Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-06-02
OFFICIAL ORDERS.
HEApQ'Rs, FIRST MILITARY DISTRICT.
STATE OF VIRGINIA.
L.

A.
RICHMOND, VA May u, 1859.
GENERAL ORDERS, No. 6I.
The President of the United States having
designated Tuesday, the skin day of July,
1862, FOR submitting the Constitution which
was framed by the convention which met in
Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday, the third day
of December, one thousand eight hundred aRd
sINJy-seven- TO the voters Of said Sta,e. regis
tered az the date Of said submission for TatIt-
cation OF reJectiOn," and having diTs5ted that
the following provisions Of the said con-
sututIou- 20 VII. Clause :, section !, article Ill
which Is in the following words.
Every person who has been a SeaatoT or Rep
resentH;lve IN Con gress or electOr or President
or Wee Pres'dent, or who held any ofhce,
civil or military, under the Uni'ed states, or
under any y a.r, VINO. having previously taE'n
an Ca,h a a member OF Congress. or as an oii-
Ger of "a United States, or as member o: any
state legislature. or rs an executive or ludtcIaI
officer OF any State, shall have engaged in
InsuTreC,iOn or rebellion against tne same. or
given and or comfort 20 the enemies tnereO',
This clause shall include the following Off,
Ce.S; Governor, Lieutenant Governor, SscTe-
taTy of S,aie, Auditor of Public Accounts,
SECOND Auditor, Register Of the Land Office,
state Treasurer. Attorney General, Sheriffs.
sergeant OF a city or town, Commissioner OF the
KevtnUe, County Surveyors, COnstabIes, Over
seeTs OF The Poor, Commissioners of the Board
of Public Works, Judges Cfthe supreme Court.
Judges of the t1rcult Courts, Judges OF be
Court Of HustinZs, Justices OF the County
Courts, Mayor, RecOrder, Aldermen, CCunciI.
men OF city or town. COrOnerS. Escneators,
inspectors OF tobacco, flour. &c Clerks of the
Supreme, District, Circuit and County Courts,
and OF the Court OF HustiBgs and Attorneys
for the Commonwealth: Provided. That the
Legs lature may, by a vote Of three-ffths of
both houses, remove the disabilities incurred
Dy this clause from any person included therein
by separate vote IN each case.
And section :, article ,, which is in the fol-
lowing words:
s.SEC. :. In addition to the foregoing oath of
once, the Governor, Lieutenant Governor.
members Of the General Assembly, Secretary
of State. Auditor of Public Accounts, State
Treasurer, Attorney General, and all persons
elected TO any convention TO frame a COnstitu-
ION for this State, or 10 amend or revise this
ConstItntion N any manner, and Mayor and
Council OF any city or town, shall. before they
enter on the duties of their respective Offices,
take ard subscribe the following oath or affir.
nation: Pr'ride6, The disabilities therein coz.
tanned may be individually removed by a
tnree-fifths vote OF the General Assembly:
Il do solemnly swear Tor affirm that have
reyer Voluntarily borne arms against the
United States since have been a citizen there.
of tha: have voluntarily given no aid, coun.
teRance. counsel, or encouragement TO persons
engaged in armed hostility thereto; tha. have
never sought nor accepted, nor attempted to
exercise the functions OF any Office whatever.
under any authority or pretended authority, in
hostility 10 the United States: that have not
yielded voluntary support 10 any pretended
government, authority. power, or constitution
within the Uni;ed states, hostile or inimical
thereto. And 4 do further swear (or ahirm)
that, 70 the best of my knowledge and ability,
United States against all enemies. foreign and
domestic; that i Will bear true faith and alle-
glance 10 the same; that take this obligation
freely, without any mental reservation or pur.
