The House of Representatives of the Fortieth Session of Congress
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Thomas Cornell from New York enters the House; H. Res. 399, H. Res. 402, and H. R. 1667 are proposed
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:
Article —.
Sec. 1. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge or deny to[+e866824]The right of[-e866824] any male [+e866824]citizen of the United States of sound mind and twenty-one years of age[+e866824]to vote shall not be denied[-e866824] or upward the equal exercise of[+e866824]abridged by[-e866824] the elective franchise, subject to such registration law[+e866824]s as[+e866824 -e866835] the[+e866824]United States or any[-e866824] State ma[+e866824]b[-e866824]y r[-e866824]est[+e866824]abli[+e866824]sh, at all electi[+e866824]ons in[+e866824] of[-e866824] the State wherein he shall have actually resided f[+e866824]race, color [-e866824]or a[+e866824] period of [+e866824]revious c[-e866824]one year next prece[+e866824]ding such elec[+e866824]tion, except such[+e866824] of slavery[-e866824] of said[+e866824]any[-e866824] citizens as shall hereafter engage in rebellion or insurrection, or who may have be[+e866824] or class of citiz[-e866824]ens[-e866824] or shall be duly convic[+e866824]f the Uni[-e866824]ted of treason or other infamous crime[+e866824]States[-e866824].
Sec. 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce by proper legislation the provisions of this article.