The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1870-03-05


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,ycml acl .n good faith wa aeon.
d'iou precedent ~ thc Representa-
t.lu NJ thc State iu Cougry
Therefore belt granted, 49,, That
'lc ald state Of Mi.-i ipli i ruii-
lied 70 rclrgentatiouiu the Con.
eur. of the unitcd Slatci
Proai,d, Tha, before amy nom-
tcr Of the Legislature OF aid state
shall take or rcsumchi- scat, orauy
officer Of raid State shall enter upon
the duties OF his office, he shall take
and subscribe, and flo in tho office
Of the Secretary OF the state OF Mis-
eisaippi for permanent preservation
an oath in the form following:
Il do solcmuly swear that ! have
uoyor taken an oath rs a member Of
Congress, or as an oiliccroi the Uni
Ted States, or a. II member Of any
State Legislature, or as m executive
or judicial officer OF any State, to
seaport the Constitution OF the Uni
ted States, and afterwards engaged
ia insurrcction or rebellion against
the SAME, or given aid and comfort
to the enemies thereof. So help me
God.r
Or such persons shall in like
maner take, subscribe, and file the
following oath:
II do solemIy swear, that | have
by an act ofcongrcss, of the United
States been relieved from the disa-
hilitics imposed upon me by the
Fourteenth amendment Of the Con.
stitution ofthc United States. Sc
help me God"
Which oath shall be taken before
aud cctifcd by an officer lawfully
authorized to administer oaths. And
any person who shall knowingly
swear falsely in taking either ofauel
oaths shall be guilty Of perjury and
shall be punished therefor by i'm
prisonment not less than one year,
aud not more than ten, and shal
not be fined not less than : 1000
Aud in all trials for any violation
OF this act the certificates Of cithc
OF said oaths, with proof signatur,
of either party accused, shall ~
taken and held IA conclusive cvi
dcneo that such oath wa admins
tercd by competent authority.
And provided further, That ever,
such person who shall neglect 10
~ periodoi thirty days next after tn
passage of this act to take subseriel
and file such oath MS aforesaid, shall
bee deemed and taken to all intent
and purposes to have vacated hi
office.
And, provided, further, That tn
State of Mississippi is admitted t,
representation in Congress- upon III,
following fundamental condition
That the Constitution of Missis
sippi shall never be 80 amended OF
changed as to deprive any either
OF class of citizens OF the United
States OF the right TO vote, who arc
qualified 70 vote by The Constitu-
ton herein recognized, except as q
punishment for such crimes as ar,
now felonies at comon law, whereoI
they shall have been convicted M.
der the laws equally applicable tc
all the Inhabitants of said State.
Provided that any alteration 0
said Constitution proscriptivo Isle.
in its effects, may he made in re
gard 10 time and place Of residenc'
ot voters.
That it shall never be lawful 10.
the same State TO deprive any citi
zen Of the United States OH accoun
Of his race, color, and previous con
dltion Of seryitudc OF the right t,
hold Office under the Constitutio,
aud laws Of said State, or upon an,