The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-02-17
Buffers Bill to Etshenor the
Southern peNple.

sutIer's Bill to Eishenor the
Southern peSpls.
Having the room to spare, we publish
Ha,lcr's MI. We cannot believe that it
Will ever get through Congress.
ANIL YoE The REMOVAL OF DISABILITIES
~ loyal CITIZENS.
b. i erucisd brittle Senate and House of
r:;,-ysfn!a'i"rS Of he United States Of
,,,.-icr in Congress assembled, That the
POLITICAL disabilities incurred because Of
s.,s committed during the late rebellion
srr-u;nr under the third section of the
fourteenth amcp,l;ncnt TO the Constitution
: the t.ite1 States he, and hnrchv ere,
rg,aayei from ana all rights OF citizenship
s~r res; 1-ei 10 those citizens of the United
~.ates who shall comply with the conditions
md do the acts hereinafter set forth upon
receiving the certificate hereinafter pro-
1iied.
lrtr,ox .. .fad 10 Il further enacted,
That every citizen of the United States whb
IA. yiven aid comfort. or assistance to, or
A.l any Office or place Of trust or profit,
cher clyI! or military. under any Govern
,.e,t within the United States, either State
o. Confederate, opposed and hostile thereto
who desires 10 have his political disabilities
because of such acts. or either OF them, re-
moved. and TO be restored to his rights as a
citizen. excnpt persons Win ravh held com
missions in the army and navy OF the United
States Of have been members Of Congress.
may apply by petition. to a court Of the
riteI States in the State.oc Territory il
lie. IL hal his home daring t,:c war ~
TN" rebellion. setting forth what office on
llace Of trust he lad ever held under the
United States prior 10 the fifteenth day of
April. eighteen hundred and sixty-one.
which by law required any oath TO be taken
to SUPPORT the Coustitut on Of the United
%tatcs,and also in what manner he had given
md comfort or assistance - the rebellion OF
-gh"ther ln had hold any office OF place Of
.lf.- .r rr,iit under Il State Government or
Confederate Government. or either OF them,
hostile to the United States during any part
Of the time Of the war Of the rebellion,
giving particular description Of the acts
done and Offices or places held by him in
that behalf: and that he therein and there
~ rcnouuccS all allegiance or fellty to amy
supposed government, State OF Confederate,
Heretofore set up against the United States
within the same, and that nc tl'lly intends
hereafter to act and conduct himself as
uue and loyal citizen Of the United States ::
an that he will bear truc faith and ale
lance to the United States and support the
{, institution thereof AMI that lie has not
atMcc the Isl day Of June. 1865, done any act
O.; hostility to the United States: OF COM
m,Itci any crime hy violence against the
laws thereof, or the laws Of any State
thereof and that be has not enleavoled,
',y force or by fraud. since that time, 10
Interfere with the ciyi! rights Of any citi-
ZEN OF the United States, or to prevent the
freedom Of election or Of speech and that
from said day to the present time he has
1.haycl himself as Il man of good moral
,laructer. attached to the Constitution of
;ne United States, and we'll disposed to-
ward good order and happiness OF all the
.,tilcns thereof wherefore the petitioner
lrays to be restored to his rights III all that
tc has lost by his wrongful acts therein set
i.Ith, which petition beirg sworn to in open
court, the same shall he iled and Il notice
published By the clerk Of the court three
weeks succcseively in some newspaper in
the county wherein the petitioner resided
as aforesaid; or il no newspaper be pub
lishcd there, then in q newspaper pub
.ishcd at the capital of said State or Terri
tory, stating the name Of the petitioner, the
rlacc Of his residence, and that lie has pc
,itioncd 10 be restored to his rights rs Il
.tizcn Of the United States according to
the laws III such case made and provided,
and that hearing will bc had thereon
Heiore said court on day named, not less
~ -bi,t ia, of ur no frs TnIIIra
e the notice, at which time and place any
pcrson may show cause why such petition
>hould not be granted. II on the day
AIMED III such notice no person shall ap-
rear and object in court to the granting Of
he prayer Of the petitioner, and if
The court shall be satisfied that the state
mcnts set forth in such petition are
true, tie court shall Issue certifi-
cate, under the zeal thereof, signed by the
Judge, which shall set forth that all the acts
h.rcin required to be done have been
done and performed in this behalf, and
that the Judge believes NIL the state
ments in said petition to be true !;
whereupon all political disabilities OF
The petitioner arc removed, and he is
restored to all his rights Of citizenship by
virtue of this act. But if upon the re-
,urn-day of said notice any citizen of the
United States shall appear TO object that
anything set forth in said petition is not
true in fact, thereupon an issue shall be
framed by the court, to be tried before the
court, upon which both parties may be
fully heard by themselves or by their
counsel, and produce such Witnesses
whereof the petitioner may be one, or tes-
timony as may be relevant and competent !;
and the certificate above provided shall not
issue unless said court shall adjudge and
determine that all the facts set
forth in gsid petition are true beyond
rcaeonsonable doubt; and if such GER
,ihcate is refused, the petitioner
ehall thereupon be forever barred from
relief Of his political disabilities cave by
special act of Congress. But if said court
ehali determine said facts set forth in said
yetition are true, then the said certificate
shall issue in the game manner and with
the same effect az If no objection had been
made: Prouided, alrdyS, That any false
,wearing in any Of the proceedings herein
provided shall be perjury, and may, on
conviction before said court, be punished IN
the manner provided by law: md pro-
r,dcd further, That the judge OF said court
thail have power to determine the fees OF
the clerk for filing said petition and the
cost Of advertising the same, the
making up the record and issuing the
certificate, which shall be similar to the
cost of like lccltifcutesl proceedings III
civil cases, which shall be paid by the APP
r"llant: Pr0Dided, &oareper, That whoever
lakes objection as provided in section Q,
WHICH causes an issue Of fact, the costs Of