The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1869-05-20
VIRGINIA ELECTION ORDER
ED,
Proclamation b, the President

/ ~, lcDJ, nofcuy ucslHuulo tue Oln
day Of July, 1869, as the time for
submitting the Constitution passed
by the convention which met in Rich.
mond Va, on Tuesday the 3d day of
December, 1867, TO the voters OF the
State registered at the date of such
submission, viz July 6, 1869, for the
ratification or rejection. And | sub.
nit, to n separate vote, tho fourth
clause Of section | article 2, Of said
convention, which is in the following
words
"Eycry person who has been
Senator or Representative in Con
gress, or Elector Of President or
Vice President, or who held any
office, civil or military, under the
United States, or under a State, who
having previously taken the oath as
member, of Congress, or as n mem
Der ofnny State Legislature, OF as an
executive or Judicial officer Of any
state, shall have engaged in in
ourrection or rebellion against the
same, or given aid or comfurt to the
enemy thereof This clause shall iu-
clude the following officers Gover~
nor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary
Of State, Auditor of Public Accounts
Second Auditor, Register of the Laud
Ofice, State Treasurer, Attorney
General, Shcri0s, Sergeant of a city
OF town, Commissioners of the Rcve-
nue., County Surveyor, Constables,
Overs GERS Of the Poor, Commissioner
of the Board Of Public Works, Judges
ofihe Supreme Court, Judges of tho
Circuit Court, Judges of the Court
Of Hastings, Justices of the County
Courts. Mayor, Recorder, Alderman,
aud Councilmen of a city or town
Coroners, Esehoators, Inspectors of
tobacco and Sour, aud Clerks of tho
Supreme, District, Circuit and Coun
iy Courts. and tho Court of Hastings,
ard Attorney for tho Commonwealth.
Provided that tho Legislature may
by vote of three>fflhs of both !
Houses, remove the disabilities in.
CURED by this clause from any per
son included therein, by separate
vote in each case.
"hnd I also submit TO separate
vote the l7th section of the third
article Of tho said constitution, which
is in the following words In addi.
tiou TO the foregoing oath of Office
the Governor, lieutenant Governor,
members Of fho General Assembly,,
Secretary of State. Auditor of Public
Accounts, State Treasurer, Attorney
General, and all persons elected to
any convention to frame a cons,itu
ton for this State, OF 10 amend or
revise this Constitution in any man.
ncr, and the Mayor aud Council of
any city or town, shall, before they
enter on tho duties OF their respeo
tive Offices, take and subscribe the
following oath or affirmation, progidr
cd that the disabilities therein con-
tanned may be Individually removed
by the three fourths vote Of the Gen.
eral Assembly "-----, do solemn
ly swear Cor affirm that have never
voluntarily born arms against the
United States since I have been n
citizen thereof; that | have voluuta-
rily given no aid, counlenanoe eoun
sci or encouragement to persons en-
gagged in hostility thereto; that !
have never sought or accepted. nor
attempted 10 exercise the functions of
any Office whatever uudcr any author
ity or pretended authority fn hostiit-
ty to the United States that have
not yielded voluntary support to
any pretended Government, authority,
\ power or constitution, within the
United States, hostile or iuimical
thereto aud l do further swear cor
affirm that, to the best Of my knowl
edge and ability, will support aud
defend the Constitution Of the Unit
ed States against all enemies, foreign
and domestic that / will bear true
faith aud allegiance to the same
that take this obligation freely,
without mental reservation or pur-
pose of evasion, aud that | win we'll
and faithfully discharge the duties Of
tho office on which | am about to on.
ter So help me GOd." The above
oath shall also be taken by all the
city aud county officers before entere
ing upon their duties, aud all other
State officers pot incluoed in the
above provision.
81 direct that the vote TO be taken
upon each Of the above cited provi-
sions alone, and upon the other por-
lions Of the said Constition in the
following manner, via. Each voter
iavoring the ratification Of the Con-
stitutiOu, excepting the provisions
above quoted as famed by the Con-
rentiOn of December, 1867, shall ex,
press his judgment by voting for the
Constitutions. Each voter favoriug
the rejection OF the Constitution, ex.
cludiug tho provisions above quoted,
shall express his judgment by voting
against the Constitution. Each voter
will be allowed to cast a separate bal.
lot for or against eithor or both OF
the provisions above quoted,
"ln testimony whereof I have here
unto set my hand, and caused the
seai Of the United States TO be
A6zed.
"Dons at the City of Washington
this l4th day Of May, in the year
ofour Lord 1869, aud Of the hide
pendouce Of the United States Of
America the ninety -third.
by the President u. 5. GRANT.
"HAMILroN FIsm,
] Secretary Of State