The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-08-03
Constitutional Amendment.


The following is the Constitutional Amend
mcnt, commonly called the Howard Amendment:
ARTICLE XIV.
Section 1. All persons born or naturalized 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 OF enforce any law which shall abridge the
privileges immunities 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 jurisdc-
ton the equal protection OF the laws.
Sec. g Representatives shall be apportioned
among tie several States according to their re-
spcctive 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
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, 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-
Zcns twenty one years of age in such State.
Sec ). No person shall be Senator Repre-
sentative in Congress, or elector OF President and
Viye-President, or hold any Office civil or mill
tary under the United States OF under any State
who, having previously taken oath as mem
Der OF Congress, or as an officer of the United
States, or as member of any State Legislature
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 the
enemies thereof But Congress may, by vote of
tWo-tEirds of each House, remove such disability
Sec. i. The validity of the public debt of the
United States authorized by law, including debts
incur cd for payment of pensions and bounties
for services in suppressing Instruction or rebel
lion, shall not be questioned. But neither the
United States nor any State shall assume or pay
hp oh iCrafi ,oSl oF-
rection or rebellion against the United States or
any claim for the loss or emancipation of any
slave; but all such debts, obligations and claims,
shall be held illegal and void.
Sec. 5. The Congress shall have power to ell
this article.
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
Bc 1enacted, That hereafter any person elected
or appointed to any Office of honor or profit IN
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
cd 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 solemnly swear Tor affrm) that have
never voluntarily borne arms against the United
States since have been a 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-
lons OF any office whatever, under any authority
OF pretended authority, in hostility to the United
ntates that have not yielded a voluntary sup
r4tI to any pretended government, power or CON
i ioalon within the United States hostile or n-
4ht thereto; and do further swear Tor afirm)
viii sun Ine pest of my knowledge and ability,
Intsd port and defend the constitution of the
nesfic o tSot against all enemies foreign and do
to fbn son Ina. will bear true faith and allegiance
%t the same ae5 that take this Obligation freely
evasion and th e1tai reservation or purpose Of
charge + bnu d utat will well and faithfully dis
s ebborge 1ee duties Of the office on Which am
SO taken and stoned o dheip me Cod" which oath,
s ss a the he o cSSG5 "fR
And any person who may faiseiv may nay apPertaln
oe guilty of perjury, and On eonyi sa oain
SefeS shall be deprived his oe an dGr that
paee under P5e after Of any Of
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