New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-11-01
No. So.
JOINT RESOLUTION proposing to anne
the Constitution OF the State.

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SECTION l. be II resolved by the senate
and House OF RepreSentariVes OF the state
of Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
That at the general election next ensuing
the passage OF this resolution, the following
article shall I've proposed TO the quallneu
electors OF the state as an aiilendinenI 10
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SEC. :. lie 1t farther resolved etc'' iha'
SAID article sliaA he Ill words ana terms as
follows, TO VII
No person shall h0ld any office, or shall
be permitted TO vote at any election, or to
act as a juror. who. in due course of law.
shall have been convicted OF treason per-
Jury, forgery. bribery or other crime punish
able by imprisonment in the Penltentiary,
or who shall be under interCilction
SEC. 3. Be it further resolved, etc, That
the tickets of all persons voting upon this
proposed amendment shall have written or
printed thereon the words, "for the
amendment of the lHnety-nlnth article on
the constitution or, against the amend
ment of the ninety-ninth article of the con
stitltlOn: and the returning oHlceis sltl
make returns OF the votes thereon III the
| 81. ne manner as Is prescribed by law tor re
! turns of election, and the Secretary OF state
| shall prOmUiTate the result by publication
| three several tunes III the ohiclitI iournat
And If q majority OF the votes cast at sald
| election shall be, For the amendment Of
| the ninety-ninth article OF tie constitution
| then the article alInl ulnct y-nlne, ana
reading rs follows.
| "Irfirys %. The following persons shall be
p,.oIi!iteI from yot ing or holding any office.
| An prrsons who shall have been convicted
! nf traasou u.r;urv. forgery. bribery or
! other crime pirnissahIe in the Pruitcntiarv.
and nersons unupr Introduction. All person,
! Who ave estornnd from claiming tie right of
s,1tF1.eoe nv ahi,n.inr their ALLEGIANCE to the
Tnitpd S.sfos government. or by notoriouslv
! Io,-,-inc Va, a7,afn.t if or adheIing to IL
eremiGs oiv;nG Them aid or comfort, but
Who have not exratriated themselves. nor
| la 10, cnn,;.tai Of any of the CRIMES
mentioned in the first paragraph OF this
| ,r+iaIn are bnrab.- restored TO the said right
exccnt the following: Those who held Office,
! civil or military. fer one wear or more un,,e;
! tj,n orcanilati,.n stylerd the Confederate
! Ststes eff American those who registered
themselves rs enemies Of the United States,
| ti,osa who ac+ed as leaders Of guerrilla
! bands during the late rebellion; those who. in
| tha advocarT oP treason. wrote or published
neWRapf[ ar.SeT and those Wbo Voted
! fn1T and sirphd an ordinance Of secession
in anT STAT No nerson included in these
evren+ions shall either vote or hold Office
! until he shall have relieved himself by vol
,nta,iiy Wri+ino and siguiup a certificate
| satting f,rtI, that he acknowledges the late
Tebail7on 70 have been morally and poiiti
| cally wrong. and that he regrets any aid
| ana comfort he NAV have given it: and he
| SILL flo f},a certificate in the office of the