The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-08-31
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TlIE UNIOS RErU HLICNS PLATFORM.
Amendment OF the Constitution of
the UnIGCtI States which Passed Con-
EFt'sS NJ It's late Session by the Con.
atIGmtIOUHI Majority of TWO+rhIr IrtIS.
RHd Is now Before the States for Rat.
iHCntiOm.
RssVlItli, liy the Senate AMI House OF Rep
UCSCntHTiNCS OI the United States OF America,
in COngrt>S assembled, two-thlrIS OF both
Houses cNncuTrinG. ThHtthc following alticIe
bS' proposed to the Legislatures OF the several
states rs an amendment to the Constitution
pI the United States, which. when ratified
Ivy three inurthS ~ the said Legislatures,
shall he valid AS lS'rt OF the Constitution
namely:
.NWTICLE-SECrlnS !. All PERSONS born or
nOturaliEtNl in the United States, ami Suhjt,Ct
tO the jurisdiction thereof, Rre citizens of the
OnttSd states, ami OF the state whernin they
rCTSidS. No state shall make or rnfoRS' any
law which shall RbridEe the privileges or i'm.
muniIicS OF the citizens OF the United States.
Nor shall any state deprive any person Of
itC liberty or property without due prOcCSS
OF law. nor deny to any person within its
jurisdiction the equal protection Oflthe laws.
SECTION :. Representatives shall I've Rppor-
ioned among the several States HccOpling TO
their TISlSCttNe numbers, counting the whole
nuII'trr OF persons in each Stale, excluding
indians not taxed: but whenever the right to
vote at any election for electors OF President
and ' iCs President, or for UnitCNl States Rep
RT~ShlhtlN'S IN ,ohHFFSs, executive ana judi
CLll officers, or the members Of the LeEtSla-
turC thereof. Is denied To any Of the male
inhabitants OF such State, lNeing twcuty-one
years ot age. and citizens OF the United States,
or IN any way abridged. except for parIiCipa-
unn in rebellion or other crime, the hISiS Oi
representation therein shall hc reduced in
the proportion which the number OF such
male citizens shall bear to the whole number
ot male citizens twcntY-One years OF age in
that state.
SNTIuS 3. No person shall be a Senator or
Representative in ConSrCSS. electOr OF PreSi-
dent or Vice President, ur hold any Office,
civil or military, under the United States or
under any state, who, having previously tR-
ken an oath RS n member of ConRr-SS, or rs a
Incnlter Of any State Legislature, or as an eN-
eCuuNe or judicial officer Of any state, To
support the Constitution OF the United States
shall have engaged IN inSurreCtiOu or rebel
lion against the same or given aid and COM
FORT to the enemies thereof: but Congress
may, by u vote Of tNTO-tnirIlS OF each House
remove such disability.
SECrIoS I. The validity OF the public debt
Of the United States authorized by law, in
CludinE debts inCurrsSi for the payment OF
pensions and bOuntieS for services In sup
pT-SStnG Instruction or rebellion, shall not
he QuGStloned but neither the United States
nor any state shall assume or pay any debt
or obligation incurred in aid Of nSUFreCtion
or rebellion against the United states, or any
claim for the los or emancipation OF any
slave, but all such debts, obligations, and
claims shall be held Illegal and void"