Amendment XV, Section 1
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 race, color, or previous condition of servitude--
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- quoted bySuggestedHouse, February 20, 1869, ¶ 5
Abticle XV., ggc.— The right lit of citizens of the United States to vote and bold office shall not be denied or abridged by- the United States ox any State, on account ntof race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
The paragraph gives the words of the joint resolution's article as sent from the Senate; this run of 10 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment (the paragraph is garbled elsewhere by OCR).
- quoted bySuggestedHouse, February 20, 1869, ¶ 18
The right of citizens of the United States to vote and hold office shall not be denied or abridged by any State on account of race, color, nativity, property, creed, or previous condition of servitude.
The paragraph gives the words of Mr. Bingham's motion to amend the first section of the proposed article; this run of 10 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedHouse, February 20, 1869, ¶ 114
The right of citizens of the United States to vote and hold office shall not be.
The paragraph gives the words of the article as Mr. Bingham's amendment would make it read; this run of 10 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedHouse, February 25, 1869, ¶ 30
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 race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
The paragraph gives the words of the proposed amendment as the conference committee's report would make it read; this run of 34 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedHouse, February 25, 1869, ¶ 35
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 race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
The paragraph gives the words of the proposed amendment as read by the Clerk with the conference report; this run of 34 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedHouse, January 29, 1869, ¶ 134
Speaker, I am of opinion, upon the whole, that the amendment as it came from the committee, which says that "the right of any citizen of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged," is a comprehensive and explicit declaration.
The paragraph gives, in quotation marks, the words of the first section of the amendment "as it came from the committee"; this run of 12 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- cited bySuggestedHouse, April 13, 1911, ¶ 829
All that the Federal Constitution does by the fifteenth amendment, to which reference has been frequently made, is to guarantee that a certain kind of discrimination therein specified shall not be practiced by the States.
The speaker names "the fifteenth amendment" as guaranteeing against "a certain kind of discrimination therein specified", and reads it in the next paragraph.
- quoted bySuggestedHouse, April 13, 1911, ¶ 830
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 race, color, or pr e vious condition of servitude.
The paragraph reads Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment, introduced as "the fifteenth amendment".
- cited bySuggestedHouse, April 13, 1911, ¶ 833
There is now a Federal statute which would punish any conspiracy of election commissioners or other persons in a State who should undertake, in violation of the fifteenth amendment, to deprive qualified electors of the State of their right to vote.
The speaker names "the fifteenth amendment" as violated by depriving qualified electors of their right to vote.
- cited bySuggestedHouse, April 13, 1911, ¶ 852
My contention is this: That the right guaranteed to every voter in the United States by the Constitution of the United States is that the State of which he is a citizen shall not discriminate again s t him as a voter on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
The speaker names the right "guaranteed ... by the Constitution" that a State shall not discriminate against a voter "on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude", the words of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- cited bySuggestedHouse, April 13, 1911, ¶ 853
The qualifications of electors are fixed by the State statutes, and the Constitution guarantees, let me repeat, that there shall be no discrimination between citizen voters because of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
The speaker says the Constitution guarantees no discrimination between voters "because of race, color, or previous condition of servitude", the guarantee of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedHouse, June 21, 1911, ¶ 663
They are in favor of the repeal of the fifteenth amendment to the Con stitution, which says that "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 race, color, or previous condition of servitude."
The speaker names "the fifteenth amendment" and quotes its first section.
- cited bySuggestedHouse, May 13, 1912 (3), ¶ 61
…the idea that the Congress of the United States has not the power under the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments to prescribe the qualifications, and the States having prescribed them, and not having violated the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments, in not making the distinction on account of race, color, or previous condition, the Supreme Court, God bless it, has sustained our franchise laws.
The speaker names "the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments" and the distinction "on account of race, color, or previous condition" which the Fifteenth forbids, in its words.
- cited bySuggestedHouse, May 13, 1912 (3), ¶ 78
…Federal right at all, b.ut that it was a privilege conferred by a State, and the only condition prescribed by a State was that when the State fixes the qualifications there should be no discrimination on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
The speaker gives the only condition on the States' power over suffrage in the words of the Fifteenth Amendment, "on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude".
- cited bySuggestedHouse, May 13, 1912 (3), ¶ 294
…concurrently with the State courts, jurisdiction thereof, so far as to determine the rights of the parties to such office by reason of the denial of the right guaranteed by the fifteenth article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and secured herein." (Act of May 31, 1870, ch.
