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Session 3547: 1864-02-08 12:00:00

Hon. James W. Grimes' credentials are adopted; S. Res. 24 and S. Res. 25 are first introduced and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary; S. 99 is first introduced and referred to the Committee on Slavery and Freedmen; Mr. Sumner submits Resolutions on Emancipation and Liberty.

United States Thirteenth Amendment 1863-65

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Session 3547: 1864-02-08 12:00:00

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S. Res. 24

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JOINT RESOLUTION

To provide for submitting to the several States an amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, (two-thirds of both Houses concurring,) That the following article be proposed to the Legislatures of the several States as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which, when ratified by three-fourths of such Legislatures, shall become a part of the Constitution, to wit:

ARTICLE —–. Everywhere within the limits of the United States, and of each State or Territory thereof, all persons are equal before the law, so that no person can hold another as a slave.

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  • Motion to Refer S. Res. 24 to the Committee on Slavery and Freedmen (introduced on 1864-02-08 12:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e84310)

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