The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-09-11

10 lnComPlcte arc han6aS anu Mt6Souri, and
the two which have rejected II arc Della
ware and Kentucky.
This list, however, is generally admitted
by the press to be very far from complete, ow-
ing to the neglect Of State officials to forward
to the department certificates of the action
had upon the amendment by the several
Legislatures. The New York Times prints
tho following carefully prepared statement,
showing by what States tho amendment has
been ratified, by what States rejected, and
in what States no action has yet been had
upon 1t, together with the dates denoting
the time when each States action was COM
plste, through the concurrent vote Of both
houses Of its Legislature:
Alabama-No action yot taken.
decentralization March 10, 1869.
Callfornla-No action yet taken.
Gonneoticut.Ratlfied May 1S, 1869.
Delaware-Rejccted March 10, 1862
Florida-Ratifed June 16, 1869.
Goorgia-Rejeoted March II, 1869.
IIinois--Ratifed March o, 1869.
lndiana--Ratifed May II. 1869.
lowa-No action yet taken.
Kansas-Ratified February ~, 1869.
Kentucky-No action yet taken.
Louisiana-Ratifled March 1. 1869.
Maine-Ratifed March II, 1869.
Maryland--No action vet takon. -.,
Massachusetts Ratified March II, 1869.
M!ohlgan-Ratlfied March Is, 1860.
Minnesota-No action yet taken.
h1lssissippi-No action yet taken.
Missouri-Ratificd Maroh q, 1869.
Nobraska-No action yet taken.
Novada-Ratified March 1, 1862
Now Observation-Disclosures July 1. 1869.
New Jorsey-No action Set takon.
Now York-Ratlfed April Il, 1869.
North Cnrolina-Ratided March 8, 1869.
0hio-Rejected oy Senate April 30. 1869.
= 0regonINo action yet taken:
Observation-Disclosures Mnrch 25, 1869.
= Rhode lsla1d-Senato ratified May 27, 1869.
South Carolina-Ratified March IS, 1860.
TcnnesBee-No action Jet taken.
Texas-No action. yet taken. e.4t
YermOnt-fo action yet taken, ,EF ~
Ylrginla-No action vel taken. ,-
West Virginia-Rat fed March 8. 1869.
Wsconsin-Ratfled March 8, 1869. q
The constitution provides that any pro-
posed amendment must be ratified by the
Legislatures Of three -fourths Of the States
(unless Congress shall provide that the
ratification shall be done by conventions
In the several States called for the pur.
pose) before It can become part Of the
constitution. In the above list there are
thirty-seven States, and the ratification Of
twenty. eight is thus necessary to constitute
the amendment apart of the constitution.
BY the list II appears that nineteen States
have already ratified. it. Nine more are,
therefore, necessary to render the ratifios.
tion complete. By the requirements Of
Congress, Mississippi, Texas and Virginia
must ratify the amendment before their re-
construction can be completed. These three
States, added to the nineteen which have
already ratified it, would make twenty-five
States, leaving six yet required to render
tho action complete. And the States from
which these six must be obtained are
Alabama, California, Delaware, Georgia
lowe, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Ne.
braska, Now Jersey, Ohio, Oregon. Rhode
Island, Tennessee and Vermont. It should
be remarked, however, that objection ha,
been made to the action of some four or five
Of the Legislatures which have voted 70.
ratification. ~
The States which have ratified,t the amend
ment, but have not yet officially notified ths
State Department at Washington, are
Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Nevada
New Hampshire andtNew York. Georgls
rejected il subsequent to the expulsion O
the oolored members Of the Legislature, bu
has not yet officially notified the State De
partment.