The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-07-15
Washington Items.

ASHINGTON, July l4.-The fol
lowing appointments are announced
j. l.. Wilson, of Iowa, Government
Director of the Union Pacific Rail-
road. vice J Brooks; James II Foote,
of New York, Pension Agent, at
Raleigh, N. c.; Harlan p Hill, Of
Minnesota, Pension Agent. at St.
Paul; George w. Terry, Of Nevada,
Register of Land Office, at Austin.
Nevada; Isaac T. Gibson, of Iowa,
Agent for the Usage and other Indi-
ans, of theA Health Agency, vice Geo.
e. Snow, suspended; joel 4. Morris,
Indian Agent for the Pottowatomie
Kansas, vice l.. A. Palmer,
suspended; j. >. Upton, Postmaster
ut Battle Greek, Mich.
The following has been promulgated
by the President:
A PROCLAMATION.
In pursuance of an act of Congress
approved April 10, 1865. l hereby
designate Tuesday, the Both day of
NOvem Der, 1869, as the time for sub
hitting the Constitution adopted on
the 10Th day of May, 1868, by the
Convention which met in Jackson,
Miss, to the voters of said State, reg
istered at the date Of such submis-
sion, viz: November 30, 1869. and |
submit to a separate vote that part Of
section three of article seven of said
Constitution, which is In the following
words: That L am disfranchised
in any of the provisions Of the act
known as the Reconstruction Acts OF
the Thirty Ninth and Fortietk Con-
crosses, and that admit the political
aud civil equality Of all men, so help
me God" Provided that if Congress
shall at any time remove the disabil-
tiles of any person distranchised in
the said Reconstruction Acts OF the
Thirty-Ninth aud Forteth Con-
crosses, and the Legislature of
this State shall concur therein,
then so much of this oath
only as refers to said reconstruction
acts shall not be required of such
person so pardoned to entitle him to
be registered, and | further submit
to a separate vote section 5 of the
same article of said Constitution,
which is in the following words: No
person shall be eligible to any Office
of profit or trust, civil or military, in
this State, who was a member of the
Legislature, voted for the call
of the Convention that passed
the ordinance of secession, Or
as a delegate to any convention, or
who voted for or signed any ordi-
nance of secession, or who gave vol
untary aid, countenance, or encour-
agement to persons engaged In armed
hostility to the United States, or who
accepted or attempted to exercise the
functions of any office, civil or mill
tary, under any authority or pre-
tended government, power, or
constitution within the United
States. hostile or inimical thereto,
except all persons who aided
reconstruction by voting for this
Convention or having continuously
advocated the assembling OF this Con-
vention, and shall continue, In good
faith, to advocate the acts of the
same; but the LEGISLATURE may re
move such disabilities, provided that
nothing In this section, except voting
or signing the ordinance of secession
shall be so construed to exclude from
Office the private soldier of the late
so-called Confederate States army.
And | further submit to a separate vote
section five, article seven of the said
Constitution, which is in the follow
ing words: The credit of the State
shall not be pledged or loaned 10 aid
of any person, association, or corpora
tion, nor shall the State hereafter be
come a stockhOlder In any corpora
tion or association" and [ further
submit to a separate vote a part
of the oath Of Office prescribed
in section twenty six of arti-
Gle twelve Of said Constitution,
which is in the following words:
" That l have never, as member of |
any Convention, voted for or signed |
any ordinance Of secession; that [ |
have never, as a member of State |
Legislature, voted for a call for any
Convention that passed any such or
dinanoe.
The above oath shall also be taken
by the City and County IOfficers be-
fore entering upon their dHties,
and by all other State officers
not included In the above provision
[ direct the vote to be taken upon
each section cited alone, and upon
the other portions of the said Con-
stitution 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,