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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1868 edition. Excerpt: ... duty in preventing the President from any further violation of the constitution by continuing his illegal governments in the Southern States. Therefore, on the 2d of March, 1867, after thorough debate, was passed an "Act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States." This was followed, on the 22d of March, by a supplementary "Act to facilitate restoration." And to these a recent amendment has been added. These statutes, passed by overwhelming majorities over the President's vetoes, are called the Reconstruction Acts. They declared the rebel States still subject to the " military authority" of the United States, divided them into military districts, required the President to assign army officers to the command of each district, and to detail sufficient military force to enable them to enforce their authority. They made it the duty of such officers "to protect all persons in their rights of person and property," "to suppress insurrection, disorder and violence; to punish criminals either by aid of civil tribunals or by military commissions." They declared "all interference under color of State authority with the exercise of military authority under this Act (March 2,) shall be null and void." These Acts also provided for the formation of constitutions by delegates to conventions of male citizens of lawful age, " without distinction of race, color or previous condition," who had been residents in such States one year prior to the election, excepting only felons and those who might be disfranchised as rebels. If these constitutions thus to be formed should be so framed as to conform to the constitution of the United States, and if they should provide that the elective franchise should be enjoyed by all male citizens of these...
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- PublisherRareBooksClub.com
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1154468615
- ISBN 13 9781154468618
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages18
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