The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-06-16
Passage Of the Constitutional
Aniandment.


Wednesday last, was grand day In the House
Of Representatives that will hereafter be re-
fetred to as marking an epoch in the history Of
the country. We congratulate our readers upon
the passage of the Constitutional Amendment as
it came from the Senate by the decisive vote Of
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY YEAS TO THIRTY NAYS
a nearly three-fourths majority Every Repre-
sentative present in the House elected as Union
ist or Republican voted for the resolutions.
Among those whose votes are recorded with the
majority are Representatives Raymond of New
York Green Clay Smith, of Kentucky, Phelps
Of Maryland, and Whalley, of West Virginia,
who have not heretofore acted with the majority
in the House. The following are the resolutions
as passed by both Houses by the constitutional
majority, and which will now be submitted to
the States for their ratification or rejection
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
Constellation of the United States.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America IN Congress
assembled tsCo-th,rds of both Houses concurrino,
That the following article be proposed to the
Legislatures of the several States as an amend
ment to the Constitution of the United States
which, when ratified by three-fourths of said
Legislatures shall be valid as part ofthe Const-
tuition, viz
ARTICLE
Section l. All persons born or naturaized in the Uni
ted States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof
citizens Of the United States and of the State wherein
they reside No State shall make enforce any law
which shall abrdge the privileges immunities Of cit
liens Of the United States, shall any State deprive
any person flife liberty property without due
Of law deny to any person within its jursdc
| tion the equal protection OF the laws
Section q Representatives shall be appointed among
the States according to their respective numbers
counting the whole number of persons in each State
GLIDING Indians not taxed but whenever the right
vote any election for electors of President and Vice
President for United States Representatives in Con-
gress executive and judicial officers the members Of
the Legislature thereof is denied to any of the male in
habitants of such State being twentyo years age
and citizens Of the United States, or in any way abrdg
ed except for participation in rebellion other crimes,
the basis of representation therein shall be reduced in
the proportion which the number of such male citizens
shall bear the number of male citizens twenty-one
| years of age in such State.
Section g. No person shall be Senator Represen-
tative in Congress- eector of President Pres
ident, hold any Office, civil military, under the
United States under any State who having previous
ly taken oath member of Congress, or as an Off
of the United States, or member of any State
LEGISLATURE executive judicial officer of any
State support the Constitution of the United States
shall have engaged in insurrecton rebellion against
the same given aid comfort to the enemies thereof
but Congress may by vote of thirds of each House,
| remove such disability.
| Section 4. The validity of the public debt of the
United States authorized by law including debts incur
red for the payment OF pensions and bountes for
vices in suppressing instruction or rebellion, shall not
be questioned but neither the United States any
State, shall pay any debt obligation incur
red in aid of instruction rebellion against the United
States any claim for the loss emancipation of any
slave but ali such debts obligations and claims shall
| held illegal and vOih. -tli e1t4y ~