pose OF evasion and that will well and faith =
fully discharge the duties of the Office ON
which am about 10 enter. So held me God >
The above oa;h shall also be taken by all
city ard county officers before entering upon
;heir duties, and by all other State officers not
included III the above provision"
Shall at the same time De submitted 10
separate vote by the registered voters of said
state upon the question OF re.ifyIng or reject
rig said and above-eIted PROVISIONS. Now,
therefore, under the authority of a proclama-
tlon OF the President of the United States, is
sued az Washington on the fourteenth cav OF
May, one thousand eight hundred and sixty
nine, and In pursuance OF the law OF the United
States of March ,, Is57, ITO provide for the
more efficient government Of the rebel States,''
and the laws supplementary thereto and amen.
datory thereof; II is hereby ordered:
FIRsT. That an election be held in the State
OF Virginia on Tuesday, the 9th day of July.
l-ey, at which election all registered voters OF
said States may vote I" For Constitution or
- Against Constitution Che provisions SUBJ
mitted 70 separate vote oeing excepted ana
also on me same ballot s'may Vote for and
elect members of the General Assembly of the
SAID State. and all the officers OF said State pro.
yIded Tor by the said constitution, and mem
oers Of Congress" as appOrtioned by the ordi-
nance adopted by the Constitutional Conyen.
ton, and as hereinafter specified.
AT the same election the regist red voters of
the State may vote on separate ballots =" For
clause ith, Section 1, Article III, of the Gen.
strunon,n or Against clause ith, Section I,
Article III, of the Constitution and :. For
Section :, Article Ill. of the Constitution" or
:" "AgaiEsi Section :, Article Ill, OF the Consti-
tulon."
SECOND. In pursuance of he provisions of
the second sscIIon OF the act OF Congress ap.
proved April II, ls69, (Pubhc No. KILL that
1.-THE commanding general Of the district OF
Virginia shall cause the lists of registered
voters OF said State to be revised, enlarged,
and corrected IL shall be the duty OF the
boards OF registration, commencing on Mon
day, the fourteenth day of June, and giving
thereof, 10 revise for a period OF teI days
exclusive of Sunday the registration lists:
and, upon being satisfied that any person not
entitled thereto has been registered, 20 strike
the name Of such person from the lists and
such person shall not be entitled TO vote. The
Boards of Registration shall, also during the
same period sdd TO such lists the names OF all
persons who St that time possess the qualifica-
lions required by SAID acts, who nave not
already been registered. In deciding who are
10 BE- stricken from or added 10 the registration
lists the boards Will be guided BY the law OF
March .. 1867, and the laws supplementary
thereto, and their attention Is specially directed
20 the supplementary act of July 10, 1S67. At
The close of this session list of the names that
have been added during the revision will be
posted In at least three public places in the
registration precincts, and five days thereafter
Se continued for two days for the purpose Of
-eylewing the eyicence and deciding upon
questions of challenge and other doubtful cases
aEd preparing copies OF the lists for the Com
mIssloners OF Election but no new mar. IS will
De added az this session unless il be shown TO
The satisfaction of the board that, by reason
Of sickness or other unavoidable cause the
applicant was prevented from attending q, the
proper time.
THIRD. Ii shall be the duty OF the registrars
during the revision OF the registration, upon
the application OF any duly registered voter
who has removed or about 70 remove per-
manently from the precinct in which ne was
originally registered, TO furnish him with a
certificate that he was SO registered, and TO note
tie fact in, and erase bis name from, the regis
tra-icr books AZ the precinct OF original regis.
uanon- Upon The presentation OF the afore-
SAID certificate 10 the board of registration OF
during the prescribed revision, the applicant
VIII De entitled 10 ha We his name entered IN the
list OF registered voters for the said pi ecipct.
Wnere tne change of residence is only from
one district 10 another Of the same county, or
rom one ward 10 another ward Of the same
city, whenever during the revision Of reglstra-
tioh eeruneate IN such cases shall be applied
for 70 the board OF registration for the district
or ward. the said board shall examine the
nation shows that the applicant was ree,s,ered
stated, his name Will be stricken from the
list OF the precinct from which ne has perma
nently removed, and placed upon the lst Of
the precinct for the district OF ward Of his new
residence.
Where the change OF residence is from one
county or city to another county or city the
lame and full description will be certified 10
BY the DC ard OF registration for the district or
ward IN which the person applying for the
change first registered TO the board OF regis.
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