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United States Thirteenth Amendment 1863-65
An amendment to the United States Constitution to abolish slavery introduced during the American Civil War.
The Senate
The Senate of the Thirty-Eighth Session of Congress
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Session 14448: 1865-02-04 12:00:00
Resolution of Instruction on the Amendment to the Constitution is first introduced.
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Resolution of Instruction on the Amendment to the Constitution
(Showing state at moment e903268)Resolved, That the article of amendment proposed by Congress to be aded to the Constitution of the United States respecting the extinction of slavery therein, having been inadvertently presented to the President for his approval, it is hereby declared that such approval was necessary to give effect to the action of Congress in proposing said amendment, inconsistent with the former practice in reference to all amendments for the Constitution heretofore adopted, and being inadvertently done, should not constitute a precedent for the future; and the Secretary is hereby instructed not to communicate the notice of the approval of said proposed amendment by the President to the House of Representatives.
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- Resolution of Instruction on the Amendment to the Constitution (introduced on 1865-02-04 12:00:00 - CREATE - e903268) [This document] [This moment shown]
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- Resolution of Instruction on the Amendment to the Constitution (introduced on 1865-02-04 12:00:00 - CREATE - e903268) [This document] [This moment shown]
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- Motion for Unanimous Consent to Make a Statement (introduced on 1865-02-04 12:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e903269)
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- Motion to Resume Consideration of the Resolution of Instruction on the Amendment to the Constitution (introduced on 1865-02-07 12:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e903278)
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- Motion for Unanimous Consent to Make a Statement (introduced on 1865-02-04 12:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e903269)
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