Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-01-21
Proposed Ce.satuuonal Amendmen,


Joint Resolution proposing an amendment
to the Constitution Of the United States:
Rssolped 5y tie Senate and House of Rep
,sssutotipes of tie United States of America
in Conoress assembed (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 Consultation of the United States, when
ratified By three.fourths Of said Legislatures,
shall DO valid as part Of the Constitution,
namely: ARTICLE XIV.
SECTION l. All persons born or natural
lied In tho United States, and subject to 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 /;
dor shall any State deprive any person Of
life, liberty, or property without due process
Of law, nor deny to any person within its ju-
risdiction the equal protection Of the laws.
Sec. 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 at any election for the choice Of Elsc-
tors for President and Vice President Of the
United States, Representatives in Congress,
the executive and judicial officers Of q Stats,
or the members Of the Legislature thereof, 10
denied TO any OF the male Inhabitants Of each
State, being tuenty-one years Of age, and
being citizens Of the United States, or in any
way abridged, except for participation In re-
bellion or other crime, the basis Of represen-
cation therein shall be reduced in the pro-
portion which the numbeI Of such male cii-
sens shall bear to the whole number of male
citizens twenty-one years Of age in such
State.
sRc. 8. No person shall be q Senator or
Representative In Congress, or Elector Of
President or Vice President, or hold any Of
fce, civil or military, under the United States
or under any State, who, having previously
taken an oath a. . member Of Congress, or
~ m officer OF the United States, or AZ 4
member Of any State Legislature, or a. an
executive or judicial officer Of any State, to
support the Constitution Of the United States,
shall have engaged in instruction or rebel
lion against the same, or given aid or COM
fort to the enemies thereof But Congress
may,S b . vote q tewo.thtrds Of each House,
remove such disability. :
SEC. A. The validity OF. tho public debt
Of the United States, authorised BY law,
Including debts incurred for payment Of pen.
'sions and bountss for services in suppress
ing insurrecion 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 instruction
or rebellion against the United States, or any
elafnnfor The loss or emancipation Of any
slave; but Ill such debts, Obligations or
claims shall DO held Illegal and void.
&. S1o.t6 3. ,Congrsss shall have power to en-
force, By appropriate lsgislation, the proyi-
dons!of this artclsa1sT ~ ~ al,Nfg