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:
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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 isfound mind, an equal votf age or upward the exercise of the elective franchise at all elections in the State in whicherein, he shall have his actually residence, such right to vote to be under such regulations as shall be prescribed by lawd for a period of one year next preceding such election, (subject to such registration laws and laws prescribing local residence as the State may enact,) 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.