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  1. Overview: United States Fifteenth Amendment
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  3. Committee:The House of Representatives
  4. Session: 1867-07-19 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 8226: 1867-07-19 12:00:00

H. R. 123 is vetoed by the President of the United States and sent back to the House; the House receives S. 137 from the Senate, with an amendment

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S. 137

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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 in the District of Columbia no citizen, being an elector, shall be excluded from any office, or from being selected as a juror, by reason of race or color, and so much of all laws making any such discrimination are hereby repealed.

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