to
amend or revise this constitution in
any manner, and the mayor and
council of any city or town, shall,
before they enter on the duties of their
respective offices, take and subscribe the
following oath or affirmation. PrOU:ded,
The disabilities herein contained may be
Individually removed by the three>fourtbs
vote of the General Assembly E
Il do solemnly swear Tor
affirm that l have never voluntarily
borne arms against the United States
since / have been q citizen thereof; that
/ have voluntarily given no aid, counte~
nance, counsel, or encouragement to per-
sons engaged in armed hostility thereto
that / have never sought nor accepted
nor attempted to exercise the function of
any office whatever under any authority
or pretended authority in hostility to the
United States that l have not yielded
voluntary support to any pretended gov
ernment, authority, power or constitution
within the United States hostile or in>
imical thereto and do further swear
or affirm that, to the best Of my knoWl~
edge and ability, will support and de-
fend the constitution Of the United States
against all enemies, foreign and domestic,
and that will bear true faith and allie
glance to the same. That take this
obligation freely, without mental reserva-
ton or purpose Of evasion, and that will
well and faithfully discharge the duties
of the Office on which am about to enter.
SO help me God"
"The above oath shall also be taken
by all the city and country officers be-
fore entering upon their duties, and by
all other State officers not included in
the above provisions"
| direct the vote to be taken upon
each Of the above cited provisions alone,
and upon the other portions of the said
constitution in the following manner, viz:
Each voter fayOring the ratification Of
the constitution, excepting the provisions
above stated, as framed by the conStitu-
ton Of 1867, shall express his judgment
by voting for the constitution. Each
voter will be allowed to cast separate
ballot for or against either or both of the
provisions above quoted.
In testimony whereof, hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal OF the
United States to be fixed. Done at the
city of Washington, this 18th day of May,
in the year of our Lord. 1869, and of the
Independence Of the United States Of
America the 93d. U. s. GRANT.
By the President
HAMILTON FISH, Sec'y Of State.