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  1. Overview: United States Fifteenth Amendment
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  3. Committee:The House of Representatives
  4. Session: 1867-07-18 12:00:00
  5. Event type: CREATE_FROM

United States Fifteenth Amendment

The House of Representatives

The House of Representatives of the Fortieth Session of Congress

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Session 8269: 1867-07-18 12:00:00

The Committee on the Judiciary reports back S. 137 with an amendment

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S. 137

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There is 1 proposed amendment related to this document on which a decision has not been taken.

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For the further security of equal rights in the District of Columbia.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the word “white,” wherever it occurs in the laws relating to the District of Columbia or in the charter or ordinances of the city of Washington or Georgetown, and operates as a limitation on the right of any elector of said District or either of said cities to hold any office or to be selected and to serve as a juror, be and the same is hereby repealed; and it shall be unlawful for any person or officer to enforce or attempt to enforce said limitation after the passage of this act.

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  • S. 137 (introduced on 1867-07-18 12:00:00 - CREATE_FROM - e866239) [This document]
    • Motion for the Previous Question on the Passage of S. 137 (introduced on 1867-07-18 12:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e723934) [This moment shown]

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