Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-01-20

ssass icf snc Acss.lssion JI Virginia Hs
Ro.tsd by the kSeeonssruct.sn C0.l-
snitlee.
The following Is the full text OF the iii
for the admission Of Virginia, reported
by majority Of the RECOMMENDATION Com
hi tee.
" hereas the people Of Vrgiuis have
aicpied coustlluilon reputscsu IN foam.
aud by It's provisions assuring the tqualst,
Ut right in all citiz ms Of the llni,e.i taies
letore law anu whereas the Congress oi
the United States nave receirc,l a,sura,ice>
and are assured that tie people OF Nr-
sihia. aud especially those heretofore III
.lsurr ciion against The United States haye
ren"usced all claims of any ii lit Of Sc.
cession III State, aud that they are nov
we'll disposed TO The government OF tile
United States, and viii sufpjst aud detrnd
tue constitution ther>of. aid wall c,sry ouo
IN letter ani spirit The provisions and re
qnrements OF the con,,l ;uiiau eubniI.te,.
Under the RECONSTRUCTION acts OF tli3Asi es,,
ami ratified by the people Of Virginia
therefore.
= 6e It enacted, dc, That the State OF
virginia - eut,i!ed to representation III
Co. gress as a State in the Union Jude. tue
ccnsiu uion raj fled on the 9lh OF July.
1868, upon The following Fundamental con
ditions:
Fret That no person shall hold any
olhce civil or military, III SAID State, WAC
-hall not have taken or sdu>c, ibed one ui
the iolioTlng oaths or affirmation. tlZ -
Il do Soielnnij swear (r affirm that
lave never taken an od,n as member vi
Congress, or as an oiiicer of the Uuiteu
States. or as III, mter o. ANY State Legis-
lature, or as all executive Or Judlcla. oilicei
OF ady STATE, to 81 port the constitution oi
the ULiseu States, a.ij thereafter eGgag.si
IN iusurrtction or rebellion aga.us, .t,c
same, OF given aid or comfort 10 the enc
mics thereof > or Il do so,e.nnly swear
Cor affirm } that [ have been relieved troiu
disability by an act of Congress. as pro
.ideu Tor by the 3rd section OF the l4sh
article Ut tic amendment OF the coastHu
ton OF the Uuited States"
'.Secoad. That the constitution of said
State shall never DE 20 Amended Or changed
AS 10 deprive any citiz n VI class OF ciuz, lis
of the United States OF the night To Vote
or held oiiee in SAID STATE by said con,ti
tuition, except AZ pnnls;,,nent tor such
whereof they shall hav been duiy convic
tel under la IS equally applicable 10 18th
inhabitants qt said State, or 20 prevti III any
pereon on account of race, cu"r, Or IRE
slous indltluu OF serviIu Ie, roni svtvlmg
j ror or participating equally III ih,,
Sch,'ol faad or -ci"ol privileges Erpviied
for in said cnu-sliutin Provided. thai
any al Grafton of said constitution III,
applicable to al the vu,ers OF sail otale
may be MATE with regard 10 the time an
place of residence OF >ai voters
Third. That all persons who shall at
the time when said consti.niiun stall take
effect hold or exercise the tunctiuiis Of an,
executise. admin stratise or ju icial oiiiee
III said state, 10y the appointmesit or au'h
"rty III the district Commander. shall con
t'nue to discharge the duties of tncir re-
spsctiye niijc,s until tlitT sa.ces.uls, os
tnose upon whom uch duties shah uniie,
sid constitution tlevoiye, are duly CHOSEN
OF appointed aud InaIit d.
Sec =. .i"d oe it further enarted.
That the election OF United Sat >ena-
tors by the General Assembly Of >a.o
State, on the l9;h Gay oi Octoo.r. 1863,
shall have the same validity as Ii made %,
previous authority o. law.