The statute read by the speaker names "the fifteenth article of amendment to the Constitution" and the right of citizens not to be denied the vote "on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude".
- quoted bySuggestedHouse, May 13, 1912 (3), ¶ 360
Under the Constitution every State can prescribe its own qualifications for suffrage, with the single exception that no State can deny or abridge the right of a citizen of the United States to vote on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
The speaker gives the single exception "Under the Constitution" to the States' power over suffrage in words of the Fifteenth Amendment ("on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude"), rearranged.
- cited bySuggestedHouse, December 17, 1917, ¶ 347
Thi s amendment forbad e any State to d e ny the right of suffrage to any citizen on account of race or color. It was intended to compel the Southern State s to g iYe to the negro equal rights ot franchise with the whites.
The speaker names "the fifteenth amendment" and says it forbade any State to deny the right of suffrage "on account of race or color".
- cited bySuggestedHouse, May 21, 1919, ¶ 308
It is true that the privilege of exercising the right to vote was accorded to negro men through the agency of an amendment to the Federal Constitution, but that amendment was submitted by the Congress in the midst of a season of bitter sectional hate immediately following · the close of n bloody four years of…
The speaker names the amendment to the Federal Constitution through which the right to vote "was accorded to negro men", which is the Fifteenth Amendment.
- cited bySuggestedHouse, February 6, 1947 (2), ¶ 116
When that segment of our people were given the rights of suffrage irrespective of their race, color, creed, or previous condition of servitude, this, likewise, placed another strong support in our citadel of freedom.
In a list of amendments to the Constitution, the paragraph names the right of suffrage without regard to race, color or previous condition of servitude, which is the Fifteenth Amendment.
- cited bySuggestedHouse, June 14, 1960, ¶ 141
Great efforts have been made by this Congress to assure the right to vote to all inhabitants under the 15th amendment of the Constitution, although this amendment speaks of abridgements of the vote on racial groups.
The paragraph names the 15th amendment by number and its guarantee against abridgment of the vote on account of race.
- quoted bySuggestedHouse, August 27, 1962, ¶ 258
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 race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
The paragraph quotes Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedHouse, August 27, 1962, ¶ 377
Congress can therefore abolish this poll tax requirement by statute under the power it derives from the 15th amendment which provides that 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 race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
The paragraph quotes Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, February 17, 1869 (2), ¶ 297
The right of citizens of the United States to vote and hold office shall not bo denied or abridged by tho United States or any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
The paragraph gives the words of the first section of Article XV of Senate joint resolution No. 8 as read; this run of 12 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, February 17, 1869 (2), ¶ 299
I move to insert, the word "by" before the words "any State 1 so as to read," shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State."
The paragraph gives, in quotation marks, the words of the article as Mr. Stewart's motion would make it read; this run of 14 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, February 17, 1869 (2), ¶ 321
The right of citizens of the United States to vote and hold office shall not be denied or abridged by the United States, or by any State, on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
The paragraph gives the words of the first section of Article XV of the resolution as amended, read by the Chief Clerk; this run of 24 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, February 17, 1869 (2), ¶ 373
It is that no citizen of the United States shall on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude be by the United States or by any State denied the right to vote and hold office.
The paragraph gives the words of Mr. Drake's amendment, which he repeats; this run of 10 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, February 17, 1869 (2), ¶ 468
The right of citizens of the United States to vote and hold office shall not be denied or abridged by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
The paragraph gives the words of the proposition as Mr. Howard's motion would make it read; this run of 13 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, February 17, 1869 (2), ¶ 478
It declares that the right of citizens of the United States to vote and to hold office shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State on account of race, &c.
The paragraph gives the words of the clause, which "declares" them; this run of 11 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, February 17, 1869 (2), ¶ 499
The risbfc of citizens of the United States to vote and hold office shall not be denied or abridged by the United States, or by any State, on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude; nor shall any citizen be eo denied, by reason of any alleged crime, unless duly convicted thereof by the verdict of an impartial jury.
The paragraph gives the words of the article as a proposed amendment would make it read; this run of 24 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, February 17, 1869 (2), ¶ 518
I move to amend the amendment by striking out the words" on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude;" so that, if amended, it will read:
The paragraph gives, in quotation marks, words of the amendment that Mr. Fowler moves to strike out; this run of 10 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, February 17, 1869 (2), ¶ 519
The right of citizens of the United States to vote and bold office shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State.
