The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1869-04-03

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II The following Resolution II
congress which beesn,s n elect
February Isth, 1859, IspubIIshsd ieF
the information and g,ndanee N Ill
concerned.
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H<ssIsed BY fhe SsHats and IIoass
g Representative qfhs Uniisd sats
| g Am~iea N Cesgrs@ assembled,
That the persons now holding civil
Offices In theprovisional government
Of Virginia and Texas, who cannot
take and subscribc the oath prcscrib-
ed by the Act eutitlcdi An Act 70
prescibe nm oath Of Office and for
other purposes, approved July End,
1859, shall, on the passage Of this
resolution, bc removed tberefrom
and II shall be the duty Of the
District Commanders 10 fill the va
cancies 80 created, by the appoint
ment Of persons who can take said
OATH; Propided, That the provisions
Of this resolution shall not apply to
persons who, by reason ofthe rcmov-
al Of their disabilities, az provided
in the 14thg Amendment to the
Constitution, shall have qualified for
any Office in pursuance of an Act
entitled an Act prescribing an oath
of Office by persons from whom legal
disabilities have been removed, ap-
proved July 18th, 1868, and; Pro-
vided further, That this resolution
shall not take effect until thirty (SO)
days from and after its passage; and
Il u further Provided, That tins res
olution shall be and Is hereby exten-
ded to and made applicable, to the
State of Mississippi als
II. The following is the oath O
Office prescribed by Act Of Congress
Of July I'd, 1852. 'a. i,,. N. N x bas .,.,, ,,ss,
| -, do solemnly swesl
4 that I have never voluntarily borne
arms against the United States since
Ihave been o citizen thereof; that
have voluntarily given no aid, coun'
tenance, counsel or encouragement
to persons engaged in armed hostili.
ty thereto; that 1 have neither
sought nor accepted, nor attempted
to exercise the functions ofany office
whatever, under any authority, OF
pretended authority, in hostility to
the United States that l have moi
yielded a voluntary support to any
pretended government, authoity,
power or constitution within the
United States, hostile or inimical
4 thereto. And ] do further swear,
or affirm, that tothe best of my
knowledge and ability, ! will sup,
| port and defend the Constitution OF
the United States againstal enemies,
foreign asndE domestic; stint Twill
bear true faith aud allegiance to the
same; ; that / take this obligation
freely, without any mental ressrys-
ton or purpose Of evssioni and that
Twill well and faithfully discharge
the duties Of the Office on which !
am about to enter. So help me
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o III. The following is the oath Of
office prescribed by Act Of Congress
july '1fth, 1868.
/ I.---,do solemnly sweal
Tor affirm that / will support and
/ defend the Constitution Of tho Uni'
ted Ststes 'aeAihA. enemies, for
cig, and domestic; that 4 viii bea'
true faith and allegiance to the same
/ that / take this obligation freely
without any mental reservation OF
purpose Of evasion, and that ! vii
si.hfally discharge the duties ofth'
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!. w. An civil Offices in this Dis
tict which have been held by per
sons whose legal disabilities hay
not been removed, and who can no
!. take the oath prescribed by the Ac
Of July I'd, 1862, are vacant.
v. Present incumbehts ofcivil Off
cas who can take the oath prescribc!
by the Act Of Congress Of July ID
1e62, or whose disabilities have beel
removed, and who have not quali6
ed under appointment from thes