The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1870-09-10
JOINT RESOLUTION

SECTION l. Be Il reslrcd by tie Senate and Hs.se
Of Representatives. Of the State Of Louisiana IN General
Assembly emrened, That at the general election
next ensuing the passage Of this resolution, the
following article shall be proposed to the quail
fed electors of the State as an amendment to the
constitution Of the State, which. when approved
by majority of the voters at said election shall
become part Of the constitution. in the place
of the article numbered ninety nine.
SEC 2. Be further reaolued, etc., That said ar
ticic thall I've in words and terms as follows, to
wit:
No person shall hold any office. or shall be
permitted to vote ut any election. or act as ju-
couvic ted Of treason. pnrjury. forgery. bribery,
or other crime punishable ny imprisonment in the
pen;tentiary, or who shall be under interdiction.
Sec g. Be it tarther reso!ced. etc., That the tick.
cts Of ail persons voting upon this proposed
amendment shall have written or printed thereon
the words, .iFor thu amendment Of the nine-ninth
article Of the constitution - Or, against the
amendment Of the ninety ninth article of the
constitution :" and the returning officers shall
make ret,,rns of the votes thereon in the came
manner a. is prescribed by law for returns OF
election. aud the Secretary Of State shall promul-
gate the same three times in the Official journal.
And II majority of the votes cast at eaid elec-
tion ehall be. For the amendment OF the ninety
ninth article Of the constitution" then the article
numbered ninety mine, and reading az follows:
h "Arr,cix o., The following persons shall be
prohibited from voting or holding any ONCE All
persons who shall have been convicted Of treason.
pcriuty, forgery bribery, OF other crime punisha-
ilc in the pcnitcntiary, and persons under inter-
diction. All pcrsons who are stopped from
claiming the right Of suffrage, BY ahjuring their
allegiance to the United States Government. or
b. VIGOROUSLY levying war sgainet it, or adher-
ing to its enemies. giving them cid or comfort,
but who have not cxpatriated Themselves, nor
have been convicted Of any Of the crimes men-
toned 10 the first paragraph Of this article, are
hereby restored to the said right except the fol-
lowing: Those who held Office. civil or military.
for one year OF more, under the organization
styled the Confederate States OF America those
who registered themselves a enemies OF the Unt-
ted States. those who acted a. leaders Of g,ier-.
rilla bands during the late rebellion; those who.
In the advocacy Of treason, wrote or published
newspaper articles q preached sermons during
the late rebellion; and those who voted 'or ana
sigaed and ordinance of recession in any State.
No person included in these exceptions shall
either vote or hold odBce until be eh.ll have re-
lieved himself by voluntarily writing and signing
certificate setting forth that he acknowledges
The late rebellion to have been morally and po-
litcally wrong. and that be regrets any aid and
comfort be may have given 1t; and be shall die
! the certificate in. the Office Of the Secretary OF
St0&, auO u sJl9iI Uc PUUssrScV ~ suo OssSs~A
Journal Procidsd That no persou who. prior 70
the first day Of January, eighteen hundred and
sixty eight. favored the execution Of the laws Of
the United States, properly known ~ the Recon
struction Acts OF Congress, and openly aud &C
lively assisted The loyal men Of The State 10 their
efforts % restore Lousiana - her position in the
Union, shall be held and included among those
herein excepted. Registrars Of voters shall take
the oath Of any such person % pru'sa Jace EVIL
dencc Of the fact that be iseotitled to the benefit
Of tbis prosiao,n ahall he stricken from the Con-
stitution, and be null and void, and the article
herein allove set set forth and proposed - IN
amendment shall be part Of The conetitution,
and shall Be pobehed in ell o6|cial copies OF the
sane il place Of the article ninety nine, % strick
| en- ont and declared null and void.
| (Signed) MORTIMER CARR,
'sS : Speaker a the House Of Representatives..
(SiGne1) AsH v&fws. OSCAR J. DUNN,
\ Lieatenant Governor and President Of the Senate
Approved February IL, 1870.
tSjcued) nc. WARMOTH.
/ Governor a the State Of Louisiana
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Il 46f Gro q. BOvEg, Ia
|, Y,fs..s a. Secretary Of State.