The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-10-19
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TtIE UNION REPUBLICAN PLATFoRN,
Amendment OF the COnMGItutlOn of
Ihe UaItCCl States which Passed Con.
EreAS at Its late Session by the Con.
StitutIOnRI Majority of TwO.ThtrtIs,
and L. now Before the States for RnI-
IficRGiOn.
RsSo'trd, Ry the Senate and House OF Rep.
reSentRttVCS OF the United States OF America
IN CHnRTUsS assembled, twO-thirCls OF both
Houses cOnCurring. That the following article
a. 70 the i.eGiSiatuT!s' OF tho several
Of thO United States, which, when rltiFietl
oS three tourthS Of tho said Legislatures,
shall be valid aS part of the Constitution,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. /. All persons born or
nRtnrS3liEtd In the CnlteGl States, and subject
70 the jurisdiction theTCOf, ara citizens OF the
United states, and OF the state Wherein they
inside. No state shall make or enforce any
law which shall RbrtdRe the privileges or i'm
muniues OF the citizens Of the United states,
N0r shall any state deprive any person of
NE, liberty or property without due process
Jurisdiction the equal protection OF the laws
SECrIOS ,. Representatives. shall be nppOr-
toned among the several states accounting to
their respective numbers counting the whole
number OF persons in each state, excluding
Indians not taxed; but whenever tha right to
vote at any elscltOu for electors of President
ana Vice President, or for United States Rep
rlsent0ttHeS In Congress, executive and IuCiI-
@ @SIAI OunceES, OF tne members OF the LeGtSlR-
tur0 thereof, Is denied TO any OF the male
Inhabitants OF such State, being twenty-One
years OF age, and citizens OF the Cnitel States
or in any way abridged. except for participa-
ton in rebellion or other crime, tue basis OF
representation therein shall he 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
that State.
SECTION 8. No person shall he n Senator or
Representative In Congress, elector OF PreSi-
dent or Vice President, or hold any office
civil or military, under the United States or
under any State. who. having previously ta-
ken an oath as a member OF Congress, or as IA
member OF any State Legislature or RS an eX-
ecuuVe Or judicial officer OF any State tn
support the Constitution of the United States
shall have engaged in inSurreCtlOu or rebel
Hon again the same OF given aid and COM
fort 10 the enemies thereof; but Congress
may, by vote Of twO-tnirlS OF each HOUSE
remove such disability.
SECTION 1. The validity of the public debt
OF the United States authorized by law, I'M
Guiding debts incurred for the payment of
pensions and bOunties for services in sup
pressing iusn TTecIiOn or rebellion, shall not
be que~tloned; 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 los Or emancipation OF any
slave, bat un such debts obligations, and
claims shall be held illegal and void"
SEC ). The Congress shall have power to
enfoTce by appropriate legislation the pro-
visions OF this article.