United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866

An amendment to the Constitution of the United States that granted citizenship and equal rights, both civil and legal, to Black Americans, including those who had been emancipated by the thirteenth amendment.

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The House of Representatives of the Thirty-Ninth Session of Congress

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Session 5595: 1866-03-26 12:00:00

Mr. Roger's Resolution on rebel debt is taken up

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Resolutions on the Contested Election of Dodge vs. Brooks

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Resolved, That the invalidity of the register of the fifteenth district of the eighteenth ward of the city of New York would not of itself justify the rejection of the official returns of the canvassers of that district.

Resolved, That this case be recommitted to the Committee of Elections to report upon supplementary proof, to be made as provided in the next resolution.

Resolved, That either party be authorized to take supplementary testimony respecting the election in the fifteenth district of the eighteenth ward only, before the 10th day of May next, complying with the statutory regulations applicable to the case: Provided, That five days' notice of any proposed examination of witnesses shall be sufficient.

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