Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1866-06-20
Senate Constitutional Amend
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The joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to- the Constitution of the United
States, as adopted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives, and only now requiring
the concurrence of three-foprths of the Leg
islat4res efi the several States to become q
apart a0f the Constitution of the United
States, reads az follows:
,A.Rssoz5ed, By the Senate and House of
Representative Of the United States of
America, in Congress assembled. both
Houses concurring, that the following arti-
Giles be proposed to the Legislatures of the
States as an amendment to the Constitution
of the United States, which, when ratified
by three-feuFths of the said Legislatures
shall be voted as part of the Constitution
named g. D.
q ARTICLE Sec. ]. All. persons born or
naturalized in the United States, and subject
to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the
United States, and of the States wherein
they reside, No State shall make or enforce
any laws which shall abridge the privileges
or immunities of citizens of the United
States, nor shall any State deprive any per-
son of life, liberty, or property, without due
process of law, nor deny TO any person with
in its jurisdiction, the protection of the laws.
- n 2. Representatives shall be Rppor-
Siened among the several States according to
their respective numbers, counting the whole
number of persons in each State, excluding
indians nottaxed; but whenever the right
to,Yote at sny election for electors Of Presi-
dent and Vice President, or for United
States Representative in Congress, executive
and judicial officers, or the members of the
Legislatures thereof, is denied to any of the
male inhabitants of such State, being q
years of aga, and citizens of the United
States, or in any way abridged, except for
participation in the rebellion or other crime,
the basis of representation therein shall be
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 such State.
SEC. 8. No person shall be a Senator or
Representative in Congress or .ector of
President or Vice President, or h,.1 any OF
fee civil or military, under the United
States, or under any State, who, having pre-
Viously taken an oath as a member of Con
gress or as an official of the United States,
or as a member of any State Legislature, OF
as an Executive or Judicial officer of any
State, TO support the Constitution Of the
United States, shall have engaged in insur'
rection or rebellion against the same, or CIV
en- aid and comfort to the enemies thereof
but Congress may. by a vote Of two-thirds o.
each house, remove such disability.
SEC. 4 The validity of the public deb
Of the United States, authorized by law, in
Guiding debts incurred for payment of pen
sioAs and bounties for Sc ryices in suppressing
instruction OF rebellion, against the Unitet
States, shall assume or pay any debt or obi
CATION incurred in aid of jnsurrection or re
beltien against the United States or any
claim for loss o. emancipation Of any slaves
but all such debts, obligations and claims
shall be held illegal and void.