New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-07-30
A JOINT RESOLUTIo
Ratifying a Proposed Amendment to tba
stltutiOn of the United States.

Ratifying Proposed Amendment to tbs
stltution of the United States.
WHEREAS, The Congress of the [
States has adopted a resolution pronI
au amendment to the Constitution N
United States, to be submitted to theII
latures of the several States, and N
known as article fourteenth Of said oil
tuition, as follows:
ARTICLE NlY.-Secitpn l. All pe
born or naturalzed in the United NJ
and subject to the jurisdiction Thereof
citizens of the United States, aud q
State wherein they reside. No State
make or enforce any law which shall all
the privileges or immunities of citizgI
the United States; nor shall any Stat
priye any person of life, liberty, or prr
without due process of law, nor denytiI
person within its jurisdiction the equal
lection of it's laws.
SEC. 2. Representatives shall be Al
toned among the several States accTI
to their respective numbers, counting
whole number of persons in each Stsah
GLIDING Indians not taxed. But When
right to vote at any election for the
OF electors for President and Vice Pres
OF the United States, Representatiyg
Congress, the executive and judicial oS
OF a State, or the members of the IA
ture thereof is denied to any of tbsl
inhabitants of such State, being tweDhI
years OF age, aud citizens of the ii
States, or in any way abridged, cycg
participation in rebellion or other n
the basis of representation therein shlF
reduced in the proportion which the
Der of such male citizens shall be NJ
whole number of male citizens tWentk
years of age in such State
SEC. 3. No person shall be ScnagI
Representative in Congress, or cesN
President and YiCe.Presldent, or hoik
office, civil or military, under the Z.
States, or any State, who, having pred
ly taken an oath as member of Co11
or as an officer of the United States Or
member of any State Legislature, or 4
executive orjudicial officer of any Sta.
support the Cons tuition of tile Oh
States, shall have engaged in insure
or rebellion against the same, or give
or comfort to the enemies thereof
Congress may, by a vote OF two thin
each House, remove such disability,
SEC. 4. The validity of the public nj
the United States authorized by Law
Guiding debts incurred for payment Of
sions and bountie5 tor services in sup1
ing instruction and rebellion slall'Ef
questioned. But neither the United 81
nor any State shall assume or pay any
or obligation incurred in aid of insurt.
or rebellion against the United STATED
any claim for the loss or em4ncipatal
any slave; but all such debts, obligatiUl
claims shall be held illegal and void.
SEC. .. The Congress shall have pow4
enforce, by appropriate legislation, IL. +
visions of this article.
Passed June -, 1866.
Resolved by the Senate and Houscdt
resentatives of the State of Louisial
General Assembly convened, That tie
Constitutional amendment, in manned
form as proposed and submitted by thet
gress of tie United States be and the
i, on the part of the State of Louis
hereby ratified and accepted.
(Signed) CHARLES w, LOWEls
Speaker of the House of Representa-
(Signed} OSCAR j. DUNN.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and President 4
Senate.
Approved July ., 1868.
(Signed) HENRY C. WARM5b
Governor of the State of Louis
A true copy;
GEORGE E. BOVEE X
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