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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 the following articles[-e866675] be proposed to the Legislatures of the several States as an[+e866675] amendments[-e866675] to the Constitution of the United States, which, when ratified by three fourths of said Legislatures, shall be valid, to all intents and purposes, as a part of the said Constitution, namely:][-e866675]

ARTICLE XIII. [+e866675]

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SEC[+e866675]. 1. Neither s[+e866675]S[-e866675]lavery n[+e866675]or involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime, w[+e866675]shall not exist in the United States. [-e866675]

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ART. 2. T[-e866675]he Cong[-e866675]reof t[+e866675]ss, w[-e866675]henever[-e866675] p[+e866675]a majo[-e866675]ri[-e866675]ty shall have been duly convi[+e866675]of the members ele[-e866675]cted,[+e866675] to each House[-e866675] shall exist within the United States[+e866675]deem it necessary, may pro[-e866675] And when this amendment of the Constitution shall have taken effect by freeing the slaves, Congress shall provide for the distribution and settlement of all the population of African descent in the United States among the several States and Territories thereof, in proportion to the white population of each State and Territory to the aggregate population of those of African descent.[+e866725]pose 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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