The paragraph gives the words of the amendment as Mr. Fowler's motion would make it read; this run of 14 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, February 17, 1869 (2), ¶ 598
…was to introduce that language as a substitute for this upon which we have just passed, namely: Th© right of citizens of the United States to vote and hold office shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
The paragraph gives the words that Mr. Howard's motion would introduce as a substitute; this run of 24 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, February 17, 1869 (2), ¶ 608
to vote and hold office shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any other State on account of race, color, or previous condition oi servitude.
The paragraph gives the words of Article XV of the resolution as read; this run of 13 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, February 17, 1869 (2), ¶ 670
The right of citizens of the United States to vote and hold office shall not be denied or abridged by the United States, or by any State ou account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
The paragraph gives the words of Article XV of the resolution as read; this run of 14 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, February 17, 1869 (2), ¶ 819
That is, all classes of citizens of the United States— to vote and hold officeshall notbe denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on aeeount ot raee, eolor, or previous condition of servitude.
The paragraph gives the words of the amendment as the speaker reads them out; this run of 12 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, February 22, 1869, ¶ 7
Artil LK 1j- The right of citizens of the United States to vote and hold office shall not be denied or abridged by any State on account of race, color, nativity, property, creed, or previous condition of servitude,
The paragraph gives the words of the proposed article as the House amendments would make it read, read by the Chief Clerk; this run of 10 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, February 26, 1869, ¶ 16
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 race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
The paragraph gives the words of the first section of the article as the conference committee's report would make it read, read by the Chief Clerk; this run of 34 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, February 26, 1869, ¶ 63
The right of citizens of the United States to vote and to hold office shall not be denied or abridged by the United States, or by any State, on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
The paragraph gives "these words" that the Senate passed a resolution to insert in the Constitution; this run of 24 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, February 26, 1869, ¶ 77
It declares that" the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged," &e., without imparting the right itself.
The paragraph gives, in quotation marks, the words the pending amendment "declares"; this run of 16 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, February 26, 1869, ¶ 82
…joint resolution—which is the' original proposition now before us—and- sent it to the House, declaring that the right of citizens of the United States to vote ancl hold office should not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State by reason of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
The paragraph gives the words of the joint resolution the Senate passed, which the speaker says he quotes "exactly, or substantially"; this run of 13 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, February 26, 1869, ¶ 134
The right of citizens of the United States to vote and hold office shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
The paragraph gives the words of the proposition the Senate sent back to the House; this run of 12 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, February 3, 1869, ¶ 8
The right of any citizen of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by tae United States or any State by reason of race color or previous Condition of slaTOfy of any citizen or class ofoitiisensof the United States.
The paragraph gives the words of the first section of the House joint resolution as read; this run of 13 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, February 3, 1869, ¶ 11
The right qi oitizens oJ tKo United 'States to vote and hold office shall not be denied or abridged b the United States, or by any State. on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
The paragraph gives the words the Committee on the Judiciary moved to insert as section one of the proposed article; this run of 17 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, February 3, 1869, ¶ 30
The right of citizens of the United States to vote and bold office shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State for any reason not equally applicable to all citizens.
The paragraph gives the words of a proposed amendment to insert in place of the first article, as read by the Chief Clerk; this run of 11 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, February 4, 1869, ¶ 5
The right of citizens of tho United States tovoto and hold ofliooshallnotbodeniedorabridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
The paragraph gives the words of the first section of the article as reported by the Committee on the Judiciary; this run of 18 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment (the words before it are run together by OCR).
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, February 4, 1869, ¶ 139
The right of citizens of the United States to hold office shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State on account of property, race, color, or previous condition of servitude: and every male citizen of the United States of t bet age or twenty one years or…
The paragraph gives the words of the first section of Mr. Warner's proposed article; this run of 11 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, February 4, 1869, ¶ 173
The right of citizens of the United States to vote and hold 1 fficeshall not bedenied or abridged bythe United States, or any State, on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
The paragraph gives the words of the amendment of the Committee on the Judiciary; this run of 12 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, February 4, 1869, ¶ 177
It says the right of citizens of the United States to vote and hold office shall not be denied or abridged lay any State or by the United States "on account of by reason of" is the language of the amendment of…
The paragraph gives the words the pending amendment "says"; this run of 10 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, February 6, 1869, ¶ 29
hold office shall not bo denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
The paragraph gives the words of the amendment of the Committee on the Judiciary as the speaker reads it; this run of 21 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, February 6, 1869, ¶ 31
Tho right of nntural born citizens of the United States to vote and hold offico shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account ot race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
The paragraph gives the words of the committee's amendment as Mr. Williams's motion would make it read; this run of 16 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, February 6, 1869, ¶ 39
The right of citizens of the United States to vote and hold office t shall not bo denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition.
