The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-08-06
Constitutional Amendment.
The following is the Constitutional Amend
menI, commonly called the Howard Amendment

The following is the Constitutional Amend
men1, commonly called the Howard Amendment
ARTICLE XIV.
section 1. All persons born or naturalized in
tuc L tied States and subject to the Jurisdiction
tu...ri are citizens of the United States and of
lna-e pr enforce any law which shall abridge the
rt.vI ges or immunities of citizens of the United
State. nor shall any State deprive any person of
iii, )erty or property without due process OF
IA. IOr deny to any person within its jurisdic-
.gl. re equal protection of the laws.
&c. 2. Representatives shall be apportioned
l.1a3 the several STATS according to their re-
.s-live numbers. counting the whole number OF
1880 Is i'll each State excluding Indians not tax
T.. jut when the right to vote at any election
10. IL choice of electors for President and Vice
Pr...ent OF the United States, representatives in
Com ness executive and judicial officers ola State
,rlI. members of the Legislature thereof, is de-
lie- 0 any of the male inhabitants of such State
il. tWenty-one years of age and citizens of the
.ti.ei States, or in any way abridged except for
.trti patiOn i'll rebellion or other crime the basis
d.. r., rcsentation therein shall be reduced in the
frop1rti50n which the number of such male citi-
Zei:s shall bear to the whole number OF male citi-
Z-as twenty one years of age in such State.
Sc. g. No person shall be q Senator or Repre-
sena tive in Congress, elector OF President and
Siyc-Pre5dent, or hold any Office, civil or mill
tarr under the United States or under any State
Who, having previously taken an oath as mem
Der II Congress, or as an officer of the United
ctat-s, or as member Of any State Legislature,
State
10 support the Constitution of the United States,
snail have engaged in instruction or rebellion
ia lst the same, or given aid and comfort to the
.ne lics thereof But Congress may, by a vote of
iT thirds CT each House, remove such disability
c. i. The validity of the public debt of the
{ ii.5 ed States authorized by law, including debts
ne T1ed for payment of pensions and bounties
ior services in SURPRISING Instruction or rebel
lion, shall not be questioned. But neither the
United States nor any State shall assume or paw
any dent or obligation incurred in aid of insur-
Hf4f. m ar rn1, 1iN,,
Slave; but all such debts, obligations and claims.
5G;l be held illegal and void
sec. 5. The Congress shall have power to ell
force by appropriate legislation the provisions of
this article.
An Act to Prescribe an Oath of Office
and for Other Purposes.
The following is the oath ("iron-clad ~ of of
fee referred to in the Reconstruction and Sup
Elemental Acts:
lie 1t 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 denartmen} IF tha
public service, except the President of the Init.
cd States, shall before entering upon the dnties
OF such office, and before being entitled to anv Of
tne salary OF otner emoluments thereof, take and
subscribe the following oath or affirmation az
A b, do solemnly swear Cor affirm) that have
never voluntarily borne arms against fine ITnite6
States since have been citizen thereof: that T
have voluntarily given no aid, countenance Co.
sci or encouragement to persons engaged in
armed hostility thereto; that have never sonoht
nor accepted, nor attempted to exercise fine fnDc
lions OF any office whatever, under any authorize
or pretended authority, in hostility to the United
0 nnrt that have not yielded voluntary sup
port TO any pretended government power or con
iIiu atl9n within the United States, hostile or in
tbnt t ~ tthereto and do further swear Tor afrm)
lLia 1i 10 the best of my knowledge and ability
I'M support and defend the constitution of The
mnstc otoes against all enemies, foreign and do
to thn so rnat Will bear true faith and allegiance
without ne same a that take this obligation freeIy
evasion and th entai reservation or purpose Of
about to 'e eet duties Of the office on which am
so taken and :;o 90 dhelp me God" which oath.
departme en- the Court Houses Congress or ths
a q any person who may falsely take said tain
addition To tSye OF perjury and on conviction in
deTed snail be deprived of his Office and rGr mat
ce place pp Incapable S6 after Of holding any Of
'app''o'Na July 2, 1862.