67aAppendix EState, excluding Indians not taxed. But when <strong>the</strong> right <strong>to</strong>vote at any election for <strong>the</strong> choice of elec<strong>to</strong>rs for Presidentand Vice President of <strong>the</strong> United States, Representativesin Congress, <strong>the</strong> Executive and Judicial officers of a State,or <strong>the</strong> members of <strong>the</strong> Legislature <strong>the</strong>reof, is denied <strong>to</strong>any of <strong>the</strong> male inhabitants of such State, being twentyoneyears of age, and citizens of <strong>the</strong> United States, or inany way abridged, except for participation in rebellion, oro<strong>the</strong>r crime, <strong>the</strong> basis of representation <strong>the</strong>rein shall bereduced in <strong>the</strong> proportion which <strong>the</strong> number of such malecitizens shall bear <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> whole number of male citizenstwenty-one years of age in such State.Section 3. No person shall be a Sena<strong>to</strong>r orRepresentative in Congress, or elec<strong>to</strong>r of Presidentand Vice President, or hold any office, civil or military,under <strong>the</strong> United States, or under any State, who, havingpreviously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, oras an officer of <strong>the</strong> United States, or as a member of anyState legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer ofany State, <strong>to</strong> support <strong>the</strong> Constitution of <strong>the</strong> United States,shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against<strong>the</strong> same, or given aid or comfort <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> enemies <strong>the</strong>reof.But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House,remove such disability.Section 4. The validity of <strong>the</strong> public debt of <strong>the</strong>United States, authorized by law, including debts incurredfor payment of pensions and bounties for services insuppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not bequestioned. But nei<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong> United States nor any Stateshall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid
68aAppendix Eof insurrection or rebellion against <strong>the</strong> United States, orany claim for <strong>the</strong> loss or emancipation of any slave; butall such debts, obligations and claims shall be held illegaland void.Section 5. The Congress shall have power <strong>to</strong> enforce,by appropriate legislation, <strong>the</strong> provisions of this article.
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ivTable of ContentsPageREASONS FOR
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1PETITION FOR A WRIT OF CERTIORARIP
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21This case—in which the choice b
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2aAppendix APER CURIAM: *This case
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