The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1868-01-24

ed States of America, in Congress as
sembled (two-thirds of both House
concnrring), The following article b
proposed to the Legislatures of th
several States, as an amendment {
the Constitution of the United State:
which, when ratified by -foui tn
of SAID Legislatures, shall be valid a
part of the Constitution. namely:
ARTICLE XIV.
Section 1. All persons born o
naturalized in the United States, an
subject to the jurisdiction thereof, ar
citizens of the United States, and o
the State wherein they reside. N
Estate shall make or enforce any Law
which shall abridge the privileges o
immunities of citizens of the Unite,
Estates, nor shall any State depriy
any person of life, liberty or proper
lty, without the due process of law
nor deny to any person within its ju
risdiction the equal protection of th'
laws.
| Sec. 2. Representatives shall b.
lapportioned among the several States
according to their respective mum
bers, counting the whole number o
lpersons in each State, excluding Indi
ans not taxed. But when the righ
to vote at any election for the choice
of electors for President and Vice
President of the United States. Rep
resentatives in Congress, the Execu
tive and Judicial officers of State
or the members of the Legislature
thereof, is denied to any of the male
inhabitants of such State, being TWEEN
ty-one years of age and citizens oI
the United States, or in any way
abridged, except for participation il
rebellion, or other crime, the basis ot
representation therein shall be reduc
ed in the proportion which the mum
ber of such male citizens shall beal
to the whole number of male citizens
twenty-one years of age in such State
Sec. 8 No person shall be Sen
ator or Representative in Congress,
or elector or President or Vice Pres
dent, or hold any Office, civil or mill
tsry, under the United States, or un-
der any State, who, having previous
ly taken an oath as a member of Con-
gress, or an officer of the United
States, or as member of any State
Legislature, or as an executive or ju-
dicial officer of any State, to support
the Constitution of the United States,
shall have engaged in insurrection or
rebellion against the same, or given
aid CT comfort to the enemies thereof.
But Congress may, by vote of two
thirds Ct each House, remove such
disability.
Sec. A. The validity of the public
debt of the United States authorized
by the law including debts incurred
for payment Of pensions and bounties
for services in suppressing insurrec-
ton or rebellion, shall not be ques-
toned. But neither the United
States, nor any State, shall assume
or pay any debt or obligation incur
red in aid OF insurrection or rebellion
against the United States, or any
claim for the loss or emancipation of
any slave; but all such debts, obliga
tions and claims shall be held illegal
and void.
Sec. 5. The Congress shall have
power to enforce, by appropriate leg
islation, the provisions of this arti-
Gle.
And,
Whereas, Three fourtns Of the
Legislatures of the States composing
the United States are required to give
assent to the said proposed amend
ment to the Constitution of the Unit
ed States, before it becomes a part
thereof; therefore, --~
Resolved by the General Assem-
bly, of the State of Ohio, That we
hereby ratify, on behalf of the State
of Ohio, the above recited proposed
amendment to the Constitution of the
United States.
Resolved, That certified copies of
the foregoing preamble and resolu-
tion be forwarded by the Governor
of Ohio to the President of the Unit
ed States, to the presiding officer Of
the United Senate, and the Speaker
of the United States House of Repre-
sentatives.
And, d
Whereas, The provisions of the
said proposed amendment are ez post
facto in their nature and operation,
and confer upon Congress power to
legislate on subjects foreign to orig
inal objects of the federal compact !;
and, .e-Tf-l- 81. --.f.
Whereas, One of the objects to be
accomplished by said proposed
amendment was to enforce negro suf-
frage and negro political equality in
the States; and, 10 i3s 9Dg5L /
Whereas, The adoption of said
resolution was Misrepresentation of
the public sentiment of the people Of
Ohio, and contrary, to the best inter
ests of the white race. endangering
perpetuity of our free institutions !;
therefore,
Resolved, by the General Assembly
of the State of Ohio, That the above
recited resolution be and the same is
hereby rescinded.
Resolved. That the President Of
the United States be respectfully re-
quested to cause to be returned to the
Governor of Ohio any and all papers
on file in the Executive Department
at Washington, certifying the ratifi-
cation by the General Assembly of
Ohio of SAID proposed constitutional
amendment.
Resolved, That the Governor be
requested to forward certified copy
of these resolutions to the President
of the United States, and also to each
of the Governors of the respective
States, and to the presiding officers
of each House of Congress.
Adjourned. sara
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