The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-10-20
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JOINT RESOLUTION p ,,,s,re AN AM END
MENT TorTHE CON- ,,,-,rnr,a,v OF TIL. .1,S.-
TED STATES.
oe " e1'ac1e~ oy the JSerrate and House of
'eSe'e'10ec0Sy the United States of Aaa6s-i-
CT s1a congress 0:F embed two-thir6is Of both
auuses oono ,nc0 That the following ar
oo,o W P - ed to the Legislf Ltures of the
seversl 80. "a as an amendment to the Con-
stlcG eS h1 he United States, which, when
ratimI ~ three-fourths of sa id Legislatures,
shh Hid as part of tie Constitution,
- / GLE XIV.-SECT1oN 1. Anpersons
t;e / r naturalized in the United States and
off' ct to the jurisdiction thereof are CITIZENS
Sa lie United States aud of the State where
q thew reside No State shall make or en-
,rce any law which shall abridge the Pr!Vli,
eyes or immunities of citizens OF the OhlIeo
States nor shall any State deprive any per
son of life, liberty, property, without que
process of law, nor deny to any person Will
in its juridicti on the equal protection OF the
laws.
SEC. g Representatives shall be apporhon-
ed among the several States according to
their resp ective numbers, counting the Whole
number of persons in each State, excluding
Indians not taxed. But when the right to
vote at any elections for the choice OF elect
ors for President and Vice-President OF the
United States, Representatives IN Congress-
the executive and judicial officers OF state,
denied to any fthe male inhabitants OF such
State being twenty-one years Vt age ana CIT
liens of the United States, or IN any way
abridged, except for participation III REBEL
ion 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 such State.
SEC g. No person shall be "a Senator or
Representative in Congress, or eector OF
LIANT hOl an Y
office, civil or military, under the United
States or under any State, who having Prev
.ously taken oath, as a member OF COR
gress, or as an officer of the United States, or
as member of any State Legislature or as
and executive or judicial officer OF any State
to support the Constitution of the United
States, shall have engaged in Instruction or
rebellion against the same, or given aid and
comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress
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 includ-
ing debts incurred for payment ofpenslons
and bounties for services in suppressing IN
surrection and rebellion, shall not be ques-
toned. But neither the United States nor
any State shall assume pay any debt or
obligation incurred in aid of instruction OF
rebellion against the United States any
claim for the loss or emancipation OF any
slave but all such debts. obligations, or
claims, shall be held illegal and void.
Sec. 5. The Congress shall have power to
enforce, by appropriate legislation, the pro-
visions of this article
SCHUYLER COLFAX,
Speaker House of Rep.
LAFAYETTE S. FOSTER,
Pres. Senate, pro. tenn.
Attest:
EDWARD MCPHERSON,
Clerk House of Rep.
j. w. FoRNEY,
Secretary of Senate.