The herald., 1896-09-27

senate; the president Of the senate
shall, in the presence OF the senate enG
| house of representatives. open all the
certificates, and the votes shall then be
counted; the person having the greatest
number of votes for president shall be
the president, II such number be Z ma
Jority Of the whole number of electors
appointed; and If no person have such
majority. then from the person having
the highest numbers not exceeding three,
on the list Of those voted FOR as pre6i-
dent. the house of representatives. shall
choose Immediately. by ballot, the pres.
1dent. But in choosing the president
the votes shall be taken by states. The
representation from each state having
one vote; quorum for this purpose shall
consist of member or members from
two-t thirds OF the states. and q majority
or all the states shall be necessary -
a choice. And IL the house OF repre0ou.
tatives shall not choose q president,
whenever the right of choice shall d.
volve upon them, before the fourth
day OF March next following, then the
vice president shall act as president
as In the case Of the death or other cons
stitutional disability Of the president.
The person having the greatest number
or votes as vice-president shall be the
vice-president, II such number be .
majority OF the whole number Of elect
ors appointed, and IL no person have =
majority then from the two highest
numbers on the list the senate shall
choose the vice-president: 4 Quorum
Tor the purpose shall consist OF two
thirds of the whole number of senators.
ana majority of the whole number
snail De necessary to q choice But no
person constitutionally ineligible to the
of1ce of president shall be eligible to
that Of vice president Of the nited States.
Article KILL. Neither slavery nor
Involuntary servitude, except as a pun
ishment for crime whereof the party
snail have been duly convicted, shall
exist within the United States. or anv
place subject to their Jurisdiction.
Congress shall have power to en-
force this article by appropriate legfs.
lation.
Article XVI. All persons born or
naturalized 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
snail make or enforce any law which
snail abridge the privileges or IMMUNE
ties of citizens of the United States:
nor shall any state deprive any person
OF lie, liberty, or property without due
process of law, nor deny to any person
within its jurisdiction the equal protec-
tion of the laws.
z. Representatives shall be appor-
TONED among the several states accord
ing to their respective numbers, count
ing the whole number of persons In each
state, including Indians not taxed.
But when the right to vote at
any election for the choice Of elect
ors for president and vice-president Of
the United States. Representatives In con-
gress, the executive and judicial officers
of state, or the members Of the Iegis-
lature thereof, is denied to any of the
Of cIInt d&at l~a~ -
twenty-one years of age, and citizens
of the United States, or In any way
abridged, except for participation in re-
bellfon or other crime, the basis Of repre-
sentation therein shall be reduced in
proportion which the number Of such
male citizens shall bear to the whole
number of male citizens twenty.one
years of age in such state.
3. NO person shall be a senator or rep
resentative in congress, or elector Of
president and e-president, or holding
any office, civil or military, under the
United States. or under any state, who,
having previously taken an oath, a. q
member of congress, or as an off1cer Of
the United States, or as q member Of
any state legislature, or as an executive
| or Judicial ofilcef of any etate, to sup
port the constitution Of the United
States, shall have engaged in insurrec-
tion or rebellion against tbs same, or
6iFOii diu " diu CotulOHL 10 Inc enemies
thereof. But congress may, by vote
| of two-thirds Of each house, remove
such disability.
4. The validity of the public debt Of
the United States, authorised by law,
including debts incurred for payment
| Of pensions and bounties for services
| in suppressing insurrection or rebel
| lion, shall not be questioned. But neither
| the United States nor any state shall
I assume or pay any debt or obligation
| incurred in aid of insurrection or re-
| bellion against the United States, or any
| claim for thS loss or emancipation Of
| any slave, but all such debts, obligations,
| and claims shall be held illegal and void
! 5. The congress shall have power to
enforce by appropriate legislation the
| provisions Of this article.
Article XVI. The right of the citi-
zens~of the United States to vote shall
! not be denied or abridged by the United
! States or by any state, on account Of
race, color. or previous condition of
! servitude.
| 2. The congress shall have the power
to enforce the provisions of this article
by appropriate legislation.