New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-17
FAN the polls excluded.

We, the undersigned. Returning Officers, pursu-
ant to authority invested in US by act No. 10y, ap-
proved March IT, 1917 90 hereby cei .na af t he
statements Of votes east at an election for the
ratification Or rejection Of certain proposed
amendments to the Constitution Of the State q
Louisiana, held in the several parishes Of said
State, on the seventh day OF November, A. ID.
1879 as made by supervisors q RegsttstfIon, o Or
lowing amendment to the Constitution OF the state
Of Louisiana was duly approved, ratified and
adopted by majority OF ns voters a a.
And we further declare that the article numbered
ninety-nine, and reading as follows:
ARTICLE SO. The following persons shah be pro-
sons who shall have been convicted OF treason,
perjury, forgery bribery, or other crime PUNISH
able in the Penitentiary and persons under inter
ing the right Of suffrage, by ahiuring their
allegiance to the United States government. or by
its enemies. giving them aid or comfort, but who
have not expatriated themselves, nor have been
convicted OF any Of the crimes mentioned in the
6rst paragraph of this article hereby restored
to the same right, except the following Those
who held Office, civil or military, for one year OF
more, under the organization styled "fhe Con,
themselves enemies Of the United States; those
who acted as leaders Of guerilla bands during the
late rebellion; those who, in the advocacy OF trea
son, wrote or published newspaper articles OF
preached sermons during the late rebellion; and
those who voted for and signed an ordinance q
these exceptions shall either vote or hold office
until he shall have relieved himself by voluntarily
writing and sisninga certificate setting forth that
he acknowledges the late rebellion to have beer
morally and politically wrong and that he regrets
any aid and comfort he may have given it; and hi
shall file the certificate in the d1ce of the Secre
tary OF State, aud it shall be published in thu
official journal; Provided, That no person who
prior to the first of January eighteen hundred ana
sixty-eight, favored the execution of the laws o
the United States, popularity known as the recon
struction acts of Congress and openly and actively
assisted the loyal Of the State in their effort
TO restore Louisiana to her position in the Union
| shall be held TO be included among those hereil
excepted Registrars OF voters shall take the oatl
Of any such person as Drima facie evidence OF tn
fact that he Is entitled to the benefit OF this pre-
viso is stricken from the constitution and is nUl
| and void and that the following article is part
| said constitution, in place of the article ninety
nine so stricken ont and declared null and void
to-wit:
mo person shall hold any Office, or shall be pei
mitted to vote ut any election, TO act as juro
who, in due course Of law, shall have been col
victed Of treason. perjury, forgery, bribery, Q
| other crime punished by imprisonment in tn
Per;tentiary or who shall be under interdiction"
Il. C. WARMOTH, Governor.
O. J. DUNN Lieutenant Governor.
GEORGE L. BOVEE, Secretary Of State.
JOHN LYNCH.
THOMAS C. ANDERSON.
| rats1 at New Orleans December l3, 1870.
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