APPENDIX. 705 the President, within ten days after receiving official infomation of the ratification by the legislature of either of said States of a proposed amendment to the fflopstitution, known as article fourteen, to issue a proclamation announcing that ac ; And whereas a paper was received at the Department of State on the seven- Louisiana teenth day of July, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight, which paper, bearing date of the ninth day of Jug, one thousand eight hundred and sixty- eight, purports to be a resolution of the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Louisiana in General Assembly convened, ratifyino the aforesaid amendment, and is attested by the signature of George E. Bove; as Secretary of State, under a seal purporting to be the seal of the State of Louisiana; Now, therefore, be it known that I, ANDREW Jormsou, President of the Fourteenth United States of America, in compliance with and execution of the act of Con- ¤m¤¤dm%¤* $0 gress before mentioned, do issue this, my proclamation, announcing the fact of °he.°°“S“l“°*°“ the ratification of the said amendment by the legislature of the State of Louis- E;:,?;;,:),? iana in the manner hereinbefore set forth. ° In testimony whereof I have signed these presents with my hand, and have caused the seal of the United States to be hereto afiixed. Done at the city of Washington, this eighteenth day of July, in the year of [SEAL] our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight, and of the In- ’ dependence of the United States of America the ninety-third. ANDREW JOHNSON. By the President: WM. H. SEWARD Secretary of State. No. 10. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: July 20, 1868. A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS by an act of Congress entitled "An act to admit the States of Preamble. North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama, and Florida to l868» °h· 799 3 representation in Congress," passed the twenty—.fifth day of June, one thou- A"t°’ p' ’4‘ sand eight hundred and sixty-eight, it is declared that it is made the duty of the President, within ten days after receiving official information of the ratification by the legislature of either of said States of a proposed amendment to the Constitution, known as article fourteen, to issue a proclamation announcing that fact; And whereas a letter was received this day by the President, which letter, Alabama. being addressed to the President, bears date of July sixteen, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight, and was transmitted by and under the name of William H. Smith, who therein writes himself Governor of Alabama, in which letter was enclosed and received at the same time by the President, a paper purporting to be a resolution of the Senate and House of Representatives of the General Assembly of the State of Alabama, ratifying the said proposed amendment, which paper is attested. by the signature of Chas. A. Miller, as Secre~ tary of State, under a seal purporting to be the seal of the State of Alabama, and bears the date of approva of July thirteen, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight, by Williain H. Smith, as Governor of said State. I Now, therefore, be it known that I, ANDRlG\V Jormsozr, President of the Fourteenth United States of America, in compliance with an execution of the act of Con- ?};¤°¤dm$*2*tE° gress before mentioned, do issue this my proclamation, announcing the fiict of m§§;°3Sb;,uA¥;l the ratification of the said amendment by the legislature of the State of Ala- bam,," bama, in the manner hereinbefore set forth. In testimony whereof I have signed these presents with my hand, and have caused the seal of the United States to be hereto affixed. _ Done at the city of lVashington, this twentieth day of July, In the year of our [SEAL] Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight, and of the Indo- ' pendence of the United States of America the ninety-third. ANDREW JOHNSON. By the President: WILLIAM H. SEwAnI>, Secretary of State. VOL. xv. Arr. —— 45
