The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1866-07-04
Constiiuuonal Amendments.

Constitutional Amendments.
Here is . correct copy Of the 50 called
constitutional Amendments as they
were dnconstitutiOually pissed by a Rump
Congress. It is designed to submit them
uaconstitutionoHy to the existing Legis.
lature Of the States, without giving the
people any opportunity whatever to up.
prove or ~disapprove. We submit, even
to Republicans, whether in a matter of
such vital interest as a change in the or.
gapic law Of the land the people ought
rot to have some voice lathe adoption or
rejection Of the measure proposed : The
question ofaAcceptanccs or aRejectiOnn
ought 70 have been distinctly made, and
members Of the Legislature chosen on
that issue As ii is, when the present.
legislators were ehosen, the people could
have had no expectation that a duty. Of
this sort would devolva on them, and
members were elected with no view 10 il
whatever : nim19i cd 72g,n cd grK
Sec. l.; All, persons. born or. natural.
ized IN the United States, and subject to
the Jurisdiction thereof, are citizens Of
the United States and of the States
wherein they reside. No State shall
make or enforce any law which shall
abridge the privileges or immunities Of
citizens Of the United States; nor shall
any State deprive any person Of life, lib.
erty'' Or property, without due process Of
law, nor deny to any person within its
Jurisdiction the equal protection Of the
laws.
SEQ. 2. Representatives shall be ap.
portioDed among the several States ac-
cording to their respective numbers.
counting the whole numbers Of persons
excluding Indians not taxed. But when.
ever tho right to vote Of any election for
the choice Of e~loctsrs for President and
Vice, President, representatives in Con.
gresS, executive and judicial officers, or
members Of the Legislature thereof, 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 participa.
tion 10 the rebellion, or other crime, the
basis Of representation therein shall be
reduced in the proposition which the mum
Der Of such mals, citizens shall bear TO
the whole number Of male citizens twen-
ty.one years Of age in such State. 1,I
Sec. g., That no person shall be 0 Sen.
ator or Representative in Congress, or
%elector Of President aud Vice President,
or hold any office, civil or military, under
the United States, or under any State,
who, having previously taking an oath as
a member Of Congress, or as 40 officer of
the United States, or as q member Of any
State Legislature, or as a judicial officer
o. any State, to support the Constitution
Of the United States, shall have engaged
in insurrection or rebellion against the
same, or given aid or comfort to the ene-
mics thereof; but Congress mayS BY q
vote Of two-ibirds OF each House, remove
such disability. 2f+ b0H~
Sec. 4. The validity of the public
debt Of the United States authorized by
law, including debts incurred for pay.
ment Of pensions and bounties for servi.
ces in suppressing instruction or rebel.
lion, shall not be questioned. But nett !.
er tbe..United States nor any State shall
assume or pay any debt or Obligation in
Cured in aid Of instruction or rebellion
against the United States, or any claim
for the loss or emancipation Of any slave;
but all such debts, obligations and claims
shall be held illegal and void.
Sec. S. The Congress shall have pow.
er to enforce, by appropriate Legislation,
the provisions Of this action.