The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-07-05

congress-.
CONCURRENT REsoLUTIoN-received at Depart
ment of State June 16, 1866.
ReSoLued, by the Senate and House of Rep
re8entatjves Of the United States Of Amerdca,
in Congress assembled, tvO-thirdS of both
houses concUrriag, That the following ar
ticle be proposed to the Legislatures Of the
several States as an amendment to the Con
stitution of the United States which, when
ratified by three-fourths of the Legislatures,
shall be valid as part of the Constitution,
namely:
ARTICLE, SEQ. l. All persons born or
naturaIized in the United States, and sub.
ject to the jurisdiction thereof are citizens
of the United States and of the State where
in they reside. No State shall make or en-
force any laws which shall abridge the priv
ileges or immunities of citizens of the Uni
ted States nor shall any State deprive any
person of life, liberty or property without
due process of law, nor deny to any person
within its jurisdiction the equal protection
of the laws.
SEC. 2. Representatives shall be appor-
toned among the several States according
to their respective numbers, counting the
whole number of persons in each State, ex-
Guiding Indians not taxed; but whenever
the right to vote at any election for electors
of President and Vice President, or for Uni.
ted States Representatives in Congress, Elk
ecutive and Judicial officers, or the mem
bers of the Legislatures thereof is denied
to any male inhabitants of such State, be-
ing 81 years of age, and citizens OF the
United States, or in any way abridged, ex,
cept for participation in rebellion, or other
crimes, 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, 81
years of age, in such State.
SEC. 3. No person shall be Senator OF
Representative III Congress, or elector Of
President and Vice President, or hold any
Office civil or military, under the United
States, or under any State, who, having
previously taken oath as member of Con
gress or as an officer of the United States
or as a 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 insur
rection or rebellion against the same, Oh
given aid or comfort 10 the enemies thereof
but Congress may by a vote of two-third'
of each house, remove such disability.
SEQ. 4. The validity of the public debt Of
the United States, authorized by law, In
Guiding debts incurred for the payment o.
pensions and bounties for services in sup
pressing instruction and rebellion, shall
not be questioned; but neither the United
States nor any State shall assume or p, )
any debt or obligation incurred in aid o.
instruction or rebellion against the United
States, or any claim for loss for the eman
cipation of any slave; but all such debts
obligations and claims shall be held illega
and void.
SECTION 5. The Congress shall have pow
er to enforce, by appropriate legislation, thu
provisions of this act.
SCHUYLER COLFAX,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
LA FAYETTE FOSTER,
President of the Senate pro temporc.
Attest
EDwARE Mo PETERSON,
Clerk of the House of Representatives
j. W. FoRNEY,
Secretary of the Senate.
[PUBLIc REsoLUTIoN-No. 1871
JOINT RESOLUTION authorizing [thel Postmasste
General to pay additional salary to letter carrier
| in San francisco.
Be it resol08d IN the Senate and HoHSe Of Represea
tdtjUeS 0fthe United States Of ADaeracG in C0ngreS
assembled, That the Postmaster General be author
lied to pay such additional salary TO letter carrier
in San Francisco, above that provided by law, a
may be necessary to secure competent persons 10
such service,
| Approved, June o. 1866