Columbia democrat and star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1867, 1866-07-11
Proposed Amendments to the
Constitution.

The following are the proposed amend
ments TO the Federal Constitution, as pass
ed, illegally, by two-thirds ef q fragment
of Congress:
Resotred, By the Senate and House OF
Representatives of the United States OF
America. IA Congress assembled, two-thirds
of both Houses concurriRg, that the follow
ing article be proposed to the legislatures of
the several States as an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States, which
when ratified by three4fourthS of the LegiS-
latuTes, shall be valid as part of the Constr
tuition;
ARTICLE FIFTEEN.
SECTION /. All persons born or naturalized
in the United States and subject to the ju-
risdiction 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 immu-
mites of the citizens of the United 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 ,. Representatives shall be appor-
toned among the several States according to
their respective numbers, counting Indians
not taxed. But whenever the right to vote
at anv election for the choice Of electors for
President and Vice President, representa-
tives in Congress, executive and judicial Off
GERS OF members of the Legislatures thereof,
Is denied to any Of the male inhabitants OF
such States, being twenty-one years OF age
and citizens of the United States, or in any
way abridged, except for participation IN re-
belion on other crime, the basis OF repre-
sentation therein shall be reduced IN the
proportion which the number of such male
ii - r-b.,Isa tl,sss> Of
male citizens twenty-one years of age in
such State.
SEC. ). That no person shall be Senator
or Representative ia Congress, or Elector of
President and Vice President, or bold any
Office civil or military, under tae United
States, or under any State, who having pre-
viouslv taken an oath as a member of Con-
gress or as an officer of the United States,
or as a member of any State Legislature, or
as Executive or Judicial officer of any State,
to sslpport the Constitution of the United
States. shall have engaged in insurrection or
rebellion against the laws, CT gwen aid and
comfort to the enemies thereof But Con-
gress may, by a vote of two-thirds Of each
House, remove such disabilities.
SEC. T. The validity of the public debt of
the United States, authorized by iaw, in
cluding debts incurred for payment of PEN
slons and Dounues Tot services IN SuppreSlng
insurrection and rebellion, will not be ques-
toned, but neither the United 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 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 power to
enforce by appropriate legislation the provi-
sions of this article.
A woman in Geneva who was formerly as
black as any African, has within the past SIX