The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-07-16
L 4 "a ING WEST VA FRIDAY MORNING JULY Is 1869
m1ss1ssIPPI ELRCrIOR.
Tresldenl's PtoelamatIon.

ga ne 1OllOWlQRrpEOC4hu4ht DEuoE4n6
an election In Mississippi was issued
Wednesday,: 10 8.s9oT.slf, Egti ~ J,,i T.
In pursuance of the proyigions of the
act Of ConRreas approved April 10th,
| 1869, I hereby deaignRte T1e9daY,I the
thirtieth of Noyember, 1859. as tine
time for submitting the constitution
adopted on the 10TH day OF May 1858,
blythe Convention which met in Jack
son. Miss, to the voters Of. said State
registered at the date of such submts-
sion, viz: November 30th, 1859, and l
Submit to q separats vote that part of
section 8 OF article Z Of said constttuT
"That i am disfranehised in any Of the
provision Of the act known as the re-
CONSTRUCTION acts Of the Thirty ninth
and Fortieth Congressee, and that l
admit the political and civil equality OF
all men; so help me God! Provided,
that IT, Congress shall at any time re-
move the disabilities of any person dis
acts of the Thirty-ninth or Fortieth
Congresses, and the Legislature Of this
State sshallI concur theteIn, then q cd
much of this oath, and SO much only,
as refers to said reconstruction acts
shaltnot be required of such person so
pardoned to entitle him to be register
ed"
And further submit to a separate
vote section ave of the same article OF
said constitution, which is in the fol-
lowing worde: 'No person shall be
eligible to any Office of profit or trust
civil or military, in this State, who as q
member of the Legislature voted for
thef ordinance OF secession, or asa dele
gate to any convention voted for or
signed any ordinance of secession, or
who gave voluntary aid. countenanoe
or encouragement Ia. persons engaged
lin armed hostility to the United States,
or who accepted or attempted to exer-
else the functions OF any office, civil or
military, under any authority OF pre-
tended go1ernmsnt; !authorityg power
or constitution within the United States,
hostile or inimical thereto, except all
persons who aided reconstruction by
voting for this conventions; or have
continuously advocated the assembling
OF this convention, and shall continue
In good faith to advocate the acts OF the
same, but the Legislature may remove
such disability. Provided, that moth
ing In this section, except voting for or
signing the ordinance OF secession shall
be SO construed as to exclude from
Office the private soldiers Of the So
called Confederate States atmY.Ht j.
And I fnrthersubmtt 10 separate vote
section s, article Z of the said constitu~
tion, which is in the following words:
"The credit of the State shall not be
pledged or loaned in aid of any person,
association or corporation, nor shall the
State hereafter become a stockholder in
any corporation or association"
And further submit to q separate
vote the part OF the oath prescribed in
section % OF article 13of the said con-
stitution, which is in the following
Wofds:1 .tThet I have meyer, as mem
'bet of any convention; voted for or
signed any ordinance OF secession; that
! have never, as member OF q. state
convention that passed any spch oEd1-
nanCe4 IThe taboye Iosth shall tal9o. .Re
tax by tIlI- theA city Land county Aoh-
GERS before entering upon their duties,
and by other State officers not included
in the above provision"
l direct the vote to be taken on each
OF aBboYe cited pfoViBionS alone, and
upon the other portions OF the said con-
stitution In the following manner: Each
voter YfaYoEing,i the !, n atioEf of1the
constitution, excluding the pro visions
above quoted, as adopted by the con-
vention Of May 16thE 1858. shall express
his judgment by voting for the Consti-
tion ofIthe ConStitution! excluding the
provisions above quoted, shall express
his judgment by voting against the
Constitution! Each voter will be allow
ed to cast a separate ballot for or
against either, Oh, both of the provisions
above quoted. It Is understood that
sections 4. 8, 6, z, 8. 8. 10. IL, IL, 13 and
IA of article Is, under the head OF ordT-
nances,- are considered as forming no
part OF the said Constitution.
In testimony whereof have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal or the
United States to be affi xed. ,,.,,
Done at the pieY Of Rashipgton, this
18th day Of July, In the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and
sixty-nine,, and of the Independence of
the United States OF America the nine
ty, urthCsss y JatE&'a
lSigned1 q. 8. GRANT.
BY the President:f O = Td.
HAMIrLToN FISH, Secretary Of State.