Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-11-24
Proposed Constitutional Amendment

Joint Rosolution proposing an amendment
70 the Constitution Of the United States:
Re,olred by the Senate and House of Rep
re,en4atires Of the United States Of America
in Congress assembled (wo-thirds Of both
Houses %concurrinG), That the following ar
ticle be proposed to the Legislatures Of the
several States, which, as an amendment to
the Constitution Of the United States, when
ratified BY three-fourths Of said Legislatures,
shall be valid as part OF the Constitution,
namely: ARTICLE XIV.
SECTION l. All persons born or natural
lied in the United States, and subject to the
jurisdiction thereof, are citizens Of the Uni
ted States and of the State wherein they re-
side. No State shall make or enforce any
law which shall abridge the privileges or i'm
munities Of citizens Of the United States ;
nor shall any State deprive any person Of
life, liberty, or property without due process
Of law, nor deny to any person within it's ju-
risdiction the equal protection Of the laws.
SEQ. 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 when the right to
vote at any election for the choice Of Elec.
tors for President and Vice President Of the
United States, Representative. in Congress,
the executive and Judicial officers Of a State,
or the members Of the Legislature thereof, 10
denied to any OF the male inhabitants Of each
State, being twenty-oAe years Of age, and
being citizens Of the United States, or in any
way abridged, except for participation in re-
bellion or other crime, the basis Of represen.
tation Wherein shall be reduced in the pro-
portion which the number Of such male citi-
sens shall bear to the whole number OF male
sitizens twenty-one years Of age in such
ctate.
SEC. 8. No person shall be 4 Senator or
Representative in Congress, or Elec.or Of
President or Vice President, or hold any Of
Ace, civil or military, under the United States
or under any State, who, having previously
taken an oath 40 Q member Of Congress, or
as an officer Of the United States, or as
member Of any State Legislature, or as an
executive or judicial officer of any State. TO
support the Constitution Of the United States,
shall have engaged in instruction or rebel.
lion against the same, or given aid or com.
fort to the enemies thereof But Congress,
may, BY q vote Of two-thirds 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 payment Of pen.
sions and bountiss for services in suppress
ing instruction or rebellion, shall not DO
questioned. But neither the United States
nor any State shall assume or pay any debt
or obligation incurred in aid Of Instruction
or rebellion against the United States, or any
claim for the loss or emancipation Of any
slave; but all such debts, obligations or
claims shall DO held Illegal and void.
SEC. s. Congress shall have power 70 On.
force, byappropriats lsgislation, the prrovi.
sions Of this ardols.