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 1128 ATPENDIX. to bs submitted submitting the constitution adopted on the 15th day of May. 1g6B. by the cond th“t€t°;,%1;i§é9 at the date of such submission, viz.: November 30th, 1§69- _ I f vezinat P_’40_And I submit to a separate vote that part of Section 3, of Article VI ., o Separate vote said COIISCIEGIRIOII, which is in the folIOWl¤g words: T to be *¤k¢¤_¤¤ “That I nm not disfranchised in any of the revisions of the act knovvu as {°§YtG°ff?:;:;°f‘ the Reconstruction Acts of the 89th and 40th gongress, and that I_ admit the u;;,? c 8 political and civil cquality of all men : so help me God. Provided)? Congress shall, at any time, remove the disabilities of any person clnsfranchxsed m sand Reconstruction Acts of the said 39th and 40th Congress (and the legislature of this State shall concur therein), then so much of this oath, and so much only, as refers to the said Reconstruction Acts shall not be required of suc person, so pardoned, to entitle him to be registered." _ _ Separate vote And I further submit to a separate vote Section 5 of the same article of said l-° b? *¤k°¤ °¤ constitution, which is in the following words: — g2;';;;:;:? “No person shall be eligible to any office of profit or trust, civil or military, ’ in this State, who, as a member of the legislature, voted for the call of the convention that passed the ordinance of secession, or who, as A delegate to any convention, voted for or signed any ordinance of secession, or who gave voluntary aid, countenance, counsel or encouragement to persons engaged in armed hostility to the United States, or who accepted or attempted to exercise the functions of any_office, civil or military, under any authority or`pretended_ government, authorxty, power or constitution within the United btates hostile or inimical thereto, except all persons who aided reconstruction by voting for this 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 legislature may remove such disability : Provided, That nothing in this section, except voting for or signing the ordinance of secession shall be so construed as to exclude from office the private soldier of the late so·called confederate states army." H ¤¤dt_0¤ §¤¤¤i¢>¤ _And I further submit, to a separate vote, Section 5 of Article XH. of the t;:l$ef‘"‘°i° said constitution, which is in the fo lowing words:- ’ ‘* 'I`he credit of the State shall not be pledged or loaned in aid of any person, association or corporation; nor shall the State hereafter become a stockholder 1n any corporation or association." Md °¤ 5°°*l°¤ And I iurther submit to a separate vote part of the oath of office ' _ · _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ prescribed “ That I have never, as a member of any convention voted for or s` d ordinance of secession ; that I have never, as a memberiof any State leigihlatdiig; voted for the call of any convention that passed any such ordinance." Oath to be The above oath shall also be taken by all the city and county officers before ¤¤k¤¤ by Whom- entering upon their duties, and by all other State officials not included in the a ove provision. t {QW h0W¤> be I direct the vote to  taken upon each of the above-cited rovisions alone, “ ‘·”· and upon the other portions of the said constitution in the following manner, viz. :-- Each voter favoring the ratification of the constitution (excludin . . _ g the rovnsnons above quoted), as adopted by the convention of May 15, 1868, shall express his Judgment by voting ron THE CONSTITUTION. Each voter favoring the rejection of the constitution ex l di th 's- ions above quoted), shall express his judgment by voting( C u ng 8 provi AGAINH THE CONSTITUTION. Each voter will be allowed to cast a separate ballot for or against either or both of the provisions above quoted. q,,,,,,;,, sec, t is understood that Sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 and 15 f v.ruxAt'1Xl1I.dthhd·· " ··" ’·’ ’ ’ ’· ’° gg3g?;; 30;; <> Ofrt; emid cohgnguegcnle ea of ordinance, are considered as forming no part ‘ In testimon whereof I ha I1 [ h _ _ y ve ereunto set m ha d d S d 53;:,30,; 6 cm the Unged State; to beiaflixed. y D i an can B the seal of one att e city of Washinrrton this thirteenth da of J lth [L. s.] .of' our Lord one thousand eight hundred and isixty-riirielgnd hiyilie Independence of the United States of America, the nine`ty-fourth. By the President: U` b' GRANT' HAMILTON Fxsn, Secretary of Stale.
 * ° *l*° "°*°*‘* °*` vcntion which met in Jackson, ississnppi, to the voters of sand tate, regnstere
 * ‘;?;‘,'Q',§_';,3; rnozegstnon 26 of Article XII. of the said constitution, whxch is in the following