Indiana, February 16, 1865. Nevada, February 16, 1865. Louisiana, February 17, 1865. Minnesota, February 23, 1865. Wisconsin, March 1, 1865. Vermont, March 9, 1865. Tennessee, April 7, 1865. Arkansas, April 20, 1865. Connecticut, May 5, 1865. New Hampshire, July 1, 1865. South Carolina, November 13, 1865. Alabama, December 2, 1865. North Carolina, December 4, 1865. Georgia, December 9, 1865. The following States not enumerated in the proclamation of the Secretary of State also ratified this amendment: Oregon, December 11, 1865. California, December 20, 1865. Texas, February 18, 1870. The fourteenth article was submitted to the Legislatures of the several States, there being then thirty-seven States, by a resolution of Congress passed on the 16th of June, 1866, at the first session of the Thirty-ninth Congress; and was ratified, according to a proclamation of the Secretary of State dated July 28, 1868, by the Legislatures of the following States: Connecticut, June 30, 1866. New Hampshire, July 7, 1866. Tennessee, July 19, 1866. *New Jersey, September 11, 1866. New York, January 10, 1867. Illinois, January 15, 1867. West Virginia, January 16, 1867. Kansas, January 18, 1867. Maine, January 19, 1867. Nevada, January 22, 1867. Missouri, January 26, 1867. Indiana, January 29, 1867. Michigan, February 15, 1867. Nebraska, June 15, 1867. Iowa, April 3, 1868. Arkansas, April 6, 1868. Florida, June 9, 1868. § North Carolina, July 4, 1868. The State of Virginia ratified this amendment on the 8th of Octo * New Jersey withdrew her consent to the ratification in April, 1868. +Oregon withdrew her consent to the ratification October 15, 1868. Ohio withdrew her consent to the ratification in January, 1868. North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Virginia had previously rejected the amendment. ber, 1869, subsequent to the date of the proclamation of the Secretary of State. The States of Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Texas rejected the amendment. The fifteenth article was submitted to the Legislatures of the sev eral States, there being then thirty-seven States, by a resolution of Congress passed on the 27th of February, 1869, at the first session of the Forty-first Congress; and was ratified, according to a proclama tion of the Secretary of State dated March 30, 1870, by the Legislatures of the following States: Nevada, March 1, 1869. West Virginia, March 3, 1869. Michigan, March 8, 1869. Wisconsin, March 9, 1869. South Carolina, March 16, 1869. New York, April 14, 1869. Indiana, May 14, 1869. New Hampshire, July 7, 1869. Virginia, October 8, 1869. Vermont, October 21, 1869. Alabama, November 24, 1869. *New York withdrew her consent to the ratification January 5, 1870. Missouri, January 10, 1870. Ohio, January 27, 1870. Georgia, February 2, 1870. Texas, February 18, 1870. Minnesota, February 19, 1870. The State of New Jersey ratified this amendment on the 21st of February, 1871, subsequent to the date of the proclamation of the Secretary of State. The States of California, Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Oregon, and Tennessee rejected this amendment. *Ohio had previously rejected the amendment May 4, 1869. †New Jersey had previously rejected the amendment. ANALYTICAL INDEX TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE AMENDMENTS THERETO. A. Abridged. The privileges or immunities of citizens of the Absent members, in such manner and under such penalties as Accused shall have a speedy public trial. In all criminal prose- cutions the. [Amendments] He shall be tried by an impartial jury of the State and dis- He shall be confronted with the witnesses against him. 6 He shall have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses 6 26 - 26 He shall have the assistance of counsel for his defense. Actions at common law involving over twenty dollars shall be Acts, records, and judicial proceedings of another State. Full |