Year: 1867

SEC. 3. That at said election the regis
tered voters of each State shall vote


for or against Convention to form
IA Constitution therefor under this act.
Those voting in favor OF such a Convention
shall have written or printed on the bal


lots by which they vote for delegates, as


aforesaid, the words for Conventions"
and those voting against such Convention
| shall have written or printed on such bal
i lots the words, against. Convention"
! The persons appointed to superintend said
| election, and to make return of the votes
| given thereat, as herein provided, shall
count and make return of the votes given
! for and against a Convention; and the
commanding General, to whom the same
| shall have been returned, shall ascertain
and declare the total vote in each State for
and against a Convention. IL majority
of the votes given on that question shall be
| for Convention, then such Convention
shall be held, as hereinafter provided but
If majority of said votes shall be against
a Convention, then no such Convention
shall be held under this act: Provided, that
such Convention shall not be held unless a
majority of all such registered voters shall
have voted on the question OF holding such
Convention.
SEC. 4. That the commanding General
of each district shall appoint such loyal
! officers or persons as may be necessary,
not exceeding three in each election, dis
! trict, in any State, to make and complete
the registration, superintend the election
and make return to him of the votes, lists
of voters, and of the persons elected as
delegates by plurality of the votes cast
at said election; and upon receiving said
returns he shall open the same, ascertain
| the persons elected as delegates according
to the returns of the officers who conduct
ed said election, and make proclamation
thereof; and If majority of the votes
given on that question shall be for Con-


Vention, the commanding General, within


sixty days from the date of election, shall


notify the delegates to assemble in COnven-


tion at time and place to be mentioned


in the notification, aud said Convention,
when organized, shall proceed to frame


Constitution and civil government accord
! ing to the provisions OF this act, and the


act to " hich it il 8 lpplementry and when


the same shall have been so framed, said


Constitution shall be submitted by the


Convention for ratification to the persons
registered under the provisions of this act,


at an election TO be conducted by the OIL


GERS, or persons app Iinted by the conf


manding General as hereinbefore provided,
and to be held after the expiration OF
thirty days from the date of noCice thereof,


to be given by said Convention, anu the


returns thereof shall be made to the COM


manding General of the district.


SEC. 8. That if, according to said re-


turns. the Constitution shall be ratified by


q majority of the votes of the registered


electors qualified as herein specified. C st a


said election, at least One-half of ali C.ie


registered voters voting upon the question
of such ratification, the President of the


Convention shall transmit copy of the


same, duly certified, to the President of the
United States, who shall forthwith trans


NIT the same to Congress, ii then in ses-


sion, and if not i'll session, then Immediately


upon its next assembling; and If it shall


moreover appear to Congress that the elec-
~ of h iah a al


qualified electors in the State had an Op-
portunity to vote freely and without re-


straint, fear, or the influence of fraud, and
lif the Congress shall be satisfied that such
Constitution meets the approval of ma
jority of all the qualified electors III the
State, and if the said Constitution shall be
declared by Congress to be in conformity
with the provisions of the act to which this
is supplementary, and the other provisions


of said act shall have been compiled with,


and the said Constitution shall be approved
by Congress, the State shall be declared en-
titled to representation, and Senators and


Representatives shall be admitted there
from as therein provided.


SEC. g.. That all elections in the States
mentioned in the said ''act to provide for


the more efficient government of the rebel
States shall, during the operation of said
act, be by ballot; and all officers making
4 the said registration of voters and conduct
ing said elections shall, before entering up


on the discharge of their duties, subscribe


an oath faithfully to perform the duties of


their said Office, and the oath prescribed by
ti1e act approved July 2, 1862, entitled IAN


act to prescribe an oath of office; provided,
that ii any. person shall knowingly and


falsely take and subscribe any oath in this


act prescribed, such person so offending,


and being thereof duly convicted, shall be


subject to the pains, penalties and disabili-
!; ties which by law are provided for the pun
J ishment of the crime of willful and cor
rupt perjury.


SEC. z. That all expenses incurred by
the several commanding Generals, or by
virtue of any orders issued or appoint
meuts made by them under or by virtue OF
: this act, shall be paid out of any moneys in


the Treasury not otherwise appropriated


SEC. s. That the Convention for each
! State snail prescribe the fees, salary and
3 compensation to be paid to all delegates and
other officers and agents herein authorized
or necessary to carry into effect the pur
f poses of this act, not herein otherwise
| provided for, and shall provide for the levy


and collection of such taxes on the property


in such State as may be necessary to pay


the same.


SEC. 8. That the word ''article'' in tht


sixth section OF the act to which this i


supplementary, shall be construed to NEAR
section"