Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1866-06-15
Reconstruction.


The Senate has amended the PROPOSE
ton as passed by the House, and passed
the same as Friday last by the desisiye
vote of SO to IL. This now goes back to
the House for their concurrence in the
amendments, and as it is expected the
House will pass the same as it now stands.
We give it below entire, as follows:
As amended in the Senate and sent back
to the House for concurrence in amend
ment, the joint resolution is as follows:
Joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution of the United
States.
Resol0ed, By the Senate and House OF
Representatives Of the United States of
America, in Congress assembled, two
thirds of both Houses concurrng, that the
following article be proposed to the legis-
latures of the several States as an amend
ment to the Constitution of the United
States, which, when ratified by three
fourihs of said Legislatures, shall be valid
as part OF the Constitution, namely:
ARTIcLE.-SEoTIoN l. All persons
born and naturalized in the United States
and subject TO the jurisdiction thereof, are
citiz ems Of the United States, and oflthe
State wherein they reside. No State
shall make or enforce any laws which
shall abridge the privileges or immuni-
ties of citizens of the United States, nor
shall any State deprive any person of life,
liberty or property without due process of
law, nor deny to any person within its ju-
risdiciion the equal protection of the laws.
SEC. 2. Representatives shall be APP
portioned among the several States accord
ing to their respective numbers, counting
the whole number Of persons in each State,
excluding Indians not taxed. But when
ever the right 10 vote at any election for
electors of President and Vice President,
or for United States Representatives in
Congress, Executive or Judicial officers, or
the members of the Legislature thereof, is
denied to any of the male inhabitants of
such State, being 81 years of age and citi-
zens of the United States, or in any way
abridged except for participation in rebell-
ion or other crime, the basis of represent
alton therein shall be reduced in the pro-
portion which the number of such male
citizens shall bear to the whole number of
male citizens p years Of age in such State.
SEC. 8. No person shall be Senator
or Representative in Congress, or elector
of President or Vice President, or hold
any office, civil or military, under the Uni
ted States, or under any State, who having
previously taken an oath as member oil
Congress, or as on officer of the United
States, or as a member of any State Leg
islature, or as an executive or judicial Of
fcer of any State, to support the Constitu.
ton of the United States, shall have en-
gagged in instruction or rebellion agains
the same, or given aid or comfort TO the
enemies thereof; but Congress may, by 4
vote of two thirds of each House, remove
SUCH disability.
Sec. 4. The validity of the public deb,
of the United States, authorities by law
including debts incurred for the payment
of pensions and bounties for services in
suppressing instruction or rebellion, shall
not be questioned; but neither the United
States nor any State shall assume or pay
any debt or obligation incurred in aid Of
Instruction or rebellion against the Uni.
ted States, or any claim for the loso OF
emancipation of any slave; but all such
debts, obligations and claims shall be held
illegal and void.