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  1. Overview: United States Thirteenth Amendment 1863-65
  2. Full Record: United States Thirteenth Amendment 1863-65
  3. Committee:The House of Representatives
  4. Session: 1864-05-30 12:00:00
  5. Event type: CREATE_FROM

United States Thirteenth Amendment 1863-65

An amendment to the United States Constitution to abolish slavery introduced during the American Civil War.

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The House of Representatives of the Thirty-Eighth Session of Congress

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Session 8397: 1864-05-30 12:00:00

Resolution on the Object of the War is taken up by the House and debated; S. Res. 57 taken up by the House and it is debated and referred the Committee for the District of Columbia; the motion to refer S. Res. 57 is reconsidered.

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JOINT RESOLUTION

To amend the charter of the city of Washington.

Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in case any person who is a qualified voter in other respects shall offer and claim the right to vote at any election held in the city of Washington whose name is not registered, his name shall be registered by the commissioners of election upon the terms and conditions following, namely, he shall take an oath as follows: You do solemnly swear that you will true answer make to such questions as shall be asked you touching your qualifications as an elector at this poll. So help you God; or an affirmation to the same effect, which oath or affirmation, if he be unable to understand the English language, may be interpreted to him by one of the commissioners, or an interpreter, sworn by a commissioner, which interpreter shall also interpret his answers to the commissioners. If, in his answers on oath, he shall state positively that he has resided in the city one year next preceding the day of said election, designating particularly the place of his residence, and that he possesses the other qualifications of an elector, and if, furthermore, some qualified elector of the city, not a candidate for any office at that election, shall take an oath before said commissioners, which any one of them may administer, that he is well acquainted with such applicant; that he is, in fact, a resident in the city, and has been one year next previous to such election, and that he (qualified elector) has good reason to believe, and does believe that all the statements of such applicant are true, the commissioners shall cause his name to be registered by their clerk, and shall then receive the vote of said applicant; or if said applicant shall present the affidavit of himself and a qualified elector, duly certified by any justice of the peace in and for the county of Washington, District of Columbia, which shall satisfy the commissioners that the applicant has been a resident of the city one year next preceeding the day of such election, and that he is otherwise a qualified elector, the commissioners may cause the applicant’s name to be registered, as hereinbefore provided, and they shall then receive his vote; and if said applicant or such qualified elector shall, in said matter, wilfully make any false statement, he shall be deemed guilty of perjury, and, on conviction, be subject to the pains and penalties thereof.

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