The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-03-20

HEADQ'Hs FIRST MILITARY DiSTRtCT, III
STATE OF VIRGINIA, VII
General Orders No. "a;
/. The following joint resolution of Con-
gross Is published for the information and
guidance OF all concerned:
A RESOLUTION respecting the provisional
government Of Virginia and Texas.
RcSOlrcd By hc Senate aud House Of Rep
rescntdtivcs Of the United States of ADiericd
IN Congress assembled, That the persons now
holding civil offices in the provisional gov
crnmcnts Of Virginia and Texas, who cannot
take and subscribe the oath prescribed by
the act entitled can act to prescribe an
oath Of Office and for other PURPOSES" APP
proved July 3, 1862, shall, Oh the passage
of this resolution, be removed thcrefrom;
and 1t shall be the duty Of the district COM
manders to I'LL the vacancies so created by
the appointment of persons who can take
said oathi Providci, That the provisions Of
this resolution shall not apply to persons
who by reason Of the removal of their dlsa-
bilites as provided In the fourteenth amend
ment to the Constitution shall have qualified
for any office In pursuance of the act cnt-
tied can act prescribing an oath of office to
be taken by persons from whom legal disa-
bilitics shall have been removed" approved
July eleventh, eighteen hundred and sixty
eight: And proVidcd further, That this rcso-
luton shall not take effect until thirty days
from and after Its passage; And u Is proUidcd
further, That this resolution shall be, and is
hereby, extended TO and made applicable to
the State of Mississippi.
SCHUYLER CoLFAN,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
b. I. WADE,
President of the Senate pro tcmpore.
Endorsed by the President: "Reccivcd
February 9th, 1862"
[NoTE ny THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE
The foregoing resolution having been pre-
scented to the President Of the United States
for his approval, and not having been re-
turned by him to the house of Congress In
which II originated within the time pre-
scrbcd by the Constitution of the United
States, has become law without his ap-
prevail.
Q. In accordance with the provisions of
the above resolution, all persons now hold
ing civil offices in the provisional govern
ment Virginia, who cannot take and substi-
| tute the oath prescribed by the act entitled
| Gan act to prescribe an oath of office and
for other purposes" approved July 2, 1862,
are hereby removed therefrom, to date from
the 18th day of March, 1869, except those
persons who, by reason of the removal of
their disabilities as provided by the four
tccnth amendment to the Constitution, shall
have qualified for any office in pursuance of
the act entitled Gan act prescribing an oath
Oh OlnCc 10 DC luhcn ny ltIbOnS lIOul whom
legal disabilities shall have been removed"
approved July II, 1868.
8. The following Is the oath prescribed by
the act of July Q, 1862, above referred to:
L., =, county of -, and State
of -, do solomnly swear Cor aillrm) that
have never voluntarily borne arms against
the United States since have been citizen
thereof; that have voluntarily given no aid,
countcuancc, counsel, or encouragement to
persons engaged in armed hostility thereto;
that have neither sought, nor accepted, nor
attempted to exercise the functions of any
office whatever, under any authority, or pre-
tended authority, in hostility to the United
States; that have not yielded any voluntary
support to any pretended government, au-
thority, power, or constitution, within the
United States hostile or inimcal thereto.
And do further swear Cor affirm that, to
the best of my knowledge and ability, l will
support and defend the Constitution OF the
United States against all enemies, foreign
and domestic that will bear true faith and
allegiance to the samci that take this obli-
CATION freely, without any mental rcscrva-
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 nc God.
BY command of Brcvct Major General
stoneman. s. I. CHALFIS,
Assistant Adjutant General.