The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1869-07-17
MISSISSIPPI ELltTlgs.
Proclamation NJ the President.

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iu p]ufrsnae az iho provisions NJ
ar afi of congress approved April
m, iIi, ! hereby doisgnais IHea
los ihr IGih day0 Npymbef 500.
~ the time l1r submitting The Con
stitufin adopted pu he 10th of
Nav 1853 by the CnnventiDh which
mai in Jackson, Miss tu thr vutuft.
~ sald state registered ai the date
ol said submifsinn, viz November
30. 1869, and ! submit Ia a separate
vote that part Of section 8of article
I II said Constitution, which ia in
the following words THAT I AM
not d~isimnchi-ed IN any Of the re.
construction acts " the J0th aud
l0ih Congress, and that ! admit tho
political and civil equality of all
men, 10 help me God, provided
that II Congress should NJ any time
remove the disabilities Of any per.
son disiranchiscd in said reeunstruc.
ton acts Of the said 30th and 10th
Congress, and the Legislature Of this
State shall concur therein, then va
much of this oath only as refers 90
the reconstruction acts shall not be
required of such persons so pardon.
ed to cntItlo him to be registered,
and ! further submit to a separate
} vote section five of said Constitution,
which is in the following words
mo persons shall be eligible to Off
ces OF profit or trust, civil or mill
tary, in this State, who was a men,
Der of the Legislature that voted for
| the callo of the Convention that pass
8 cd the ordinance OF secession, or as
, n delegate to any Convention, vot-
, ed for or signed any ordinance of
secession, orwho gave voluntary MD
countenance or encouragement to
persons engaged in armed hostility
!, to the United States, or who accept
: ed or attempted to exercise the func-
p tons of any office, civil or military,
under any authority or pretended
governmental powero or Constitution
within the United States hostile or
inimical thereto, except all persons
t who aided reconstruction by voting
q for this Convention, or have contin-
uously advocated the assembling
: of this Convention and shall
d continue in good faith to adj
vocate the acts of the same; but the
5. Legislature may remove such disa-
b%ilities; provided, nothingin this Sec
- ton except voting for or signing
the Ordinance of Secession, shall
>, be SO constructed as to exclude from
a office the private soldiers of the So
called Confederate States army and
a a further separate vote of article 5,
act 7, Of the said Constitution, which
" is in the following words "The
. credit ofthe State shall not be pledg-
h ed or loaned in aid of any person,
association or corporation, MOI shall
o the State become stakeholder in any
|, corporation or association, and Tfur-
:. ther submit to a separate vote
,,' the part of the oath of office pre-
b scribed in section %, in article Il of
a, said Constitution, which is in the fol-
n lowing words; That | have never
y as a member of any Convention
: voted for or signed any ordinance of
y secession, that ] have never been a
member Of the State Legislature
y that voted for a call for any Con-
Q v%ention that passed any such ordi-
, nance the above oath shall also be
taken by all city and county officers
before entering on their duties and by
} all other State officers not included
! in the above provisions" | direct
+ that the vote be taken on each sec
! ton separately and on other portions
of said Constitution in the following
manner: Each voter favoring the
. ratification ofthe new Constitution
I excluding the provisions above QUO
A ted, as adopted by the Convention
! Of May Is, 1868, shall express his
! judgement by voting for the Con
stitution. Each voter tavoring the
; reception .ofthe Constitution extend.
X ing the provisions above quoted,
v shall express his Judgment by vot'
ing against the Constitution. Each
voter win be allowed to cast a sepa.
~ rate ballot for or against either OF
u both of the provisions above quoted
sc 1t is understood that sections 4 &c
ar Is, inclusive, under the head of or.
Il dinancc, are considered as forming
] no part ofsaid Constitution.
Intestimony whereof Ihave here,
'S' unto set my hand, and caused the
en- seal 0 fthe United States to be afix-
Nv ed. Done at thecity of Washington.
,r. this 10th day Of July in the wear OF
al our Lord, 1859, and of the indepen.
dence ofthe United States the 9th.
'S' Signed g, Z. S. GRANT.
N, BY the President.
Mt HAMILTON FrsH.,
ty Secretary of State.
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