The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-05-17
VIRGINIA.
Proclamation by the President Ordering ~
Election TO be Held.

Proclamation by the President Ordering an
Election 30 be Held.
THB PRESIDENT has issued the following:
By the President of the United States Of America.
a PRoCLAMATIoN.--In pursuance of the provisions
hereby designate The 6th day of July, 1860, as the
time for submitting the constitution passed by the
Convention, which met in Richmond, Virginia, on
Tuesday third day of December, 1867 to the voters
Of the state registered at the date OF such submis
sion, viz July &, 1869, for ratification or rejection,
and submit to separate vote the fourth clause
of section first, article three of said constitution
which isin the following words
EVERY person who has been a Senator or Repre-
sentative in Congress, electOr of president or
vice president, who held any Office civil or mill
taryJ under the United States or under anv state
who having previously taken oath a member
OF Congress- an officer Of the United States,
OF as a member OF any State legislature OF as an
executive or judicial officer of any State, shall
have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against
the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemy
thereof This clause shall include the following
officers; Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secre-
tary of State, Auditor OF Public Accounts, Second
surer, Attorney General, Sheriff. Sergeant of city
or town, Commissioner of the revenue, County
Surveyor, Constables, Overseers Of the Poor, Com
missioner of the Board of Public Works, Judges of
the Supreme Court, Judges of the Circuit Court,
Judge of the Court of Hastings, Justices of the
County Courts, Mayor Recorder, Aldermen, COun-
clmen of a city or town, Coroners, Escheators In
spectors of tobacco and -four and clerks of the Su-
preme, District Circuit and County Courts and of
the Court of Hastings, and Attorneys for the Com
monweath; provided that the Legislature may by
a vote of three-titths OF both houses, remove the
son included therein, by separate vote on each
case"
And also submit to separate vote the seventh
section of article third Of the said constitution,
which is in the words following
"In addition to the foregoing oath Of Office for
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, members of the
General Assembly, Secretary OF State, Auditor of
Public Accounts, State Treasurer, Attorney Gene
raj, and all persons elected to any convention to
frame a constitution for the State, or to amend or
revise that constitution in any manner, and the
mayor and council of any city or town shall before
enter
fees, take and subscribe the following oath or af
firmaton; provided, that the disabilities therein
contained may he individually removed by a three
tifths vote OF the General Assembly:
al - do solemnly swear, or affirm, that have
never voluntarily borne arms against the United
States, since have been citizen thereof; that
have voluntarily givenn no aid or countenance coun
sci or encouragement to persons engaged in armed
hostility thereto; that have never sought or aC-
cepted 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 voluntary support to any
pretended government, authority, power or cOnsti
tuition, within the United States, hostile nmcal
theretO and do further 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; and that
will bear true and faithful allegiancet to the same;
and that take this obligation freely, without any
mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and that
will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the
| office which am about to enter, so help III
| God"
The above oath shall also be taken by all the city
| and county officers before entering upon their
duties, and by all other State officers not included
| in the above provision.
1 direct the votes to be taken upon each of the
above cited provisions alone, and upon the other
portions OF the said constitution in the following
manner Each voter favoring the ratification of the
constitution, excluding the provisions above quoted,
as framed by the convention of December II, 1867
shall express his judgment by vOtirg fOr the con-
stitution Each voter favoring the rejection of the
constitution, excluding the provisions above quoted,
shall express his Judgment by voting against the
constitution" Each voter shall be allowed to cast
separate ballot for or against either both of the
provisions above quoted.
| In testimony whereof l have hereunto set my
hand and seal, 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 1862 and of the inde-
| pendence of the United States of America the
| ninety-third. u. 5. GRANT.
| By order of the President.
| HAMILTON FISH, Secretary of State.