Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-02-25
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed nt the Second Session Of the Forty.
First Congress.
NO. o.
BY tho President Of the United States Of America.
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BY the President OF the United states OF America.
PROCLAMATION.
In pursuance OF the provisions Of the act OF Con-
greSs approved April 10th, 1863. i hereby designate
Tuesday, the Both day Of November, az the time for
Of Nav isss' 6y The convention which met in Jack.
son, Mississippi, to the voters Of said state. regis
tered at the date Of such submission, VIZ: November
Aud submit TO a separate vote that part Of Sec
tion 3, Article VII. OF said constitution, which Is In
the following words
"That ! am not dlsfranchised In any OF the pro-
visions OF the act known as the Reconstruction Acts
OF the seth and +lth Congress, and that i admit the
political and civil equality Of all men: so help mo
God. Provided II Congress shall. at any time. re-
said Reconstruction Acts OF the said 39th and 10Th
Congress land the legislature. Of this State shall
concur therein). then so much or this oath, am 20
much only. as refers to the said Reconstruction Acts.
shall not be required OF snchl, person. 80 p%arioned. to
entltle him to be registered"
mo person shall be eligible to any office Of profit
or trust, civil or military, In this state. WHO, as 0
member Of the legislature. voted for the call Of the
convention that passed the ordinance OF secession,
or who, as a delegate 10 any convention, votcd LOT OF
signed any ordinance Of secession. or who gave vol.
untary aid, countenAnce, counsel or encouragement
TO persons engaged In armed hostility to the United
functions Of any ofhce, civil or military, under any
authority or pretended government, authority,
power or constitution within the United States hos.
tile or inimical thereto; except oil persons %nG a,de er
who have continuously advocated the assembling Of
this convention, and shall continuously and In good
faith advocate the acts OF the same; but the lcgisla.
ture may remove such disability: Proridsd, That
nothing In this section, except voting for or signing
the ordinance OF secession shall b. 80 construed a.
TO exclude from ONCE the private soldier OF the late
so-cailed Confederate States army"
And / further submit TO q separate vote. Section 8
Of Article MI. Of the said constitution. which Is In
1.-THE credit Of the State shall not be pledged or
loaned In aid Of any person. association or corpora.
tion nor shall the State hereafter become a stock.
ha1Iar In n TnFnnFnfLnn ~ nQknrIntInn"
And / further submit, TO- a separate vote. part OF
the oath OF Office prescribed In Section 26 OF Article
XII. OF the said constitution. which Is In the follow
n That have never. as a member OF any eonven-
tIon. voted for or signed any ordinance o. secesion;
that / have never, as a member Of any State legista.
turc. voted for the call Of any convention that passed
the above oath shall also be taken BY all the city
and county Officers before entering upon their du.
ties, and by all other State officials not Included In
the above provision.
I direct the vote to be taken upon each OF the
Above-cited provisions alone. and upon the other
portions OF the said constitution in the following
Each voter favoring the ratification OF the consti.
adopted by the convention Of May u, ls65. shall ex-
press his judgment by voting
FOR THE CONSTITUTION.
Each voter fayoring the rejection OF the %constItu.
tion Excluding the provisions above Qu0ted). shall
express his judgment by voting
AGAINST TIE CONSTITUTION.
Each voter WIN be allowed TO cast a separate bal.
lot for or against either or both OF the provisions
above quoted.
IL, Is, IL and Is, OF Article KILL, under the head Of
% ordinance" are considered as forming no part Of
the said constitution.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my.
hand. and caused the seal Of the United States to DO
AFFIXED.
Done at the city Of Washington, this thirteenth
II. 81 day OF July, in the year OF our Lord ono
thousand eight hundred and sixty.nine, and OF tho
independence Of the United States OF America, the
ninety.f0urth. U. 3. GRANT.
BY the President /:
HAMILTON FISH, Secretary OF State.