The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-03-05
The XIvth Article.

| The following joint resolution, ratify-
ing the amendment to the Constitution
of the United States in regard to repre-
sentation, reconstruction, and the ma
tional debt, has passed both Houses of
the Iowa legislature. Our readers can
see what the l4th Article is precisely:
WHEREAS, The Congress of the Uni
ted States has proposed to the several
States the following amendment to the
Federal Constitution, viz:
ARTICLE XIV.
SEC. l. All persons born or natural
lied In the United States, and subject
to the jurisdiction thereof, are 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
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
its jurisdiction the equal protection of
the laws.
SEC. :. Representatives shall be APP
portioned among the several States ac-
cording to their respective numbers
counting the whole number of persons
in each State, excluding Indians not
taxed. But when the right to vote mt
any election for the choice of electors for
President and Vice President of the
United States, Representatives in Con-
gress, the executive and judicial officers
of u State, or the members of the Legis-
lature thereof, Is denied to any of the
male inhabitants of such State, being
twenty-one years Of age, and citizens of
the United States, Or in any way abridg-
ed, except for participation in rebellion
or other crime, the basis of representa-
tion therein shall be reduced 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.
SEC. 3. No person shall be a Senator
or Representative 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 oa'h, as a
member of Congress, or as an officer of
the United States, or as a member of
any State Legislature, or as All executive
or judicial officer of any State, to support
the Constitution of the United State,
shall have engaged in insurrection or
rahaliinn a0uinSt thu al
or comfort to the enemies thereof But
Congress may, by vote of two-thirds
of eacn House, remove such disability.
SEC. 1. The validity Of the public
debt Of the United States, authorized by
law, including debts incurred for pay
ment of pensions and bounties, for SER
vices in suppressing instruction or
rebellion, shoii not be questioned But
neither the United States nor any State
shall assume or pay any debt or obliga-
ton incurred in aid of insurrection or
rebellion against the United States, or
any claim for the loss or emancipation
of any slaves; but all such debts, obli-
cations and claims shall be held illegal
and void.
SEC. 5. The Congress shall have pow
er to enforce by appropriate legislation
the provisions of this article
Therefore, Be it Rcsolred 6y the Cen
cral Assenaby Of the State Of Iopa, That
the State of Iowa, by its Legislature
hereby ratilies, adopts and assents to
said amendment.