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Constitutional amendment.
Joint Resolution,

Joint Resolution,
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CoNsTITU-
T1oN OF THE UNITED STATES.
Resolved 6y the Senate and House Of Representa-
Tires of the United States of Amercd IN Congress as
Seoabled. (two-thirds of both Houses concurring,)
That the following article be proposed to the
legislatures of the several States, as an amend
ment to the Constitution of the United States,
which, when ratified by three-fourths of said leg
islatures shall be valid as part of the Constitu-
ton, namely:
ARTICLE IA.
SECTION 1. All persons born or naturalized 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 abrldge me
States; shall any State deprive any person
of life liberty, or property without due process
of law, nor deny to any person within Its Juris
SEC :. Representatives shall be apportloned
among the several States according to their re-
spectiYe numbers, counting the whole number
of persons in each State, excl lding Indians not
taxed. But when the right to vote at any cleo
ton for the choice of electors for President and
Vice President of the United States, representa-
tiyes in Congress- the executive and judicial OIL
GERS of State, the 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 participation 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 such State.
SEC B. No person shall be Senator or Repre-
sentative in Congress, elector of President and
Vice President, or hold any Office, civil or mill
tary under the United States, or under any State,
who, having previously taken an oath as MEM
Der of Congress, or as an officer OF the United
States, or as a member of any State Legislature,
or as an executive judicial officer OF any State,
to support the Constitution of the United States,
shall have engaged in instruction or rebellion
against the same, or given aid or comfort to the
enemies thereof. But Congress may, by vote
oftSo-thirds of each House, remove such dis
ability.
Sec. 4. The validity of the public debt of the
United States authorized by law, including debts
incurred for payment OF pensions and bountieS
for services in SURPRISING Instruction rebel
lion, shall not lie questioned. But neither the
United States any State shall assume or pay
any debt obligation incurred in aid of insur-
rection rebellion against the United States, or
any claim for the loss emancipation of any
slave; but all such debts, obligations and claims
shall be held illegal and void
SEC. 5. The Congress shall have power to en-
force, by appropriate legislation, the provisions
SCHUYLER COLFAX,
Speaker House of Rep.
LAFAYETTE S. FOSTER,
Pres. Senate, pro tenn.
Attest:
EDWARD MCPHERSON,
Clerk House of Rep.
J. W. FoRNEY,
Secretarv of Senate