Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-28
BY the President s e ssi EGl'sa1 s,ste' Of America

BY the Presldent o. ths Vnitsm Sssseso Amerea.
In pursuance OF the provlsons Of the act Of Con.
gress approved April l6th, 1853. I hereby designate
Tuesday, the soth day Of Novs snn,nS as as nc iits d ISr
Of May. 1858. by the convention which met in Jack.
son, Mississippi, to the voters Of said State. regis
tered at the date Of such submission, viz: November
And / submit to a separate vote that part Of Sec
ton 5, Article VII, Of said constitution, which Is In
r"SThSt / am moi dlsfranchised In any Of the pro-
visions Of the act known Is tho Reconstrlction Acts
Of the seth and +nth Congress. and that i admit the
political and civil equality Of AZ men: 80 help me
God, Provided II Congress shall, at any time, re-
move the disabilities Of any person disfranchiscd 10
said Reconstruction Acts OF the said 39th and 10th
Congress (and the Legislature o. this state shail
much only, as refers TO the said Reconstruction Aets,
shall not &c required OF such person. 30 pardonsd, to
entitle him TO be reglstercd"
or trust, civil or military, In this State. who. as o
member OF the legislature, voted for the call OF the
convention that passed the ordinance OF secession,
or who, As O delegate TO any convention, voted Tor or
signed any ordinance Of secession, or who gave vol
untAry aid, countenAnce. counsel or Encouragement
70 persons engaged in armed hostility to tbs United
States, or who accepted or attempted 10 exercise the
functions Of any ONCE. civil or military, under any
authority or pretended government, authority,
power or constitution within the United States hos.
ilc or nlmlca thereto. except all persons who aided
reconstruction by voting for this convention. or
who have continuously advocated the assembling Of
this convention, and shall continuously and ~ good
faith advocate the acts OF the same; but the ieglsla.
turc may remove such disability: Prorided, That
nothing In this section, except voting Tor or signing
the ordinance OF secession shall be 80 construed az
TO exclude from ONCE the private soldier OF the late
so-callcd Confederate States army"
And j further submit 10 Il separate vote, section D
Of Article XII. OF the said constitution, which Is In
"Ths credit Of the State shall not be pledged or
loaned in aid q any person, s.sSsi+t hSco or e : ,pSss
A a a. aa.g, nNrNnraNlNn n aRnnrlafian "
And I further submit, TO o separate vote, part OF
the oath OF oflce prescribed In Section 26 OF Article
MI. OF the said constitution. which Is In the iollow-
THAT I have never, as n member Of any conycn.
tion, voted for or signed any ordinance OF secession;
that have never, al q member OF any State legisia::
turc. voted for the call Of any convention thatpassed
The above oath shall also be taken by all the city
and county officers before entering upon their du-
ties, aud by all other State officials not Included In
i direct the vote to be taken upon each Of the
abovecited provisions alone. and upon the other
portions Of the said constitution In the following
Zach voter Gvoring the ratification Of the con,ti-
tuition Excluding the provisions above quoted.
adopted by the convention Of May Is, lS6s. shall ex'
press his Judgment by voting
ron THE coSsrI1rTloN.
Each voter fayoring the rejection OF the %constltu;;
tion (excluding the provisions above quoteI), shall
express his Judgment BY voting
AGAINST THE CONSTITUTION.
Each voter will be allowed 70 cast O separate bal
lot for or against either or both Of the provisions
above quoted.
II Is understood that Sections 4. 5. 9, I, 6, 9. 10. II.
l2, Is, II and IS, OF Article KILL. under the head o.
I" Ordinance" arc considered as forming no part OF
tho said constitution.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my
hand. and caused the seal Of the United States TO be
afnxed. -
Done at the city OF Washington. this thirteenth
IL, 81 day OF July, In the year OF our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixty'nine. and OF INC
nincty.fourth. U. s. GRANT.
BY the President