The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1869-04-15
RECONSTRUCTION IN VIRGINIA, MISSISSIPPI
AND TEXAS.

The following is the .u text of the act author
! izing the submission of the Constitutions of Viz.
ginia, Mississippi and Texas to vote of the peo-
pie and auhorizing-tLs election of State officers
provided for by said constitutions and members Of
Congress, as approved and signed by the President:
| Bel enacted, &c., That the President of the
! United States, at such lime MS he may deem best
for the public interest, may submitthe constitution
which was framed by the Convention which met in
Richmond, Va, on Wednesday, the 3rd day Of De-
cember, 1867 TO the registered voters of said State
regise cred at the date of said submission, for ri-
6cation or rejection, and may also submit TO u
separate such provisions of said constitution
as he nay deem best such vote to be taken either
upon each OF the said provisions alone, or in con-
neeton with the other portions of said constitu-
tiop, a. The President may direct.
SEC 2 That ut the same election the voters of
said State may vote for and elect members of the
General Assembly Of said State and all the officers
of said Stale provided for by the said constitution
and members of Congress, and she officer comman-
ding the district of Virginia shall cause the lists of
registered voters of said State to be revised, en-
larged and corrected prior to such election accor-
ding to law !; and for that n purpose, may appoint
such Registrars as he may deem necessary, and
said elections shall be held and returns thereof
made in the manner provided b. the acts Of Con-
gress, namely-callcd the Reconstruction acts.
SEC. 3. That sbe President of the United States
may, in like manner, submit the Constitution Of
Texas 10 the voters Of said State at such time and
in such manner as he may direct-either The entire
! Constitution or separate provisions Of the same, as
provided in the first section Of this net, TO sepa-
rate vote, and at the same election the voters may
vote for and elect the members Of the Legislature,
and all the State officers provided for in said Con-
stitulion and members of Congress- provided also
that no election shall be held in said State of Tex
as for any purpose until the President so directs.
SEC 4. That the President of the United States
may, in like manner, resubmit the Constitution of
Mississippi TO the voters of said Stale at such time
and in such manner as he may drect-eilher the
entire Constitution or separate provisions of the
same, rs provided in the first section of this act,
to a separate vote; and at the same election the
voters may vote for and elect the members Of the
Legislature and all The State officers provided for
in said Constitution and members of Congress
SEC 5. That if either of said constitutions shall
be ratified 1T such election, the Legislature of the
State so ratifyng-eected Ms provided for in this
act-sha assemble ut the Capitol Of said State on
the 4th Tuesday after The official PRONUNCIATION of
such ratification by the military officer command
ing in said State.
SEC i. That before the States of Virginia, Mis-
sissippi. and Texas shall be admitted to reprcscn-
taton in Congress, their several Legislatures,
which may be hereafter lawfully organized, shall
raify the fifteenth article, which hns been propos:
ed by Congress to the several States rs m amend
mcni TO the Constitution of the United States.
| SEC T. That the proceedings in any of said
States shall not be deemed final or operate as q
complete restoration thereof until their action re-
spectivcy shall be approved by Congress.