The second section of the resolution passed by the Convention contained the proposed amendments. The most important were: the abolition of slavery, the declaration of the invalidity of the secession acts, and an article giving the Legislature the power to determine the suffrage. It was further provided that these amendments should be submitted to a vote of the people, and if ratified by the majority of those voting, the military governor was ordered to hold an election for Governor and Legislature. All voters should be required to take the following oath: “I solemnly swear that I will henceforth support the Constitution of the United States, and defend it against the assaults of all its enemies; that I am an active friend of the government of the United States, and the enemy of the so-called Confederate States; that I ardently desire the suppression of the present rebellion against the United States; that I rejoice in the triumph of the armies and navies of the United States, and in the defeat of the armies, navies, and all other armed combinations of the so-called Confederate States; that I will cordially oppose all armistices or negotiations for peace with rebels in arms until the Constitution of the United States and all laws and proclamations made in pursuance thereof, shall be established over all the people of every State and territory embraced within the national Union; and that I will heartily aid and assist the loyal people in whatever measures may be adopted for the attainment of these ends; and further, that I take this oath freely and voluntarily and without mental reservation, so help me God.” This test oath marks the first grave departure from President Lincoln’s plan. He had suggested a simple oath “to henceforth” support the Constitution on the principle, as he expressed in his message to Congress, that “that test is a sufficient one which accepts as sound whoever will make a sworn recantation of his former unsoundness.” This test oath, framed by the Convention, went much further and virtually disfranchised all who had served in the Confederate army. The Convention completed its labors by nominating a candidate for Governor, and a general ticket for the Legislature. It thus combined the functions of a political and constitutional convention.