The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-10-04
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THE UNION REPUBL1CAS PLATFORM. (
Amendment OF the Constitution OF
the United States which Passed Con.
greSs at its Hate Session by the Con.
stitutIOnaI Majority OF SrWolThIrds,
and is now Before The States for Rat.
iflcat1On.ihid IN 7HI tEf1figE tg-l.i
iE2e8OtUeCl, BY the Senate and House of Rep
resentRtfves 0fthe United States fAmerica,
in Congress aSsemhledI tWo-thirds OF both
Houses concurrlng, That the following article
be proposed to the Legislatures OF the several
States as an amendment to the Constitution
by three-fonrths OF the said Legislatures,
shall be valid as part of the Consti titution,
namely:
!ARmCLE-SEcTIoN /. All persons born or
natuFaliHed in the United states, and subject
to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens OF the
United States, and of the State wherein they
reside. No State shall make or enforce any
law which shall abridge the privileges or Inn
munities OF the citizens OF the United States
Nor @ shan any State deprive any person Of
of law, nor deny 10 any person within It's
jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws,
toned among the several States according 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 election for electors of President
and Vice President, or for United States Rep
reSentatiVeS In Congress- executive and jude
ctal officers or the members Of the Lesisla-
ture 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-
ton in rebellion or other crime, 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 twenty-one years of age in
SECTION 5. No person shall be Senator or
Representative In Congress, elector OF Presi-
dentOE Vice President, or hold any office,
civil or military, under the United States, or
under any State, who, having previously tn
ken an oath as member OF Congress, or asa
member Of any State Leg islatnre, braS an ex-
ecutive or judicial otiicer OF any State, to
supportthe Constitution OF the United States,
shall have engaged in tnsuTrectiOn or rebel
lion against the same or given aid and COM
fort to the enemies thereof; but Congress
may, bYa vote of two thirds Of each House
remove such disability. -,t,s-.l#- ..i.l = 2
SECTION 4. The validity of the public debt
OF the United States authorized by law, in
Guiding debts incurred for the payment Of
pensions and .bounties for services in sup
pressing inSurrectiOn or rebellion, shall not
be questioned; but neither the United States
nor any State shall assume or pay any debt
or obligation incurred In aid of fnsurrection
or rebellion against the United States, or any
claim for the loss or emancipation of any
slave, but all such dehts obligations, and
claims shall be held illegal and void"
SEC. s. The Congress shall have power to
enforce by. appropriate legislation the pro-
visions OF this article.