Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-12-12
President BoHru OF IVNH LTu'7
n AaNyINo. Clerk.
Pr.oosea Con.iItuuonai Amendment

Joint Resolution proposing an amendment
n Inc Constitution Of the United States:
R,,oIred by the Senate and House Of Rep
,,,tntattre, Of the United States Of america
IN Conore,, ~ossent5Led (two-thirds Of both
Houses concurring), That the following ar
ticle be proposed to the Legislatures OF the
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 XIV.
sSvcrroS 1. All persons born or natural
i.sd in the United States, and subject TO the
Jurisdiction thereof, are citizens Of the Uni
tted States and Of the State wherein they re-
aide. No State shall make or enforce any
law which shall abridge the privileges or i'm
muni,ies Of citizens OF the United States I;
nor shall any State deprive any person Of
life, liberty, or property without due process
Of law. nor deny to any person within its Ju-
risdiotion the equal protection Of the laws.
SEC. 2. Representatives shall be appor-
tioAsd 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 a. any election for the choice Of Elec-
tors for President and Vice President Of the
United States, Representatives in Congress,
ths executive and judicial officers Of 4 State,
or the members OF the Legislature thereof, is
denied TO any. Of the male inhabitants Of each
St.te. being twenty-one years Of age, and
HANG citizens Of the United States, or in any
WV Abridged, except for participation in re-
MILTON or other crime, the basis OF represen-
,.t;on therein shall be reduced in the pro-
nort;on which the number OF such male citi-
-.sns shxll bear to the whole number Of male
Sitixens twenty-one years OF age IN suen
ctate.
SECS. No person shall be a Senator o..
Representative in Congress. or Elector Of
P,es;dent 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 As a member OF Congress, or
Is an officer Of the United States, or as 4
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 insurrection or rebel
Don Aeainst the same, 'or given aid or COM
fort to the enemies thereof. But Congress
may, yayoteo OF two-thirds Of each House,
"a such disability. -.
SIN. I. Ths validity Of the public debt
Of the United States, authorised by law,
including debts incurred FOR naymsnt a. nen,
'SouI and bountiss for services In Suppress
Ing iniurreciaon or rebellion, shall not be
ousstioued. But neither the Ur;ted S,,,ss
nor any State shall assume or nav ,ny 5sht
or obligation incurred in aid of in.ur,sct;on
or febsllion'lgsiust the United State, ~ any
lsl,;m for the loss or emancipation NJ sny
,,si.,,. hut all such debts, Obligation, =,
SJ.;m, shall be held Illegal and void.
src, S. Congress shall have power to en-.
force sIby Observation-Disclosures, thshprovi-
Goas Of this article. .