The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-06-28
The Constitutional Amendment.

Inc U0nsttnn0nal Amenument,
Below We give the joint rcsolutior
To amend the Cancellation a. IL pass
ed the Senate by a more than two
thirds vote, II has since passed th'
House By an equally decisive majori
", and at once goes to the State Leg
islatures far ratification. II has beer
very essentially modified in the Sen
ate, the third section especially which
WAS very generally objected to, being
istrickcn out and one diyested of its
most objectionable features substitu'
tod. We doubt not Il win be prompt.
ly ratified by tho Ohio Legislature
when il re assemblies;
Re.oircd, By The Senate and House
'cf Representatives. Of hc United ,Stat,
Iof An,erica ia Cangress AsseDiJied.
Tpo thirds Of both Houses C5pcariny,
That the following articles be propos.
ed TO the Legislatures of the several
States as an amendment TO the Con
stitution of the United Stntcs, which,
-when ratified by three fourths of tic
said Legislatures, shall DO valid us
part OF the Constitution, viz
Arr. -, Sec. I. All persons born
or naturalized N the United States,
aud subject to tho jurisdiction there.
Of, arc citizens oflthe Uniicd States
and of the State wherein they reside.
No State shalt mako or enforce any
laws which shall abri,lva the privilo-
ges or immimitics of citizens of the
United States; nor shall any State
deprive any person of life, liberty or
without the due process of
law, nor deny to any person within
its jurisdiction tho equal protertiop
OF the laws -1 .9er q Lna sev 4
SIC. 2. Representatives shall be
among the several States
according 10 their respective numbers
counting the whole number Of per-
sons On each State. excluding Indians
not taxed, but whenever the right to
vote at any election for elcctUr) Of
President or Vice President, and for
United States Representatives in Com
sress, executive, and judicial officers,
md the members of the Legislatures
thereof is denied thereof to any of
the male inhabitants of such State,
being II years of ago, and oitizons of
.ho United States, or inanyway abridg- !
ID, except for participation in rebel |
ion, or other crime, the basis Of rep
resentation therein shall be reduced
in the proportion which tho number
Of male citizens, p years of age in
such State,
SIC, .. No person shall be a Sem
,tor or Representative in Congress, or
oloctor of President or Vice Prcsi
dcut or hold any Office, civil or mill.
tary, under tho United States or uu-
der any State who having previously |
taken an oath as member of Con.
gross, or as a member Of any State
Legislature, or as an executive or civ.
il officer of any State, to support the
Constitution of the United States,
shall have engaged in insurrcction or
rebellion against the same, or given
aid or comfort to the enemies thereof
but Congress may, by vote Of two
thirds Of each house, remove such
disability. o' ,'. .
SIC. 4. The validity of tho pub
lie debt Of the United States, author.
lied by law, including that incurred
in payment of bountics, aud pensions
for services in suppressing insurrec.
ton or rebellion, shall not be ques-
toned aud neither the United States,
nor any State shall assume, or pay any
debt or obligation incurred in aid of
insurrection or rebellion against the
United States, or any claim Tor lUss or
emancipation of any slave; but all
such debts, Obligations and claims,
shall be held Illegal aud void,