The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-04-01
THE xVTH, AMENDMENT:
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The Official Announcement of Il
Ratification.

The Official Announcement Of its
- Ratification.
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KNOW YE, That the Congress Of the
UHited States, on or about the 9Th day Of
February, in the year 1869, passed reso-
luton in the words and figures following,
tO.wit:
"a resolution proposing IN amendment
to the Constitution 0fthe United States.
"I2esOlned by tho Senate and HonSe Of
Representatives Of tho limited ,StGteSj Of
America, in CongresS ASt1RpbIctl, twO.thirds
Of both Houses cOncurring, that the fol-
lowing article be proposed TO the Legisla-
lures Of the several States as an amend.
mont TO the Constitution Of the United
States, which, when ratified by three.
fourth Of said Legislatures, shall be valid
as part Of the Constitution, namcly.
ARTICLE Is. Section l. The right Of cit.
liens Of the United Suites to vote shall
not be denied or abridged by the United
States, or any State, on account Of race,
color, or previous condition OfscrVitudc.
"iSSscti0R 9. Congress shall have power
to enforce this article Inappropriate lcgis'
latiOn." @ .i,
And further, that itappcars from official
documents on file in the Department, that
tho amendment TO tho Constitution OF the
United tStdtes, proposed Aforesaid, has
been rntifled by the Legislatures OF the
States of North Carolina, West Virginia,
Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Maine, LOuisi.
ann, Michigan, South Carolina, Pennsyl'
vania, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida,
Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, New York, New
Hampshire, Nevada, Vermont, Missouri,
Virginia, Alabama, Kansas, Mississippi,
Minnesota, Ohio, Rhode Island, Nebraska,
and Texas, In all twcnty.nine States
And further, that the States whose Legts::
laturcs have so ratified said proposed
amendment constitute threG.fOurths Of the
whole number of TIC States in tho United
States; and further, that It appears from
an official document on file in this Depart
ment that tic Legislature Of the State ot
New York has since passed resolutions
claiming to withdraw said ratification Of
said amendment, which had been made
by tho Legislature Of that State, and ot
WHICH OluClhI uOblGG u1A nSSl AlS4 -
this Department; and further, that It ap-
pears from an official document on file III
this Department that the Legislature Of
Georgia has by resolution ratified Said
proposed amendment. 'If
Now, therefore, be It known that l.,
Hamilton Fish, Secretary Of State Of the
United States, by virtue and in pursuance
Of the second section Of an act Of Con.
grcss approved on tho 24th day Of April,
In the year 1918, entitled ian act to pro.
vide for the publication Of tho laws Of the
United States, and for other purposes" "
do hereby certify that the amendment
aforesaid has become valid to all intcnts
and purposes US u part of the Constitution
of tho United States
In testimony whereof ! have lcrcunto
set my hind and caused the seal of+the
Department Of State to be affixed. Done
at the city Of Washington, this SOtL day Of
March, in the year Of our Lord 1870, and
of the independence Of tho United States
tue Oath. -... -..s4
[Signedl HAMILTON FIHn.