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United States Fourteenth Amendment & The Civil Rights Act of 1866

An amendment to the Constitution of the United States that granted citizenship and equal rights, both civil and legal, to Black Americans, including those who had been emancipated by the thirteenth amendment.

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The Senate of the Thirty-Ninth Session of Congress

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Session 13126: 1867-01-07 12:00:00

The President of the United States vetos S. 1; it is sent back to the Senate

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Message to the House

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Mr. Speaker: The President of the United States having returned to the Senate the bill of the Senate (S. 1) to regulate the elective franchise in the District of Columbia, with his objections to the same, the Senate proceeded to reconsider the bill, and resolved that the bill do pass; two-thirds of the Senate agreeing thereto, I am directed by the Senate to communicate the said bill, the message of the President returning the same with his objections, and the proceedings of the Senate thereon, to the House of Representatives.

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Message to the House (introduced on 1867-01-07 12:00:00 - CREATE - e870375) [This document] [view current proposal at this moment]
- Motion to Refer S. 1 and the Veto Message to the House of Representatives (introduced on 1867-01-07 12:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e870369) [view current proposal at this moment]
  - None (introduced on 1867-01-07 12:00:00 - ADOPT_PROPOSAL - e870370) [view current proposal at this moment]

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