Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-03-22
proposed Constitutional Amendment

Proposed constitutional Amendment
Join, Resolution proposing an amendment
20 the Constitution Of the United States:
Rstolre9 by the Senate and House Of Rep
rs,syta.ires Of the Ui.ite2 States Of Iner7ea
IN Congress assembled (two-thirds OF both
Houses concurring), That The following ar
ticle be proposed TO the Legislatures OF the
several States, which, IS an amendment 10
the CoustitutioG OF the United States, when
ratified by three-fourths Of said Legislatures.
shall be valid as part OF the Constitution
namely: ARTICLE XIV.
SECTION |. All persons born or natural
lied in the United States, and subject 20 the
jurisdiction thereof, are citizens Of the Uni
ted States and Of the State wherein they re-
aide. No State shall make or enforce any
law which shall abridge the privileges or i'm
muni,ies 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 10 any person within its Ju-
risdic,ion the equal protection Of the laws.
SIC. Q, Representatives shall be appor
TONED among the several States according to
their respective numbers, counting the whole
number Of persons in each State, excluding
Indiaps not taxed. But when the right to
vote AZ any election for the choice OF Exec
tors for President and Vice President OF the
United States, Representatives IN Congress,
the executive and Judicial officers Of stare
or the members Of the Legislature thereot, Is
denied to any Of the male inhabitants OIL eac9
State, being twenty-one years Oh aee' ana
bs,ns citizens of the United States, or in any
way abridged, except for participation ID re-
bellion or other crime, the basis OF represent
.",;on ,berein shall be reduced in the pro-
nort;on which the number o. such male citi-
sor. ,b,ll hear TO the whole number OF male
citizens twenty-one years OF age IN sueh
State.
Syc. 3. No person shall be Senator OF
Representative in Congress, or Eiector "
President or Vice President, or hold any Of
Ace, civil or military, under the United states s
or under any State, who, having previous!
taken an oath as u member OF Congress- y"
a. an officer Of the United States, or as
member OF any State Legislature, OF as an
executive or judicial officer OF any State,
support the Constitution OF the United otates'
shall have engaged in insurrection or reoei-
lion against the same, or given aid or COM
fort TO the enemies thereof. But Congress
may, by vote Of two-thirds Of each House.
remove such disability.
SEC. 4. The validity Of the public deot
OF the United States, authorized BY law,
including debts incurred for payment Of pen
sions and bounties for services in suppress
ing 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 instruction
or rebellion against the United States, or any
slaim for the loss or emancipation Of any
slayei but all such debts, obligations or
claims shall be held illegal and void.
SEc. s. Congress shall have power to en-
force, BY appropriate legislation, the provi-
sions Of this article.