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  1. Overview: United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866
  2. Full Record: United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866
  3. Committee:The House of Representatives
  4. Session: 1866-01-22 12:00:00
  5. Event type: CREATE_FROM

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 5480: 1866-01-22 12:00:00

Mr. Stevens submits a resolution to have the Committee of Judiciary inquire on the enforcement of law no matter race or color; Mr. Grider submits resolutions that are referred to Joint Committee on Reconstruction; Mr. Stevens reports on H. Res. 51

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JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing to amend 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 [-e871054]be proposed to the L[+e738982]l[-e738982]egislatures of the several States,[-e738982] as an amendment to the Constitution of the United Stat,[+e871054]e[-e871054]s;[+e738982],[-e738982] which, when ratified by three [+e738982]-[-e738982]fourthssuch[+e871054] of the [-e871054]said L[+e738982]l[-e738982]egislatures, shacome[+e871054]ll[-e871054] be val[-e871054]id as parthe [+e871054]t of said Constitutin place of the third paragraph of the second section of the first article, to wit: [+e871054]

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Representatives and di[-e871054]rect taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union accordin number of male ci[+e871054]g to thei[-e871054]r zens o[+e871054]rer twenty-one years of age hav[+e871054]spective number[-e871054]s, countqualifications requisite fo[+e871054]ing the who[-e871054]leelectors [+e871054] nuthe most numerous bran[+e871054]mber of perso[-e871054]ns of the [+e871054]in ea Legislature. The Congress[+e871054]ch State, excluding Indians not taxed: [-e871054]Prov[-e871054]idetheir first session aft[+e871054]d, Tha[-e871054]t wheneratification of this amendment by the required number of[+e871054]ver the elective franchise shall be denied or abridge[-e871054]d in as, shall provide by law for the actual enumerati[+e871054]ny State on account of race or color, [-e871054]all[-e871054] persons voters; and such actual enumeratio[+e871054]of such race or colo[-e871054]r therein [+e738982]sseparately made in a general census of[+e871054]hall be exclu[-e871054]ded fpopulation[+e871054]rom t[-e871054]he ball the States within every subsequent term of ten years, in such manner as the Congress may by law direct. The numb[+e871054]asis of representation[-e871054]: And provided further, That this article shall not be construed to affect[+e738982 -e871054] the p[+e738982]Representatives shall not exceed [+e871054]ower of Congress to regulate the qua[+e738982 -e871054]li[+e738982]e[+e871054]ficati[+e738982]very hundred and twenty-five th[+e871054]on for electors of the mo[+e738982 -e871054]st [+e738982]num[+e738982 -e871054]er[+e738982]d[+e871054]ou[+e738982 -e871054]s br[+e738982]actual population, but each State shall have at least one Represen[+e871054]anch of the Legislatures of the s[+e738982 -e871054]eve[+e738982]iv[+e871054]r[+e738982]a[+e738982 -e871054]l States[+e738982].

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