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  1. Overview: United States Fifteenth Amendment
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  3. Committee:The House of Representatives
  4. Session: 1868-12-07 12:00:00
  5. Event type: CREATE

United States Fifteenth Amendment

The House of Representatives

The House of Representatives of the Fortieth Session of Congress

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Session 6493: 1868-12-07 12:00:00

The third session of the Fortieth Congress is called to order; H. Res. 363, H. Res. 364, H. Res. 366, and H. Res. 367 are proposed

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Credentials of John A. Wimpy

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By his Excellency Rufus B. Bullock, Governor of said State: To Hon. John A. Wimpy, greeting:

Whereas the convention of the people of this State held under the reconstruction acts of Congress passed an ordinance dated March 10, 1868, which ordained that an election be held beginning on the 20th day of April, 1868, for Representatives to the Congress of the United States; and whereas the returns made agreeably to said ordinance show that John H. Christy received the highest number of votes for Representative from the sixth congressional district of this State, and whereas I am satisfied, from the evidence in my possession, that said Christy is under the fourteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States, ineligible to office; and whereas section one hundred and twenty-one of the code of Georgia declares that if at any popular election to fill any office the person elected is ineligible the person receiving the next highest number of votes who is eligible, whenever a plurality elects, shall be declared elected and be qualified and commissioned to such office; and whereas you, the said John A. Wimpy, have received the next highest number of votes in said sixth congressional district at said election, and are not ineligible; and whereas it is my duty, under the laws of Georgia, to commission persons legally elected: these are, therefore, to commission you, the said John A. Wimpy, to take session in the House of Representatives of the United States in accordance with said election under said ordinance, a copy of which is hereunto annexed, and to use and exercise all and every privilege and power which of right you may or can do in and by virtue of the constitution in behalf of this State.

Given under my band and the great seal of the State at the capitol in Atlanta, this 24th day of November, A. D 1868, and of the independence of the United States of America the ninety-third.

By the Governor:

DAVID G. COLTING, Secretary of State.

Decisions yet to be taken

  • Credentials of John A. Wimpy (introduced on 1868-12-07 12:00:00 - CREATE - e713474) [This document]
    • Motion to Refer the Credentials of John A. Wimpy and Certificate of Election of John H. Christy (introduced on 1868-12-07 12:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e713491)
  • Certificate of Election: John H. Christy (introduced on 1868-12-07 12:00:00 - CREATE - e713476)

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