The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-07-15
The Re-sub.nission Act.

! De it enacted, &c. That the President Of the
| United States, at such time as he may deem
| best for the public interest, may submit the
| Constitution which was framed by the Conyen-
ton which met in Richmond Virginia, on
| Tuesday the 3D. day Of December, 1857, to the
registered voters Of said State, registered al
| the date of said submission for ratification or
rejection, and may also submit 10 a separate
vote such provisions of said Constitution as he
! may deem best. Such vote to be taken either
upon each of the said provisions alone, or in
connection with the portions Of said Constitu-
! ton as the President may direct.
| Second, That al the same election the voters
| Of said State may vote for and elect members
| of the General Assembly by said State and all
| officers of the State provided for by said Con-
| stitution; and members of Congress and the
officer commanding the district of Virginia,
shall the lists of registered voters Of said
| State to be revised, enlarged, and corrected,
| prior to such election, according TO law, and
| for that purpose may appoint such registrars
| as he may deem necessary, and said election
| shall be held and returns thereof made in the
| manner provided by the acts Of Congress, COM
monty called the Reconstruction acts.
| Section 3. The President of the United States
| may in like manner submit the Constitution OF
/ Texas to the voters Of said State at such time
and in such manner he may direct, either
! the entire Constitution separate provisions
of the same, as provided in the first section OF
this act, to separate vote, and at the same
| election, the voters may vote for and elect
| the members of the legislature and all the
! State officers provided for in said Constitution,
and members Of Congress; provided also,
| that no election shall be held in said State OF
Texas, for any purpose, until the President so
| directs.
Section T. That the President Of the United
| States may in like manner re-submit the Con-
/ stitution of Mississippi TO the voters Of said
/ State, at such time and in such manner as he
may direct, either the entire Constitution, or
| separate provisions Of the same, as provided
for in the first section of this act, 10 a separate
vote, and at the same election the voters may
vote for and elect the members Of the Legisla-
ture, and all the State officers provided for in
said Constitution, and members Of Congress.
Section 5. That if either Of said COnstitu-
/ tons shall be ratified st such election, the Leg
4 islature of the State so ratifying be elected
as provided for in this act, and shall assemble
at the Capitol of said State, on the fourth Tues
day after the official FORMULATION Of such rati-
| fcation by the Military officers commanding
| in said State.
| Section 8. That before the States Of Virginia,
Mississippi and Texas shall be admitted TO
representation in Congress, their several Leg
islatures which may be hereafter lawfully or
| ganiEed, shall ratifykthe 18th article, which
has been proposed by Congress, 70 the people
/ Of the several States, as an amendment to the
| Constitution Of the United States.
| Section Z. That the proceedings Of any OF
/ said States shah not be final or operate as a
/ complete restoration thereof until their action
respectively shall be approved by Congress.