The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-10-08

Relating to withdrawing the assent of Ohio from the
proposed XIV Constitutional Amendment.
Resembling resolution passed January II. A 2. 1867
states and WithdraSi ing the of the State q
On it Of January d.
the following Joint sesol9tion vas adopted by the
sWHERsAs The General Assembly has received
tie
ma5orfy OF two-hirds thereof In the
Joint Resolution proposin an amendment to the const
tntion Of the Jnited states,
the of fSe ne as sae an
ratified bv three-fourths of said Lsgisatures shall
be valid part ofthe constitution, namely:
ARTICLE XIV.
Tinted states and subject ts the jurisdiction thereof
wheaein they reside. No State shall make enforce
Of or ef Shall
State deprive any person of life liberty or property
within its Jurisdiction the equal protection of the
SECTION 2 Representatives shall be apportioned
i've numbers counting thu whole humber of persons
| in each state excluding Indians not taxed. But
and Vice Of the
ecnSe % af the the
the Legislature thereof is denied any the
Citizens 3he united stses IN
the Of
therein shall be reduced in the proportion which the
number of male citizens twenty-one years of age in
such State.
SECTION 3. No person shall be Senator or Rep
resentative in Congress or Eector of President or
nnder the United States or under any State Who hay
or as an ofcer of the United States or as member
any State Legislature as executive judicial
United States, shall have engaged in fnsurrecion
the ENEMIES thereof: But Congress NAV by vote Of
two,thrds Of each hoIss rem9ye I such disability
United States. authorized by including debts in
services in suppressing insurrecfon or rebeion 1
shall not be qaestio1edi But neither the United
obligation incurred in aid of insnrrection or rebel
loss emancipation OF slave bnt all such debts
obligatons and claims shall be held illegal and void
force by appropriate legislation, the provisions
s'AND, WHEREAS Three -fonrths of the Legislatures
the states composing the Unit-d States requir
constitution of the United States before it becomes
Resolued By the Genero: Assembly Of the State of
0hiS That we hereby Eatify on behalf the State
the con nstitntion of the United States
preamble resolution forwarded, by the Gover-
Senate and the speakeS the United States House
e fT f9f dnS
by Of all the States composing the uni
State has right TO withdraw her assent to any
AND. WHEREAS. Several distinct propositions are
combined in the said proposed amenement several of
tion Of the United States and to which person or
ResoIped the General assembiy of State of Ohio
That the above recited resolution be- the
hereby rescinded. and the ratifcatiO behalf
the State of Ohio. of the above recited proposed
amendment to the constitution of the United States
hereby withdrawn and refused.
RESOLVED. That copies of the foregoing preamble
resolutions certified to by the sneaker of the House
of Representatives and the President of the Senate
be forwarded to the President of the United States,
each of Senators and Representatives in Con-
and to each the Governors of the respective
States.
Rssolret That the President of the United States
be respectfully requested to to be forwarded
the Governor of Ohio any and all papers file in the
executive department at Washington. certifying the
ratification by the General Assembly of Ohio of said
proposed constitutional amendment and that the
presiding officer Of The United States Senate, and the
Speaker of the United States House of Representa-
tfves be requested to return to the officer
certificate that may have been filed with them, or
either of them, the subject of said ratification
JOHN F. FoLLETT,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
j. =. EE.
President of the Senate