The Lincoln County herald., 1869-04-22


~ IT, Scl1bwing u de f6jl tsxt Of the aol
aethpsisieS the subnission Of the Con.
lituleous of virgioi4 Missisappi and
1cxSA to . vote Of the lsople a approved
aud signsd BY the President:
10 Il enacted, &c., That the President ol
The United States, at suoh time a. hs may
dssn ibest f6e che public interest, fnsy
submit the ConStitutfon which was framed
'by the Coavsasion which net 10 Rich
! mond, Va, On Tussiay, the Cd Of Dsesm.
Der, 1867, to the registered voters of said
StAts, registered at che date VI such sub.
missien, for ratification or rejection, and
may also submit 70 separate vote such
provisions Of said Consultation % be may
deem best, such vote 70 be taken either
upon each Of the said provisions alone, or
10 connection with the other portions oI
said Coastitutioa % tho President may
direct.
SEQ. e.That At the same election, the
voters Of said State may vote 10 elect mem.
hers Of the General Assembly Of said
State, and oil tho officers Of State pro.
vided for By The said Constitution, and
members Of Congress, and the officers com.
msuding the District Of Virginia shall
cause the list Of registered voters Of said
State to bs revised, enlarged aud cor
lected prior 10 such election according 10
law, and for that purpose may appoint
such registers as he may deem necessary,
and said elections shall bs held and r..
turns thereof made in tho manner pro.
vided BY the acts Of Congress commonly
call the Reconstruction acts.
Sec. 3 That tho President Of tho
United States may in like manner submit
the Constitution Of Texas to the votes Of
said State at such time and in such man.
ner AZ he may direct, either the entire
Constitution Or separate provisions OF the
same, a. provided IN the Rrst section Of.
this act, to . separate vote; and at the
same election the voters may vote for aud
elect the members Of the Legislature, and
all the State officers provided in said Con.
stitution, and members Of Congrcs, pro.
vided also, that no election shall be held
10 said State Of Texas for any purpose,
until the President 20 directs.
Sec. 4 That the President Of the Uni.
ted States may, in like manner, as he may
deem expsdient, direct either the enrire
Constitution or separate provisions Of the
same, IS 10 provided in the first section Of
this act, to be submitted to . separate
State election in the State Of Mississippi,
and at the same election voters may vote
for aud elect the members Of the Legisla.
ture and oil tho State officers provided
for in said Constitution and members Of
Congress.
SEQ. 8 That If eithcr Of said Constitu.
tions shall be ratified at such elections,
the Legislature Of tho State 90 ratifying,
elected as provided in this oct, shall as
sen,ble at the capital Of said State on the
fourth Tuesday after tho official promul.
cation Of such ratification by the military
officer commanding in said State.
Sec. 6 That before the States Of Vir.
gina, Mississippi, aud Texas shall be ad.
mitted tc q representation in Congress,
their several Legislatures, which may be
hereafter lawfully organised, shall tatify
the Fifteenth article, which has been pro.
posed BY Congress to the several States
as an amendment to the Constitution Of
tho United States.
Sec. z That the proceedings in sht Of
the said States shall not be deemed Hnal
or operate as complete restoration Of
the same until their action respectively
shall be approved BY Congress.