The Lincoln County herald., 1869-05-20
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4 TIE vlfyi61a KIectTOn -Pr6Sl AnSiil
Il M q b Presldeas iUsase. Z
'H ve pygsusnce Of ~ provisions of 4
Z act tf Qiagrcsa. appjJSed Arlll 10, le8
nj feby designate The 9th DIV Of Jul
!. l660, ~ the tiwe for submitting tho Co
. }ssitstioa pssaad by the sosvssiiomu " Ais
met Ia Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesda
ihs, u day Of Derember, 1867, to lhs ',
9 ters of the State, registered at tho date
: ssSH suSmission, tiS: July OH, lS6'
. for ral6catioa ar rNestioe .And l sul
init to . separate vote, tho fourth clau,
Of section one, article three, OF add eou
. stitution, which 70 In tho following word
0 Every person Who has besa . scna.o
I or Representative 10 Congress, or elccto
Of President aud Vice President, or VII
held any Office. civil or military, undo
7 the United Statss. or uuder tho Stat,
Who. having previously saken % oath .
. unember OF Congress, or a. an officer Q
r any State Legi Nature, or as On execuliv
or judicial officer of any State, shall hav
engaged in insurrection or rsbci)io,
against the same, or given aid Sf comfor
J 70 tho enemy thereof, lhis clause ehal
include the following officers Governor
Lieut.. Governor, Secretary Of State, Au
ditor Of Public Accounts, Second Auditor
Register Of the Land Oflcc, State Treas
urer, Attorney General, Sheriff, Sergeant.
Of . city or town, Com missioncrs OF the
Revenue, County Surveyor, Constablcs,
Overseers Of tho Poor, Commissioners OF
the Board Of Public works, Judges Of the
Supreme Court, Judges Of tho C'ircui,
Court, Judges of the Court Of flustings,
Justice, Of the County Courts, Mayor,
Recorder, Aldermen, Councilman Of q
city or town, Coroncrs, Inspectors Of
tobacco and -four, and clerks Of tho Su.
preue, District, Circuit aud County
Courts and Of the Court Of llus,iugs, aud
Attorneys for Tho Commonwealth.
provided, That the Legislature may,
by q vote Of three 6Iths Of both Houses,
remove the disabilities incurred by this
clause from any person included therein,
by q separate vote on each case"
also submit 70 a separate vote the eth
section Of article 81 Of said Constitution,
which is the following oath Of Office:
The Governor, Lieutenant Governor,
Members Of the Gc.eral Assembly. See.
retary Of State, Auditor. OF f1s'ie Ae.
counts, State Treasurer. Attorney Gen.
eral. and all persons elected by any con.
vention to frame = con,utu,ion in any
manner, and Mayor and Council Q. any
city or ,own, shall. tef,re ;hey enter on
the duties Of their respective oHces take
and Subscribe ;as :e;.osirs oath Q, AIR
nation:
Provided, The aisaa;i,ie. therein
contained nay he Individually removed
hy tie ,acse-focr,hs vote Of tho Geoera,
ASK mk.y.
Il, 6s snien,ly swcs- Of .af.n
TIA, I hare ntrt: vnlnn:.r;ly korrr .-ms
iyAiz.i itt Cni.ea States since hare
.'stn eilisrI ibereo!, thu l have rol.
rni,-.ly rlren pb hid, rouu,enanre, cpun.
SIS d: tneoI, hcnDgr: II Is-spns nn rnrei
II Irmna bnsr.llry therein. thu ! huve
n.rs:. spngi' u. annfpisI nD- attempted
~ sxernHt Lhe iunnsinnE OF uny ufiic,
vhEifvs-, unir nuy au:horlty or pre
-snanr uuahpri:y IL hDs,iii,y IL ;sn I'm
1sf .1Giss > thu; isuvs M: yeider pol
ErtE-T srlYpr; ~ apf pretended gp.erl-
ns,i. IEahe-f:,, 1'Uwm ~ uons.itu.ipu
s-;iRf tut Lhitsl e,iu.es, hvs-,ie u, iiiiu
l.rI .i,.r.Ip.
Il 81 spr1hs, swsrr pr uh,rw ti.g. to
she SsS, " ny inysIedge aud ability, ]
III. set.Sd .is C..,,stiiu:ipp u III. rui.sd
State. zS,isss VI eDsuiss sp,e.yu Gud Sv-
mes;se. ssS tls; sili i.as true faith
snd sikgissce te she ssfns ia,u. ! lake
this ot:iss:iss freely, ri,tvps marial
reseryssios os tsrpese oF erssioe, .pd
ihst sII seu ss1 fsisiiaa;J- daeks,ye
the duties Of the oGee % vtiel 1 .m
about 10 enter. 80 help ne God"
l direct the sots 10 be taken vpos
each Of The shove city provisions sisse.
and upoa the other portions Of tie ssid
Constitution 10 the following manner viz
Each voter fa,orieg the ratification o!
tho Copstitution, excepting the pysvis-
ions above quoted. a. framed BY tie Con
stitution Of 1867. shslI express his jsdg
mcnt BY voting "fos the Constitution"
Each voter fvoring the rejection Of
the Constitution, excluding the p,ovi'ions
sbovo quoted, shsll express hin judgment
BY voting "sgsinst the Constitution"
Each voter will be allowed to csst .
separate ballot "for" or against" either
or both, the provisions above quoted.
In testimony whereof, I have hsreubso
set my hand and cauSed tho sesl Of the
United States to be alfred Bone nAt
the city Of Washinsten thiA 14sh dsy
Of May, iii TIE year, or tutLetd 1885,
and Of the fndePsndcnce 0 Tho Uuissd
States Of America the 98d. o sn''7.
(sesl). y us. GRANT.
By the President: '@9' h"' s''ee
.'' HAMILTON PIsH, Bee. Of Sta,s.