The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1869-05-20
VIRGINIA ELECTION.
Proclamation by the Presidential will Take
Place July 9th.

TIdCe July ON.
WASHINGTON, May IS. The following
proclamation was issued by the President to-
day -
In pursuance Of the act of Congress APPROX
ed April 10Th, 1869, | hereby designate the 9th
day OF July, 1869, rs the time for submitting
the constitution passed by the convention
which met in Richmond, Va on Tuesday, the
sd day of December 1867, to the voters ofthe
State registered at the date of such submits
sion. viz, July 9th, 1869, for ratification or
rejection, and submit to q separate vote the
fourth clause of section l, article Sd, Of said
constitution, which is in the following words ;
Every one who has been Senator or Rep
rcscntatlvc IN Congress, or ElectOr of Presi-
dent OF Vice President, or who held any office,
civil or military, under the United States OF
under any State, who, having previously taken
IN oath as member of Congress or as an Of
ticer of the United States or as member OF
any State Legislature, or as an executive or
judicial officer of any State, shall have engag-
ed in instruction or rebellion against the
same or given aid or comfort to the enemy
thereof This clause shall include the fol-
lowing officers Governor, Lieutenant Gov
ernor, Secretary of State, Auditor of Public
Accounts. Second Auditor, Register of the
Land Office, State Treasurer, Attorney Gen
eral, Sheritfs, Sergeants of city or town,
Commissioner of the Revenue, County Sur
veyor, Constables, Overseers of the Poor,
Commissioner of the Board of Public Works,
Judges of the Supreme Court Judges of the
Circuit Court, Judges of the Court of Hust-
ings Justices of the County Courts, Mayor,
Recorder, Aldermen, Councilmen of a city or
town, Coroners, Escheators, Inspectors of
Tobacco and Flour, and Clerks of the Su-
prcme, District, Circuit and County Courts
and Of the Court OF Hastings and Attorneys
tor the Commonwealth; provided, that the
Legislature may by vote OF three-titths of
both Houses remove the disabilities incurred
by this clause from any person included there
in, by separate vote in each case. And we
also submit to separate vote the Seventh
Section Of Article Third OF the said Constitu-
ton, which is in the following words: I'm
addition to the foregoing oath of office the
Governor, Lieut.. Governor, members of the
General Assembly, Secretary of State, Audi
tor of Public Accounts, State Treasurer At
tomey-general and all persons elected to any
convention to frame a constitution for this
State on to amend or revise this constitution
in any manner, and the Mayor and Council
of any city or town, shall, before they enter
on the duties of their respective offices, take
and subscribe to the following oath or affirma-
ton; provided that the disabilities therein
contained may be Individually removed by
the three-titths vote of the General Assembly:
i do solemnly swear or affirm that | have
never voluntarily borne arms against the
United States since Ihave been citizen there
of; that | have voluntarily given no aid coun-
tenance, counsel or encouragement to persons
engaged in hostility thereto that have never
sought nor accepted, nor attempted to e1er-
else, the functions of any office whatever I'M
der any authority or pretended authority in
hostility to the United States. That | have
not yielded a voluntary support to any pre-
tended government, authority, power or con-
etituion within the United States, hostile or
inmieal thereto; and l do further swear or
affirm that to the best of my knowledge and
ability | will support and defend the Consti-
mtion Of the United States against all enemies
foreign and domestic; that | will bear true
faith and allegiance to the same that take
this obligation freely, without any mental res
ervation or purpose Of evasion, and that will
we'll and truthtully discharge the duties of the
office on which | am about to entef-so help
me Cod"
The above oath shall also be taken by all
the City and County officers before entering
upon their duties and by all other State Of
fcerS not included in the above provision
direct the vote to be taken upon each of
the above cited provisions alone and upon the
tlHtf portions Oh Inc Sdlu constitution IN the
following manner, viz: Each voter favoring
the ratification of the constitution excluding
the provisions above quoted, AS framed by the
convention Of December Sd, 1867, shall ex-
press his judgment by voting for the consti-
tuition. 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.
In testimony whereof have hercunto set
my hand and caused tie seal of the United
States to be affixed
Done at the city of Washington. this four
teenth day of May, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine,
and of the Independence of the United States
of America the ninety third.
u. s. GRANT.
BY the President,
HAMILTON FISH, Secretary OF State