The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-09-26
Constitutional Amendment.


The following is the Constitutional Amend
ment, commonly called the Howard Amendment
ARTICLE XIV.
| Section I. All persons born or natrralized 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 immunties 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 of State
or the 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 or 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 or Repre-
sentative in Congress, or eector OF President and
Vive-President, or hold any office, civil or mill
tary, under the United States or under any State,
who, having previously taken an oath as mem
Der of Congress, or as an officer of the United
States, member of any State Legislature,
executive or judicial officer of any State,
to support the Constitution of the United States,
shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion
against the same, or given aid and comfort to the
enemies thereof. But Congress may, by a vote of
two-thirds CT 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 pensions and bounties
for services in SURPRISING instruction or rebel
lion, shall not be questioned. But neither the
United States nor any State shall assume orpay
any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insur-
rectiOn or rebellion against the United States or
any claim for the loss or emancipation of any
slave; but all such debts obligations and caims
shall be held illegal and void.
Sec. 5. The Congress shall have power to en-
force by appropriate legislation the provisions OF
this article. 800 80
An Act to Prescribe an Oath of Office
and for Other Purposes.
The following is the oath (''iron-clad ~ of of
flee referred to in the Reconstruction and Sup
Elemental Acts: -..-
Be it enacted, That hereafter any person elected
or appointed to any Office of honor or profit un-
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 al
A. b, do solemnly swear Tor afirm) that have
never voluntarily borne arms against the United
States since have been O citizen thereof; that
have 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 a voluntary sup
port to any pretended government, power or con-
stitution within the United States, hostile or in
inical thereto; and do further swear (or affrnl)
that to the best of my knowledge and ability,
will support and defend the constitution of the
United States against all enemies, foreign and do
nestle; that will bear true faith an allegiance
to the same; that 1 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 1 am
about to enter. So help me God" which oath
20 taken a and signed shall be preserved ameng
department to which said officer may appertain.
And any person who may falsely take Said oath
she'll be guilty of perjury, and on conviction, in
addition to the penalties now prescribed for that
offence, shall be deprived of his office, and ren-
dered forever incapable after, of holding any Of
zee or place under the United States. 81
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