The Clerk read as follows: Whereas. alarge number of the people of the States of Virginia, NCarolina, soCarolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Fiorida, Texas, and Arkansas did declaretheir independence of the U.S., and flid form a pretended government under the title of the confederate Statesof America; and whereas their Sens&Repsdid withdraw from their places in Congress the of giance the U.S and gave their aiie. to the socalled government of the confederate States of America; and whereas said pretended government did wage a cruel and destructive war on the Government and people of States, the U.S. seized the public property, and destroyed the commerce of said rebellion h the U.S.; and whereas the oat a great lossof blood and treasure of the U.S., it becomes the duty of the Congress of the U.S. to provide for the restoration of said States to their ormer relations to the Federal Government, and to Secure to all the citizens of the same complete protection in the full enjoyment of privileges all their rights and under the Constitution; and whereas the congress of the U.S. doesdeclare that said States shall not resume their relations to the Federal Government until a number of the people of said States sufficient to control the same, shall maintain true faith and allegiance to the U.S.: Therefore, Be it enacted, tc. That the Speaker of the HoRep and the President of the Senate shall o.f the Sttahtre efeocrowmhimchisstihoenyesrshf, aolrl ebaechapSptaotien, tecdit, izwehnos shall have been throughout the rebellion Union men, and who never aided or sympathizedwith the rebellion, whose duty it shall be to call a convention of the people of said States, for the purpose ofing reform their constitutions to of the times. Said convseunittiothneschhaallngcoendsciosntdoiftioans many delegates as the most numerousbranch of Legislature the on the 1st of January, 1860. No person who voluntarily borearms againstthe U.S or gave voluntary aid to eligible the rebellion shall ever be to a seat in said convention. SEc. 2. Abife:, That said commissioners shall on or by the 1stday of May, 1867, or as soon thereafter as practicable, appoint 2 gom missioners of registration for eachcounty, parish, or district in each of said States, whoseduty it shall be to register in an appreoriate book for that purpose all of the legal voters of said county, parish, or district. In order to may apply for, regaissetrearttiaoinn, whetherany citizen who is entitled to vote, said registers, shall have power to compel administer oaths and the attendanceof witnesses. SEc. 3. Abife:, That every male person of the age of 21 years, who is a citizen of the U.S., who has resided one year in the State, and who has been a resident of county the 6 monthsnext precedingthe election, who has never borne arms against the U.S or given yoluntary aid or comfort to the enemy in late rebellion, shall be entitled the to registration as a voter. Sec. 4. Abife:, That it shall be the duty of the commissioners of registration to appoint 3 judges of election and one clerk, regis tered voters, to hold electionson the day orderedby the State commissioners in the several precincts or places for holding elections in said counties, districts, or parishes, or at any other convenient place: Provided, however, That in place caseanyotherthan the usual for holding elections, shall be selected, proper notice shall be given byothe same in at least 3 public places. The polls shall be kept open from ten, o'clock a.m.; until 4 o'clock p.m. ojufdsgaeids day. After the polls have been closed, the shall proceed to count the same, and shall make a fair list of the votes castand for whom cast, and shall at once transmit by the hands of the clerk scaleidrkl, ist, signed by the judges and certified by the to the commissioners of registration, who shall transmit thesame to the State commissioners. After the State commissioners shall have ascertained the successful candidates, they shall transmit to each a certificate of entitle him his election, which certificate shall to his seat in the convention. SEC. 5. Abife: That the election for members of the convention shall take place on the 1st Monday in July. 1837, and the convention shall assemble on the 1st Monday in August, 1867, at the capitals of the respectiveStates. Sec. 6. Abife: That when said convention shall have formed have a constitution and shall have submitted the same to the peoplefor rat ification, and which shall have been declaredrepublican in form by the Congress of the U.S., o. oo to rePresentationin the Congressof the U.S. Sec. 7. Abife: That the 3 commisioners o: as provided for by, this act, as soon as they shall have been qualified, shall proceed to appoint judges, justices of the peace, sheriffs, and constables for said State, conformable to respective the districts as organized in said State in year 1860; the and such officers shall havethesamejuris; aiction and performthe same duties as required of them by the laws of said State on the 1stday of Jan uary, 1860e, xceptwheresaid laws have be gome contrary to the laws ofoStates and in conflict with the provisionsof this act. SF.C.8.A. Abife:, That theState.commissioners shall be duly qualified before any judge of of allowing Federal court by taking and subscribingto the oath: Th??i. A B, have never, borne arms against the U.S., or counseledor given voluntary aid to the rebellion, or been engagedin any plot or con; s piracy to overthrow the authority of the U.S. faithfulilny anyState or Territory thereof; that I will and honestly discharge, all the duties, im osheedlpon me by this actwithout favor or partiality me God. All officersthat shall be appointed to perform any dpties under this act shall take and subscribe, the above oath before entering upon the duties of their fraelsspeelyctiveoffices. And any person who shall swear to anything requiredto besworn to underthis act shall be deemed guilty o;iand upon contveicnttiioanrysh of ltlhebe Stcaotenffionread tpoerhioadrdoflanbootrleinsstthheanpetwnio nor morethan Sec. 9. Abife: That the State commissionersare hereby authorized to gall upon the President or any officerin commandof the U.S. forcesin said State for troops to, enable them to executetheprovisionsof this act or the laws of the State; and upon such requisition it shall be cthaelleddutuypoonf, the President, tororoapnsydoefmtahneded officers so SEC, 10.Abife:, T.hat no person shall be competentto sit as a juror in the district or circuit courts of the U.S., or the courts or; ganized by, the commissioners, who is not a legal voteroprovisions of this act. SEg. 11. Abife:, That State.comrmeisspseiocntievres shall hold their said position until the States shall elect a Governor and provide ftohreyfilling all the official positionsin the State; and shall receiveasa compensationfor their services the sum of $3,00oper annum, which shall be paid Sotuatteosfnaontyothmeorwneisyeainpptrhoepr Treasury d, othf ethseam Uensihteadll bye refunded to the Treasurer of the U.S. therespectiveStates. The commissioners of registration for the counties, parishes, and districts shall receive as a compensationfor their servicesthe sum oafny modnoelylars, which said sum, shall be paid out of in the Treasury of the U.S. not otherwise appropriated, upon the certificate of the commissioners for the State, certifying that theyhave and truly, performed their duty, which sums swhhaell rebteheresfeurnvdiceedswtoer the Treasury db. y the said State