The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-10-17
Constitutional Amendment.
The following is the Constitutional Amend
ment, commonly called the Howard Amendment

The following is the Constitutional Amend
ment, commonly called the Howard Amendment :
ARTICLE XIV.
Section l. All persons born or naturalzed 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 abridpc the
privileges or imnuniies 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 its jurisdic-
ton the equal protection of the laws
Sec. q Representatives shall be apportioned
among the several States according to their re-
spective numbers counting the whole number OF
persons in each State excluding Indians not tax
ed. But when the right to vote at any election
for the choice of electors for President and Vice
President OF the United States, representatives in
Congress executive and Judicial officers ola State
orthe members of the Legislature thereof is de-
MED to any of the male inhabitants of such State
being twenty-One years of age and citizens of the
United States, in any way abridged except for
participation in rebellion other crime the basis
of representation therein shall be reduced in the
proportion which the number of such male citi-
zens shall bear to the whole number OF male citi-
zens twenty one years of age in such State.
Sec. 3. No person shall be Senator Repre-
sentative in Congress, or eector OF President and
Vive-President, or hold any Office, civil or mill
tary, under the United States under any State
who, having previously taken oath as a mem
Der OF Congress, or an officer of the United
States, or as member of any State legislature
or as an executive or judicial officer of any State
shall have engaged in Instruction or rebellion
against the same, or given aid and comfort to the
enemies thereof. But Congress may, by Il vote of
t"o-Lhlrds Oh each House, remove such stability
?, Sec T. The validity of the public debt of the
United States authorized by law, including debts
incur ed for payment of pensions and bounties
iof services In suppressing instruction rebel
lion, shall not be questioned. But neither the
United States nor any State shall assume or nav
any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insur.
rectlon or rebellion against the United States, or
any claim for the loss emancipation of any
slave; but all such debts obligations and claims
shall be held illegal and void.
Sec 3. The Congress shall have power to ell
force by appropriate legislation the provisions of
this article.
An Act to Prescribe an Oath of Office
and for Other Purposes.
The following is the oath (''iron-c ~ of of
flee referred to in the Reconstruction and SUD-
Elemental Acts:
Be 1e1aacted, That hereafter any person elected
or appointed to any office of honor or profit I'M
DER the government OF the United States, either
In the civil, military or naval department of the
public service, except the President of the Unit
ed States, shall before entering upon the duties
OF such Office and before being entitled to any of
the salary or other emoluments thereof take and
subscribe the following oath or affirmation 81
A. b, do solemniy swear Tor afirm) that have
never voluntarily borne arms against the United
states since have been citizen thereof; that |
nave voluntarily given no aid, countenance coun-
sci or encouragement to persons engaged in |
armed hostility thereto; that have never Sought
nor accepted, nor attempted to exercise the func-
tons OF any Office whatever, under any authority
or pretended authority, in hostility to the United |
States that have not yielded voluntary sup |
port to any pretended government, power or CON |
stitution within the United States hostile or in
mlcal thereto and do further swear Cor affirm) |
that to the best Of my knowledge and ability, |
viii support and defend the constitution of the
United States against all enemies foreign and do
nestle; that will bear true faith and allegiance |
to the same; that take this obligation freely, |
without any mental reservation or purpose OF |
evasion, and that will well and faithfully dis
charge the duties of the office on which am |
about to enter. So help me God" which oath, !
50 taken and signed, shall be preserved amon9
the files of the Court, Houses of Congress OF The
department to which said officer may appertain !
ana ana any person who may falsely take said oath |
snail De guilty OF perjury, and on conviction, in
addition to the penalties now prescribed for that |
onence shall be deprived of his Office and rem |
aered forever incapable after, of holding any Of
dee or place under the United States.
Approo-d Ea1y q 1862