Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-03-26
Philadelphia Boot Maker.
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Proposed Constitutional Amendment

Proposed Constitutional Amendment
Joint Resolution proposing an amendment
TO the Constitution Of the United States:
RssoEred by the Senate and House of Rep
ye,en,asires of the U,lited States of America
in Conqre,s assembled (two-thirds of both
Houses concurring), That the following ar
,icle 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,
shau be valid as part OF the Constitution,
namely: ARTICLE XIV.
SECTION l.. AL persons born or natural
lied in the United States, and subject 10 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
r,nn;,;es of citizens OF the United States !;
NOR shall sny State deprive any person Of
Ife. liberty, or property without due process
Of law. nor deny TO any person within its. Ju-
ri,dietion the equal protection Of the laws.
Syc. 2. Representatives shall be appor
toned among the several States according to
their respective numbers, counting the whole
nun,h.r of persons in each State, excluding
Indians not taxed. But when the right to
yo,e AZ any election for the choice OF Eiec-
tors for President and Vice President Of the
United States, Representatives in Congress,
the executive and Judicial officers OF state,
or the members OF the Legislature thereoi' Is
denied 70 any Of the male inhabitants Of each
State, being twenty-one years OF age, ana
beng citizens Of the United States, or IN any
way abridged, except for paraeipation IN Ie
hsii;on or other crime, the basis OF represeno
,,,;on therein shall be reduced in the pro-
nort;on which the number Of such male eiti-
len, ,h,ll bear TO the whole number OF male
citizen, twenty-one years OF age IN such
State. e.,,v ~
Representative in Congress, or Eiectof "
President or Vice President, or hold any o..
Ace, civil or military, under the United ssasss
or under any State, who, having previously
taken an oath as a member Of Congress, OF
as an officer of the United States, or as
member Of any State Legislature, OF a.
executive or judicial officer OF any Sta.e, !"
support the Constitution OF the United States'
shall have engaged in insurrection OF feoeF
lion against the same, or gwen aio OF cum.
fort TO the enemies thereof. But Congre"
may, by vote Of two-thirds OF each HOUSE.
remove such disability. -. -,
SIC. 4. The validity OF the public aeot
OF the United States, authorized oy la"'
including debts incurred for payment oil 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 insurrection
or rebellion against the United States, or any
claim for the loss or emancipation Of any
slave; bur all such debts, obligations or
claims shall be held illegal and void.
SIC. s. Congress shall have power to en-
force, BY appropriate legislation, the provi-
sions Of this article. -..e