The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1870-01-13
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LAWS or TIE UNITED STATES;
Ipablie -No. 1l
An ACT'lo promote he RaOoNslfVction

" sue SIAdtG VI I1vl hlos III
-BSI enacted III DC Scgdte mil Hope
of Rs2yesenisttpsi oi ME United .Siatcs Of
America IN Congress assembled, That tbo
governor.6f the siols Of G.Arsia. he. md
hereby isgauIhorized AMI directed forth.
with, By proclamation, TO summon all
petsonS elected to the gsnefsi assembly
-ofsAid State, az appears by The procla.
mbtion Of George,G. Meade, the gener
-ul como6pIing tie military disiIiat in
GLIDING tic Stale of Georgia, da'el June
twenty filth eighteen hundred and sixty
tyseighi, to upPsOT on some day certain.
to'be pamed ii said proclamation. at
Atlanta, 10 ssiA SsOte; and lheroupon
the said general Assembly of sad State
shall proceed 10 perfsctj its organic lion
in conformity with the Constitution and
laws Of the United Sla'es, sccorIing to
ale pEoVisions of his act .a5& 311
SEC. 2. Aaa Do Il further eqaftsl,
That when tie members so elected 10
said Ssnate ADD house Of representatives.
shall be convened, as aforesaid, each
and every member and each and every
person claiming to be elected as mem.
Der ofsaid senate or house Of represen.
Aatives shall. in sdditioH TO taking the
oath OF OOths required BY the eonsiIu
Ntion Of Georgia. also take and subscribe
and Gle The Office Of the secretary Of
State Of The State Of Georgia one OF the
following sSths OF alirmalionS. namely:
4 do solemnl7 swear for affirm, as the
case msy be) hat bavo never held the
Office. orlexetcissl the duties nf a 'pnn-
'tof or representative in Congress, nor
ShG1d soy civil uare created by law for
the administration Of Justice in any State
'or, under the laws Of the United Stales,
nor held any Office in the military or
naval service Of The Unitrd STATES. UGd
ihereef;er engaged in instruction OF re.
.bellioH against the United SAFES. OF
:guRo aid OF comfort 10 its enemies, OF
rendered, except in consequence Of ii
rect physical force, any support or aid.
yto any insurccLion or rebellion again't
Ihe Unied States; nor htId any off e
,undsL or given any support TO. any gov
-ernm nj Of any kind organized OF act
ing in hostility 10 the United States. :
so'htip me Cod (ur on the pains and
penalties Of ,Peiigsys as ths case may
zbe' Which oath Of afifhi3tiong when
80 fled, shalt be entered Of record BY tho
secretary ofstato of the State Of Gsor.
gia, aud said oath or affirmation. or
copy Of the record thereof, duly certified
lby said Aecretary Of state, shall be evi-
.dence 10 all courts and p!aces. And ev
cry person claiming 10 he SO elected,
,Who shall refuse or decline or neglect OF
lbs unable to take one Of said onhs or
ssfirmstions above provided, shall not be
admitted TO seat 10 said senate or
house Of representatives, OF to parlci
patton in the proceedings thereof, but
shall be deemed Ineligible TO such seats.
SEC. 8. And be il further enacted
ThaL II any person claiming to be olea.
red to said seuate or house Of 1ePreseu.
safiyes, as aforesaid, shall falsely take
either Of said oaths OF blli,malons above
provided, he shall BIO desmcd guilty Of
perjury, and shall sulqr the p5ius ouj
penalties thereof; an may be tried, Gao.
voted. and punished Ibstfor by the cir
.cuit court Of the u niied States for the
district Of G. org9. in which district said
crime was committeeman the juri'diel-
ion Of said court shall be sole aud exclu
sive for the purpose af,reslid
SEQ. 4. Aad be Il .faphr enacted,
That the persons elected, rs Aforesaid
aud entitled to compose such legislature,
and who shall comply with the proyis
zoos Of this Oe;. By taking Que of the
oalhs or afirmalions above prescribed,
shall thesaupOR proceed, in said senate
und house Of Representatives to which
they have been elected respectively, To
.reorgsnizs said senate and house of rep
reseutatiyes, respectively, By thu elect
ion and qualification OF the proper OFF
GERS Of each house.
SEQ. s. And be il further cnqdtsd
That if any persoo shall. By force. vio
-lene0, or fraud, wiifuIly hinder or inter.
rupt any person or persons elected as
aforesaid from taking either Of the oaLhs
or afIirmations prescribed by this net. OF
from participating 10 The proceedings oil
said senate or house Of representatives,,
after having taken one oil said oo;hs OF
sfirmatiOus, aud otherwise compiled
with this acl, he shall be deemed guilty
of felony, and may be tried, convic,.
ed, and punished therefor by the circuit
or district court Of The United States fol
the distriot Of Georgia, 10 which district
said ofsnso she'll Be Committed; and
shall be punished therefor by imprisOu.
msut Of bard labor for not less than TWO
nor more than leu ysars, in tia discre'
'.tiOn Of the court. aud the jurisdicuon Of
said courts shall be sole and exclusive
for the purpose Aforesaid.
se SIC. Q. ANa 30 Il fa'thsr enacted