Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-15
by the President e 4 ~ T%lsss s,s.e' of America

In pursuance Of tho provisions OF the act Of Con
Crcss approved April 10Th, 1867. l hereby deslgnsts
Tuesday the sath day Of NovemSer, as 81, Inc w, iime d lSI
Of May. lS6S. by the convention which met I'D jack
son, Mississippi, TO the voters OF sail State, regis
tered at the date OF such submission. VIZ: November
And / submit to a separate vote that part Of Sec.
tlon ]. Article VII, OF said constitution. whlch 5 ID
aThat i am not disfranehised In any Of the pro
visions OF the act known as the Reconstruction ASts
OF the s9th and In,h Congress, and that i admit inc
political and civil equality OF all men: so pelp mt
move the disabilities Of any person dlsfranchised in
said Reconstruction Acts OF the said 39th and 4otn
Congress land the legislature, or this state shal
much only, az refers to the said Reconstruction Acts,
shall not be required. OF such, person. 10 pardoned' to
mo person shall be- eligible to any onicc Of pro0i
or trust, civil or military, In this State, whoa O
| member OF the legislature, voted for the call OF the
convention that passed the ordinance OF secession
or who. as a delegate to any convention. r0ted for o.
signed any ordinance OF secession, or who gave vol
untary aid. countcnance, counsel or encouragement
TO persons engaged In armed hostility TO the United
States, or who accepted or attempted 10 exercise Inc
| functions Of any ofice, civil or military, under any
! authority or pretended government, authority
power or constitution within the United States hos
reconstruction by voting for this convention, Of
who have continuously advocated the assembling "
this convention, and shall continuously and ~ gooc
| kllln 1uNOCuICN UC hlA1 VI ia HhhiN u sN S6ns
ture may remove such disability: Prorfded, Tha,
nothing In this section. except voting Tor or signing
the ordinance Of secession shall be so construed a.
10 exclude from office the private soldier OF the ht'
so-cal,et Confederate States army
Aud I further submit 10 Il separate vote, section
Of Article MI. Of the said constitution, which 10 IL
THE credit OF the State shall not be pledged Of
loaned In aid Of any person, association or corpora
ton nor shah the State hereafter become u STOCK
holder IN any corporation or association"
| And i further submit, 10 u separate vote, part o
the oath OF Office prescribed In Section ii OF Article
MI. OF the said constitution, which Is In the follow
"6That i have never, as q member OF any conven
ton, voted for or signed any ordinance OF secession
that l have never, as a member OF any State leEiaa
ture. 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 ~
ties, and by all other State officials not Included II
the above provision.
/ direct the vote TO be taken upon each Of tn,
above-cited provisions alone, and upon the othel
portions OF the said constitution In the following
Each voter fnvoring the ratification OF the constI
adopted by the Convention OF May is; iSs. shall cx
press his Judgment by voting nr.r
FOR THE CONSTITUTION.
Each voter favoring the rejection OF the constltu
tlon {exciudinS the provisions above quoted), shall
express his Judgment by voting
AGAINST THE CONSTITUTION.
Each voter Will be allowed TO cast a separate bal
lot for or against either or both ofthe provisions
| above quoted.
/, Is understood that Sections 4. 8. G, I, 6, Q, 10. II
u, IT., II and Is. OF Article Kill. under the head o
"oriinancc." nre considered AZ forming no part o
the said constitution. F
In Testimony whereof, / have hcreunto set ny
hand, and caused the seal Of the United States to b
affixed. .
Done at the city OF Washington. this thirteenth
IL, 81 day OF July, In the year OF our Lord oil
thousand eight hundred and siXty.nlne. and OF tn
independence Of the United States OF America. thu
ninc;y.fourth. U. 5. GRANT.
BY the President .
! nANIIroS fIgM. Secretary of Stale. .