(RECONSTRUCTION) Ordinance In Relation to the Institution of

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(RECONSTRUCTION.) Ordinance In Relation to the Institution of Slavery, and the Abolition thereof. Sep. 16. Ordered 100 copies to be Printed. Sp. Order Monday 11. Long folio leaf (12 1/2x8), printed on lined blue paper with several holograph additions and corrections; together with a separate piece of lined blue paper (3x8), an ink correction to the above piece. Np [Mobile, circa 1865]

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Apparently a proof copy of an ordinance to protect the newly freed slaves of the state. The corrections are to the first paragraph which, as printed reads: Be it ordained by the People of the State of Alabama, in Convention assembled, That as the institution of slavery has been destroyed in the State of Alabama . . . " The change, as it appears beneath the above line is, "Slavery having been destroyed in Alabama by the army of the United States in it advance upon and occupancy of the State." At the foot of the page is a variation; "having been destroyed by the government's army of the United States . . ."; while the separate piece of paper reads "Insert after the 3rd word of the 2nd line of the 1st paragraph-to wit-Slavery having been destroyed by the army of the United States in its advance and occupancy of this Tate (sic)." A convention was called for Sept. 12, 1865, which adopted a new constitution prohibiting slavery, and by ordinance declared null and void the ordinance of secession and all other unconstitutional ordinances of the convention of 1861. This Ordinance is very likely a part of the provisions that were imposed on the Rebel states. In order to be re-admitted to the Union, all of the rebellious states had to ratify new constitutions declaring null and void all previous provisions allowing slavery.