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Session 7942: 1868-06-12 12:00:00

The House receives H. Res. 870 from the Senate, with an amendment

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H. Res. 870

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Whereas R. R. Butler, Representative-elect from the first congressional district of Tennessee, performed honorable service in the Army of the United States from September, 1863, till May, 1864: Therefore,

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States in Congress assembled, That all legal and political disabilities imposed by the United States upon Roderick R. Butler, of Tennessee, in consequence of participation in the recent rebellion, be, and the same are hereby, removed. And the said Butler, on entering upon the discharge of duties of any office to which he has been or may be elected or appointed, instead of the oath prescribed by the act of July 2, 1862, shall take and subscribe the following oath: I, Roderick R. Butler, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter, so help me God.

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