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	Amendments to the Constitution of the United States — Infoplease.com
		Amendment XI (The proposed amendment was sent to the states Mar. 5, 1794, by the Third Congress.
		Amendment XV (The proposed amendment was sent to the states Feb. 27, 1869, by the Fortieth Congress.
		Amendment XX (The proposed amendment, sometimes called the “Lame Duck Amendment,” was sent to the states Mar. 3, 1932, by the Seventy-second Congress.
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0749825.html (2100 words)

	Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Amendment XIII (the Thirteenth Amendment) of the United States Constitution officially abolished, and continues to prohibit, slavery, and, with limited exceptions, prohibits involuntary servitude.
		The thirteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States was proposed to the legislatures of the several states by the Thirty-eighth Congress, on January 31, 1865.
		The amendment was declared, in a proclamation of Secretary of State William Henry Seward, dated December 18, 1865, to have been ratified by the legislatures of twenty-seven of the then thirty-six states.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Thirteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution (524 words)

	The Real Titles of Nobility Amendment FAQ
		Twelve states ratified the amendment, not enough to make it part of the Constitution under Article V of the Constitution, which requires ratification of "the legislatures of three fourths of the several States, or by conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other mode of ratification may be proposed by the Congress."
		Earle argues that the amendment's appearance in "Laws of the United States of America, From the 4th of March, 1789, to the 4th of March, 1815," prepared for the Congress, was already an anachronism.
		The publication of an amendment as part of the Constitution at best indicates that the publishers who compiled the book (not necessarily the state legislature) thought that it was part of the Constitution, and at worst that sloppy editors were at work.
	www.thirdamendment.com /nobility.html (4797 words)

	13th Amendment to Sri Lanka Constitution
		The 13th Amendment enacts that executive power in the Province in relation to those matters which are within the competence of the Provincial Council, shall be exercised by the Governor.
		In the delightful phraseology of the 13th Amendment, the functions of the Chief Minister and the Board of Ministers are 'to aid and advice' the Provincial Governor in the exercise of his functions.
		(35) 13th Amendment, Clause 12.1 of Appendix I
	www.tamilnation.org /conflictresolution/tamileelam/88comicopera.htm (12574 words)

	13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Primary Documents of American History (Virtual Programs & Services, ...
		The 13th Amendment to the Constitution declared that "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude...shall exist within the United States." Formally abolishing slavery in the United States, the 13th Amendment was passed by the Congress on January 31, 1865, and ratified by the states on December 6, 1865.
		The Senate debated and passed the 13th Amendment on April 8, 1864, by a vote of 38 to 6.
		After initially rejected the legislation, the House of Representatives finally passed the 13th Amendment on January 31, 1865, by a vote of 119 to 56.
	www.loc.gov /rr/program/bib/ourdocs/13thamendment.html (611 words)

	USA: The Missing 13th Amendment
		If this 13th Amendment were restored, the entire US government would have to conduct itself according to the same standards of decency, respect, law, and liability as the rest of the nation.
		On December 6, the "new" 13th Amendment loudly prohibiting slavery (and quietly surrendering states rights to the federal government) was ratified, replacing and effectively erasing the original 13th Amendment that had prohibited "titles of nobility" and "honors".
		The significance of this missing 13th Amendment and its deletion from the Constitution is this: Since the amendment was never lawfully nullified, it is still in full force and effect and is the Law of the land.
	odur.let.rug.nl /~usa/E/thirteen/thirteen1.htm (8669 words)

	13th Amendment Scam Resurfaces
		The premise of Dodge and Dunn was along the lines that the 13th Amendment would have prohibited attorneys (which they ass-u-me is a “title”, although it is really a license) from holding seat in Congress, and thus they further ass-u-me that Congress is full of attorneys who would be thus un-seated.
		When an amendment is proposed in the typical manner, states ratify the amendment and send notice of ratification to the Secretary of State.
		You cannot prove that an amendment was ratified without having the actual state ratifications of sufficient number to meet the constitutional threshold.
	www.quatloos.com /13th_amendement.htm (1285 words)

	missing13thamendment
		The meaning of the Amendment is seen in its intent to prohibit persons having titles of nobility and loyalties to foreign governments from voting, holding public office, or using their skills to subvert the government.
		If this 13th Amendment were restored, our entire government would have to conduct itself according to the same standards of decency, respect, law and liability as the rest of the nation.
		Making the Ratification of the proposed 13th Amendment a part of a larger body of law, would protect it from the ravages of corrupt politicians in power who were more skilled at polished deceit and lies than they were at long winded prayers in beginning sessions in Congress.
	www.us-fca.com /missing13thamendment.html (9431 words)

	Missing 13th Amendment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The meaning of the amendment is seen in its intent to prohibit persons having titles of nobility and loyalties to foreign governments and bankers from voting, holding public office, or using their skills to subvert the government.
		Therefore, the 13th Amendment's official date of ratification would be the date of re- publication of the Virginia Civil Code: March 12, 1819.
		It's not yet clear whether the 13th Amendment was published in Laws of the United States, 1st Vol., prematurely, by accident, in anticipation of Virginia's ratification, or as part of a plot to discredit the Amendment by making is appear that only twelve States had ratified.
	users.frii.com /gosplow/13th.html (4882 words)

