Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-11-28
Proposed constitutional Amendment

D.
Joint Resolution proposing an amendment
70 the Constitution OF the United States:
P~,.oEred by the Senate and Ronse of Rep
ysisntdtive, Of the United. States of America
in Conore,s assembled (two-thirds Of both
Houses concurrine), That the following ar
ticlc be proposed to the Legislatures Of tho
several States, which, as an amendment to
the Constitution Of the United States, when
ratified BY three.fourths Of said Legislatures,
shall be valid as part Of the Constitution,
namely: ARTICLE Nv.
SECTION l. All persons born or natural
lied in the United States, and subject to the
jurisdiction thereof, are citizens Of the Uni
led States and Of the State wherein they re-
side. No State shall make or enforce any
law which shall abridge the privileges or i'm
munities of citizens OF the United States ;
Dor shall any State deprive any person Of
life, liberty, or property without due process
Of law, nor deny to any person within its ju-
risdiction the equal protection Of the laws.
SEC. 2. Representatives shall be appor
toned among the several States according to
their respective numbers, counting the whole
number Of persons in each State, excluding
Indians not taxed. But when the right to
vote at any election for the choice Of Elec-
tors for President and Vice President Of the
United States, Representatives in Congress,
the executive and Judicial officers Of q State,
or the members Of the Legislature thereof, 10
denied to any Of the male inhabitants Of each
State, being twenty-one years Of age, and
being citizens Of the United States, or in any
way abridged, except for participation in re-
bellion or other crime, the basis Of represen-
tation therein shall be reduced in the pro-
portion which the number Of such male citi-
I'LL k..r e. kha -ha1a nppnhnv 1T ~..ls
Sitizens twenty-one years OF age in such
ctate.
SEC. 8. No person shall be q Senator or
Representative in Congress, or Elector Of
President or Vice President, or hold any Of
Ace, civil or military, under the United States
or under any State, who, having previously
taken an oath a. a member OF Congress, or
as an officer Of the United States, or as q
member Of any State Legislature, or as an
executive or judicial officer Of any State, to
support the Constitution Of the United States,
shall have engaged in instruction or rebel
lion against the same, or given aid or COM
fort to the enemies thereof But Coneress
may, by a vote Of two-thirds Of each House,
remove such disability.
SEC. 4. The validity Of the public debt
Of the United States, authorized by law,
including debts incurred for payment Of pen.
sions and bouuties for services in Suppress
ing instruction or rebellion, shall, no. 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 United States, or any
claim for the loss or emancipation Of any
slave; but all such debts, obligations or
claims shall be held illegal and void.
SEC. 8. Congress shall have power to On.
force, By appropriate legislation, the provi-
sionIc II this article. 70 .T