The paragraph gives the words of the committee's amendment, which the speaker reads out; this run of 19 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, February 8, 1869 (2), ¶ 114
It declares that "the right of citizens of the United States to vote and hold office shall not be denied or abridged by the United States, or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude." Observe, sir, and I call the attention of Senators to the clause, "shall not be denied or abridged by the United States." Sir, the United States have never granted…
The paragraph gives, in quotation marks, the words of the amendment proposed by the Committee on the Judiciary; this run of 24 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, February 8, 1869 (2), ¶ 115
Again there arises from that peculiar form of expression," shall not be denied or abridged by the United States." what, to my mind, is a very plain implication that in respect to other matters except race, color, or previous condition of servitude, the United States may, through its…
The paragraph gives, in quotation marks, words of the amendment proposed by the Committee on the Judiciary; this run of 10 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, February 8, 1869 (2), ¶ 464
The right of citizens of the United States to vote and hold office shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
The paragraph gives the words of the committee's amendment that a motion would strike out, as read by the Chief Clerk; this run of 24 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, February 8, 1869 (2), ¶ 483
The rights of citizens of the United States to vote and hold officeshall notbedeniedor abridged by the United States or any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
The paragraph gives the words of "the clause submitted by the Committee on the Judiciary"; this run of 12 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, February 8, 1869 (2), ¶ 488
…is notso likely to be misunderstood: The right of citizens of the United States to vote and holaoffioe shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or fey any State On account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
The paragraph gives the words of "the amendment of our committee" as the speaker reads it; this run of 12 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, February 8, 1869 (2), ¶ 680
No citizen of the United States shall on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude, be by the United States or by any State denied the right to vote or to hold office.
The paragraph gives the words of Mr. Drake's amendment, as read by the Secretary; this run of 10 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, February 8, 1869 (2), ¶ 744
Xh© right of citizens of 1111■ United States to vote and hold office shall not be denied or abridged by the United State?
The paragraph gives the words of the committee's proposition as a proposed amendment would make it read; this run of 9 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment (OCR breaks the run after it).
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, February 8, 1869 (2), ¶ 821
The right of citizens of the United States to hold office shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State1 on account of property, race, color, or previous condition of servitude; and every male citizen of the United States of the age of twentyone years, or over, and…
The paragraph gives the words of a proposed amendment to the section, as read by the Chief Clerk; this run of 11 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, February 8, 1869 (2), ¶ 833
HOWARD." The right of citizens of the United States —that is, all citizens, nativeborn and naturalized— to hold office shall not be denied or abridged by the United States on account of property, race, color, or previous condition of servitude." That is as to the right to hold office; and then," every male citizen of the age of twenty…
The paragraph gives, in quotation marks, the words of Mr. Howard's proposed amendment; this run of 10 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, February 8, 1869 (2), ¶ 840
The right, itis said, of citizens of theUnited States shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State, &c., leaving the plain implication that for any other causes or any other reasons than those specified in the amendment the Congress of the United States, the law…
The paragraph gives words of the pending amendment as "it is said"; this run of 11 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, February 8, 1869 (2), ¶ 865
The first part of the section declares that the right of citizens of the United States to hold office shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State on account of property, race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
The paragraph gives the words of the first part of the section of the pending amendment, which it "declares"; this run of 11 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, February 9, 1869, ¶ 32
The right of citizens of the United States to vote and hold office shall not bedenied or abridged by the United States nor by any State.
The paragraph gives the words of the committee's amendment as Mr. Conness's motion would make it read; this run of 10 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, February 9, 1869, ¶ 37
The right of citizens of the United States to vote and hold office shall not be denied or abridged by the United States nor by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
The paragraph gives the words of the amendment as amended, read by the Chief Clerk; this run of 13 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, February 9, 1869, ¶ 53
…President and members of the' House of Representatives of the United States, and hold office under the United States, shall not bo denied or abridged by the United States nor by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
The paragraph gives the words of the clause as a proposed amendment would make it read; this run of 13 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, February 9, 1869, ¶ 65
The amendment reads as follows: The right of citizens of the United States to vote and hold office shall be denied abridged bytlie United States nor by any State.
