The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1866-06-19
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tees satI r-sLare would sdll have
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s sasaa iba, ,e amendments vii be rea.
dIy accepted by she House, by an equally
heavy maioriy.
A. amended ana sent back 10 The House
for concurrence lhg joint resolution IS as
follows:
Join. resolution proposing an amend
mrnt to iae Constitution o. the United
States.
Rstolrtd. IS the Senate and House Of
Repfeautstises d thc United States q
America, IN Congress assembled, two
.hilds 81 both Houses coacafeiug, that The
following articles be proposed TO tie Leg
islalures Of the several States as an amend
men. 10 the Constitution Of the United
states, which. when ratified by three.
iounhs Of said Legislatures, shall be valid
as part Of the Constitution, namely;
ARricLE-SrcrroS /. All persons
born or pntunlized In The United States
ara suglec, 10 tie jurisdiction thereof, are
citizens Of ,he United States and Of the
Stale wherein they reside. No State shall
make or enforce any laws which shall
abrilge he privileges or lmmupiIlcs OF
citizens o! the United States, nor shall any
State deprive any person Of life, liberty or
property without due process Of law, nor
deny 10 ans person within us jurisdiction
the equal protection Of the Law.
Sec. ?. Representatives shall he appor-
toned among The several States according
to their respective Numbers, counting the
whole number Of persons in each State,
excluding Indians mol taxed, But when
ever ihe right to vote at any election for
electors ii President and Vice President,
OF for United States Representative in
Congress, Executive Or judicial officers, or
the members Of the Legislature thereof is
denied to any q tie male inhabitants OF
such State, being2l years Of age and cit.
liens of the United States, or in any way
abridged except for participation in rebel.
ion OF other crime, ne basis Of iepresen-
tat!on therein shall be reduced in the pro.
portion which tile number Of such male
citizens 2 years Of age IN such State.
See. 8. No person ,haI, be a Senator or
Representative in Congress, or elecor OF
pre.8au, o. Vice President, o. hold any
Office, civil or military, under the United
States, or under any State, who having
previously taken an oatl as q member OF
Congress, or as an officer Of the United
States, or a. member Of any State Leg
islaure, or as an executive or judicial Of
icer Of any State, 10 support the Constitu-
lion OF the United States, shall have en-.
gagged 10 instruction or rebellion against
the anne, or given aid or comfort TO the
enemies thereof; but Congress may, by a
vote Of .two-lhrds Of each House, remove
such disability
Sec T. TIE validity Of the public debt
Of The Uuitcd States, authorized by law, in
Gliding debts incurred for the payment Of
pensions and bounties for services in sup.
pressing instruction or rebellion, shall
not be questioned but neither the United
States nor any State shall assume or pay
any debt or obligation incurred in the aid
OF instruction or rebellion against the
United States, or any claim for the loss
or emancipation Of any slave; but all such
debts, obligations, and claims shall be held
illegal and void.