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“That　the　Executive　will；　on　the　1st　day　of　January　aforesaid；　by　proclamation；　designate　the　States　and　parts　of　States；　if　any；　in　which　the　people　thereof；　respectively；　shall　then　be　in　rebellion　against　the　United　States；　and　the　fact　that　any　State　or　the　people　thereof　shall　on　that　day　be　in　good　faith　represented　in　the　Congress　of　the　United　States　by　members　chosen　thereto　at　elections　wherein　a　majority　of　the　qualified　voters　of　such　States　shall　have　participated　shall；　in　the　absence　of　strong　countervailing　testimony；　be　deemed　conclusive　evidence　that　such　State　and　the　people　thereof　are　not　then　in　rebellion　against　the　United　States。〃

Now；　therefore；　I；　Abraham　Lincoln；　President　of　the　United　States；　by　virtue　of　the　power　in　me　vested　as　mander�In�Chief　of　the　Army　and　Navy　of　the　United　States　in　time　of　actual　armed　rebellion　against　the　authority　and　government　of　the　United　States；　and　as　a　fit　and　necessary　war　measure　for　supressing　said　rebellion；　do；　on　this　1st　day　of　January；　；　and　in　accordance　with　my　purpose　so　to　do；　publicly　proclaimed　for　the　full　period　of　one　hundred　days　from　the　day　first　above　mentioned；　order　and　designate　as　the　States　and　parts　of　States　wherein　the　people　thereof；　respectively；　are　this　day　in　rebellion　against　the　United　States　the　following；　to　wit：

“Arkansas；　Texas；　Louisiana（except　the　parishes　of　St。　Bernard；　Palquemines；　Jefferson；　St。　John；　St。　Charles；　St。　James；　Ascension；　Assumption；　Terre　Bone；　Lafourche；　St。　Mary；　St。　Martin；　and　Orleans；　including　the　city　of　New　Orleans）；　Mississippi；　Alabama；　Florida；　Georgia；　South　Carolina；　North　Carolina；　and　Virginia　（except　the　forty�eight　counties　designated　as　West　Virginia；　and　also　the　counties　of　Berkeley；　Acac；　N