Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-03-27
Philadelphia Boot Maker.
G.. STOCKLE.
Constitutional Amendment

Proposed Constitutional Amendment
Join, Resolution proposing an amendment
10 the Constitution Of the United States:
Rr,olre3 by the Senate aud House of Rep
yeIer,atires of the United States of America
ia Congress assembled '(two-thirds Of both
Houses concurring), That the following ar
ticle 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,
shall be valid as part Of the Constitution,
namely: ARTICLE XIV.
SEcrIoS l. All 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-
side. No State shall make or enforce any
law which shall abridge the privileges or i'm
munities 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 It's Ju-
risdiction the equal protection OF the laws.
SIC. 2. Representatives shall be appor
toned among the several States according to
their respective numbers, counting the whole
number of persons in each State, excluding
Indians not taxed. But when the right to
vote a. 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 thereof, is
denied 10 any Of the male inhabitants OF each
State, being twenty-one years of age, ana
being citizens Of the United States, or IN any
way abridged, except for participation IN re-
bellion or other crime, the basis OF represen-
,,t;on therein shall be reduced in the pro-
noy,;on which the number OF such male citi-
sens ,hall bear to the whole number OF male
citizens twenty-one years OF age IN sucn
State.
SIC. 3. No person shall be Senator or
Representative in Congress, or Elector Of
President or Vice President. or hold any Of
Ace, civil or military, under the United states
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, or as an
executive or judicial officer OF any State, 10
support the Constitution OF the United States'
shall have engaged in instruction or reoei-
lion against the same, or given aid or COM
fort to the enemies thereof. But Congress
may, BY vote Of two-thirds OF 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 PEN
sions and bounties for services in suppress
ing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be
questioned. But neither the United States
nor ,ny State shall assume or pay any debt
or obligation incurred in aid Of 'insurreetion
or rebellion against the United States, or any
claim for the loss or emancipation Of any
slaye; but all such debts, obligations or
claims shall be held illegal and void.
SIC. s. Congress shall have power to en-
force by annropriate lectslntior the provi-