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De Witt County, Illinois - Biographical sketches, 1882 (part 8 of 8)

From ... History of De Witt County, Illinois. With Illustrations Descriptive of the Scenery, and Biographical Sketches of Some of the Prominent Men and Pioneers, published 1882. 134 words, reproduced complete and unedited. Source changes inside the text are labelled in place.

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Section 4. The validity of the public debt of the United States authorized by la», including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounlies for ser\i-;es in suppressing lllsurreciion or rebellion, shall not be questioned. But neither the United Slates nor any Slate shall assume or ray any debt or obligation incurred in the aid of insurrection or rebelllon 4ainsr?he UniiL'^StaLs, or any loss or emancipation of any slave, but such debts, ind claims shall be held illegal and void, . , . , ,1,.

Article Xv

ARTICLE XV. Section i The ri-hts of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. Section 2. Congress shall have power tj enforce this article by appropriate legislation. ^

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