Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-01-22
The Virginia Bill.

The bill as 1t passed the Senate last evening
and goes back to the House for concurrence, is
as follows:
Whereas the people of Virginia have framed
and adopted Constitution of State government
which is Republicans; and whereas the Legisla-
ture of Virginia elected under said COnsttp-
ton have ratified the fourteenth and fifteenth
amendments to the Constitution of the United
states states and whereas the performance Of these
dent to the representation Of the State in Con-
gress: Therefore
Be i Resolved, etc., That the State of Virginia
is entitled to representation in the Congress of
the United States: PrOrided, That before any
member Of the Leg stature OF said State shall
take or resume his seat, or sny officer OF said
State shall enter upon the duties of his Office he
shall take subscribe, and file in the Office of the
Secretary of State of Virginia, for permanent
preservation, an oath in the form following:
I,--, do sOlemnly swear th1t have never
taken an oath a member of Congress, or as an
officer of the United States, or as member OF
any State Legislature, or as an executive or ju-
dical ofhcer Of any State, to support the COnst-
tuition OF the United States, and afterwards en-
gagged in insurrectiOn or rebellion against the
same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies
thereof, SO help me God" or such person shall
fnaMna IN ks manner ann take subscribe and file the
that have, by act of Congress of the Tinted
States. been relieved from the disabilities i'm
the Constitution of the United States, SO help me
Cod" which Oaths shall be taken before and
certified by any officer lawfully authorized to
administer oaths. And any person who shall
knowingly swear falsely In taking either Of such
Oaths shall be deemed guilty Of perjury, and
shall be punished therefor by imprisonment not
less than one year and not more than ten years.
and shall be fined not less than 81 900 and not
more than SO 900. And in all trials for any yio-
lation Of this resolution, the certificate of the
taking Of either OF said Oaths, with proof Of the
signature & nS OF the party accused, shall be taken
was regularly and lawfully administered by
competent authority. And provided further, That
every person who shall neglect, for the period
resolution, to take, subscribe, and file such
oath as aforesaid, shall be deemed and taken.
to all intents and purposes, to have vacated
the said State of Virginia shall not be entitled to
admission into the Union as State except upon
the fundamental condition that her constitution
shall never be 80 amended or changed as to de-
prive colored citizens Of the right to vote or to
hold Office under that constitution and be it
provided further, that the State Of Virginia is
admitted to representation in Congress as one
Of the States Of the Union upon the following
fundamental condition: that the constitution OF
Virginia shall never be SO amended or changed
as to deprive any citizens, or class Of citizens,
OF the United States Of the right 70 vote who are
nized, except as punishment for such crimes
as are now felOnies at common law, whereof
they shall have been duly convicted under laws
equally applicable to all the inhabitants Of said
State: Prorided, That any alteration of said
constitution, prospective in its effects, may be
made in regard to the time and place Of resi-
dence of voters but the constitution ofsaid State
shall never be 30 amended or changed as to pre-
vent any person, on account OF race, color, or
previous condition of servitude, from serving rs
. juror, or participating equally in the school
fund or school privileges provided for In said
constitution.
The bin cannot be acted on in the House till
Monday, as to-day's session Is to be devoted to
speech-makinR entirely.
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