The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-08-19
Proclamation by the President
Ordering am EIec LiOn in Mississippi

Ordering am EIec lion i'm Mississippi
WASHINGTON, July II, 1869.
In pursuance of the provision of an act
of Congress, approved April 10th, 1869, i
hereby designate Tuesday, the Both day of
November, 1869, as the time for submitting
the Constitution, adopted on the 18th of
Nav, 1865, by the Convention which met in
Jackson. Miss. to the voters of said State,
registered at the date of said submission.
viz: November Both, 1869, and | submit and
separate the vote of that part of section 3,
of article z, of said Constitution, which is in
the following words:
."That | am not DISTINGUISHED in any of the
provisions of the acts known as the recon
struction acts of the Thirty-ninth and For
| tieth Congress, and that admit the political
and civil equality of all men, so help me
! God :" provided, that If Congress should at
any time remove the disabilities of any per-
sons disfranchised in said reconstruction
acts of the said Thirty-ninth and Fortieth
Congress, and the Legislature of this State
shall concur therein then so much of this
| oath only as refers to the reconstruction acts
| shall not be required of such persons so par
doned, and entities him to be registered.
And l further submit to separate vote
section five of said constitution, which is in
the following words:
No person. shall be eligible to office of
pro fit or trust, civil or military, in this State
| who was q member of the Legislature that
voted for the call of the convention that
passed the ordinance of secession, or as a
delegate 20 any convention, or voted Tor or
| signed any ordinance of secession, or who
| gave voluntary aid, countenance or encour-
| agement to persons engaged in armed hos
| tilily TO the United States, or who accepted
! or attempted to exercise the functions OF
any office, civil or military, under any au-
thority or pretended government, power or
constitution within the United States, hos
| tile, or inimical thereto, except adj persons
who aided reconstruction by voting for this
| Convention. or have continuously advocated
| the assemblage of this Convention, and shall
| continue in good faith to advocate the same
but the Legislature may remove such dIsa-
| bilities. providing nothing in this section,
except voting for, or signing the ordinance
of secession, shall be so construed as to ex-
clude from Office the private soldiers of the
late so-called Confedel ate States army.
And further submit to separate vote arti-
Gle 8, sec. z. of said constitution, which is In
the following words:
THE credit OF the State shall not be pedg-
| ed or loaned in aid ofPny person, association
or corporation, nor shall the the State here
after become a stakeholder in any corpora
ton or association"
And fur her submit to separate the vote
in the part of the oath of Office prescribed
in section 26, in article IL of said constitu-
ton. which Is in the following words:
THAT have never, az a member OF ans
convention, voted for or signed any ordi-
nance of secession; that have never been a
member OF the state Legislature IdaI lOIeu
for a call for any Convention that passed any
such ordinance. The above oath shall also
be taken by all city and county officers be-
fore 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 alone, and on other portions OF the said
Constitution in the following manner.
Each voter favoring the ratification of the
new Constitution excluding the provisions
above quoted as adopted by the Convention OF
| May 18th, 1863, shall express his judgment
by voting for the. Constitution.
| Each voter favoring the rejection of the
Constitution excluding the provisions above
quoted, shall express his Judgment by voting
against the Constitution; each voter will be
allowed to cast a separate ballot for or
| against either or both of the provisions above
quoted. 1t is understood that sections 4 to
H. inclusive, under the head of ordinance
are considered as forming no part of said
1 Constitution.
In testimony whereof have hereunto sci
my hand and caused the seal of the United
| states, to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington, this 10th
day ofJuly, in the year ofour Lord 1863
and of the independence of the United
States, the ninety-feurth.
| [Signedl L. 5. GRANT.
BY the President:
HAMILTON FISH, Secretary of State.