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FINAL. ACTION
Of TIE PEACE CONFERENCE.
ADJOURNMENT

The Convcntios Of delegates from the several
states which assembled ~ Washington, ON the
Ath Of February. Psruuant to the invitation Of
the State Of Virginia. to conaider the pr,.en,
distracted condisioa Of the country. and propo..
soue plan Of adjustment. cosclu.,e,i II, ,asor,
On wednesdhy a7th. nj noon. BY the adoption Of
rcsoiution recemnending that Coagrrs- sub
NIT 70 the Legislature, Of the several State.
The following amendment. TO the Constitution
Of de Caited States, to be included in ar,i.
clel3.
The vote on the adoption Of the section. wa.
taken by States.
sEcrios l. In all the present territorv of ,h.
United States, north OF the parallel Of thirty
.N degrre. asd thirty minutes of north latitui.
involuntary ser,ifude except in p,,,i.bment of
crime y prohibited. In all the prc.ent ,err;,o.
~ south OF that line. the status Of person. bcld
70 'nsolautAry service os labor. ~ IL now exi.t.
SHALL not be changed; nor shall any Law h.
passed by Congrss or the Territosial Ievisla.
fnre 10 hinder or prevent tha takag Of such per-
Sons from any .of the States OF the Union 70
SAID territory, nor 10 impair the r;pht ar,.;n,,
frosD said yeiation but tbs szms shall DC ,ub.
ts1 70 judicial eoxuixanee in the federal
courts, according To the cour.c Of the common
law. VIXEN any terriiary north or south Of
sssa line. within sueh boundary as Congr.s.
may Pnscribe, shall CONTAIN population sruaI
to That requircd for a member OF Coarrrrs. IL
shall u ifs form Of government be Republican. Ia
aslniitted into the unicn on an equal 6,o,,n,,
with tia original Stairs, with or wiihou. in,of
nntary scrvitusie. NJ the Constitution of such
Stale may provide. Adopted by 9ios
ssrsoz2. Nc .erritory shall ie acquired by
ths Gnitsd sss'es, except by discovery and for
naval and commercial statinns ,lrirp,. and.
trsnsit rontsz. without the eoneurrshc. ot n rna.
forify OF All tbs Senators from States which al
low involuntary -ervifudc and a ma;,r,,s az
all the Senators frum States which prub,b,,
that relation; nor shall TERRITORY he acquired
~ treaty. unless the votes vt q ma jority Of The
Senators from each class Of States Lsrcin,.efora
mentioned he east as part of fhe two. third.
majority necessary TO the ratification Of such
ueafy. Adopted. III to I.
SrrTIoS J. Neither the Con.ti,at;on no, ~
amendment thereof shall be coasiTu,sl to civ.
cengress Porer 90 regulate. abolish or controI
within any State. the relation established or
rseegnizei By ti- laws thereof touching pernop,
bald io labor er fsvoluniary service therein. nor
20 isierfere with or abolish involsntnry ssryio.
In tAs Dsstrict Of Colombia without tie con..u,
Of Aaryiand ard without ti.e con-~s, az ,hs o.n.
srsscr psking the ovn-r who do not coasen,
1ust eoppeosation; nor fh< power 10 ,ntertrr.
With or prchibtt representative and othrr.
iroa hrsIeing ~ith then, TO ,ke Distract of 90.
lusabia. syfsiaing and taking away. per.o.. 40
heid 10 labor or scryieo nor the power 10 inter
Ere With OF abolish inyoIA Antary service in pla
ccs under the exclusive Jurisdiction Of the .;,
ri States within tho~< STATES and Terri,ar,s.
where the same = established or rscuguized
nes ihr powes 10 prohibn sbe removal or trans.
pestiissn u ps,soss l.sld Go labor or .ns olan,A
~ scrviee IN ana stats OF 1ertii0ry ther,,of
wh~re Il l. cstabiI-fssd OF rers.ol;zod By Ia. or
usnagv and The right during lransportssiop. by
"a " rses of tov.hsng at ports, shores, and
issdings. ard u iasdiBg iafsse of disssr.. ,hail
sxsst hss nos tlsr right " trsnsis IN o. through
Any siste ~ fsFsitos3 or of sale or tsnsse.
ss,aiast shs lava thsreos Nor shall Ceoay,-.
have power io zsthoriss any higher rass s9 sas-
aiPn ea psrsass heid 70 labor o. ssr,ips shaa
on lard.
Ii.- briaEisg into he Dsstrist of CcIu,aI.I. or
persons heid q isbor Or service Tor sale ar pla.
eag thesa N aclsss q " afserwarSi. transf1rra
e oshsF pl<es. far snie - rssyehandise, = pTs-
kibissd AAopss-i i7to7.
senzBos q Tks third paragraph sf sl.s ...srA
nersiam ~ tks teursh sFtiels ~ fise Ceas6t.s;.,
dali not b eonstruei - prsysst anr a tla
sletst ~ appFnpfiate lezislafioa. ss3 tAv,,avk
N ectioH 81 shssF sdieeI sd uaiai.ssrial ,N.
etfs kaln suferciuS the deiispry of Gagiti,e.
sssa i.asar e vAea ssch sersics o. labos 70 he
Asspied ~ isssA
EtIfitf% =. - N-ttetIM save fFnfie - hFfrfV
fsestf protibitsf and 4 shali D. N. datt of
ges2Fess = I.ees laws - l.reftaf he impssta,
ten a siaycs, ceoies. og Isfsssas lsid A. aerer.
~ iabgy. lhto ~ Enittf ssates assl - Terri.
io.,fa froas pieegs teyssd a. lisiiA Sbsroag. =
Adopted. % 5.
ssorios & IL krsi. ehiSd aaA sIlh .set;..s.
tliethss eish tiIs ssctiss - tisesr as1rssssssi.
asId the tbsrf paFa9rsf,h ~ tha s.ressd ss<t,.,.
q Ne sFsf ~ ets u sbs casutigu6as. as.a -
thif4 pnfazreI,h - ~ seeonsl ssrtian 81 a.
fpsEsk af,ifk ihsrrof shaii sct - sr,eslsi ~
sheiislssl wia,ast ~ eoasess ~ ~ a. ssaios,
Adgfend. - sse
fsiHlns !, coazFess slsfI esof..le Nv ls- ,h.t
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fr, tafis ~ ~ f5ziziss f.ra ssfrg n III es-e.
etsps - nzFehs1 - esisr elsrer ,shoae A..
Z SO - HSEcst ,sa.A fseitise, vs. pr~vesssd
ffan aesn1 - ~ ssalEafa - latnitaiios fro,s
aob. 81 9o>ese aezsntiaE-s - sioa. aficr A.
rset ssrh fs4,use 80 resfand hy i,ks visl<aea
= iaflai4atia an9 s. swnef sI1rsif ssp,iv.d
af ~ $500 aed fte ar4efaaaee II e.,rk pav.
nItEf ssail pgpsi9h e. senes f.as f.,ssee,
datn e. sast ezetsse. ConR4ss All srnssas
- 49, - saseFfss - tea tkilsrna ~ sn9h sf.s.
= prisiieses asd rsnnesitsoa - sil,seas "a ~.
,sstsai Stelea Adosf1f i7wL
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