The story of a border city during the Civil WarAnderson, Galusha
History
The story of a border city during the Civil War
Anderson, Galusha
Missouri -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; Saint Louis (Mo.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
of the United States, or in that description of marauding commonly known
as ‘bushwhacking;’ or has ever knowingly and willingly harbored, aided,
or countenanced, any person so engaged; or has ever come into or left
this State for the purpose of avoiding enrollment for or draft into the
military service of the United States; or has ever, with a view to avoid
enrollment in the militia of this State, or to escape the performance of
duty therein, or for any other purpose, enrolled himself, or authorized
himself to be enrolled, by or before any officer, as disloyal, or as a
Southern sympathizer, or in any other terms indicating his disaffection
to the Government of the United States in its contest with rebellion, or
his sympathy with those engaged in such rebellion; or, having ever voted
at any election by the people in this State, or in any other of the
United States, or in any of their Territories, or held office in this
State, or in any other of the United States, or in any of their
Territories, or under the United States, shall thereafter have sought or
received, under claim of alienage, the protection of any foreign
government, through any consul or other officer thereof, in order to
secure exemption from military duty in the militia of this State, or in
the army of the United States; nor shall any such person be capable of
holding, in this State, any office of honor, trust, or profit, under its
authority; or of being an officer, councilman, director, trustee, or
other manager of any corporation, public or private, now existing or
hereafter established by its authority; or of acting as a professor or
teacher in any educational institution, or in any common or other
school; or of holding any real estate, or other property, in trust for
the use of any church, religious society, or congregation. But the
foregoing provisions in relation to acts done against the United States
shall not apply to any person not a citizen thereof, who shall have
committed such acts while in the service of some foreign country at war
with the United States, and who has, since such acts, been naturalized,
or may hereafter be naturalized, under the laws of the United States;
and the oath of loyalty hereinafter prescribed, when taken by such
person, shall be considered as taken in such sense.”
“SEC. 6. The oath to be taken as aforesaid shall be known as the Oath of
Loyalty, and shall be in the following terms:
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