New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-06
NO. Sd.
JOINT RESOLUTION proposing to amend
the Con stitutinn of the State


JOINT RESOLUTION proposing to amend
the Constitution of the State.
SECTION l. Be it resolved by the Senate
and House of Representatives, of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly convened.
That at the general election next ensuing
the passage of this resolution, the following
article shall be proposed to the qualified
electors Of the State as an amendment to
the constitution of the State, which, when
approved and ratified by a majority of the
voters at said election, shall become part
of the constitution, i'll the place of the art
Gle numbered nine y-nine.
SEC. ,. Be it further resolved. etc, That
said article shall be in words and terms as
follows, to wit:
No person shall hold any Office, or shall
be permitted to vote at any election, or TO
act as a juror, who, in due course Of law,
shall have been convicted of treason. per-
Jury. forgery, bribery or other crime punish
able by imprisonment in the PeniteItiary,
or who shall he under Introduction.
SEC. g. BE it further resolved, etc. That
the tickets of all persons voting upon this
proposed amendment shall have written or
printed thereon the words. For the
amendment of the ninety-ninth article OF
the constitutions" or, Against the amend
ment of the ninety-ninth article of the CON
stitutiOn;" and the returning officers shall
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And if a majority of the votes cast at said
election shall be. For the amendment of
the ninetv-ninth article of the constitution"
then the article numbered ninety-nine and
reading as follows:
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otber crin,n ,,rn;sLah,e in 1be per;tan,;a,.y
and nersons under ;ntnrd;ction All nerSnns
WHO f,re estonned from cIaimiro tho r;nb+ of
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I7ni+e5 S+afas onverTmnnt or hT notoriousIr
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enemies. oivinG them aid or comfort. bnt
who Nave not exnatIiatad themselves nor
boTa h.on conv;rta1 of anv of -bo c,;,noS
mentioned !, the first naraoranb NJ rh;s
artirla orn boroh,- rnstorad to tIe cold r;obr
event the follow;nr. Those Who hold otiice,
civil or military fnr ono vear nv more nndar
The oroanizat;nn stvIeed .tbe Contcderata
Sratcs ef America : those who ron;stered
Themselves as enemies of the I-nited States
those who acted as leaders of guerrilIa
bands during the late rebellion: those who in
tbe adyocacy of treason wrote or unfinished
narSna,,or srt;n,as ~, ,,roanhoJ INV
for and sirned an ordinance of secession.
in any STATE No nerson included in these
executions shall either vote or hold office
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nntar;lv wr;t;na and s;cn;nn a cnrt;fc sv
se-t;no forth that he acl nowledaas tba Iato
rebeIJion n have been mora1lv and noI;,;o
c,Ilv yroDr ,nd tb,t no ro,cro,s - "a
and comfort he na, ba,.o ri,-a, !. IVA 'i ha
shall file the certiticate in fhe Office of ,he