The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-05-19
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An Act to admit the State Of Missi~ippi to repre-
sentAiiDn In the Congress Of the Uaied States
Where's the people Of Missssippi have framed
and adopted e.ssaitutioa "f Stsfe COVE nm-ns
which b republican and whereas the legislature
Of Mississipvs elected und said Constitution has
rat hed the fourteenth snd fifteenth amendment
t. the Constitution Of the United State; and
where, - the perfJs Of these several acts IN
god faith h c,mdiion precedent ." the represen-
| tar.on Of the State in Congress: Theref Re,
| Be it enactr. by the Senate and House 81 Repre-
sentatives Il the United States Of Americs in Con-
yre-> q sembiei that the raid State 81 VII slssifpi
!. 81 tit Ell {" Representation IN the 'ngre. OF ne
Unitei States: Provided, That before any member
the lexis IF ard State shall take or r, s'iie
| his Sect or any officer Of sad Stue shall enter
up N the duties If his office he shall take and Sub
lie. and file in the Office Of the -eere'ary II
>ta.e of Mississippi. Tor permanent Pre-e'v atian.
| an oath or afr mi ion in tie form following: -,
- d. soiemnly swear Tor aiiiTn) 'hatl
have never taken an oath sanem erof Congress,
or officer Of TIE United states, IT AS mrin-
her any state lie is.aiuie, or AS an executive or
judicial -er If any State. to suppnrt the Constr
rufi.n IF the United states, an aiterward engaged
in in-urr-c,iun or rebeii against the SIM, "r
gwen aid comfort 10 the enemies there'i 80
help me Gtsi:' under the pains and penalties 81
perjury las the NAV be > or such Perso shall
in like man e. take subscribe, and hie the How
ing oath q, affirmation: Il. do sol
enInlr swear Tor affirm that have by ct Of Con-
grrss # tho United >t,eS, been relieved from the
dis ,b,Iities inip,-sd mp m by the fourteenth
sm-ndm. Mt Of the Constitution of the United
States, So help me Cod or under the pains ana
penalties or perjury, as the css- may bel wt1ch
asth- or aifmsrion- shall be fakeu lief ami GER
titled bv any officer law' ly auhriz Il to a'imin-
ister uaihs. Aud any person who shall knowingly
swear affirm fal>ely in taking either IL -nch
ostIs a -mati -ha he deemed guilty. 81 PR
jurr, and shall be punished therefor ~ impri>on-
nent not l-ss than one YET AMI not more than
ten years, AMI shall he fine MT less than one
Thousand doll ,r>. and not more an ten IN 'ns'nd
d,Il,rs And in all trials any violation Of tns
act the certificate IF the king Of either Il SAID
osth> sfrnistious. with pTsf # TIN 81 .f'tu 81
tie parts -ccusei. shall be Iaken ard held A. c'''-
clu-ive evidence .h,r 80, or aIfrrnstf N wits
re .ulsriv ami lts full, a-rlns-e ID by 'mp-fent
authority: A. Il PROVIDED fIrther. Tn every such |
pes whp shall n-g ect FIR the p-ri,! Of thirty
.iy. next after the passage this ACT To take sub
scribe. anil FL sach ssh ar affirmation as sfor-s
shall be deemed AMI Ike t. I'll. int-,ifs and pHr-
t.--s. Z, have v,c.tet his "lhr-: And pr v'sed
fIrthe~. That the STATE Of Mississippi y admitted
o. rppreSentsIcn in Corgr.-- one II tn 81 ties
If the Cni,r. upIn the FIJI wing fundamental
cun.fiti rs: eir-t. Tnat the c ms Irutiun 81 -
-is-ip,'i shall N yer he amended or changed ~
tn deprive citizen class Of citizens "f the
Cnitel States o the RICH. {. vote VIII are entitled
Ia v.t- by the con>firu ion herein 'erognized *
crrr ~ a punishment tor such crimes a> 2 nov
f-loni-- at .inm n Jaw w'.r,-sf they shall l.sv-
been duly c,nv .ct-i nnsler Laws equally spplicsb
l.. vi r.. inhabitants Of siii stat Pi"vid-'i.
That anv alter,ri n 4 sid cons;irnui N. p''-pec
live IN it, sf'e-t- nav lie m,te IA regard e. tn
time and place If resd, nee 4 VOTERS Sec MI
Tn 1t il shall be- l,Sful FIR the ,ii tate To
i-i,siv,. any CT z-n III rl United Srate>, "n ac-
,orut # his rsse. c.lur, IT y ev'.us cnd ti", Il
.-rvi,u i.- 1t the right hod oi.ire th- con-
. tu;ion and laws # said State. up any -"ch
-r nd L. require # hun any other Il Inlihcarinns
r os.s thu, such a. are required all the CT
z-n- Tnirl That the .n-;ifGtIun Il ,is i-sfpl,i
III never lie r,,i-- rirang- as to ''esn,ve
vctiz III ris.- siz-ns of the I'm tel ST .fes
,f TIN i.,ol ii-ht~ rrISiicges secure'! by the
.vnsiiiutio o; sod state
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