Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-30
mo. 81
BY the President r q ,hg U MtT,S States OF America

HAMILTON Fish. Secretary OF State.
Dy the President Of the United States Of America
A PROCLAMATION.
In pursuance OF the provisions Of the act OF Con
cress approved April 10Th. 1869, / hereby designate
Tuesday, the SGth day Of November, as the time ioi
submitting the constitution adopted on the 18Th day
of May, 1853; by the convention which net IN SnGE
tered At the date Of such submission VIZ: NOVEMBER
yth, ls9.
tlon 3, Article VII, Of said constitution, which Is IL
THAT j am not dIsfranchIsed In any Of the pro
visions OF the act known AZ the Reconstruction Act:
OF the seth and 10th Congress, and that l admit TIT
political and civil equality OF all men: so help me
Cod, Provided II Congress shall, at any time, re
move the disabilities OF any person diSfranchised 4
Congress land the legislature. OF. this State shal
concur thcrcin). then so much OF this oath, and NC
much only, as refcrst0 the said RcconstructiOn Acts
shall not be required OF such person, 80 paruoned, tt
entitlc him TO be registered"
mo person shall be eligible TO any Office Of profit
or trust, civil or military, In this State, who. as .
mcmbe OF the legislature, voted Tor INC eal OF tn'
or who, Hs a delegate 10 any convention, voted for o.
signed any ordinance Of secession, or who gave VOL
untary aid, countenAncc, counsel or encouragement
to persons engaged IN armed hostility to the United
States, or who accepted or attempted To exercise Tho
functions OF any Office, civil or military, under any
authority or pretended government, authority
DDWNT OF CDIAllluklOHW lkHuu NHN INV Aeah'' ~"
lille or inlmical thereto, except all persons who hidet
reconstruction by voting for this convention. Of
who have continuously advocated the assembling 0
this convention, md shall continuously anu III goo
faith advocate the acts Of the same; but the leglsla
ture may remove such disability: ~Irorided, Tina
nothing In this section, except voting for or signing
the UrlInance Of secession shall be so construct a
TO exclude from Office the private soldier Of the late
s~O-callcl Confederate States army
Aud | further submit 10 u separate vote. Section
Of Article MI. Of the said constitution, which Is II
"The credit OF the State shall not be pledged o
loaned In aid OF any person, association or corpora
tlOn nor shall the State hereafter become u STOCK
holder In any corporation or association"
And l further submit. to n separate vote, part Q
the oath OF office prescribed In Section % OF Article
XII. OF the said constitution. which Is In the follow
"That / have never, as n member OF any conven
tIon, voted for or signed any ordinance Of secession
that l have never. as a member OF any State lcgiaa
turc.S voted for the call OF any convention that passe'
The above oath shall also be taken by all the cit!
and county officers before entering upon their du
ties, and by all other State officials not Included IL
i direct the vote TO be taken upon each Of tn
aboyc-citcl provisions alone, nnl upon the othe
portions Of the said constitution In the following
Each voter favorIng the ratification OF the consti
tuition (excludlng the provisions above luoteD, y
adopted by the convention Of May u, 1865. shall OK
press his Judgment by voting
FOR THE CONSTITUTION.
Each voter favOring the rejection Of the constitu
tIOn excluding the provisions nbOre luOteD, shall
express his Judgment by voting
AGAINST TIE CONSTITUTION.
Each voter will be allowed 10 cast u separate bal
lot for or against either or both OF the provision
above quoted.
1t Is understood that Sections 4. 5. 6, :, s, 9. 10. II
u, u, II and Is, Of Article MIL, under the head .
"orlinancc," are considered as forming no part o
the said constitution.
In testimony whereof, ] have hercunto set m!
hand. and CAUSED the seal Of the United States to b
affixed. -,
Done at the city Of Washington, this thirteenth
IL, ST. DAY OF July, In the year Of our Lord on
thousand eight hundred aud sixty.nlne. and OF IN
independence Of the United States Of America, III
nIncty-fOurth. U. ). HkhNT.
by the President {:
HAMILTON FISH, Secretary Of State.