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 60 FORTY—FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 3. 1869. United States, or Ievyiug war against the United States. S0 help me God, (oy on Pho pains and penalties of perjury, as the case may bg.)" Or the iollowing oath or affirmation, namely: “I do solemnly swear (or aflirm, as the case zqay bc) that I have been relieved, by gn act of the Congress of the United States, from disability as provided for by section three of the fourteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States. So help me God, (or on the pains and penalties of perjury, as M($?;k85<=&fo the caso may be.) “Which oath or ailirmatiou, when so Bled, shall be record: cotcrcd of record by the secretary of state of the State of Georgia, and ;gG!‘EiHFsT copy saod oath or affirmatxon, or a copy of the record thereof, duly certified by T:;‘ ;';°°· sand secretary of spate, shallbo evidence in all courts and places. And faking the 0,,th every person clmming to be so elected, who shall refuse or decline or neg- §;h?5;éo£>e loot or be unable to take one of said oaths or aflirmations above provided, mw shall not be odm{tted to a som; m sand senate or house of representatives, oktfo a parttenpemon m the proceedings thereof, but shall be deemed inelign o to suc 1 seats. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted That if an crson cl' . to be F¤¥S¤YYf¤·k¤¤<* elected to said scuaw or h F, X p mmlqg th I & ¤     ouso o representatives as aforesa1,d shall penalty. tnsgleimed géuxlty ofgpexgoxgr, an:} shall suffer the pains and penalties qgrcugtpcurt  eo ; an may c tmc, convicted, and punished therefor by the gi;; gn;;;:;; c{rcu 1c oou ¤·t of the United Stgtcs for the district of Georgia, in which ggugllsive judy  Saad crkme v¥as  corgxmngmd; and the jurisdiction of said court m non. · so 0 an exc uswc or tw purpose aforesaid. Sec. 4. And be zi further enacted, That the persons elected, as aforeh   b¤;¤  SE1, audoptntlcd to compose such legislature, and who shall comply with gmzcm t.; proomoos of thns act, by taking one of the oaths or affirmatious s. ovo p1esor1b<ad,sholI thereupon proceed, in said senate and house of representatives to whxch they have been elected respectively, to reorganzgcfgtgggnato am? Goose of repgsenmoves, respectively, by the election 1 cu xon 0 e proper o cars o each house. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That if an crsou shall Y P by force QYi\f¤gy lain- vnolence, or fraud, wilfully hinder or interrupt any person or person; lh. '• · •, f &f& f §’ olooteol as aforosmd from taking ouhcr of the oaths or aflhmations ¥g;;,L prsécrnboi by thus act,or frung participating in the proceedings of said & :§  :e soo.? Ol Eousc of represeotat1ves,z·tfter having taken one of said oaths deemed Mmny 01 T; rmatxoos, and otherwmo compped with this act, ho shall be deemed gun ty oft a felony, ono may be med, convicted, and punished therefor h ¤; o ox;;é? &* tlTc cnycmt or dnomot cou x·t of the United States for tho district of fi0n_ ¤Q*S*¤» m whgch d¥$f¥`iCt $€\1d 0{Tcnsc shall be committed ; and shall be pmmy, PUl?lbhC€i therefor by nmprngonment at hard labor for nor, less than two goomoxo thou ten years, m the discretion of tho court, and the juris. ;!31OIl of szud courts shall be s01c and exclusive for the purpose afore- 1 . J£};g::;,;3;K,: gEgb J4;d be iefbrthor enacted, That it is hereby declared that the Gd {TOR]. ,  perbou pm,,g &,, ,,,, W1S¢ q¤*\]|5€d, from partncnpauon in tho pvooeodin s of said { accouutof color h0l1S€ of rc PGS6m Li g Sena 6 Or {S'wAccI=w¤dii-, condition of gerviuxgc vviiuilpin qaé %mung of lime, color, or previous egul. . ., e 1 cga , an rcvo utionary and is horcb prolubmcd. ’ Y Pmsidqntm SEC- 7- And be it further enacted That u th ‘ · f _ _    »   pfm c applnczmon of the iggge gms2E; sgmgxxor of Georaia, the P18S1d€Ht of the Umtod States shall employ such gfgagqveqor f  ;;;‘;V°;; 3:605 of U}6 U¤\t€'·E1 Sf3l€S aq may be necessary to en- & rgm,1,  é    ;    ; PTE8d10g pT;V¥§f1S of thxs act. ‘  ‘ - · 'L W er emzcte ith ‘· · Lggtmmmfn. nf h        d  a  0Qeg1¤Is1turc shal} rat1fy the Gemgm to rntgfy b f. P P°° P 8 0¤S¤£¤¤0¤ of the Ummed Stages i°'°*&°‘ Arrizovngu D, eccmbcr 22, 1869.
 * ,&°p;°;§Q,y;° t° falsely take either of sa1d oaths or affimnations abovo provided, hc; shall
 * 1::£g,;e$&    ;o;a;Lors and roprosontatnvos from Georgia are admitted to seats