The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-07-30
The Fourteenth Article.

AS this proposition Of amend.
ment to tho United States Consti-
tuition has become part OF the or
ganic law, and is of exceeding i'm,
portance in its bearing upon the
future policy Of States, we print
below its full text:
SEC. 1. All persons born or nat.
uralized in the United States. and
subject to the jurisdiction thereof,
are citizens OF the United States
and of tho State wherein they re.
sido. No State shall make or en-
force any law which shall abridge
the privileges or immunities of cit.
izens Of the United States; nor shall
any State deprive any person Of
life, liberty or property without
due process OF law, nor deny 10 any
person within it's jurisdiction the
equal protection of tho laws.
SEC. 2. Representatives shall
bc apportioncd among the several
States according to their respective
numbers, counting the whole nun.
Der OF persons In each State, OK.
cluding Indians not taxed But
when tho right to vote at any cleo.
tion for the choice of electors for
President Of the United States,
Representatives in Congress, the
Executive and Judicial officers OF
State, or the members of the leg
islature thereof, is denied TO any Of
tho male inhabitants OF such State,
being twenty.one years of age and
citizens of the United States, or in
any way abridged, except for par
ticipation in rebellion, orother
crime, the basis of representation
therein shall be reduced in the pro
portion which the number OF such
male citizens shall bear to tho
whole number Of male citizens
twcn,y.ono years Of ugo in such
State. ''"' ''f
SEC, 8. No person shall bc q
Senator or Representative in Con.
gress, 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 oath,
as a. member of Congress, or as o
member Of any State Legislature,
or as an executive or judicial off.
Ger OF any State, to support the
Constitution Of the United States,
shall have engaged in insurrcction
or rebellion against the same, or
given lid and comfort 10 tho one-
mics thereof. But Congress may,
by vote Of two thirds of each
House, remove such disability.
SEC. 3, The validity oftho pub.
lie debt Of the United States au.
thoriEod by law, including debts
incurred for payment of pensions
and bountios for services in cup.
pressing insurreclion and rebellion,
shall not be questioned. But moi.
thor tho United States nor any
State shall assume or pay any debt
or obligation incurred in aid ofin-
surrection or rebellion against the
United States, or any claim for tho
loss or emancipation of any slave;
but oil such debts, obligations or
claims shall bo held illegal and
void. a3t .Glla
SEC. Q. Congress shall have pow.
or to enforce, by appropriate leg.
lslation, tho provisions Of this ar.
ticlo.
II will bo seen that tho amend.
ment promulgatos tho doctrine Of
equal rights; provides q penalty for
excluding any class ofcitizons from
the ballot.box, or for abridging the
right of suffrage, except for partici.
patton In rebellion or other crime;
dObarS certain persons from Office
until removal Of disability by two.
thirds vote Of each HouOO Of Con.
grcssi declares tho validity Of the
national obligations, and the ipya.
lidity Of the rebel debt, and en-
powers Congress to enforce, by ap.
propriate legislation, the provis.
ions cfibs sFtislt &