Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-05-18
A PROCLAMATION BY THE PRES
IDENT OF TIE US.

-1ne following proclamatlon was Is
sued by the President to-day:
In pursuance of the provisions of the
act Of Congress, approved April 10th,
1869, l hereby designate the 9th day of
July, 1869, as the tine for submitting
the Constitution passed by the Conven-
ton, which met in Richmond, Va, on
Tuesday, the Sd day of December, 1867,
to the voters of said State registered at
the time of such submission, viz: July
9Th, 1869, for ratification or rejection,
and | submit to a separate vote, the
fourth clause of section one, article
third, of said Constitution, which is in
the following words:
Every person who has been Senator,
or Representative in Congress, or cleo
tor of President or Vice. President, or
who held any Office, civil or military,
under the United States, or under any
State, who, having previously taken an
oath as member of Congress, or as an
officer of the United States, or as a mem
Der of State Legislature, or as an ex-
ecutive or judicial officer of any State,
shall have engaged in instruction or re-
bellion against the same, or given aid or
comfort to the enemy thereof. This
clause shall include the following Off
GERS: Governor, Lieutenant Governor,
Secretary of State, Auditor of Public
Accounts, Second Auditor, Register of
the Land Office, State Treasurer, Attor-
ney General, Sheriffs, Sergeant of
city or town, Commissioner of the Rev.
enue, County Surveyor, Constables,
Overseers of the Poor, Commissioner of
the Board Of Public Works, Judges of
the Supreme Court, Judges of the Cir
cult Court, Judge of the Court of Hus-
tings, Justices Of the County Courts,
| Mayor, Recorder, Alderman, Council
man of a city or town Coroners, Eschea-
tors, Inspectors of Tobacco and Flour,
and Clerks of the Supreme, District,
Circuit and County Courts, and of the
Court of Hastings, and Attorneys for
the Commonwealth Provided that the
Legislature may, by vote of three-ifths
of both houses, removed the disabilities
incurred by this clause. from any per-
son included therein by separate vote
on each case.
And I also submit to separate vote
the seventh section of article third of the
said Constitution, which is in the follow
ing words: ....
In addition to the foregoing oath of
Office, the Governor, Lieutenant Gov
ernor, members of the General Assem-
bly,, Secretary of State, Auditor of Pub
lie Accounts, State Treasurer, Attorney
General, and all persons elected to any
Convention to frame Constitution for
this State, or to amend or revise this
Constitution in any manner, and 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: Provi-
ded the disabilities therein contained
may be Individually removed by three
fifths vote of the General Assembly -
81, --, do solemnly swear or affirm,
that / have never voluntarily borne
arms against the United States since I
have been citizen thereof; that have
voluntarily given no aid, countenance,
council, or encouragement to persons en-
gagged in armed hostility thereto; that
l have never sought nor accepted, nor
attempted to exercise the functions of
any Office whatever under any authority
or pretended authority in hostility to
the United States; that | have not
yielded voluntary support to any pre-
tended government, authority, or pow
err, or constitution within the United
States hostile or inimical thereto. And
/ do further swear, or affirm, that to the
best of my knowledge and ability, will
support and defend the Constitution of
the United States against all enemies,
foreign and domestic; that l will bear
true faith and allegiance to the same !;
that take this obligation freely, with
out any mental reservation or purpose
of evasion !; and that | will we'll and
faithfully discharge the duties of the
office on which I am about to enter, so
help me God"
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 man
ner, viz: Each voter favoring the rati-
fcation of the Constitution Excluding
the provisions above quoted), as framed
| by the Convention of December Sd,
1867, shall express his judgment by vo-
ting for the Constitution.
Each voter favoring the rejection Of
the Constitution Excluding the provis
ions above quoted, shall express his
Judgment by voting against the Consti-
tuition. i
Each voter will be allowed to cast a
separate ba (lot for or against either or
both of the provisions above quoted.
In testimony whereof have hereun-
to set my hand and caused the seal of
the United States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington, this
14th day of May, in the year of our
Lord 1869, and of the Independence
of the United States of America the
U. 8. GRANT.
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