Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-10-29

son who has voluntarily left this State and
gone within the military lines of the so-called
Confederate States or armies with the pur-
pose of adhering to said States or armies, and
no person who has given any aid, comfort,
countenance or support to those engaged In
armed hostility to the United States, or in any
manner adhered 10 the enemies of the United
States, either tv contributing to the enemies
of the United States, or unIaWfully sending
within the lines ofsuch enemies money or goods,
or letters, or information, or who has disloyal-
" held communication with the enemies of the
United States, or who has advised any person
to enter the service of the said enemies, or aid
ed any person so to enter, or who has by any
open deed or word declared his adhesion to
the cause of the enemies of the United States
or his desire for the triumph of said enemies
over the arms of the United States, shall ever
be entitled TO vote at any election to be held
in this State, or to hold any office OF honor
profit or trust under the laws of this State, I'M
less since such unlawful acts he shall have vol
UNFAIRLY entered into the military service of
the United States, and been honorably dis
charged therefrom, or shall be on the day of
election, actually and voluntarily in such SER
vice, or unless he shall be restored to his full
rights of citizenship by an act of the General
Assembly passed by vote of two-thirds of all
the members elected to each House; and it
shall be the duty of all Officers of Registration
and Judges of Election carefully to exclude
from voting or being registered, all persons SO
as above disqualified and the Judges of Elec-
ton at the first election held under this Con-
stitution shall, and at any subsequent election
may. administer to any person offering TO vote
the following oath affirmation: do swear
or affirm that | am Il citizen of the United
States, that have never given any aid, coun-
tenance or support to those in armed hostility
to the United States, that have never express
ed desire for The triumph Of said enemies over
the arms OF the United States and that | will
bear true faith and allegiance to the United
States and support the Constitution and laws
thereof as the supreme law of the land, any
law or ordinance of any State to the contrary
Notwithstanding; that | will in all respects
demean myself as loyal citizen Of the L nited
States, and | make this oath or affirmation
without any reservation or evasion, and be-
live it to be binding on me: and any person
declining 10 take such oath shall not be allow
ed TO vote, but the taking OF such oath shall
not be deemed conclusive evidence of the right
of such person TO vote; and any person swear
ing or affirming falsely shall be liable 10 pen
alties of perjary and il shall be the duty of
the proper officers OF registration TO allow no
person TO be registered until he shall have ia
ken the oath or affirmation above set out, and
it shall be the duty OF the Judges of Election
in all their returns OF the first election held I'M
der this Constitution TO state in their said re-
turns that every person who has voted has |
taken such oath or affirmation.