New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-07-31
NO. e.
NO. g.
A JOINT RESOLUTION

Ratitying Proposed Amendment to the Con.
stitution of the United States.
WHEREAS, The Congress of the United
| States has adopted a resolution proposing
an amendment to the Constitution of the
| United States, to be submitted to the Legis
latures of the several States, and to be
known as article fourteenth of said Consti-
tuition, as follows:
ARTICLE XIV.-iSection l. Ali persons
born or na.uralized 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 de-
| prive any person of life, liberty, or property
! without due process of law, nor deny to any
| person within its jurisdiction the equal pro.
lection of its laws.
! SIC. 2. Representatives shall be appor.
toned among the several States according
| to their respective numbers, counting the
whole number of persons in each State, ex.
Guiding Indians not taxed. But when the
| right to vote at any election for the choice
of electors for President and Vice-President
OF the United States, Representatives in
Congress, the executive and judicial officers
OF State, or the members of the Legisla.
ture thereof is denied to any of the male
inhabitants of such State, being tWentyone
years OF age, and citizens of the United
States, or in any way abridged, except for
participation in rebellion or other crime
the basis of representation therein shall be
reduced in the proportion which the mum.
Der of such male citizens shall be to the
whole number of male citizens twenty-one
years of age in such State.
SEC. 3. No person shall be q Senator or
Representative in Congress, or electOr of
President and VicePresident, or hold any
office, civil or military, under the United
States, or any State, who, having previous.
ly taken an oath as a member of Congress,
or as an officer of the United States, or as
member Of any State Legislature, 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
or comfort to the enemies thereof. But
Congress may, by vote of two-thirds of
each House, remove such disability.
SEC. 4. The validity of the public debt of
the United States authorized by law, in
Guiding debts incurred for payment of pen
slons and bounties tor services in suppress.
ing instruction and rebellion. snail not be
questioned, But neither the United States
nor any State shall assume or pay any debt
or obligation incurred in aid of instruction
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. ). The Congress shall have power to
enforce, by appropriate legislation, the pro.
visions of this article.
Passed June 10, 1866.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Rep.
resentatives of the State of Louisiana fl
General Assembly convened, That the said
Constitutional amendment, in manner and
form as proposed and Submitted blythe Con-
gress of the United States be and the same
is, on the part of the State of Louisiana,
hereby ratified and accepted.
(Signed) CHARLES W. LOWELL.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed} OSCAR ]. DUNN,
LieutenantGo Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved July o. 1868.
(Signed) HENRY C. WARIOTH,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
GEORGE E. BOVEE,
Secretary of State.