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  1. Overview: United States Fifteenth Amendment
  2. Full Record: United States Fifteenth Amendment
  3. Committee:Senate Committee of the Whole
  4. Session: 1868-02-20 00:00:00
  5. Event type: CREATE_FROM

United States Fifteenth Amendment

Senate Committee of the Whole

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Session 8363: 1868-02-20 00:00:00

The Senate considers H. R. 214, as in Committee of the Whole

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H. R. 214

Shown with amendment 'H. R. 214: Mr. Buckalew's Amendment to the Committee Amendment' (e866399)

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A Bill

To amend the act passed March 23, 1867, entitled "An act supplementary to an act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States,” passed March 2, 1867, and to facilitate the restoration thereof.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That hereafter any election authorized by the act passed March 23, 1867, entitled “An act supplementary to an act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States, passed March 2, 1867, and to facilitate restoration," shall be decided by a majority of the votes actually cast; and at the election in which the question of the adoption or rejection of any constitution is submitted, any person duly registered may vote in any part of the election district wState in which here shall have offers to votebeen registered, whenre he hasmay resided at therein for ten days next preceding time of such election upon presentation of his certificate of registration, under such electionregulations as the district commanders may prescribe.

Decisions yet to be taken

  • H. R. 214 (introduced on 1868-02-20 00:00:00 - CREATE_FROM - e866393) [This document]
    • H. R. 214: Committee Amendment (introduced on 1868-02-17 12:00:00 - IMPORT_FROM - e866381)
    • Motion to Recommit H. R. 214 with Instructions (introduced on 1868-02-20 00:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e725784)

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