The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1868-06-23

mas passed congress, IoT tHc purpose
of admitting certain States therein
named to representation. The bill
awaits the action Of the President, but
inasmuch as it passed both houses by
a sufficient majority to secure its sue
cess over the veto of the President, it
may be regarded as law, so far as any
measure can become law, which is not
in accordance with the Constitution of
the United States 49,
Art. XIV. Sec. L. All persons born
or naturalized in the United States, and
subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are
citizens of the United States, and of
the State wherein they reside. -
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. 2. Representative shall be APP
portioned among the several States
according to their respective numbers,
counting the whole number of persons
in each State, excluding Indians not
taxed. But when the right to vote at
| any election for the choice of electors
for President of the United States,
representatives in Congress, the execu-
tive and judicial officers of a State, or
the members of the Legislature there
| of is denied to any of the male inhabi-
tants of such State, being 81 years of
age, and citizens of the United States,
or in any way abridged, except for
participation in rebellion or other
crime the basis representation there
in shall be reduced IN the proportion
which the number of such male citi-
zens shall be as to the whole number
of male citizens 81 years of age in such
State. e'ittl.'a sag
Sec. 8. No person shall be Sena-
tor Or Representative in Congress, or
elector of President and Vice Presi-
dent, or hold any office, civil or militia
ry, under the United States, or under
any State, who, having previously
taken an oath as a member of Congress
or as a member of any State Legisla-
ture, or as an executive or judicial
officer of any State to support the
Constitution of the United States,
shall have engaged in Instruction or
rebellion against the same, or given
aid and comfort to the enemies thereof.
But Congress may, by vote of two
thirds of each house, remove such dis
ability.
Sec. A. The validity of the public
debt of the United States authorized
by law, including debts incurred for
payment of pensions and bounties for
services in suppressing Instruction
and rebellion, shall not be questioned.
But neither the United States nor any
State shall assume or pay any debt or
obligation incurred in aid or insurrec-
ton or rebellion against the United
States, or any claim for the loss or
emancipation of any slave; but all
such debts, obligations, or claims,
shall be held illegal and void.
Sec. 5. Congress shall have power
to enforce, by appropriate legislation,
the provisions Of this article
| THE BILL. ..
The following is the bill in a cor
rect shape, just passed Congress for
the purpose indicated in its title:
An act to admit the States of North
Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana
Georgia and Florida to represents
ton in Congress.
Whereas, The people of North Ca
rolina, South Carolina, Louisiana,
Georgia, Alabama and Florida, have,
in pursuance of the provisions of an
act entitled san act for the more effic-
lent government Of the rebel States, -
passed March I'd, 1867, and the act
supplemental thereto, framed consti-
buttons of a State government which
are republican, and have adopted said
constitutions by large majority votes
at the elections held for the ratifica-
ton or repeating of the same there
fore
Be it enacted, That each of the
States of North Carolina, South Caro-
lima, Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama, land
Florida, shall be entitled and admitted
to representation in Congress as State
in the Union, when the Legislatures
of such State shall have duly ratified
1 the amendment Of the Constitution OF
the United States proposed by the
thirty ninth Congress, and known as
article fourteen, upon the following
fundamental conditions:
| Sec. 1. That the constitution OF
neither of said States shall ever be SO
amended Or changed as to deprive any
citizen or class of citizens of the
| United States of the right to vote in
said State who are entitled to vote by
the Constitution thereof herein recog
nized, except as punishment of such
crimes as are now felonies at common
law, whereof they shall have been duly
convicted under laws equally applica
BILE to all the inhabitants of said State
provided, that any alterations of SAID
| constitutions, prospective in its effect
m av no m oda with raoard fO the fimf