The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-02-17

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10 che sstiaoation ofihe said proposed
amendment, called article fourteenth
The legislature of Connecticut rati
fed the amendment, June Both, 1866;
the legislature of New Hampshire
ratified it July 9TH, 1866; the legisla
ture of Tennessee ratified It July
18th, 1866; the legislature of New
Jersey ratified it September 18th
1866, and the legislature of the same
State passed resolution in April
1868, to withdraw its consent to it; the
legislature of Oregon ratified it Sep,
TENDER 18th, 1866 the legislature OF
Texas rejected it Nobemher LIST, 1866
the legislature of Yer. ont ratified
it on or previous to November 9th.
1866; the legislature of Georgia re.
jected it November 18th, 1866, and
the legislature of the same State
ratified it July 21st. 1868; the legis-
lature of North Carolina rejected it
December 4th, 1866, and the legisla-
ture of the same State ratified it j uly
4th, 1868; the legislature of South
Carolina rejected it December Goth,
1866, and the legislature of the same
State ratified it July 9th, 1868; the
legislature of Virginia rejected it Jam
uary 9th, 1867; the legislature of Ken
lucky rejected it January 10th,
1867; the legislature of New
York ratified it January 10Th,
1867; the legislature of Ohio
ratified it January 18th, 1867,
and the legislature of the same State
passed a resolution In January, 1868,
to withdraw its consent to it; the leg
islature of Illinois ratified it January
18th, 1867; the legislature of West
Virginia ratified January 10 h, 1867 !;
the legislature of Kansas ratified it
January 18th, 1867; the legislature
of Maine ratified it January 10Th,
1867; the legislature of Nevada rati-
fed it January I'D, 1867; the legisla-
ture of Missouri ratified it on or pre-
vious to January Goth, 1867; the legis-
lature of Indiana ratified it January
18th, 1867; the legislature of Minne-
sofa ratified it February LIST,
1867; the legislature of Rhode Island
ratified it. February, 9TH, 1867; the
legislature of Delaware rejected it
February 7th. 1867; the legislature of
Wisconsin ratified it February 18th,
1867; the legislature OF Pennsylvania
ratified it February 18th, 1867; the
legislature Of Michigan ratified it
February 10Th, 1867; the legislature
of Massachusetts, ratified it March
10Th, 1867; the legislature of Mary
land rejected it March 23d, 1867; the
legislature Of Nebraska ratified it.
June 18th, 1867; the legislature of
Iowa ratified it April Sd, 1868;
the legislature of Arkansas ratified it
April 9th. 1868; the legislature OF
Florida ratified it June oh, 1868; the
legislature Of Louisiana ratified it
July 9th, 1863; and the legislature Of
Alabama ratified it July 18th, 1868.
Now, therefore, be it known that I,
William III. Seward, Secretary of
State of the United States, In execu-
ton of the aforesaid act, and Of the
aforesaid concurrent resolution of the
21st of July, 1868, and In conform
ance thereto, do hereby direct theg
said proposed amendment to the Con
stitution of the United States to be
published In the newspapers author
lied to promulgate the laws ofsthe
United States, and [ do hereby GER
tify that the said proposed amend
ment has been adopted in the manner
hereinbefore mentioned by the States
specified in the said concurrent reso-
luton, namely, the States of Connec-
ticut, New Hampshire, Tennessee,
New Jersey, Oregon, Vermont,
New York, Ohio, Illinois, West
Virginia, Kansas, Maine, Ne
vada, Missouri, Indiana Minnesota,
Rhode Island, Wisconsin, Pennsyl-
vania, Michigan, Massachusetts,, Ne.
braska, Iowa, Arkansas, Florida,
North Carolina. Louisiana, S ,uth
Carolina, Alabama, aud also 10y the
legislature of the State % Georgia;
the States thus specified being more
than three-fourths of the States of
the United States.
And [ do further certify that the
said amendment has become valid to
all intenls and purposes as q part of
the Constitution of the United States.
In testimony whereof have here
unto set my hand and caused the seal
of the Department. of State to be
affixed. s. 4-@
Done at the City of Washington
this twenty-eighth day of July, III the
year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred, and sixty eight,
GsEAL.1 and of the Independence
of the United States of
America the ninety third.
WILLIAM I'll. SEWARD,
Secretary of State.