The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-01-07
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Laies Of The Uniied Siaies passed at the Sec.
ond Session Of the Forty First Congress

Re q enacted ~ he Senate andyonss Of Reprs.enia-
tires Of the Usiief States Of Ameriea in C.gess..
he and hereby Is, authorized and drectcd forthwith,
by proclauaiipn to snon all persons elected to the
cl,ation OF George Ca Meade the general command.
In, the military district including the state Of Georgia,
dated June twenty-hitb eighteen hundred asu shH,
said procsston. at Atlanta, IN said state; and there
upon ts said general assembly at said sin. shall pro-
coed Ia perfect Its Organization In conformity with the
Constitution and laws Of the United states, according
10 tile provisions or this act II,
meube 80 elected 10 said senate ami house % repre-.
sent ,tiyes shall bc convened. as aforesaid, each ana
every member ami each and every person claiming TO
he elected as member Of said senate house OF repre-
sentatycs shall In addition Ia takg the oath or onfiIs
Spa me IN the occ Of the secretary Of state Of
the statsNa Georgia onc al The foowhg oaihs or
airmallons namely; ~ 90 sosl sSsa ~, or r ar Ut
exercised the duties OF, senator or representative IN
Congress nor been member OF the iezisa,nT ~ an,
created by law the administration Of amy general
law of STATE, OF for the administration 81 u.iice In
auy state under the laws OF the United Sates, nor
held any Office Ia the military or naval service of the
JJnits States and thereafter engaged IN nsurrecOn
or rebellion against The United states OF gaye a OF
quece ~ direct physical force. any support or AID 70
any n;srreeiSn OF rsSson sEsS ". u@ra 81 s .rr
government Of any Kind organized or acting In hostility
to the United states, war against the intel
OF perjury, the mD beJ' Orthe following oath
or Animation, namely; Il Do soemny swear Cor affirm,
as the case may bel that have been relieved, by an
act OF the Congress Of the United States, nom disability
as provided for by section three OF the fourteenth
sS Sep e Goa t. oa as And pthaiss Of per:
jnry. As the case may BEL Which oaih 9r ainripa,o,
tary OF state Of the State Of Georgia and laid oath
affirmation copy oi the record thereof duly cert.
ne by sad secretary Of state shall be- evidence IN all
courts and places And every person claiming To he ~
ecct- who shall refuse decline neglect az he
able 10 take Of said oaths or arnaons above pro-
yidcd shall not he admitted Ia seat In SAIL senate or
proceedings thereof but shall he deemed ineligible To
SIC 3 AndLe further enacted. That n any person
claiming % be elected To- said senate house al repre-
s,atycs as aforesaid shall falsely TAKE either q ssd
guilty al perury and shall suffer the pains aud penal.
ties thereof; aud may be tried convcid and punished
te district of Georgia. Ia which district sad crimes,as
committed: and the jurisdiction Of aid court sail u
'Gs and 'Hs,aSs ~ e sss person,
elected Aforesaid, aud entitled Ia compose such iegs.
siurs and mhG shs one eSf e w. ,hs ~. or ns,oS
above prescribed shall thercupon proceed, In said
and honsa OF 10 which they h
been elected respectively To reOrganize said senate AMI
house of representatives, respectively by the election
and qualification Of the proper officers ~ each house
shall by force Violence or irnd. wilhy hinder in-
terrupt person or persons elected as Aforesaid IRON,
this ao or frou participating In the proceedings Of
said senate or house az representatives, amer having
taken said ottns or aufilauOhs,
complied with this act he shall be deemed guilty. ~ .
felony and may he tried, convicted, and punished
therefor by the circuit OF district court Of the United
states the district of ueorHa In which district said
onse shall be committed: ami shall be ponish thete-
for by Imprisonment at hard labor for not less than tvo
nor more than years. IN the discretion of tile court,
ao ti,c OF said courts shall be sole ami
elusive Tor the purpose aforesaid.
SIC. g. And be frthsr enacted. That 10 Is hereby
declared that the exclusion of any person or persons
elected aforesaid, and being otherwise quailned,
from lpaion IN the proceedings of said senate or
house of Representatives, upon the ground Of rae.
color, previous condition ~ seryitude, would he
illegal and revolutionary, and Is hereby prohibot
SEC. T. And BE- further eHdcied. That upon the an-
pcatiou OF the governor of Georgia the President II
the United states shall employ such military naval
forces OF the United states may be necessary % en-
force and execute the prec-ing proysions 81 this ac'
SEC, IRJ ~ IL tnrfter esdeted That tire legislz-
ture shall rstiy the fifteenth amendment proposed 10
the Consultation of the United states hefore senators
aud representatives NOM Georgia Siltted To seats
~ J. u. BLAINE.
Speaker oftAs House of Representatives.
ifsI f.. tI SCHUYLER COLFkN, UT
Uce-Tresidept Of the IRiied States, H
-. ard fresiieai n he Sendie.-
Approved, December q, iss.
40, -, Y. \, GRANT.