The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1866-06-14
TaE REC CONSTRUCTION cONsTITU.
TIONAL AMENDMENT.

less and injurious waste Of words.
TaE REC OBSTRUCTION cONsTITU.
TIONAL AMENDMENT.
Below we publish the text of this
measure, as it passed tho Senate on the
9Th inst. The final vote stood 33 to IL
-four Union Senators, Messrs. Cow
an, Doolittle, Norton and Van Wrinkle,
voting with tho democrats in the
negative. The measure has been ma
terially changed, and very much for
the better, since1 its passage by the
House, which body, it is believed will
now take it up and pass it without fur
ther alteration, and by full three
fourths vote. Though not yet entirely
free from objection, it undoubtedly
forms the nearest attainable approach
tothe thing needcd-and in its present
form we trust it may as speedily as
practicable receive the legislative sane.
tion of three.fourths of the States of
the Union, which is required to mako
it the fundamental lawof the land.
1t would seem that an additional a.
mendmcnt to tho Constitution would
yet be required, in relation to the ap-
portionment of direct taxes among tho
States. II seems so obviously just that
such apportionment should be made
according to a.true cash valuation Of
property in the several States, that it
is matter Of wonder that clause to
that effect was not made part Of tho n.
mendmcnt just sent to the House,
which reads as follows:
Joint resolution proposing an amend.
ment to tho Constitution Of the United
States.
''Resolped, By the Senate and House
of Representatives OF tho United States
of America in Congress assembled,
two.thirds of both Houses concurring,
that tho following article be proposed
to the Legislatures of tho several
States as an amendment to tho Con
stitution of tho United States, which,
when ratified by three fourths Of said
Legislatures, shall be valid as part of
the Constitution, namely;
"ARTIcLE -, Section l. All per.
sons born or naturalized in the United
States, and subject to the jurisdiction
thereof, are citizens of tho United
States and of the State wherein they
reside. No State shall make or en-.
force any laws which shall abrijge
the privileges or immunities of citizens
of the United States, nor shall any
State deprive any person of life, libcr.
ty property without duo process OF
law, nor deny to any person within
its jurisdiction tho equal protection Of
the laws.
"Sec. 2. Representatives shall be
apportloned among tho several States
according to their respective numbers,
counting the whole number Of persons
in each State, excluding Indians not
taxed; but whenever the right to vote
at any election for electors of Presi.
dent and Vico President, and for Uni.
ted States Representatives in Congress,
Executive and Judicial officers, or tho
members of the Legislature thereof, is
denied to any Of tho male inhabitants
OF such State, being twenty one years
of age and citizens of tho United
States, or in any way abridged except
for participation in rebellion or other
crimes, tho basis of representation
therein shall be reduced in the proper.
ton which the number OF such malo
citizens shall bear to the whole numb bcr
OF malo citizcns twenty.one years Of
age in such State.
"Sec. g. No person shall be Son.
ator or Representative in Congress, or
Elector Of President and Vice Presi.
dent, or hold any Office, civil or mill.
tary, under tho United States, or un.
der any State, who, having previous.
ly taken an oath rs member of Con.
gress, or as an officer of tho United
States, or as o member OF any State
Legislature, or as an executive or civil
officer OF any State. to supper. the Con.
stitntion Of the United States, shall
have engaged in insurrection or robol.
lion against the samo, or given aid or
comfort to tho enemies thereof but
Congress may. by vote Of two thirds
OF each House, remove such disability
"Sec. 4. The validity Of tho public
debt Of the United States, authorized
by law, incurred in tho payment o
bounties and pensions for services in
suppressng tho insurrecton and rebel
lion, shall not be questioned; but nei
ther the United States nor any State
shall assume or pay any debt or obli'
cation incurred in aid Of insurrectior
or rebellion against tho United States
orany claim for emancipation of any
Slave; but all such debts, obligations
and claims, shall be held illegal ant
void"
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