- Title
- Public laws of the State of North-Carolina, passed by the General Assembly [1865-1866]
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- Date
- 1865 - 1866
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- Creator
- ["North Carolina."]
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- Place
- ["North Carolina, United States"]
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Public laws of the State of North-Carolina, passed by the General Assembly [1865-1866]
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1 SCO. — Resolutions
is hereby authorized to pay the same upon the order of
the keeper of the public building. [ Ratified the. 7th day
of March, A. I)., 1SGG. ]
RESOLUTION TOUC11INO THE AMENDMENT TO TUB CONSTI¬
TUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, RATIFIED AT THIS
SESSION OP THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, KNOWN AS THE
Til I UTEEXTH A HTICL K.
Adopts ti.e Resolved, by the General Assembly of the Stale of Norik
сГпдй1иНоп
of Carolina, That the amendment to the constitution of the
v- s- United States adopted and ratified by the General Assem¬
bly at its present session, in the following words, to wit :
Section 1. "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude,
except as a puni- hment for crime; whereof the party
shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the
United State-1, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
Section 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this
article by appropriate legislation. Has been adopted
and ratified in the sense given to it by the Ilcoorable
William II. Seward , Secretary of State of the United
State, to wit : That it does not enlarge powers of Congress
to legislate on the subject of freed men within the Slates.
[Ratified the IStk day of December, A. D., 1S00.]
STATE OF KOllTH CAROLINA, I
Office of Secretary of State,
у
March 20 Ik. 1S0G. )
I, Rob't. W. Best, Secretary of State in and for the
State of North Carolina, do hereby cm-'ify that the fore¬
going are true copies ot the origin;!! Act* unci lb-solutions
on tile in this oflk-e. Given under my hand, this gOlh
day of JIareli, 1SG(>. i.UH T, W. Bl-.ST,
Sn-retory of State.
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