Thanks Donald Boxley For all you 13th Amendment fans... As the story goes, the editor of the 1815 book of statutes, John Colvin, couldn’t determine if the TONA amendment has been ratified, so he included it in the book with an explanatory note. Then, an official version of the Constitution was given to Congressional members that included the TONA as the 13th Amendment, That triggered a request for Monroe and Adams to verify that the amendment was ratified. The United States Statutes at Large wasn’t reprinted until 1845, so the original 13th became part of textbooks, state publications, and newspapers for decades. One website, Constitutional Concepts, has a certified copy from June 12, 1812, of a letter sent to the state of New Hampshire by its governor, stating that Virginia had ratified the TONA, as well as other states. Henry Clay succeeded in limiting a Kentucky bill prohibiting the citation of British court decisions or treatises to works written after July 4, 1776. A similar bill was passed in Pennsylvania in 1810. Georgias constitution of 1777, in force until 1789,excluded any person who held or claimed a title of nobility from voting or holding office.It is therefore understandable, Ames states, that in addition to finding nearly unanimous support in Congress, TONA found strong support in some states, for example passing both houses of the Pennsylvania legislature unanimously. Georgia Constitution. Article. XI (1777) in force until 1789 : No person shall be entitled to more than one vote, which shall be given in the county where such person resides, except as before excepted; nor shall any person who holds any title of nobility be entitled to a vote, or be capable of serving as a representative, or hold any post of honor, profit, or trust in this State, whilst such person claims his title of nobility; but if the person shall give up such distinction, in the manner as may be directed by future legislation, than, and in such case, he shall be entitled to a vote, and represent, as before directed, and enjoy all the other benefits of a free citizen. Governor Plumers Letter that proves the Original 13th amendment is The Law Of The Land constitutionalconcepts.org/nhdocs.htm
Posted on: Wed, 31 Dec 2014 16:26:39 +0000
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