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  1. Overview: United States Thirteenth Amendment 1863-65
  2. Full Record: United States Thirteenth Amendment 1863-65
  3. Committee:Senate Committee of the Whole
  4. Session: 1864-03-28 12:00:00
  5. Event type: CREATE_FROM

United States Thirteenth Amendment 1863-65

An amendment to the United States Constitution to abolish slavery introduced during the American Civil War.

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Session 8442: 1864-03-28 12:00:00

S. Res. 16 is debated.

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S. Res. 16

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JOINT RESOLUTION

Submitting to the legislatures of the several States a proposition 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, [[-e866675](two thirds of both Houses concurring,) That theStates of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont are formed into[+e866688] following articles be proposed to the Legislatures of the several Stat[-e866688]es as[-e866688] an[+e866675] a[-e866688]me shall c[+e866688]ndments to th[-e866688]e Constie [+e866688]t[-e866688]ute State[+e866688]ion of the United Stateto be called North New England; and the Sta[+e866688]s, which, when ratified by three fourths of said Legislatures, shall be valid, to all[-e866688] int[-e866688]enof Massachusetts,[+e866688]ts and purposes, as a part of the s[-e866688]aid nectic[+e866688]Cons[-e866688]titut[-e866688]ioand Rhode Island, including the Pro[+e866688]n, namely:] [-e866688]

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ART[-e866688]ICLE XIII. [+e866675 -e866688]

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SEC[+e866675 -e866688]. 1. [-e866688]Neither s[+e866675 -e866688]Slavery [-e866688]n[+e866675 -e866688]or involuntar[-e866688]y se[-e866688]rvnce Plantations, are[+e866688]itude, except as a punis[-e866688]hment fo[-e866688]r d into and[+e866688]crime, [-e866688]w[+e866675 -e866688]shall not exist in the United St[-e866688]ates[-e866675]stitute one State of[+e866688]. [-e866688]

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ART. 2. The Congre[-e866688]of [+e866675 -e866688]t[+e866675]ss, w[-e866675]henever[-e866675] p[+e866675]a maj[-e866675]to be called South New England; and[+e866688]ority [-e866688]shall have been duly convi[+e866675 -e866688]of the members elected[-e866688],[+e866675] to each House[-e866675] pass all laws necessary and prop[+e866688]shall [-e866688]ex[+e866675 -e866688]ist wi[+e866675]give full effect to[+e866688]thin th[+e866675 -e866688]e Unite[+e866675]mendment of the Constitu[+e866688]d States[+e866675 -e866688]deem it necessary, ma[-e866688]y propose amendments to the Constitution[-e866675], or any place subject to[+e866675], on the application of the Legislatures of a majority of[-e866675] their jurisdic[+e866675] several States, shall call a conven[-e866675]tion. [+e866675]

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SEC. 2. Congress[+e866675] for proposing amendments, which in either case[-e866675] shall have power to enforce[+e866675]be valid, to all intents and purposes, as part of the Constitution, when ratified by[-e866675] the Leg[-e866675]is article[+e866675]latures or two thirds of the several States, or[-e866675] by appropriate legisl[+e866675]conventions in two thirds thereof, as the one or the other mode of ratific[-e866675]ation may be proposed by Congress[-e866675].

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