Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-06-21

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CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
Below is a draft of the proposed amend.
ments to the Constitution, as passed by both
Houses of Congress. Governor CURTIN,
of Pennsylvania, has addressed q call to
the Governors of the several States, suggest.
ing the propriety of conVening in extra
session, the several Legislatures, in order
to act upon these propositions while the
northern 'blood is up" Those who have
engineered this scheme through Congress-
seem to desire this hasty action as one Of
the elements required to give it success.
They are evidently afraid of delay, and the
existence of better feeling between the
two sections still at war with each other.
: Article.-SEo. ALI persons born,
paturalized in the United States and sub.
ject to the jurisdiction 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
privilege or immunities of citizens Of the
United States, nor shall any State deprive
any person of life, liberty or property with.
out due process Of law, or to deny to any
person withinits jurisdiction the equal pro-
lection of the laws. 1885,. -'F1't t.@'
SEC. 2.-Representatives shall be appor.
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 elec-
ton of President or Vice President, and
United States representatives in Congress,
executive or judicial officers, or the mem
bers of the Legislatures 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 abridgiDg, except for participating in
rebellion or other crime, the basis of rep.
resentation therein shall be reduced in the
proportion which the pumber of such male
citizens shall bear to the whole number of
male citizens twenty.one years of age in
such State.
SEC. 8. No person shall be a Senator or
Representative in Congress, or elector of
President or Vice President, or hold any
office, civil or military, under the United
States or under any State, who having pre-.
viously taken an oath as member of Con.
gress or as an officer of the United States,
or as a member of any State Legislature, or
as an executive or judicial officer of any
State, to support the Constitution of the u
nited States, shall have engaged in insur-
rection or rebellion against the same, or Civ.
en- 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, inclu.
ding debts incurred for thepayment of pen
sions and bounties for service in suppressing
insurrection or rebellion shall not be qnes-
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 ;nor any
claim for the loss or emancipation Of any
slave, but all such debts, obligations and
claims shall be held illegal and void. 81
SEC. S. That Congress shall have power
to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the
provisions of. this article.
sA- The following circular has been issued
from the Post Office Department at Wash
ington: -". .T.'.."' I'' ..'' '.-
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