The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-10-06
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THE UNION nEpUn11oAN F1ArTonn


THE UNION REPUBLICAN PLATFoRM.
Amendment OF the Constitution OF
the United States which Passed Con.
Eress at its late Session by the Con-
sEitutIOnaI Majority OF TWO-Thlrds,
and is now Before Ihe states for Rat
tReatIOn.
Resolved, By the Senate and House OF Rep
reSentatives ofthe United States of America,
In Congress assembled, tWo-thiFds OF both
Houses concurrtng. That the tollowlng article
be proposed tn the Legislatures Of the several
States as an amendment to the Constitution
of the United States, which, when ratified
by three iourths of the said Legislatures,
shall be valid as part of the Constitution,
namely:
ARTicLE-sEcTIoN /. All persons born or
naturalized in the United states, and subject
TO the Jurisdiction thereof are citizens OF the
United States, and of the State wherein they
reside: No State shall make or enforce any
law which shall abr1dge the privileges or im-
munities of the 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
jurisdiction the equal protection Of the laws.
SECTION 2. Representatives shall be nppor-
toned among the 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 President
and Vice President, or for United States Rep
reSentntlVeS In Congress, executive and judi
cial officers, or the members OF the Legisla-
Inhabitants of SUCH State, being twenty-one
years OF age, and citizens of the United States,
or in any way abridged, except for paTtlclpa.
ton in rebellion or other crime, the basis OF
representation therein shall be reduced in
the proportion which the number OF such
male citizens shall bear to the whole number
of male citizens twenty-one years of age in
that State.
SECTION $. Noperson shall be Senator or
Representatives in Congress, eIeCtor OF PreSl-
dent or Vice President, or hold any office,
civil or military, under the United States, or
under any State, who, having previously ta-
ken an oath as member OF Congress, or as q
member of any state Legislature. oras an ex-
ecutive or judicial Officer Of any State, TO
support the Constitution of the United States,
shall have engaged in insurrectiOn or rebel
lion against the saine or given aid and COM
fort 20 the enemies thereof; but Congress
may, by a vote of two-thir1S Of each House
remove such disability.
SECTION 4. The validity of the public debt
Of the United States authorized by law, In
Guiding debts incurred for the payment OF
pensions and bOun'ies for services in sup
pressing insurrectiOu 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 fnsurrectiOn
or rebellion against the United States, or any
claim for the loss or emancipation OF any
slave, but all such debts, obligations, and
claims shall be held illegal and void"
SEC. 8. The Congress shall have power to
enforce by appropriate Legislation the pro-
visions of this article.