Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-01-26
pr.p..ea Co..u,.u..al Ameudm,n.

Proposed Constatuttonai
Joint Resolution proposing an amendment
to the Constitution Of the United States:
Rssolped By tho Senate aud House of Rep
Yessntasicss of the United States of America
in Congress assen6led (two-thirds Of both
| Houses concurringl That the following AZ
ticle be proposed to the Legislatures Of the
several States, which, az 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.
SECTION /. AL persons born or natural
lied In the United States, and subject to the
jurisdiction thereof, are citizens Of the Uni
ted States and'of the State wherein they 70.
| 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.
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 at any election for the choice Of Elec-
tors for President and Vice President Of the
| United States, Representatives in Congress,
| the executive and Judicial officers OF a State,
or the members Of the Legislature thereof, 10
| denied to any Of the male Inhabitants Of each
State, being twenty.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-
tation therein shall be reduced in the pro-
portion which the number Of such male citi-
sens shall bear to the whole number Of male
citizens twenty-ons years Of age in such
State.
sno. 8. No person shall be a Senator or
| Representative in Congress, or Elector OF
| President OF 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 q member Of Congress, or
- an officer Of the United States, or az q
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 rebel.
| lion against the m or given aid or com.
| fort to the enemies thereof. But Congress
may, BY . vote Of two-thirds OF each House,
remove such disability. @ s''
SIC. 4. The validity Of the public debt
Of the United States, authorized BY law,
including debts incurred for payment OF pen.
sions and bountiss for services in suppress
ing. insurrsetion 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 insusrection
or rebellion against the United States, or any
claim for the loss or emancipation Of any
slave; but all such debts, obligations or
claims shall Be held Illegal and void.
SIC. 8, Congress shall have power to en-
force By sPpropsists legialsiona The, .provi-
dona of. this article. ~ at.L tglG|