The Lincoln County herald., 1866-06-29
The Constitutional Amendment as II
Passed The Se6aie,

INSStu INC ScOdies
TIC following is the Constitutional
Amendment, as it passed the Senate, in
lieu of the one from the House.
Thcjoint resolution, as amended, which
passed the Senate is as follows:
R,solred, By the Senate and House Of
Representatives OF the United States OF
America. in Congress assembled, two.
thirds Of both Houses conturrinc, that
the following article be proposed to the
legislatures of the several States as an
amcndncnt to the Constitution Of the
United States, which. when ratified BY
three .forrths Of the said Legislature
shall be valid as a part Of :he Cons,!tu-
ton namely:
ARTICLE.
SEC. I. All persons bern or natural.
lied in the United State, an'l sahjcct to
the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens Of
the United States and cfthc state where.
in they reside. No state shall make or
enforce any laws which shah abridgc the
privileges or is,munities ofthc citizens of
the United States, nor shall any State dc.
prize any person Of life, liberty or prop.
crtv. without due process of law, nor dc.
ny TO any person within its jurisdiction.
the cluai protection Of its laws.
SEC. .. Representatives shall be ap.
porticncd among tire several States accor.
ding to their respective number, count.
ing the whole number Of persons in each
State, excluding Indians no. taxed but
whenever the right to vote at any clcc.
ton for electors Of President and Vice
prc>idrr. G. the United States, and Rep.
rcscn,ativos IN Congress, Executive and
Judicial officers, or the members Of the
Legislature thereof, is denied to any Of
the male inhabitants Of such State, being
twcnty-onc years Of age and citizens Of
the United States, VI in any way abril.e,
except for participation in rebellion or
other crime the basis ofrcprrS ntation
therein shall be reduced, in the proror-
ton Which the number ,f such rmls ci,i
zcn. shall bear to the Who'll" nun.bcr o.
male citizens twenty.ont years Of ng.'in
such States.
SEC. 3. No person shall be Il Senator
, or Representative in Congress, or clcctol
Of President or Vice President CT hole
any Office, civil or military, under thu
, United States, or under any State, whc
, having previously taken an oath as :
member Of Congress, or AS an officer Of
,, the United States, OF a. Il member Of any
State Legislature, or as al, Executive Of
=, Judicial officer Of any State TO srppor
. > the Constitution Of the United States
shall have engaged in insarrection or re-
Lclion against the same, or given aid ant
comfort to the enemies thereof. Bu
Congress may, Ly vote Of twojhirds o
each llohso, remove such disability.
SEr. !. The validity Of the public
Z debt Of the United States. authorized b,
G law, inclulin. debts incurred for the pay
d mcnt Of pensions aud bountics for scrvi
II ces in satltcss'ns insurrseti'n ,r rebel
:. lion, nor shall aiiy State :s>rH" or pa
n any debts incurred in aid Of inSur.ec,io
e or rebellion, against the United State.
i. and any claim for such debts or oblig,
= tious an! clainS shall be held illegal am
s void.
c The vote stooi--ycas 81, nays II, II,
;. affirmative hcin; exactly thrcc-iour,l,,
y The yeas were: Anthony, Gambler. Clarh
IS Conncss, CraGin, Ores we'll, E!mund
's FcsSenlcn, Foster, Grimes, Harris. Her
lc dcrson, Howard, Howe, Kirkwooi, La,
Of Indiana, Lane Of Kansas, Morra,
Morrill,, Nye, Roland, Poiueroy, Ranl<a,
Sherman, Sprasuc, Stewart, Sumnc
i, rrumbull, Wade, Willy, Williams, vii
l. son and Yates.
At The nays were Cowan, Davis, Doolii
re tic, Guthrie, Hendricks, johnson Mc
y Dougal Norton, Riddle, salisbury, an
It Van Winklc.
lc Abscnt-Messrs, Brown, Dixon, Nes
l. mi'h, and Wrisht-4.