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United States Fifteenth Amendment

The House of Representatives

The House of Representatives of the Fortieth Session of Congress

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Session 6505: 1869-01-11 12:00:00

Thomas Cornell from New York enters the House; H. Res. 399, H. Res. 402, and H. R. 1667 are proposed

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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. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridgeny or abridgeny to any male citizen of the United States of the age ofsound mind and twenty-one years or over, and who f age or upward the equal exercise, subject tof sound mind, an equal votuch registration laws as the State may establish, of the elective franchise at all elections in the State in whicherein he shall have his actually residence, such right to vote to be underd for a period of one year next preceding such regulaelections as shall be prescribed by law, except to such as have engaged, or may hereafterof said citizens as shall engage, in rebellion or insurrection, or rebellion against the United States, and to such aswho may have been, or shall be, duly convicted of treason or other infamous crime.

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

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