Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-06-15


Below we give the joint resolution TO
amend the Constitution, as it passed the
Senate by a more than two-thirds vote
1t has since passed the House by an
equally decisive majority, and at once
goes to the State Legislatures for rati-
ication. 1t has been very essentially
modified in the Senate, the third section
especially. which was very generally OBJ
iected to. being stricken out and one d.
vested Of It's most Objectionable features
substituted. We doubt not it will be
promptly ratified by the Ohio Legislature
when it reassembles:
Res0LDed, By the Senate and House of
Representatives Of the United States OF
America az Congress Assembled, IaC0-
thirds Of both Houses COncurring, That
the following articles be proposed to the
Legislatures of the several States, as an
amendment to the Constitution Of the
United States, which, when ratified by
three-fourths of the said Legislatures,
shall be valid as part Of the Constitution,
VIZ
ART, See. I. All persons born or
naturalized in the United States, and sub
iect to the jurisdiction thereof, are citi-
zens Of the United States and of the
State wherein they reside. No State shall
make or enforce any laws which shall
abridge the privileges or immunities of
citizens Of the United States nor shall
any State deprive any person Of life, Hber-
ty or property without due process Of law,
nor deny to any person within Its jurls-
diction the equal protection Of the laws
SEC. 2. Representative shall be appor-
AiopoE or1ouu the enzroral G#a+ae ac0o7s1
ing to their respective numbers, counting
the whole number Of persons IN each
State, excluding Indians not taxed but
whenever the right to vote at any cleo
ton for electors of President or Vice
President, and for United States Rep
resentatives in Congress, executive, and
judicial officers, and the members of the
Legislatures thereof, is denied to any of
the male inhabitants Of such State, being
q years Of age, and citizens Of the Unit
ed States, or IN any way abridged, except
for participation In rebellion, or other
crime, the basis of representation there
In shall be reduced in the proportion
which the number of male citiZeus shall
bear to the whole number Of male citizens,
q years Of age, in such State.
SEC. 3. No person shall be a Senator
or Representative in 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 an oath as a
member of Congress, or as a member Of
any State Legislature, or as an executive
or civil officer Of 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 enemies thereof but Congress
may, by vote of two thirds of each
House, remove such disability.
SEC. 4. The validity of the public debt
of the United States, authorized by law,
including that incurred in payment of
bounties and pensions for services in sup
pressing insurrection or rebellion, shall
not be questioned and neither the Unit
ed States, nor any State shall assume, or
pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid
of insurrection or rebellion against the
United States, or any claim for loss or
emancipation of any slave but all such
debts, obligations and claims shall be
held illegal and void.