Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-02-20
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
ut the Second Session Of the Forty.
F1rat Congress.
BY the President OF the United States Of America
p~UOTTAMlTTnN

no. Jl
py the President OF the United States Of America.
A PROCLAMATION.
H. pursuance Of the provisions Of the act Of Con.
Tuesday, the SOtf day Of November, as The time for
submitting the constitution adopted on the 18th day
OF May. 1858. by tho convention which met In Jack
tered at the dsteo such submission. viz: November
And submit to a separate vote that part OF Sec.
ton ,, Article VII, OF said constitution, which Is In
THAT / am not DISTINGUISHED in any Of the pro-
visions Of the act known Us the Reconstruction Acts
Of The 3gth and +pth Congress and that ! admit the
God. Provided II Congress shall. at any time, re-
move the disabilities OF any person disfranchiscd In
sald Reconsirge!,on Acts Of the said s9ts and ,oth
concur therein), then so much OF this oath, and 70
much only, as refers to the said Reconstruction Acts.
shall not be required Of such person, 50 pardoned, to
'"So person shall be eligible to any ONCE Of pront
or trust, civil or military. In this State. who. as a
convention that passed the ordinance Of secession,
or who, as q delegate to any convention, voted for or
signed any ordinance OF secession, or who gave vol
untary aid. eountepanee. counsel or encouragement
TO persons engaged in armed hostility to the United
States. or who accepted or ATTEMPTED ~ exercise the
functions Of my 0tico. civil or military. under any
s So9s4 ~ cS or pniiSnG Within Sot tSs GnIasa s sa,sSi hoy:
tile or inimical thereto. except oil persons who aided
reconstruction by voting for this convention. or
VINO nave continuously AnNOCuttu tnE Assembling OF
this convention, and shall continuously and In good
faith advocate the acts Of the same; but the legisia-
ture may remove such disability: Prorided. That
nothing In this section, except voting for OF signing
10 exclude rom Ofice the private soldier or the late
so-called Confederate States army
And J further submit e q SEPARATE yots, SECTION .
q Article ny; q t1e said constitution, whieh Isl
"Thc credit OF the State shall not be pledged or
loan n IN aid .Ss IF any ny g Esf1s0PR, s SssSst1t SseU or e : .tSsi.
holder 10 any corporation or association"
And ] further submit, to Q separate vote, part Of
XII. or the said constitution. which Is in the follow.
"aThat / have never. as a mi OF any conyen.
tion, voted for or aigned any ordinance Of secession;
that ! have mover. az q member OF any State legisia:
ture. voted fSr thse ~ OF any convention that passed
and county officers before entering upon thcIr du.
ties. and by all other State ofieials not included In
the above provision.
! direct the vote TO be taken upon each OF the
abovecited provisions alone. and upon the other
portions Of the said constitution IN tho following
manner, viz: .tb lnf 50
tuition (e2cludlns the provisions above quotedJ. as
adopted by the convention Of May Is. 1865. shall cx-
press his Judgment by voting
Each voter favoring the rejection Of the ~constitu.
ton Excluding the provisions above quoted), shall
express his Judgment BY voting, ..,.
|I AGAINST THE CONSTITUTION.
Each voter win be allowed 10 cast a separate bal.
lot for or against either or both Of the provisions
It IS understood that Sections 4. S, 81, S,g 10, IL,
ordinance" are considered, o. forming no part OF
tho said constitution.
IN, testimony Whereof I have hereynso set my
hand, and caused the seal Of tho United States to be
Done at III. city or Washington, this thirteenth
Isl day o. July, In me year OF our LORD one