The Union and journal., 1869-07-23
Proclamation.

The President has issued the following
proclamation for the Mississippi election /:
In pursuance Of the provisions Of the act of
Congress approved April 10, 1869, hereby
designate Tuesday, the 3Oth day Of November,
1869, as the time for submitting the Constitu-
ton adopted ON the 10th day Of May, 1868, by
the Convention which met in Jackson, Miss, to
the voters of said State registered at the date of
such submission, Nov. 80, 1869 and submit
10 separate vote that part Of section Of article
7 Of said Constitution, which Is In the following
words
s'That am not disfranchscd IN any of the provls-
ions Of the act known the Reconstruction acts OF
the Thirty y-ninth and forteth Congress, and that
admit the political and civil equality Of all men,
help me God. Provided, that II Congress shall at
any time remove the disabilities OF any person dis
ffanchised I'm the said Reconstruction acts OF the
Thirty.ninth and Fortieth Congress- and the Legis-
lature Of the state shall concur therein, then 80
much of this oath, and much only rs refers to the
said Reconstruction acts, shall not be required OF
such person 80 pardoned TO onttle him to be regis
tered"
And further submit to a separate vote sec
ton Of the same article Of said Constitution,
which says:
.No person shall be eligible to any Office of profit
or trust civil OF military, In this state, who, as
member of the Legislature, voted for the call or the
Convention that passed the ordinance OF secession or
who, as delegate TO any convention, voted Tor or
aid, countenance, counsel or encouragement To per-
sons engaged in armed hostility 10 the United States,
or who OF P nJ., .1 oy ,uno ,,-
thOrty or pretended government authority, power
or constitution, within the United States, hostile or
inimicl thereto, except all persons who aided re-
construction by voting for this constitution OF who
have continuously advocated the assembling OF this
convention, and shall continuously and In good
faith advocate the acts Of the same but the Legs
lature may remove such disability. Provided, that
nothing in this section, except voting for OF signing
the ordinance Of secession, shall bc 50 construed rs
to exclude from Office the private soldier Of the late
so-called Confederate states Army"
And / further submit to separate vote on
section of article Of the said Constitution,
which is in the following words:
"The credit Of the State shall not be pledged or
loaned In aid Of any person, association or oorpO-
ton, shall the State hereafter become stock
holder In any corporation or association"
And further submit TO separate vote. the
part OF the oath of office prescribed in section 70,
of article II of the said Constitution, which is
in the following words:
''That have never as member OF any cOnyen-
tOn voted for signed any ordinance of secession
that have never as member Of any state Legsll.
ture voted for the call of any convention that passed
any such ordinance. The above oath shall also DO
taken by all the city and county officers before en-
terng upon their duties, and by all other State oi-
Gers not included In the above provision
direct the vote 10 be taken upon each Of the
above cited provisions alone. and upon the other
portions of the said Constitution in the following
manner:
Each voter fayoring the ratification Of the
Constitution. excluding the provisions above
quoted as adopted by the Convention Of May 10,
1868, shall express his Judgment by voting for
the Constitution, excluding the provis ons above
ouotc,I, shall express his Judgment by voting
against the Constitution. Each voter will be
allowed to cast separate ballot for or against
either or both Of the provisions above quoted. 7"