The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-07-04
Recon structiOlA.

Rcconstructioll.
On Friday, the Sth instant, the amended
report of the Reconstruction Committee
passed the Senate by a vote of 80 yeas to
nays. On Wednesday, the 18th inst,
the House concurred in the report by a
vote of l2O yeas to 80 nays, and the joint
resolution, proposing four constitutional
amendments, therefore goes to the Le.isla-
lures of the States for ratification by two
thirds of the number to become part of
the Constitution of the United States. This
matter being of such general interest, and
grave Importance to the country, we print
| in full the resolutions and amendments
proposed:
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to
the Constitution Of the United States.
Resolred, BY the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America, in Congress assembled, two
thirds of both Houses concurring, that the
following article be proposed to the Legis-
latures of the several States as an amend
ment to the Constitution of the United
States, which, when ratified by three
fourths of said Legislatures, shall be valid
as part of the Constitution, namely:
ARTICLE, Section /. All persons born
or naturalized in the United States and
subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are cti-
zens Of the United States and of the State
wherein they reside. No State shall make
or enforce any laws which shall abridge
the privileges or immunitics of citizens of
the United States, nor shall any State de-
prive any person of life, liberty or proper
ty without due process of law, nor deny to
any person within its jurisdiction the equal
protection of the laws
Sec. 2. Representatives shall be appor-
toned among the several States according
to their respective numbers, counting the
whole number of persons in each State, ex-
Guiding Indians not taxed. But whenever
the right to vote at any election for elect
ors of President and Vice President,
or for United States Representatives in
Congress, executive or judicial officers, or
the members Of the lie gislature thereof, is
denied to any one of the male inhabitants
of such State, being q years of age and
citizens of the United States, or in any way
abridged, except for participation in re-
bellion or other crime, the basis of repre-
sentation therein shall be reduced in the
proportion which the number of such male
citizens shall bear to the whole number of
male citizens 2l years of age in such State
See. 3. No person shall be a Senator or
Representative in Congress, or elector of
President or Vice President, or hold any
office, civil or military, under the United
States, or under any State, who having
previously taken any oath as member of
Congress, or as an officer of the United
States, or as member of any State Lcgis-
lature, or as an executive or judicial officer
of any State, to support the Constitution
of the United States, shall have engaged in
insurrection or rebellion against the same,
or given aid or comfort to the enemies
thereof: but Congress may, by two
thirds vote, of each House, remove such
disability.
Sec. 4. The validity of the public debt
of the United States, authorized by law,
including debts incurred for the payment
of pensions and bounties for service in
suppressinS instruction or rebellion shall
not be questioned but neither the United
States nor any State shall assume or pay
any debt or obligation incurred in aid of
insurrection or rebellion against the Uni
ted States, or any claims for the loss or
emancipation of any slave; but all such
debts, obligations and claims shall be held
illegal and void.