The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-10-12
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THE UNION REPUBLICAN, PLATFORM,
Amendment OF the Constitution OF
the UNITED states which Passed Con.
gEess at lis late Session by the Cons
stttutlOnRl Majority of OfTWO-FhlrGlsS
andi Is now BEFORE ihe States for Rat
ineAtIOn. -; ~. +,
Resolued, BY the Senate and House OF Rep
reSentatives OF the United States Of America,
In Congress 9ssRmbledi two-thlrdS OF both
Houses concuFring. That the folloWing aIticle
be proposed to the Legislatures OF the several
States as an amendment to the CpLlsti tit1tlon
of the United States which, when ratified
by three-ioqrths of the said Legislatnres,
uamelys 's-f-- 80 i-'tN'-' - y
Article ESEcrioN /. All persons born or
nRturaliNed in the United states, and subject
70 the jurisdiction thereof, are citizensof the
United States, and of the State wherein they
reside. No State shall make or enforce any
law which shall abT1dgea the privileges or in-
muniues OF the citizens OF the United States
Nor shall any State deprive any person of
lite, liberty or property without due pToces
Jurisdiction the equal protection Of the laws.
SECTION 2. RepfeSentativ shall be appor-
their rapecfiYen counting Ihewhoie
number OF peFs0TlR in each State, excluding
Indians not taxed; but whenevHrthe right To
Note AZ any eleetion for electors OF President
and Vice President, or for United States Rep
reSentauVeS m Congress, executive and judi
cial Officers, or the members of the Leedsla-
ture thereof Is denied 10 any of the male
inhabitants of such State, being EwentJSohe
years or age, and citizens OF the United States,
or In any way abridged, except for particlta!
ton IN rebellion or other crime, the basis of
representation therein shall be reduced In
the pTopprtion which the number OF such
male citizens shall bear to the whole number
OF male citizens twenty-One years OF age IN
mat state. g n y sf5f o.
SECTION 3. No person shall be a Senator or
Representatives. in Congress, elector OF Presi-
dent or Vice President, or hold any ot1ce,
civil or military, under the United States, or
under any State, who, having previously ta-
ken an oath as member or Congress, or as a
memheFof any Stats legislature oraS an ex-
ecutive or judicial officer OF any State, to
support the Consti tut i0nof the United States,
atHu have engaged in 1nSurrectiOn or rebels
lion against the same or given aid and COM
tort 10 the enemies thereof; but Congress
may, by a vote OF two thirds of each House
remove such disability,
SECTION 4. The validity of the public debt
OF the United States authorized by law, in
cluding debts inGurred for the payment of
pensions and bounties for services IN sup
pressing insurrectiOn or rebellion, shall not
be questioned; but neither the United States
or Obligation incurred In aid Of insurrection
or Eebellion against The United States, or any
claim for the loss or emancipation or any
slave, but all such debts, obligations, and
claims shall be held illegal and VOId.''
SEC. 5. The Congress shall have power to
enforce by appropriate legislation the pro-
visions otthEs article.