Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-09-27
TERMS OF ADvERTIsrsSl
THE GREAT ISSUE.
TIE Union nepubiican Platform,

AMENDMENT OF TIE CONSTITUTION or TIE
UNITED STATES, WHICH PASSED CONGRESS
AT ITS LATE SESSION BYJfHB coNsriTU-
TIoFAb MAJORITY or Tvo.THfRps. AND
! II NOW nEFoRs THE sTATEs ToR RATIFr-
| CATION. =. ,,1
Resolued, BY the Senate and House OF
| Representatives Of the United States Of
America, in Congress assembled, two-thirds
of both Houses concurriBs, That the fol-
Lowing article be proposed to the Legisls.
tures Of the several States ssan amendment
| TO tie Constitution of the United States,
which, when. ratified by three. fourths Of
the said Legislatures, shall be valid Is .
! part Of the Constitution. namely: :.
ARTICLE = SECTION ]. All persons born
| or naturaized in the United States, and
subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citi.
zens Of the United States, and Of the State
wherein they reside. No State shall make
or enforce any law which shall abridse tho
privileges or immunities Of the citizens Of
the Unitcd States. Nor shall any State de-
prive any person Of life, liberty or property
without due process Of law. nor deny 70 any
person within its jurisdiction the equal pro.
lection Of the laws 4.
SECTION 2. Representatives shall be sp-
portioned among the several States accord.
ing to their respective numbers, couBtiug
the whole number Of persons in each State.
excluding Iudisas not taxed but whenever
the right to vote at any election for electors
of President aud Vice President, or for
United Ststes Representatives in Congress-,
executive and judicial officers, or the mem
bers sf the Legislature thereof, is denied
TO any of the msle inhabitants Of such
State, being twepty-one years Of sge, and
citizen, Of the United States. or any way
abridged. except for participates 10 rebel
lioa or other crime, the basis "A repressn.
tatiou therein shall be reduced ip the pro-
portion which the eumber Of such male
citizens shall bear to the whole number Of
male citizens twsnty-ons years Of age in
that State. ...
SECTION 8 No person shall he Seps-
tor or Representative il Congress, slecter
of President or Vice President, or hold any
office. civil or military, uDder the United
States. or under any State, who, having
previously taken an oath ss a member OF
Congress, or as member Of any State Leg
islsture, or as en- executive or judicial Of
feer Of any State, to support the Cobstitu-
ton of the United States, shall bavs en-
gagged in insurrectiou or rebellin1 against
the same nr given aid aud comfort to the
enemies thereof; bsf Congress may. by T.
vote of two thirds1 u each House remove
such disability. .'''t
SECTION 4 The validity Of the pulic
debt of the United States authorized by
law, including debts incurred for the sss,
ment of pensions and bouuties for setricea
in suppressing insurrection or rehellion,
shall not be questioned; out peither tbs
United States nor any Stats shall .ssrr,r ar
pay any debt or obligation incurred IN aid q
insurrecton or rebellion agsinst the Uutsd
Ststes, or auy claim for the loss or emauci-
patton Of any slave, but all sucu debts.
obligations, and claims shall be bsld Illegal
aud void. ..
SECTION S. The Congress shall have
power to enforce by appropriate legislation
the provisions Of this article. -,,a.