Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-31
mo. 81 ~
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A luN.
In purxuance OF the provisions Of the act OF Con-
gresS approved April 10th, lSf9, ! hereby ueslsn1le
tuesday, the 30lh day OF November, rs the TINE lot
submitting the constitution ndopted on tne i H. s "a!
son, Mississippi. TO tue voters OF said Sta,c, IeSl~
StS, 1850.
tlon 5, Article VII. OF said constitution. which Is In
the following words
"That ] am not disfranehlsed IN any OF the pro-
visions OF the act known as the Reconstrnction Acts
OF the 39th and 10th Congress. and that admit the
political and civil equality OF all men 30 help me
God. Provided II Congress shall, at any time, re-
said Reconstruction Acts OF the said 39th and 10th
Congress land the legislature or this State shall
concur therein). then ~ much OF THIS oath, ana 70
shall not be required Of such person, so pardoned, to
mo person shall be eligible TO any once Of pront
or trust. civil or military. In this state. who, =, .
member OF the legislature, voted for the call or the
convention that passed the ordinance OF secession.
or who, AZ a delegate TO any convention, voted TOT OF
signed any ordinance OF secession, or VINO gave Vol.
untary aid. countenance, counsel or encouragement
to persons engaged In armed hostility 10 the Cnlted
States. or who accepted or attempted TO exercise the
functions Of any ONCE, civil or military, under any
authority or pretended government, authority,
power or constitution within the United States hos.
lille or inImical thereto, except all persons who aided
reconstruction by voting for this convention, or
this convention, and shall continuously and In good
faith sdvocate the acts Of the same but tho leslsla.
ture may remove such disability: lroridsd, That
nothing In this section. except voting for or signing
the ordinance Of secession shall be no construed ns
TO exclude from office the private soldier OF the late
so-called Confederate States army
And / further submit TO q separate vote. section D
Of Article MI. Of the said constitution. which Is In
the following words:
The credit Of the State shall not be pledged or
lion nor shall the State hereafter become a stock
holder In any corporation or association"
And / further submit, to a separate vote, part OF
MI. OF the said constitution. which Is In the follow
u That / have never. AZ a member Of any conven.
tIoI, voted for or signed any ordinance OF secession;
that ! have never, as a member Of any State leglsia.
ture. voted for the call OF any convention That passed
any such ordinance
The above oath shall also be taken by all the city
AMI county Officers before entering upon their dn-
ties. and by all other State officials not Included In
the above provision.
above-clted provisions alone, and upon the other
portions Of the said constitution III The following
manner, viz:
tuition Excluding the provisions above luoted(. as
adopted by the convention Of May Is. ISIS, shall ex-
press his Judgment By voting
FOR THE CONSTITUTION.
Each voter favoring the rejection 0f the %conStltti:
tlon excluding tho provisions above quotel), snail
express his Judgment BY voting
AGAINST TIE CONSTITUTION.
Each voter will be allowed 10 cast n separate bal
lot for or against either or both VI the provisions
above quoted.
u, u, II aud 10, OF Article Kill. under the head Of
" ordinance" are considered Us forming no part OF
the said constitution.
hand, and caused the seal " the United States to be
affixed.
Done at the city Of Washington. this thirteenth
f., ST. day Of July, In tue year OF our L0rd one
thousand eight hundred and slxty.nine, and OF the
independence ofthe United States Of America, the