New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-11-04
No. 81.

mo. Sd
JOINT RESOLUTION proposing TO amend
the Constitution CT the State.
SECTION l. Be it resolved by the Senate
and House of Representatives. OF the stare
of Louisiana in General Assembly convened
That at the general election next ensuing
the passage of this resolution, the following
article shall be proposed TO the quahted
electors of the State as an amendment 10
the constitution of the State, which, when
approved and ratified by a majority OF the
voters at said election, shall become part
of the constitution, in the place OF the af'l-
Gle numbered ninety-nlne
SEC 9 Be it further resolved, etc, That
| said article shall be in words and terms as
| follows, to wit:
| No person shall hold any Office, or shall
| be permitted to vote at any election. OF 10
act as juror, who, in due course OF law
| shall have been convicted Of treason, per
| iurv, forgery, bribery or other crime punish
/ able by Imprisonment n the PeMtentlary,
| or who shall be under Introduction.
SEC. g. Be it further resolved, etc. maj
the tickets of all persons voting upon this
proposed amendment shall have written or
! printed thereon the words. "For the
amendment of the nilety-ninth article OF
,he constitution" or. Against the amend
mcnt of the ninety-nintn article ct the con
| stitution;' and the returning officers sI@I
| make returns of the votes thereon III the
| sane manner as IS prescribed by law LOT re-
Turns of election. and the Secretary OF Stite
shall promulgate the result ny publication
three several times IN the official journal
And if a majority Of the votes cast at sllc
election shall be. For the amendment OF
the ninpty-ninth article OF tie constitution.
then the article numbered ninety lime, and
reading as follows:
..A,ticlc 49, The following persons shall be
nrohjhited from voting or holding any office:
All persons who shall have been convicted
+ of treason, perjury. forgery DlloerE OF
other crime punishable n tie PenlteEtarV,
and persons under interolct1on All persons
who are estopped from claiming the rlght OF
s,1ttIare. by abuling their allegiance TO the
United States government. or by VIGOROUSLY
leyyinr wa" against il, or adherlng TO lts
enemies, giving them aid or comfort. pn'
who have not expatriated themselves. nol
have been convicted OF any OF the crimes
mentioned in the first Paragraph OF ms
article are hereby restored 10 The sald rl@h1
except the following: Those who held otIee
| civil or military. for one wear or more under
the organization stylecd the Confcderate
States Of America those WAC registered
themselves as enemies o. the United States
those who acted as leaders o. gutrIu-d
bands during the late rebellion: these Wro. "
the advocacy OF treason, wrote or ptiolsileQ
newspaper articles or preached sermons aEr
i1,r the late rebellion, and those who voted
= for and signed an ordinance OF secession
! IN any State No person included II theS1
excentions shall either vote or hold o1nc1
r until he shall have relieved himself by Vol
unfairly writing and signing certlf!cat
setting forth that he Acknowledges the latI
rebellion to have been morally and poht1
e cally wrong, and that he regrets any al4
f and comfort he may have gwen 1t: ana n
| Il, "a -Tl4 n q
!: Secretary Of Stare, and L snail be pupllshef
1 in the official journal; provided. that no pei
i son who prior to the first Of January, el9hteei
/ hundred and sixtv-cight, favored the exc
a cuton of the laws Of the United States
popularity known as the reconstruction act
t of Congress. and openly and actively asslsle
r the loyal men Of the State III their efforts '
d restore Louisiana to her position IL III
J. Union. shall be held 10 be included anon
Y asoul herein excepted. Registrars .
d voters shall take the oath OF any such per
!, son as prima facie evidence Of the TACT tia
Y he is entitled to the benefit OF tn
q proviso." shall be stricken from til
!, constitution, and he null and void, and til
article herein above set forth and propose
. as an amendment. shall be a part Of th
Il constitution, and shall be published IN a
!, official copies OF the same, IN place of Il
) article ninety-nine. SO stricken out and d
! clared null and VOID.
q (Signedl MORTIMER CARR
:, Speaker Of the House Of Representatives,
u lSiqnedl OSCAR j. DUNN.
: Lieutenant Governor ard President OF L
= Senate.
: Approyed February 10. $40.
Il Ss;igned) II. G. WARlIO13,
i Governor Of the STATE o. Louisiana.
: 4 tIl,e cOpv:
GEO L. BOvEE,
4 Secretary Ct STATE