Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-07-15
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WASHINGTON.
negiStra1ion aua ElsCtiGH IA Mississippi
Proclamation BY the President.

ADAAA VI -AA4-l-afA - A-A'-NS ~ ~ AAtts-
of the Conservative Republicans OF
that State. He visited Gen. Sherman
this morning. and received from him
assurances that the registration and
election in Mississippi shall be impair
tial, and that the military officers TO
conduct the registration and election
will be ordered 10 Mississippi for the
same duty.
p LICD iGIlatIQL pl0 TlqIlg vr the
eieQti0n in Mississippi on the fourth
Tuesday in November has been signed
by the President.
The following was promulgated to-
day by the President:
PROCLAMATION.
IL pursuance Of the ptoKisions gf
an act of Congress, approved April
70, 1865. I hereby designate Tuesday,
the Both day Of November, 1869, as
tbe tine for submitting the COnstitU-
ton adopted on the 18th Of May, 1865,
bv the Convention which met in jack
son, Miss, 10 the voters Of said state,
registered at the date Of said suhmis-
sion, viz: November 80, 1859, and L
submit TO q separate vote that
part Of section , Of article Of said
Constitution, which is in the following
words: "That l am not diSfranchiSed
in anv Of the reconstruction acts Of
tne 5gth and 18th CElgEesS5 and that !
admit the political and civil equality
Of all men, 50 help me God, y provided
that if Congress should at any time
remove the disabilities of any person
disfranchised in said reconstruction
1leh gvaI
Congress, and the Legislature Of
this State shall concur therein,
then so much of this oath only as re-
fers TO the reconstruction acts shall not
Ie required Of sUch persons 50 par
donedt en1itie him To be registered,
and | further submit TO q separate
vote section five of said Constitution,
which is in the following words; " No
persons shall be eligible so offices Of
profit or trust, civil or military, in
this State, who was a member Of the
legislature that voted for the call Of
the Convention that passed the Ordi-
nance Of secession, or as a delegate to
nv Convention, or voted for rsigned
any ordinance of secession, or who
gave voluntary aid, cOuutenance or
encouragement to persons engaged in
armed hostility to the United States,
or who accepted or attempted
To exercise the fnn"t'ciiiSs fnn''i,siS OF
any Office, civil or military, under
any authority or pretended govern
mental poker " constitution Wlthln
the United States hostile or iptmlcal
thereto, except all persons who aided
reconstruction by voting for this Con-
yention, or have continuously adVO-
Gated the assembling Of this COnven-
ton and shall continue in good faith
TO advocate the acts Of the same; but
the Legislature may remove such dis
abilities: provided, nothing in this
section, eXceT. voting for or signing
the Ordinance of Secession, shall be SO
construed as to exclude from Office the
private soldiers Of the sO-called Con-
tpderqte States army; 9nd'a further
separate vote of article >, act Z, Of the
said Constitution, which Is in the fol-
lowing words: 'The credit Of the
State shall not be pledged or loaned
in aid Of any person, association OF
CORPORATION, nor shall the State become
stockhOlder in any corporation OF
association, and ] further submit tC
separate the vote in the part OF the
oath Of Office prescribed in section 26
in article II Of said Constitution
which is in the following words
"That l have never as member o.
any Convention voted for or signed
anV ordinance of secession, that
have never been a member Of th'
State Legislature that ycted for a cal
For any Convention that passed any
such ordinance; the above oath shal
also be taken by all city and count.
officers before entering on their dutie
and by all other State officers not in
cluded in the above provisions
direct that the vote be taken on eacl
section separately and on othe
portions Of the said Constitution il
the following manner: Each vote
favOring the ratification Of tn
new Constitution excluding tn
the provisions above quoted, as adopt
ed by the Convention Of May 10, 1865
shall express his judgment by votin
for the Constitution. Each voter f
yoring the reception of the ConstitT
ton extending the provisions aboV
quoted, shall express his judgment b
voting against the Constitution. Fac
= otter will be allowed to cast sepS
rate ballot for Or against either or bot
Of the provisions above quoted. =.
1t is understood that sections 1 to l
inclusive, under the head OF ora
nance, are considered as forming q
part Of said Constitution.
In testimony whereof l have herr
unto set my hand, and caused the se'
of the United States to be athXeC
Done at the city Of Washington, TIA
10th day of July, in the year Of oU
Lord, 1869, and Of the independence
the United States the 94th.
(Signed) L. s. GRANT.
BY the President.
HAMILTON FISH,
Secretary of State.