Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-02-09
BY the President Of the United States Of America.
-" A PROCLAMATION,

In pursuance OF tho provisions OF the act OF Con-
gress approved April lotl, lsG9. I hereby deslsnste
submitting the constitution adopted on the 18th day
Of May. 1858, BY the convention which met In Jack
son, Mississippi, TO tho voters OF said State. regis
tered at the date OF such submission. VIZ: November
Aud ] submit to a separate vote that part Of Sec.
ton 3 Article VII, Of said constitution, which Is In
THAT / am not dIsranchlscd in any Of the pro-
visions Of the act known as the Reconstruction Acts
OF the 39th and 10th Congress. and that ! admit the
political and civil equality OF all men: so help me
God. Provided Il Congress shall. at any time. re.
move the disabilities Of any person dlsfranehised y
said Reconstruction Acts Of the said 5'tn anu tOth
concur ~tlIcrein), then so much OF this oath. anu 80
much only, as refers to the said Reconstruction Acts,
shall not DO required Of such person, so pardoned, 10
entl,le him 10 be registorpd.p
No person shall be eligible 10 any ONCE OF profit
or trust, civil or military, In this State, who. as o
m nonnsS', on s iS.t le Ssss : tSis sS Ordinance ,Tr sa of f Session :. e@e
or who. as a delegate TO any convention. voted for or
signed any ordinance OF secession, or who gave vol
untary aid, countenAnce, counsel or Encouragement
to persons engaged In armed hostility to tho United
States, or who accepted or attempted 70 exercise the
functions Of any office, civil or military, under any
authority or pretended government, authority,
power or constitution within the United States hos
lille or inimical thereto, except oil persons who aided
reconstruction BY voting for TINS convention, or
who have continuously advocated the assembling OF
this convention, and shall continuously and In good
faith advocate the acts OF the same; but the legisla.
ture may move such disability: Prorfdtd, That
the ordinance OF secession shall be 10 construed a.
TO exclude from Office the private soldier OF the late
so-callei Confederate States arny,pp ~
Of Article XII. OF the said constitution, which Is In
"Ths credit Of the State shall not DO pledged or
ton nor shall the statc Gcrcaiier become a stock.
holder in any corporation or association" .
the 9o oa, l , ~ once ' prsserib 20 IN 't ssStion x sU Of Rrticis
XII. OF the said constitution, which Is IN the foilow'
Ing words:
ton, voted for or signed any ordinance Of secesslon;
that I have never. asa member OF any State lcgisla:
turc. voted for the call OF any convention that passed
The above oath shall also be taken BY all the city
ties, and by all othsr State ofhciais not included in
! direct the vote to be taken upon each Of the
PORTIONS Or the said constitution in The following
Each voiCr favoring the ratification Of the constI.
tuition Excluding the provisions above Quotcd(, ms
adopted by the convention OF May Is. 1855. shallex-
press his Judgment by voting
YOR TIE CONSTITUTION.
Each voter favoring the rejection or the constltu.
tlon Excluding the provisions above quotcd). shall
express his Judgment by voting
lot ioT Or sg.inst either or both q tho provisions
dUONt uuOlChs
It Is Understood that Sections 1. Sc. s, .. 10, II,
u. l3, II and Is, OF Article NIL, under the head Of
ordinance are considered as forming no part Of
the said constitution.
In testimony whereof, / have hereunto set my
hand. and caused the seal Of the United States to be
affixed,
Done at tho city OF Washington, this thirteenth
II, ST. day OF July, In the year or our Lord one
Thousand eight hundred and sIxty.nlnc. and OF the
independence OF the United States Of America, the
ninety-fourth. U. 8. GRANT.
BY the President .trr
HAMILTON Fish, Secretary Of State.