The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1869-07-22
Fr0clamatiOn by the PRESIDENT.

| ff0ciamalf0n by the PRESIDENT.
The following proclamation, fixing the
time and conditions of the Mississippi
election, was promulgated on the l4th
inst
A PROCLAMATION.
In pursuance of the provisions of the
act of Congress approved April 10th,
1869, hereby designate Tuesday, the
9Th of November, 1869, as the time for
submitting the constitution adopted on
the 18th day of May, 1868, by the con-
vention which met at jackson, Missis
slppl, to the voters of said state register
ed at the date Of said submission, viz
November l3, 1869; and | submit to
separate vote that part Of section three
OF article seven of said constitution, which
is IN the following words: That | am
not disfranchised in any Of the provisions
or the acts known as the reconstruction
acts OF the Thirty ninth and Fortieth
Congress, and that admit the political
and evil equality OF all men. SO help
me God. Procided, That if Congress
shall at any time remove the disabilities
OF any person disfranchiSed in the said
reconstructlon acts of the said Thirty
ninth and tortieth Congresses and the
Legislature OF the state shall concur
| therein, then SO much of this oath, and
so much only. as refers to aid reconstruc-
ton acts shall not be required Of such
person so pardoued to entitle him to be
registered
And | further submit to Separate
vote section five Of the same article Of
said constitution, which is in the follow
ing words: No person shall be eligible
to any office Of profit or trust-civil or
military-in this state who was mem
Der Of the legislature which voted for the
cal of the convention which passed the
ordinance Of secession, or as DELICATE to
any convention which voted for or signed
any ordinance OF secession, or who gave
voluntary aid, countenance or encourage
ment to persons engaged in armed hostil-
lty to the United States, or who accepted
Or attempted to exercise the functions Of
any Office, civil or military, under any
authority or pretended government au
thorlty, power or constitution within the
United States, hostile or inimical thereto;
eXcept.all persons who aided rec0nstruc
ton by voting for this convention, or
have conscentiOusly advocated the as
scmblng Of this convention, and shall
continue in good faith to advocate the
acts Of the same; but the Legislature may
remove such disability ir0Wded, that
nothing in this section, except voting for
or signing the ordinance of secession,
shall lie so constructed as to exclude from
office the private soldier of the late So
called Confederate States Of America.
And further submit to a separate vote
section 5, article 7, Of the said ccnsttu-
i.l IL III
The credit Of the state shall not be
pledged or loaned in aid OF any person,
association or corporation, nor shall the
state hereafter become a stock holder iii
any corporation or association.
And / further submit to a seperate
vote the part Of the oath of office pres
cribed in section 26 Of article y Of the
SAID constitution, which is in the following
words: THAT have never. as a member
Of any convention voted for or signed any
ordinance Of secession that have never
as a member Of a state Legislature voted
ior call for any convention that passed
any such ordinance.
The above oath shall also be taken by
all the city and county officers before en-
tering upon their duties, and by all other
state officers not included in the above
provision.
1 direct the vote to be taken upon each
Of the above-cited provision alone, and
upon the other portions Of the said con-
stitution in the following manner: Each
voter favoring the ratification OF the CON
vention, excluding the provisions above
quoted, as adopted by the convention of
May IS, 1868, shall express his judg
ment 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, 5, CT,
s, Q, 10, II, II, Is and IA, Of article l3,
under the head Of ordinance, are consid
cred as forming no part OF the said CON
stitution.
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 thirteenth
day of july, in the year of our Lord,
one thousand eight hundred and sixty
nine, IF the independence of the Uni
ted States ofAmerica the ninety-fourth
tSigned) I. S. GRANT
BY The President.
HAMILTON FISH. Secretary of State.