The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-02-09
By de President ofMe Uaited !State. oI
An,sriru
A PROCLAMATION.

III purbuAucc Ot lue uCt VI OOuSTSro ~
proved April 10th 1860, I hereby desig-
nate Tuesday, the 3Otb day Of November,
as tile time for submitting che constitution
adopted on tho 10th day Of May, 1868, by
the convention which met in Jackson.
Mississippi, to the voters Of said State, re-
aistered at the date Of such submission,
viz: November 90th. 1869.
And submit to separate vote that
part Of section 3, Article VII. Of said con-
stitutiou, which is in the following words:
"That am not DISTINGUISHED in any OF
the provisions Of the act known as the Ro-
construction Acts of The 39th and 10Th
Congress, and that | admit the political
aud civil equality Of all men; SO help me
God. Provided If Congress shall. at any
time. remove the disabilities Of any person
DISTINGUISHED 10 said Reconstruction Acts
Of the said 39th and 10th Congress (nni
the legislature of the State shall concur
therein, then SO much Of this oath, and SO
much only, as refers to the said Recon
struction Acts, shall not be required OF
such person, so pardoned, to entitlehim to
be- registered"
And further submit TO q separate vote
Section Of the same article OF said con-
stitution, which is in the following words:
."Fo person shall be eligible to any Of
fee of profit or trust, civil or military, in
this State. who, as q member Of the legis-
lature. voted for the call Of the convention
that passed the ordinance Of secession, or
who as delegate to any convention, voted
for or signed any ordinance Of secession.
or who gave voluntary aid. countenauce,
counsel or encouragement to persons enga=
ged in armed hostility to the United States
or who accepted or attempted to exercise
the functions of any Office, civil or militia
ry, under any authority or pretended gov
eminent, authority, power or constitution
within the United States hostile or mimi
cal thereto except oil persons who aided
reconstruction by voting for this conven-
ton, or Who have continuously advocated
the assembling Of this convention, and
shall continuously aud in good faith advo-
cate the acts of he same; but the legisla.
turo may remove such disability: PROUD
Ell, That nothing in this section, except
voting for or signing che ordinance of Sc
cession shall BIO SO construed as to exclude
from Office the private soldier Of the late
confederate states army"
And further submit 10 separate vote.
Section S Of Article XII, Of this said con-
stitution, which is in the following words:
1.-THE credit Of the State shall not be
pledged or loaned in aid Of any person. as
ISOLATION or corporation; nor shall the
State heater become stockholder in any
corporation or association.
And further submit. TO separate vote,
part of the oath Of Office prescribed in
Esction %, Of Article XII, Of the said
constitution, which is in the following
words
"Tbat I have never, as member ofany
convention, voted for or signed ordinance
of secession; that have never as a men,
Der Of any State legislature. voted for the
sail Of any convention that passed any such
ordinance"
The above oath shall also be taken BY
all the city and county officers before en-
teripg upon their duties, aud by all State
officials not included in the above provi,
sion.
direct the vote to be takcn upon each
Of the above-cited provisions alone. and
upon the other portions Of the constitution
10 the following manner, viz:
Each voter favoring the ratification Of
the constitution Excluding the provisions
above quoted as adopted BY the conyen-
ton Of May Is, 1868. shall express his
Judgment by voting
FOR THE CONSTITUTION.
Each voter fayoring the rejection Of the
constitution Excluding the provisions
above.quOted,) shall express his judgment
by voting
AGAINST THE CONSTITUTION.
Each voter will be allowed to cast a
separate ballot for or against either or both
of the provisions above quoted.
It is understood that Sections 4, 5, 6, 4,
8, 9. 10, IL, l2, 10. II, and Is, Of Arti-
Gle XIII, under the head Of Ordinance. :"
are considered as forming no part Of the
constitution
10 testimony whereof, have hereunto
set my hand, and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington this
thirtieth dsy Of July, in the year
Of our Lord OGs thousand eight
IL. s.. hundred and sixty-nine. and OF
the Independence Of tho United
States Of America, the ninety
fourth. u. s. GRANT.
By the President
HAMILTON Frsu, Secretary Of State.
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