The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-05-16

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Committee of Fifteen to keep the Southern
States out of the Union, SO that our read
ers can see the feeble and complicated piece
of machinery that it is. 1t is in the form
of proposed amendment to the Constitu.
ton:
ARTICLE /.
Section I. No state shall make OF en-
force any law which shall abridge the pri
vileges or immunities of citizens of tn,
United States, nor shall any state depriv,
any person of life, liberty or property
without due process of law, nor deny t,
any person within its jurisdiction the equ
al protection of the law.
Sec. 2. Representatives shall be appor
toned among the several states, which
shall be included within this Union, ac
cording to their respective numbers, count
ing the whole number of persons in each
state, excluding Indians not taxed, but
whenever, in any state, the elective fran.
chise shall be denied to any person of its
male citizens not less than twenty-one
years OF age, or in any way abridged, un-
less for participation in the rebellion, OF
other crime, the basis of representation in
such state shall be reduced in the proper
ton which the number of such male citi-
zens shall bear to the whole number OF
male citizens not less than twenty-one
years of age.
Sec. 3. Until the 4th of July, 1870,
all persons who voluntarily adhered to the
late lnsurrection, giving it aid and comfort
shall be excluded from the right to vote for
members of Congress, and for electors for
President and Vice President of the Unit
ed States.
See. 4. Neither the United States, nor
any state, shall assume or pay any debt or
obligation already incurred or which may
hereafter be incurred in any insurrection
or war against the United States, or any
claim for compensation for the loss of in
voluntary service or labor.
Sec. ). Congress shall have the power
to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the
provisions of this article.
Now, therefore, BE 1t enacted by the
Senate and House Of Representatives Of the
United States Of 4mericd, I'm Congress as
sem6led, That whenever the above recitcd
amendment shall have become part of the
Constitution Of the United States, and any
state lately in insurrection shall have rati-
fled the same, and shall have modified its
SoislitutiVH uIlu lt"S HeIcWlLu, TIC semi
tors and Representatives from such states,
if found duly elected and qualified, shall,
after taking the required oaths of Office,
be admitted into Congress as such, Prorid-
ed, That no person shall be eligible to any
oihce under the United States, who is in
cluded in any of the following classes, viz:
First, the President and Vice President OF
the Confederate States of America, social
ed, the heads of Departments and the mem
bers of both houses of Congress thereof
second, those who in other countries acted
as agents of the Confederate States OF
America, so-called F.; third, heads of De-
partments of the United States, officers of
the army and navy Of the United States,
and members of either house of Congress
of the United States who aided in the re-
bellion fourth, those who acted as officers
of the Confederate States of America, So
called, above the grade of Colonel of the
army or Master in the navy, and any one
who, as Governor of the so-called Confed-
crate States, gave aid and comfort to the
late rebellion fifth, those who have treat
ed officers or soldiers or sailors of the ar
my or navy of the United States captured
during the late war, otherwise than lawful
as prisoners of war.