The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1869-07-23

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In Pursuance Of the provisions Of an
act Of Congress approved April 10th,
1859, / hereby designate Tuesday, the
s0th day of November, 1859, as the
time for submitting the constitution
adopted on the 10th day of May, 1858,
by the eonyention which met in Jack
son, Miss., to the voters of said State
registered at the time Of such submis-
sion, viz: 4 November s0th, 1869; and
I submit to q separate vote that part Of
section 8, of article Of said constitu-
ton, which is in the following words
That am not disfranchised in any
of the prov isions of the act known as
the reconst ruction acts of seth and
40th Congress, and that I admit the
political and civil equality Of all men.
So help me God.' cLr1
{ Provided that if Congress shall at any
time remove the disabilities of any per-
son DISTINGUISHED in the said recon-
stuctiou acts of the said seth and 4Oth
Congress, and the Legislature of this
State shall concur therein. Then so
much of this oath, and 50 much only as
refers to said reconstruction acts shall
not be required of such person so par
doned to entitle him to be registered,
and l further submit to q separate vote
section of the same article of said
Constitution, which is in the following
words: ..---- ~
No person shall be eligible to any
Office Of profit cF trhst ciViIor military,
in this State, " ho was a member of the.
Legislature, voted for the call of the
Convention that passed the ordinance
of secession, or was delegate to any
convention, or voted for or signed any
ordinance Of secession, or who gave
voluntary aid, ountenance or encour-
agement to persons engaged in armed
hostility to the United States, or who
accepted or attempted to exercise the.
functions of any Office, civil or military,
under any authority or pretended Gov
ernment authority or power or constitu-
ton within the United States, hostile
or inimical thereto, except all persons
who sided reconstruc ton by voting for
this Convention or have continuously
advocated the assembling Of this Con
vention and shall continue in good
faith to advocate the ats of the same;
but the Legislature may remove such
disability, provided that nothing in this
section except voting foa or signing the
ordinance Of secession, shall be con
structed TO exclude from Office the pri=
vate soldier of the late sO-called Con
federste States ar my;' and I further
submit to a separate vote section 5,
article ! of the said constitution, which
is in the following words:
The credit of tlae state shall not be
pledged or loaned in aid of any person,
association, or corporation, nor shall
the State hereafter become a stock
holder in any corporation or associa-
tion.'
1 further submit to a separate vote
part of the oath of office prescribed ip
section 20, of article IL Of the said
constitution, which is in the following
words:
That l have never as a member of
any convention voted for or signed any
ordinance of secession; that I have
never as a member of a State legisla-
ture voted for a call for any convention
that passed any such ordinance
The above oath shah also be taken
by all the city and county officers be-
fore entering upon their duties, and by
all the other State officers not included
in the above provision.
l direct the vote to 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 favoring ratification of the
Constitution excluding the provisions
above quoted, as adopted by the Con
vention of May 18th, 1868, shall express
bis Judgment by voting for the Con
stitution. Each voter favoring the re-
lection of the Constitution excluding
the provisions above quoted, shall ex-
press his Judgment by voting against
the Gonstitution. Each voter viii be
allowed to cast separate ballot for or
against either or both of the provisions
above quoted.
| It's understood that sections 9, 10,
III, y, Is and of article Is, under the
head of ordinance are considered as
forming no part of the Constitution.
| In testimony whereof, have hereunto
| set my hand and caused the seal of
1 the United States, to be affixed.
| Done in the 9th of Washington, this
/ 18th day of July, in the year of our
1 Lord, one Thousand eight hundred
| and sixty nine, and of the Independ-
1 ence of the United States of Ameri-
/ ca, the Gath.
| Signed, U. S. GRANT.
| By the President,
HAMILTON Fish,
Secretarv of State.