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United States Fifteenth Amendment
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate
The Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate for the Fortieth Session of Congress
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Session 7780: 1868-12-11 00:00:00
Members of the committee are appointed. S. Res. 59, S. Res 179, S. 111, and S. 650 are referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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S. 111
A Bill
To regulate the elective franchise in the United States.
Whereas the fourteenth article of the amendment to the Constitution of the United States has been ratified by a sufficient number of States, and is therefore a part of the fundamental law; and whereas the first section of said article of amendment declares that “all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the States wherein they reside;” and that “no State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States;” and whereas the said fourteenth article of amendment to the Constitution empowers Congress to enforce by appropriate legislation the provisions of the said article: Therefore,
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of American in Congress assembled, That there shall be no denial of the elective franchise to any male citizen of the United States by any State on account of color or race or previous condition, anything in the constitution or laws of any State to the contrary notwithstanding.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That each and every person who shall violate the provisions of this act shall, on conviction in any court of the United States, be fined for each and every offence not less than one thousand dollars, or be imprisoned not less than six months, or both, at the discretion of the court.
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- S. 111 (introduced on 1868-12-11 00:00:00 - CREATE_FROM - e733850) [This document]
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- None (introduced on 1869-01-14 12:00:00 - REPORT_PROPOSAL - e847747) [view current proposal at this moment]