The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-10-02
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THE UNION REPUBLICAN, PLATFORM.
Amendment of the Constitution of
the United States which Passed Com
gresS at its late Session by the Con.
stItutlOnRI Majority OF Or.TWO.TEiFds,
= and Is now Before The states for Rat
t6cRtiOn. 3
Resolved, By the Senate ana House OF Rep
resentatlves of the United States OF America,
in Congress assembled, two-thirtls of both
Houses Concurring. That the following article
be proposed tn the Legislatures OF the several
states as an amendment TO the Constitution
of the United States, which, when ratified
by three -fourths OF the said Legislatures,
shall be valid as part of the Constitution, ,
ARTfCLE-SECT1oN /. All persons born or
naturalized in the United States, and subject
to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the
United States, and of the State wherein they
reside: No State shall make or enforce any
law which shall abridge the privileges or inn
munities of the citizens Of the United States
Nor shall any State deprive any person OF
life, liberty or property without due process
Jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
SECTION 2. Representatives shall be appOr-
TONED among the several States according to
their respective numbers, counting the whole
number of persons in each State, excluding
Indians not taxed; but whenever the right to
vote at any election for electors of President
and Vice President, or for United States Rep
reSentattVeS in Congress, executive and iudl-
cial officers. or the members of the Legisla-
ture thereof is denied TO any OF the male
Inhabitants of such State, being twenty-One
years OF age, and citizens of the United States,
or In any way abridged, except for participa-
tton in 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
that state.
SECTION 8. No person shall be n Senator or
Representative in Congress, electOr of PreSi-
dent or Vice President, or hold any Office
civil or military, under the United States, or
under any State, who, having previously ta-
ken an oath as a member of Congress, or as a
memberof any State Legislature, or iis an ex-
ecuttve or judicial officer of any State to
support the Constitution of the United States,
shall have engaged in insurrectiOn or rebel
lion against the same or given aid and COM
fort to the enemies thereof; but Congress
may, bya vote of twO-thir1s OF each House
remove such disability.
SECTION 4. The validity of the public debt
of the United States authorized by law, in
cludtng debts incurred for the payment of
pensions and bOuntieS for services in sup
pressing inSurrection 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 United States or any
claim for the loss or emancipation of any
slave, but all such debts, obligations and
claims shall be held illegal and void"
SEC. 5. The Congress shall have power to
enforce by appropriate legislation the pro-
visions OF this article.