The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-09-21
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THE UNION REPUBLICAN, II.ArFoRM.
Amendment OF the Constitution Of
the United states which passed con-
sress at las Hate Session by tho Con-
stttutiOnaI Majority, OF TWo.Thirtis
and Is now Before the States for Hat
ihcatiOn. ll
Resotreti, By the Senate and House of Rep
resentattves OF the United States OF America
In Congress assembled, two-thirds OF both
Houses concurrlng, That the following article
be proposed To the Legislatures OF the several
States as an amendment 10 the Constftution
OF the United States, which, when Tatified
Dy three tUurtiS OF the said LEGISLATURES
shan be valid as part of'the Constitution'
namely:
ART1oLE- E-SRCTIoN i. All persons born or
naturalized in.the United States and subject
to the jurisdiction thereof are citizens q. The
United States, and OF the State wherein they
reside No State shall make or enforce any
law Wnlch shall abridge the privileges or i'm
munities OF the citizens OF the United states
nor shall any State deprive any person Of
NE, N I'M liberty OF property without due process
oI M iaM, nor deny TO any person within It's
Jurisdiction the equal protection OF the laws
SECTION z. Representative shall beappof-
tioned among the several States accortiinis to
their respective numbers, counting tht. whole
number of persons in each State expirtfifig
INDIANS not taxed but whenever the right to
vote at any election for electors OF President
and Vice President or for United States Ken
resentatiyes in Congress, executive and Judfi-
clll OIlcefS, or the members of the Ilegfsla-
lure thereoL Is denied TO any OF the male
inhabitants OF such State, being twenty-one
years OF age, and citizens of the United StateS
or In any way abridged, except for partitipa1
ton in rebellion or r0therl 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
that State. =. 80. -,
SECTION 3. No person shall lie Senator or
representative in Congress, eleCtor of PreSl-
dent or Vice President, or hold any ONCE
civil or military, under the United States or
under any state, who, having. previously Ia
Ken an oath us Il member OF Congress, or as a
member OF any state Legislature, or as an eN-
ecutiVe or Judicial officer of any state, to
support the Constitution of the United States
shall have engaged In tnsurreCtiOn or rebel
lion against tine same or given aid and COM
fort to the enemies thereof; but Congress
may, by vote OF two thirds of each House
remove such disability. n ffltI
SECTION 4. The valldity,of the public debt
OF the United States author lied by law, in
Guiding debts incurred for the payment of
pensions and bounties for services in sup
pressing lnsurTectipn7 or rebellion, shall not
be Questioned; but neither the United States
nor any State shall lSlssuIne or pay any debt
or obligation incurred in aid of insurrectIon
or rebellion against the United States, or any
claim for the loss or emancipation OF any
slave, but all such debts, obligatlons, and
claims shall be held Illegal and void"
SEC. D. The Congress shall have power to
enforce by appropriate legislation the pro-
visions OF this article. Nt =