The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-09-28
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THE UNION EEPUWLIC.\S PLATFORM.
Amendment OF thc Constitution OI
the UHiGSGI States which Passed Com
gross Rt tIa late Session by the Con.
StitutiOuRI Nativity OF TWO.ThirtIS,
and iS now Before the states for Rat
iIlcRtiOm.
Resnlrrd. By the Senate and House OF Rem
re'SentattNcS OF the United States OF America,
IN Congress assembled, two-thirUls OF both
Houses COncurrlnE That the following M tICie
tHe proposed I" the Legislatures OF the several
States ES AN amendment to the Constitution
OF the CnltSu states, which, when ratified
by three tnurthS OF the said Legislatures
shall t'e valid as part OF the CONSTITUTION,
namely:
ANriCLI-SECrIoH l. All rcrsonS hon, Or
nAturs4liLCNl in the United states, and subject
To the Jurisdiction therGOf, are citizens OF the
United states aud or the State wherein they
reside. 40 state shall make or enforce any
law which shall H6ridSa the privileges or I'M
munttieS OF the citizens OF the United States,
Nor shall any State deprive any person oi
NE, liberty or property without due process
of law. nor deny tn any person within its
jurisdiction the equal protection OF the laws.
SECTION :. Representatives shall he apUOr-
uontNi among the several States accounting Ia
their respective numbers, counting the v hole
number Of pCrSnuS in each State. excluding
Indians not taxed; but whenever the right IA
vote at any election Tor electors OF President
and Vice President, or for United States Rem
rtaI officers, or the members Of the I4eGiSla-
ture thereof Is denied TO any OF the male
inhabitants OF such state, being tWenty-oug
years OF RGc, and citizens Of the CnilCd States
or IN any way ahriiH,Ni except for paFtici pa
ton in rebellion or other crime, the basis Oi
representation therein shall be reduced IN
the proportion which the number Of such
male citizens shall hear to the whole number
OF male citizens twentH-ons years OF age In
thar State.
SECTION 3. SoUerSou shall he a Senator ol
Representative in COuGrC-SS, eleCtor or PrSSt.
dent or Vice President. or hold any office
civil or military. under the UnitGIl States, ol
under any state. who. having previously tIA
ken AN oath rs IL m-mb..r OF Congress- or ns 4
nemoerOf any state Legislature or aS nn cX
ScuuNe OF judicial officer OF any state. Il
support the Constitution OF the UnitCSI States
shall have engaged IN Instruction or rcllel
lion against tn" same or given Rid and com,
fort To the enemies thereof: but CongrEsS
may. by Il vote OF twO-thiris OF each HOuSs
remove such disability.
SECrlo% I. The validity OF the public deb
OF the Cntted States author lied by law, in
Guiding debts incurred for the payment n
pensions and bonnties for services in sup
pressing instruction or rebellion, shall no
b. questioned; but neither the United State
nor any state shall assume or pay any deb
or DBL cation incurred ia aid OF InSurrectioI
or Tehellion against the United States or any
claim Tor the loss or emancipation OF any
slave. but all such debts. obligations ant
claims shall be held illegal and VOid.r
SEC D. The COuGTeSS shall have power Il
enforce by appropriate legislation the pro
visions OF this article.