The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-07-22

WASHINGTON, July IA, 1863.


wAsAISGToS, July "A, 1863.
In pursuance OF the provision of an act
of Congress, approved April 10Th, lSo9, l
hereby designate Tuesday, the 3Oth day of
November, 1862 as the time for submitting
the Constitution, adopted on the 10th Of
Nav. 1865. by the Convention which met In
jackson. Miss to the voters of said state,
registered at the date OF said submission;
viz +: November 30th, 1SG9, and 1 submit and
separate the vote OF that part of section j
OF article Z. Of said Constitution, which Is in
the following words:
THAT am not DISTINGUISHED in any of the
provisions of the acts known as the recon-
struction acts of the Thirty-ninth and For
tieth Congress, and that adnNt the political
and civil equality of all men, SO help me
Cod provided, that il Congress should At
any time remove the disabilities of any per-
sons DISTINGUISHED In sald Reconstruction
acts OF the said Thirty-ninth and Fortieth
Congress, and the Legislature OF this State
shall concur therein then SO much OF this
oath only as refers to the reconstruction acts
shall not be required of such persons SO par
doned. aud entities him TO be registered.
And further submit 10 separate vote
section five OF said constitution. which Is ia
the following words:
No person shall be eligible to Office of
profit or trust, civil or military, in this State
who was member OF the Legislators that
voted for the call of the convention that
passed the ordinance of secession, or as
delegate to any convention, or voted for or
signed any ordinance of secession. or who
gave voluntary aid, countenance or encour-
agement to persons engaged in armed hos
tilily to the United States, or who accepted
or attempted TO exercise the functions of
any office, civil or military, under any au-
thority or pretended government power or
constitution within the United states, hos
tile, or iuimical thereto. except all persons
who aided reconstruction by voting for this
or have eOnfinuOuslV advocated
the assemblage of this Convention, and shalt
continue in good faith TO advocate the same !;
but the Legislature may remove such dlsa-
bilities, providing nothing in this section,
of secession, shall be 50 construed as to ex-
clude from Office the private soldiers OF the
late so-called Confederate States army.
And further submit TO separate vote arti-
Gle ). sec. z. of said constitution, which Is in
the following words:
.sThe credit OF the State shall not be pledg-
ed or loaned in aid of sny person, association
or corporation, nor shall the the State here
after become a stakeholder in any corpora
ton or association"
And l further submit to separate the vote
in the part of the oath of Office prescribed
in section 26 in article IL of said constitu
ton. which is in the following words:
THAT / have never, as member of any
convention, voted for or signed any Ordi-
nance of secession; that have never been a
for a call for any Convention that passed any
such ordinance. The above oath shall also
be taken by all city and county officers be-
fore entering on their duties, and by all other
State officers not inclEded in the above
provisions.
direct that the vote be taken on each sec
ton alone, and on other portions of the said
Constitution in the following manner.
Each voter favoring the ratification of the
new Constitution excluding the provisions
above quoted as adopted by the Convention of
May 10Th, 1868, shall express his judgment
by voting for the Constitution.
Each voter favoring the rejection of the
Constitution excluding the provisions above
quoted. shall express his judgment by voting
against the Constitution; each voter will be
allowed to cast a separate ballot for or
against either or both of the provisions above
quoted. 1t is understood that sections 4 to
Is, inclusive, under the head of ordinance,
are considered as forming no part of said
Constitution.
In testimony whereof have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal of the United
States, to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington, this 10th
day ofJuly, in the year ofour Lord 1869,
and of the independence of the United
States, the ninety -fourth.
[Signedl US. GRANT.
By the President:
HAMILT On FISH, Secretary of State.