The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-12-12
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 naturaized 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 abritge the
privileges or imnunities of citizens of the United
States; nor shall any State deprive any person of
lie, liberty or property without due process of
law, nor deny to any person within its iurisdic.
ion the equal protection of the laws
Sec. 2. Representatives shall be aDportjoned
among the several States according to their re-
spectlve numbers, counting the whole number OF
persons IN each State excluding Indians not tax
ed. But When the right 10 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 ofa State
orthe members OF the Legislature thereof, is de-
MED to any OF the male Inhabitants of such State
being twenty-one years of aye and citizens of the
United States, or in any way abridged except for
participation in rebellion other crime the hosis
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. ). No person shall be a Senator or Repre
sentative ID congress, or eector OF President and
NlVe-Presldent, or hold any Office civil or mill
tary, under the United States or under any State
who, having previously taken an oath as mem
per OF Congress, or as an officer of the United
I re at
or as an executive or judicial officer of any State
to support the Constitution of the United States
shall have engaged in instruction or rebellion
against the same, or given aid and comfort to tba
enemies thereof. But Congress NAV bva yo+eof
tWO-thlrds OF each House, remove such disability
'. Sec 4 The validity of the public debt of the
United States authorized by law, including debts
incur ed for payment of pensions and h0nnt;a
for services in suppressing insurrection or rnheI
lion, shall not be questioned. But neither the
CnitGd etates nor any State shall assume or paw
any deot or obligation incurred in aid of insur-
rectlon OF rebellion against the United States or
any claim for the loss or emancipation of onv
slave; but all such debts, obligations and cIa;y
shall be held illegal and void O'''A''
Sec. 5. The Congress shall have nover ~ ~,
force by appropriate legislation the provisions Of
this article. F' vi
An Act to Prescribe an Oath of Office
and for Other Purposes,
The following is the oath (s'iron GLADLY of ot |
flee referred to in the Reconstruction ond G.
Elementary Acts:
he enacted That hereafter anv ncrson e,e,+ad
or appointed to any office of honor or profit nm
q: aer the government OF the United States, either
III tne civil, military naval department of fine
p90nc service, except the President of the Init
ca States, shall before entering upon the dnties |
81 such office, and before being entitled to nyof
JUG salary or other emoluments thereof take and |
supScrioe the following oath affirmation: az
a. d, 40 solemnly swear (or affirm) that have |
lily uOTne arms against the United |
states since have been a citizen thereof. that T
sa e. voluntarily given no aid countenance, coun
sci OF announcement to persons engaged in
armed hostility thereto; that have never sought
ior accepted, nor attempted to exercise the func-
ions OF any office whatever under any authorize
Or pretended authority in hostility to the United
oort Inat nave not yielded a voluntary sup
3GrI 10 any pretended government, power or con
titutlon within the United States, hostile or in
Inical thereto; and do further swear Cor affirm)
nat to the best of my knowledge and ability.
Tili support and defend the constitution of the
states against all enemies, foreign and do
nestlc; that will bear true faith and allegiance
St Inc same that take this obligation freely,
seuouI any mental reservation or purpose of
vaslon, and that will well and faithfully dis
h har{ =, the duties Of the office which am
o taken and signed, shall be preserved anon,
nes on the t GSnI Houses Of
4n1 any person who may falsely take said oath
ddt Ss g 10 t OF perjury and on conviction in
sepee shall be deprived of his Office. and rem
ee or Incapable after Of holding any Of
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