Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-03-07
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LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed ~ Second Session OF Forty
First Congress.
tPUBLIo--No. IL

first Congress-
TPuBLio--No. IL
An ACT 10 promote the reconstruction Of the |
State Of Georgia.
Be u Enacted bp ts Senate and Hous Of
Representatives Of hs United States of dmericd |
IN CoHprsiI dsssnblsd, That the Governor OF
the State OF Georgia DO, and hereby ls, au-
thorlacd and directed, forthwith, by procla-
nation, 10 summon all persons elected to
the general assembly Of said State, as ap.
pears BY the proclamation OF George q.
Meade, the general commanding the mill.
tary dlltrist, Including the State Of Georgia
dated June twenty.nnh, eighteen hundred
and siIty-elght, TO appear on some day GER
tain, to be named In said proclamation, at |
Atlanta, In said State, aud thereupon the
said general assembly Of said State shall
proceed 10 perfect It's organization In con-
formitY With the Constitution and laws Of
the United States, according to the provls.
Ions OF this act.
Sec. .. And b. u hIrthT snastsd, That
when the members so elected to said senate
and house OF representatives shall be con-
VenSd, az Aforesaid, each and every member |
aud each aud every person claiming TO be |
elected az member Of said senate or house |
OF representatives shall, In addition TO TAX |
Ing the oath or oaths required by the consti-
tuition OF Georgia, also take and subscribe
and file In the office OF the secretary Of state
OF the State Of Georgia ono Of tho follow
ing oaths or effirmatlons, namely "I do
solomnly swear, or affirm, IS the case may
be, that have never held the Office or exer-
cised the duties Of q senator or representa-.
tive In Congress, nor been q member OF the
legislature OF any State OF the United States
nor held any civil office created by law for
the administration Of any general law Of
State, or for the administration Of Justice
In any State or under the laws Of tho United
States, nor held any ONCE In the military or
naval service OF the United States, and
thereafter engaged In instruction or rebel
lion against The United States, or gave aid
or comfort to Its enemies, or rendered, OK.
cept In consequence Of direct physical force,
any support or aid, to any lnsurrectlon or
rebellion against the United States, nor held
any once under, or given any support to,
any government Of any kind organised or
acting In hostility 10 the United States, or
lovylnH war against the United States. 30
help me God, Tor on the pains and penalties
Of perjury, as tho case may boz" Or the
following oath or affirmation, namely 81
do solemnly swear Tor affirm, as the case
may be,) that l have been relieved by an
act OF the Congress OF the United States, from
disability as provided for by section three
Of the fourteenth amendment to the Consti-
tuition OF the United States. So help me
God, Tor on the pains and penalties OF por-
Jury, as the case may boz" Which oath or
affirmation, when 80 fed, shall be entered
Of record by the secretary Of state Of the
State OF Georgia, aud said oath or atirma-
ton, or q copy OF tho record thereof, duly
certified BY said secretary Of state, shall be
evidence In all courts aud places. And
every person claiming to be 30 elected, who
shall refuse or decline or neglect or DO un-
able to take one OF said oaths or RffirmRtions
above provided, shall not be admitted to
seat In said senate or house Of representa-
tives, or to a participation In the proceed
lngs thereof, but shall be deemed ineligible
10 such seats.
Sec. 8. Aud b. u further enacted, That II
any person claiming TO be elected to said
Senate or House OF Representatives, as Rfore-
said, shall falsely take either Of said oaths
or afnrmatlons above provided, he shall be
deemed guilty OF perjury, aud shall suffer
l.hs -aini and penalties thereof and may be
tried, convicted, and punished therefor BY
the circuit court Of the United States for the
district Of Georgia, In which district said
crime was committed; and the Jurisdiction
OF said court shall Be sole and exclusive for
the purpose aforesaid.
Sec. 1. And b u nirther enacted, That the
persons elected, as aforesaid, and entitled to
compose such legislature, and who shall
comply with the provisions Of this act, BY
taking one OF the oaths or afilrmAtlous above
prescribed, shall thercupon proceed, In said
senate and house Of representatives To
which they have been elected respectively,
to reorganiEe said senate and house Of rep
reIentatives, respectively, by the election
and qualification OF the proper officers OF
each house.
Sec. 8. And BE- u further alaei.d, That II
any person, shall, by force, violence, or
fraud, wilfully hinder or interrupt any per-
son or persons elected rs aforesaid from
taking either OF the oaths or aflrmatlons
prescribed BY this act, or from participating
In the proceedings Of said senate and house
Of representatives, after having taken one OF
said osths or affirmatlons, and otherwise
complied with this act, he shall be deemed
guilty Of q felony, and may be tried, con-
Victed, and punished therefor by the circuit
or district court Of the United States for the
district OF GeoTgih, In which district the said
offence shall be committed; and shall be pun
ished therefor by imprisonment at hard
labor for not leSs than two nor more than
ten years, In the discretion OF the court, and
the Jurisdiction Of said courts shall be sole
and exclusive for the purpose aforesaid.
Bee. 0. And % u further enacted, That II Is
hereby declared that the exclusion OF any
person or persons elected as aforesaid, and
being otherwise qualified, from participation
10 the proceedings OF said senate or house o.
representatives, upon the ground Of race oil
color, or previous condition Of servitudc
would DO illegal and revolutionary, and Il
hereby prohibited.
Sec. Z. And bs u Jtrthsr enacted, That upor
the application Of the governor OF Georgia
the President Of the United States shall en-
ploy such military or naval forces Of the
United States az may be necessary to enforce
aud execute the preceding provisions Of THU
act.
Sec, 8. And BE- q further enacted, That thu
legislature shall ratify the 1fteenth amend
ment proposed to the Constitution OF tn,
Constitution of the United States before
senators and representatives from Georgia
arc admitted to seats in Congress.
]. q. BLAINE,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
SCHUYLER CoLrAx,
Vice President OF the United States and Pres
idsnt OF the Senate.
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