The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-22
mo. 81


JOINT RESOLUTION RATIFYRG PROPOSED
AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED
STATES.
WHEREAS, The Congress of the United States
has adopted resolution proposing an amendment
to the Constitution of the United States to be sub
mtted to the Legislature of the several States and
TO be known as article fourteenth of said Constitu
tion, as follows:
Article XJv.-Section /. All persons born
OF naturslized 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 immunities of citzafa
OF the United States nor shall any State f'n
prve any person of life, liberty, or propeay
without due process of law, nor deny to any T.
con within its jurisdiction, the equal protectiohd
its laws.
SEC. 2. Representatives shall be apportio1e
among the several States according to their T
pectiye numbers, counting the whole number
persons In each State, excluding Indians not take
But when the right TO vote at any election for te
choice of electors for president and vice pre-
dent Of the United States, representatives in Co
gress, the executive and judicial officers of
Etate, or the members of Legislature theref
is denied to any of the male inhabitants of syo
State, being twenty-one years of age, and =
zens Of the United States, or in any way abridfe-
except for participation In rebellion or Che
crime, the basis Of representation therein,
be reduced In the proportion which the nu1ne
of such male citizens shall be to the whole
Der of male citizens, twenty-One years of a.
such State. -oe
SEC. 3. No person shall be a senator or rd nm \
sentative in Congress, or elector of president
president, or hold any Office, civil or
tary, under the United States, or any State, Rh5
having previously taken an oath as a member OF
CoDgresso or sn officer Of the UnitedStates, or as
member Of any State Legislature, or an exec.
utiye OF judicial officer Of any State, to support
the Constitution of the United States, shall Fave
engaged In iDsurrection or rebellion against the
same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies
thereof. But Congress may, by vote of two
thirds of each House, remove such disability.
SIC. a. The validity OF the public debt of the
United States authorized by law, including debtI
incurred for payment Of pensions and bounties fol
services in suppressing insurrection and rebellion
shall not be questioned. But neither the United
States nor any state shall assume or pay any debt
obligation incurred in aid of instruction or re
belliOn against the United States, or any claim fol
the loss or emancipation of any slave: but al
such debts, obligations or claims shall be heldille
gal and void.
SIC 5. The Congress shall have power to en-
force, BY appropriate legislation, the provisions
this article. ..
Rescued by he Senate and House Of Represer
.sdtiueS of he State Of Louisiana Ia Genera as
sentbly CORueRed, That the said constitutional
amendme ut, in manner and form as proposed anc
submitted by the Congress of the United States
be and the same is, on the part of the State o
Louisiana, hereby ratified and accepted.
(Sgned) CHARLES W. LOWELL.
Speaker of the House of Representatives
(Signedl OSCAR J. DUNN,
Lieutenant. Governor and President of the Senate
Approved July 8, 1868.
Governor of tn, State of Louisiana
GEORGE E. BovEE,
Secretary of State.