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.
The House of Representatives of the Thirty-Ninth Session of Congress
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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
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 be proposed to the Llegislatures of the several States, as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which, when ratified by three -fourths of the said Llegislatures, shall be valid to all intents and purposes as a part of said Constitution, namelyviz:
SEC. 1. Representatives in Congresand direct taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union according to their respective number of qualified electors. The actual es, counting the whole numberation shall be made in the year 1870, and within of persons in each State, excluding Indians not taxed: Provided, That whenevery subsequent term of ten years, in such manner as Congress the elective franchise shall by law direct.
SEC. 2. Direct taxes shall be apportioned among the severale denied or abridged in any States on according to the appraised valueunt of race or color, all persons of taxable property respectively. The rule of apprasuch race or color shall be excluded from the basisement of representaxation shall be uniform.