The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1869-05-26
Virginia.

| Virginia. .... ...
The following proclamation was Is
sucd on the 18th instant:
"Bv The President Of tic United States:
PROCLAMATION.
ain pursuance Of the provisions OF
the act of Congress, approved April
10. 1860, hereby designate tho 6th
lday Of July. 1869, rs the time for sub
hitting the Constitution passed by the
Convention which met in Richmond,
Virginia, on Tuesday, the 3d dny or
December, 1867. to the voters or the
State registered ut the date OF such
submission, viz: July T. 1867. for r"tl-
tication or rejection. And. snDiii',
to a separate vote, the fourtl: clause OF
Section !. Article 3. OF said ConVch-
ton, which is in the following words:
"'Eycrv person who has been Sen
atOr or Representative in Congress- or
Elcctor of President or Vice Presi-
dent, or who held any Office. civil or
military, under the United states. or
under a State. who. having previou$I!
takcu an oath ~ Il member or Con-
rrrss. or as an officer Of the United
States, or rs Il member OF any state
I.cmis stature. or rs IN eXrcutlHc-or lu-
licial officer OF any State. shall liAf"
engaged in insurrccliom or rch'llloh
arainst the same. or given aid or COM
for; TO In" enemy thereof. This clause
shall include the f"lluwin" officers :
Governor, Lieutenant Governor. Sec
rriarY Of State. Auditor OF Pu5iIr Ac-
counts. Second Auditor. Register oi
the Land Office. state Trra>ll!rr A''
lnrurv i;rncrai. SnrriiiS. Sergeant al Il
city or town. Commissioners a.! the
;.rvrnur. C0uair Surveyor. C0nstn.
.hlrs. Ovrrsrrrs o. the Poor. C"miniS-
i.innrr OF the Board nI Public Works.
Ir,l~rs al the Supreme Court. Judges
iot the Circuit Court. Judges q; the
Court OF Ilustin"<. Justices OF the
County Courts. Mayor, Recorder, AL
drrmrn and C6uncilmcn of Il city or
town. CnruncrS. ESchcatcrS, Inspectors
of Tobacco and Flour. and ClcrkS,oi
the Supreme, District. Circuit and
County Courts. and OF the Court of
IIuS,in~S, and Attorneys for the Conn
mouwcalth. Provided. tha; the Leg
i>laturc may. hy vote Of thrrc-HttES
of both Houses. remove the di>abili-
. ties incurred by this clause from any
person included therein, by separate
r vote on each ra,".
{ "Anl | also submit TO separate
vote the scvrnth section of the third
. article Of the said Constitution. which
j. in the following words: In addition
: to the foregoing oath OF office the
Governor. Lieutenant Governor, mcn-
brrs Of The General Assembly. Srcrc-
tary Of State. Auditor OF Public Ac-
counts, State Treasurer. Attorney
General. aua all persons elected TO amy
convention 10 irum" Il constitution Tor
/ this State, or To amend or revise This
! Constitution in any manner. and the
l Mayor anl Council Of amy city or
, town shall. before they enter ON the
duties OF their respective Offices. take
= and subscribe the following oath or
affirmation. provided that the di>abili-
ties therein contained may bc indirid :
, ually removed by the thrr1l'nurlhS
= vote OF thr General Assembly,: i,
-. Ito >oIrmnly swear (ur aiiir'n)
that ! have never voluntarily. borne
; arms against the United States since !
have bcrn Il citizen thereof: tha; !
! have voluntarily given no aid, c"untc-
nance. counsel or encouragement tn
= PERSONS engaged ia armed hostility
thereto; that ] have never sought or
/, accepted, nor attempted 10 cN"rci>c
+ the functions Of any Office whatever
+ under any authority or pretended au-
Il thurilv in hostility TO the United
States that have not yielded Il vol
untary support to amy pretended Gov
/ crnmen,. authority. power. or con>ti-
+ tuition within the United States. hos.
! tic or iniuical thereto: and ,lo fur.
lhcr swear Cor aiIirln) that. TO the best
: OF my knowledge and ability. | will
: support and defend the Constitution
- OF the United States against all enc.
n mics. foreign and domestic; that |
: will bear true faith and allc%ianrc Ia
/ the same; that fake this obligation
\ freely. without mental reservation or
+ purpose Of evasion, aud that will
. well and faithfully V discharge the du'
ties Of The Office on which am about
i to enter. SO help me God.' The
I above oath shall Il 50 be taken by all
the city and county officers before en-
;; trrimg upon their duties. and by ail
! other State officers not included in the
: above provision
Il direct TINT the vote TO he taken
). upon each OF the above cited prOviS.
ions alone. and upon the other por.
,ionS of the said Constitution in the
lollpwin. manner, viZ.: Each voter
- tnvoring the ratification Of the Con.
4 >iitIilion.. excepting the provisions
= above quoted. a> framed by the Com
r vcn,iUn OF December. 1861. shall en-