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  1. Overview: United States Fifteenth Amendment
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  3. Committee:Senate Committee of the Whole
  4. Session: 1869-02-03 12:00:00
  5. Event type: CREATE_FROM

United States Fifteenth Amendment

Senate Committee of the Whole

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Session 6609: 1869-02-03 12:00:00

The Senate proceeds to consider H. Res. 402 as in Committee of the Whole

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H. Res. 402

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Joint Resolution

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Be it 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 Legislatures of the several States as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which, when ratified by three fourths of said Legislatures, shall be held as part of said Constitution, namely:

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Sec. 1. All the maleThe right of citizens of the United States residents of the several States now or hereafter comprehended in the Union, of the age of twenty-on and hold office years and upward, shall not be dentitled tor an equal vote in all elections in thebridged by the United State wherein they shall reside; ths, or by any State, period of such residence as a qualification for voting to be decided by eccount of rach State, except such citizens as shall engage in rebellioncolor, or insurrection, or shall be dulyprevious convicteddition of treason or other infamous crimvitude.

Sec. 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce by proper legislation the provisions of this article.

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