The Portland daily press., 1867-03-26
Chapter 81.

AN ACT to ratify an amendment of the Constitution
Of the United States, proposed to the Legislatures
OF the several States, by resolution adopted at the
first session OF the thirty-ninth congress, in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
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Be il enacted, &c. +.
Whereas, at the first session of the thirty.ninth
Washington in the district of columbia in the year
Of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty
six, it was resolved as follows, viz: ,tat4
Be it resolved by the senate and house of represen
tatves of the United States of America in Congress
assembled (two-thirds Of both houses concurring),
that the following article be proposed to the egisla
lures OF the several states as an amendment to the
constitution OF the United States which, when rati-
fed by threefourths Of said legislatures shall be valid
as part of the constitution, namely: Article IA.
:, SECTION l. All persons born or naturalized in
the United States, and subject to the Jurisdiction
thereof 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
mmunities of citizens of the United States; shall
erfy, without due process of law, nor deny to any
person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of
the laws =
SECT @ Representatives shall be apportioned
among the several states according to their respective
numbers, counting the whole number of persons in
the right to vote at any election for the choice of
electors for president and vice president of the united
states representatives in Congress- the executive and
judicial officers of state, the members Of the leg
islature thereof is denied to any of the male nhab
tants of such state, being twenty-one years of age
and citizens of the united states, or in any way
crime the basis Of representation therein shall be
duced in the proportion which the number of such
male citizens shall bear to the whole number of male
citizens twenty-one years of age in such state.
SECT. 3. No person shall be senator represen-
tatve in congress, or elector of president and vice
president or hold any Office civil or military, under
the united states, or under any state who, having
previously taken an oath, as member 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
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the enemies thereof But congress may, by vote of
two-thirds of each house, remove such disability
SECT. 4. The validity of the public debt Of the
united states authorized by law including debts in
CURED for payment of pensions and bountes for SER
vices in suppressing nsurrecon or rebellion shall
not be questioned But neither the united states nor
any state shall assume pay any debt or obligation
incurred in aid of insurrection rebellion against
patton of any slave; but all such debts, obligations
and claims shall be held illegal and void.
SECT. 8. The congress shall have power to enforce
by appropriate legislation the provisions of this
article.
Be it therefore enacted by the senate and house of
of the state of maine in legislature
assembled, as follows, viz
SECTION l.. That the said proposed amendment be
and the same is hereby ratified on behalf of the state
of maine
2. This act shall take effect on its approval
by the governor.
lApproved January 49, 1851