Amendment XIV, Section 4

It declares that•• the validity of the public debt, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned."

The paragraph quotes the opening of the fourth section of the joint resolution, and its words appear in Section 4 of the Fourteenth Amendment.

But neither the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or any claim for the loss or emancipation of any slave, but all such debts, obligations, and claims shall be held illegal and void.

The paragraph gives the last clause of the fourth section of the joint resolution, and its words appear in Section 4 of the Fourteenth Amendment.

But neither the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or any claim for the loss or emancipation of any slave; but all such debts, obligations, and claims shall be held illegal and void.

The paragraph gives the fourth section of the joint resolution as amended by the Senate, and these words of it appear in Section 4 of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Neither the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation already incurred, or -which may hereafter be incurred, in aid of insurrection or of -war against the United States, or any claim for compensation for loss of involuntary service or…

The paragraph gives the words of the fourth section of the amendment reported by the committee; "Neither the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation" appears in Section 4 of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Neither the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation already incurred or which may hereafter be incurred, in aid of insurrection or of war against the United States, or anyclaim for compensation for loss of involuntary service or labor.

The paragraph gives the joint resolution as read the third time; the words of its fourth section "Neither the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation" appear in Section 4 of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Neither the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation already incurred, or which may hereafter bo incurred, in aid of insurrection or of war against the United States, or any claim forcompensation for loss of involuntary service or labor.

The paragraph gives the words of the fourth section of the joint resolution, and these words appear in Section 4 of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Neither the United States, nor any State, shall assume or pay any debt or obligation already incurred, or which may hereafter be incurred, in aid of insurrection or of war against the United States; or any claim for compensation for loss of involuntary service or…

The paragraph gives the words of Section 4 of the joint resolution as reported; this run of them appears in Section 4 of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Neither the United States nor any Stale shall assume or pay any debt or obligation already incurred in aid of insurrection 01* war against the United States, or for any claim for compensation for loss of involuntary service or labor.

The paragraph gives the words of the fourth section of the proposed article; this run of them appears in Section 4 of the Fourteenth Amendment (the scan reads "Stale" for "State").

Neither the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation already incurred, or which may hereafter be incurred, in aid ot insurrection or of war against the United States, or any claim for compensation for loss of involuntary service or…

The paragraph gives the words of Section 4 of the proposed amendment; this run of them appears in Section 4 of the Fourteenth Amendment.

…to strike out the words" of war" and insert the word "rebellion in line forty nine to strike out the words "loss of involuntary service or labor" and to insert" the loss or emancipation of any slave; but all such debts, obligations, and claims shall be forever held illegal and void;" so that the section will read:

The paragraph gives the words of a motion to amend the debt section; they appear in Section 4 of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Neither the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or any claim for compensation for the loss or emancipation of any slave; but all such debts, obligations, and claims shall be forever held illegal and void.

The paragraph gives the words of the debt section as amended; they appear unchanged in Section 4 of the Fourteenth Amendment.

But neither the United States nor any ,State shall assume or pay any debt oroblifsation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or any claim for tlic loss or emancipation of any slave; but all such debts, obligations, and claims…

The paragraph gives the words of Mr. Clark's substitute for the fourth and fifth sections, as read; this run of 14 words appears unchanged in Section 4 of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Neither th United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aicl of insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or any claim on account of the loss or emancipation ofanyslave; but all such debts, obligations, and claims, shall be forever…

The paragraph gives the words of the fifth article of Mr. Doolittle's substitute; this run of 14 words appears unchanged in Section 4 of the Fourteenth Amendment.

l But neither the United States nor any State shall assume or p iv any debt or obligation ineunvd ia aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or any claim for the lo s or emancipation of any slave; but all such debts, obligations, and claims shall be hold illegal and void.

The paragraph gives the words of the substitute for the fourth and fifth sections read by the Secretary; this run of 8 words appears unchanged in Section 4 of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Neither the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation already incurred, or which may hereafter be incurred, in aid of insurrection or of war against the United States, or any claim for compensation for loss of involuntary service or…

The paragraph gives the words of section 4 of the joint resolution as read; the words "neither the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation" appear in Section 4 of the amendment.

Neither the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation already incurred, or which may hereafter be incurred, in aid of insurrection or of war against the United States, or any claim for compensation for loss of involuntary service or…

The paragraph gives the words of the fourth section of the joint resolution, which the speaker reads out; the words "neither the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation" appear in Section 4 of the amendment.

…void, shall not be enforced in any court, or assumed or paid by (he United States or any State, or by its authority; nor shall any compensation ever be made for the loss or emancipation of any slave.

The paragraph gives the words of Mr. Clark's proposed amendment on the rebel debt; the words "for the loss or emancipation of any slave" appear in Section 4 of the amendment.

…and thirty six and insert the word "rebellion" in lieu thereof; and also strike out the words" loss of involuntary service or labor" in line thirty seven and insert "the loss or emancipation of any slave; but all such debts, obligations, and claims shall be forever held illegal and void."

The paragraph gives the words Mr. Howard proposes to insert in the section on debts; the words "the loss or emancipation of any slave; but all such debts, obligations, and claims shall be" appear in Section 4 of the amendment.

The United States debt shall never be repudiated.

The paragraph is one item of the speaker's summary of the provisions of the fourteenth article; it restates the guarantee of the public debt in Section 4.

The rebel debt shall never be paid.

The paragraph is one item of the speaker's summary of the provisions of the fourteenth article; it restates the bar on paying debts incurred in aid of rebellion in Section 4.

Section 4 of this amendment refers to the public debt of the United States and prohibits the United States or any State from assuming or paying any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States.

The printed report cites section 4 of the 14th amendment and names its provisions on the public debt and debts incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion.

The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions anct bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned. But neither the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or any claim for the loss , or emancipation of any slave; but all such debts, obligations and claims shall be held illegal and void.

The paragraph quotes Section 4 of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Source: Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation (2022 ed.), essays Amdt14.2, pp. 2055, 2056.

Source: Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation (2022 ed.), essays Amdt14.1, Amdt14.2, pp. 2053, 2059, 2060, 2061, 2063.

Source: Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation (2022 ed.), essays Amdt14.1, Amdt14.2, pp. 2053, 2060, 2061, 2063, 2064.