	Life After the 13th Amendment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		With the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in December 1865, slavery was officially abolished in all areas of the United States.
		The amendment was finally ratified in July 1868 after all the states approved it.
		Douglass's push for state approval of the amendment caused a breach between him and the woman suffragists, who were upset that the measure did not include voting rights for woman.
	www.history.rochester.edu /class/douglass/part5.html (2880 words)

	Missing 13th Amendment; 16th never ratified!
		In its place was entered the slave Amendment, which was the 14th amendment, which was changed to the 13th Amendment.
		Although already prohibited by the Constitution, an additional "title of nobility" amendment was proposed in 1789, again in 1810 and was finally ratified in 1819 (The 13th Amendment to the constitution).
		Had they not, you would have the government our founding fathers intended when they passed the 13th Amendment, a government of the people, by the people, and for the people, a government whose members were truly accountable to the people; a government that could not systematically exploit its own people.
	www.uhuh.com /constitution/am13-pen.htm (2015 words)

	An Article On The Missing 13th Amendment by Researcher David Dodge
		Since the unlawful deletion of the 13th Amendment, the newly developing bar associations began working diligently to create a system wherein lawyers took on a title of privilege and nobility as "Esquires" and received the "honor" of offices and positions (like district attorney or judge) that only they could hold.
		Were publishing the Amendment in a special edition of their Civil Code as an official notice to the world that the Amendment had indeed been ratified.
		Dodge replies: "Article V [amendment procedures] of the Constitution is silent on the question of whether or not the framers meant three-fourths of the states at the time the proposed amendment is submitted to the states for ratification, or three-fourths of the states that exist at some future point in time.
	sw.jeffotto.com /missing_13th.htm (9055 words)

	TONA Research Committee - The Thirteenth Article of Amendment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		With the enactment of Act No. 280, March 12, 1819, which was Voted, En Bloc, and publication of the Revised Code, the State of Virginia notified the Department of State, the Congress, the Library of Congress, and the President of their action by issuing to each a copy of the Laws of Virginia.
		The disappearance of the original 13th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States has been under investigation by independent modern researchers during the past years.
		These images with those of 1816 Massachusetts and 1818 Pennsylvania indicate that the 13th Amendment was ratified prior to 1819...
	www.amendment-13.org (1041 words)

	The Constitution of the United States of America
		The ``force and effect'' of the Amendment itself has been invoked only a few times by the Court to strike down state legislation which it considered to have reintroduced servitude of persons\9\ and it has not used Sec.
		Alfred H. Mayer Co., 392 U.S. the Court left open the question whether the Amendment itself, unaided by legislation, would reach the ``badges and incidents'' of slavery not directly associated with involuntary servitude, and it continued to reserve the question in City of Memphis v.
		Referring to the Thirteenth Amendment, the Court conceded that ``legislation may be necessary and proper to meet all the various cases and circumstances to be affected by it, and to prescribe proper modes of redress for its violation in letter or spirit.
	www.gpoaccess.gov /constitution/html/amdt13.html (1775 words)

	The Avalon Project : U.S. Constitution : Amendments XI - XXVII
		After one year from the ratification of this article the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited.
		The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.
		This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by conventions in the several States, as provided in the Constitution, within seven years from the date of the submission hereof to the States by the Congress.
	www.yale.edu /lawweb/avalon/amend1.htm (1440 words)

	From Revolution to Reconstruction: Essays: 13th Amendment discussion - index
		Since the Amendment was never lawfully repealed, it is still the Law today.
		The Current 13th Amendment in the American Constitution
		The Original 13th Amendment by Richard C. Green
	odur.let.rug.nl /~usa/E/thirteen/disc13xx.htm (146 words)

	A different 13th Amendment? \| MetaFilter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The sub-amendment which interests me most is the perpetuity clause; that no future amendment to the Constitution could repeal it.
		I suspect that language was one of the key obstacles to its passage, since it would have enshrined the "freedom" to impose slavery beyond any remedy short of armed revolt...
		Following that, the amendment is submitted to the legislature(s) of the individual states for approval.
	www.metafilter.com /mefi/53476 (3736 words)

	The Missing 13th Amendment - The Lawful Path
		Clayton, the Secretary of State, who replied that this Amendment was not ratified by a sufficient number of States.
		After Dodge's initial report of a "missing" Amendment in the 1825 Maine Civil Code, Sen.
		Hartgrove, and explained that, "Under legislative construction, it is considered prima facie evidence that what is published as the official acts of the legislature are the official acts." By publishing the Amendment as ratified in an official publication, Virginia demonstrated that they:
	land.netonecom.net /tlp/ref/13th-amend.shtml (8938 words)

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