The paragraph gives the words of the pending amendment as the speaker reads it ("The amendment reads as follows"); this run of 10 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, February 9, 1869, ¶ 67
The right to vote and hold office shall not be denied or abridged by the United States, nor by any State, on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
The paragraph gives the words of the clause as Mr. Sumner's suggestion would make it read; this run of 13 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, February 9, 1869, ¶ 72
I ask the Senator if his amendment should be adopted making it read thus, "The right to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State by reason of race, color," &c., would not that give the right to vote and to hold office affirmatively to any man without naturalization?
The paragraph gives, in quotation marks, the words of the clause as Mr. Sumner's amendment would make it read; this run of 13 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, February 9, 1869, ¶ 154
The right to vote and hold officeshallnotbedenied or abridged by the United States nor by any St at eon account of race color or previous condition of servitude.
The paragraph gives the words of the clause as Mr. Sumner's amendment would make it read; this run of 9 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, January 23, 1869, ¶ 17
No State shall deny or abridge the right of its citizens to vote and hold office on account of race, color, or previous condition.
The paragraph gives the words of the joint resolution's article as Mr. Henderson introduced it; this run of 8 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, January 23, 1869, ¶ 18
…article, and to insei t,: The right of citizens of the Unwed States to vote and hold office shall not be denied or abridged by t Jie United States or any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
The paragraph gives the words that the Committee on the Judiciary proposed to insert in the article; this run of 12 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, January 28, 1869, ¶ 11
No State shall deny or abridge the right of its citizens to vote and hold office on account of race color, or previous condition.
The paragraph gives the words of the joint resolution's article that the Committee on the Judiciary proposed to strike out; this run of 8 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, January 28, 1869, ¶ 13
The right of citizens of the United States to vote, and hold office shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
The paragraph gives the words the Committee on the Judiciary proposed to insert in the article; this run of 12 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, January 29, 1869, ¶ 55
Strike out, in lines fourteen and fifteen, the words on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude," and in lieu thereof insert'* for any reasons not equally applicable to all citizens of the United States;" so as to read:
The paragraph gives words of the proposed article that Mr. Pomeroy's amendment would strike out; this run of 10 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, January 29, 1869, ¶ 56
The right of citizens of the United States to vote and hold office shall not be denied or abridged by the United StatesoranyStatefor aoyreasons notequally applicable to all citizens of the United States.
The paragraph gives the words of the article as Mr. Pomeroy's amendment would make it read; this run of 10 words appears unchanged in Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- cited bySuggestedSenate, June 12, 1911, ¶ 131
…matters is found in the provision that the electors of Representatives in Congress shall have the qualifications required for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislature, and the provision relating to the suffrage of the colored race.
The passage the speaker quotes names "the provision relating to the suffrage of the colored race" as a restriction on the States in fixing the qualifications of voters, which is the Fifteenth Amendment.
- cited bySuggestedSenate, June 12, 1911, ¶ 268
Whenever the State determines who shall vote at an election, if there is no element oi discrimination such as is covered by the fifteenth amendment, Congress can not interfere with the action of the State.
The speaker names "the fifteenth amendment" as covering discrimination in fixing the qualifications of voters.
- cited bySuggestedSenate, June 12, 1911, ¶ 270
The fifteenth amendment does not confer the right of suffrage upon anyone. It prevents the States or the United States, however, from giving preference in this particular to one citizen of the United States over another on account of race, color, or…
The passages the speaker reads from United States v. Reese name "The fifteenth amendment" and its words "on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude".
- cited bySuggestedSenate, June 12, 1911, ¶ 865
…the power could not be upheld under section 4 of Article I, because it did not relate to the election of a Representative, and that it could not be upheld under the fifteenth amendment because it was not in its terms confined to unlawful discrimination on account of race, color, or previous condition of .servitude, and therefore the act w.as unconstltu· .
The speaker names "the fifteenth amendment" and its words "on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude".
- cited bySuggestedSenate, June 3, 1919 (2), ¶ 32
…to ask my friends upon the other side of the Chamber, if this amendment is passed, do you propose to go home to your people and say, "We now have the fifteenth amendment, which inhibits discrimination on account of race or color, and the eighteenth amendment, which inhibits discrimination because of sex, and the power under each amendment in Congress to enforce · the rule, and we propose to see these…
The speaker names "the fifteenth amendment, which inhibits discrimination on account of race or color".
- cited bySuggestedSenate, June 3, 1919 (2), ¶ 42
I understood the Senator from Idaho to say that the fifteenth amendment provided that there should be no discrimination on account of race, color, or previous condition of
The speaker names "the fifteenth amendment" and gives its words "on account of race, color, or previous condition of".
- cited bySuggestedSenate, January 28, 1960 (4), ¶ 83
…it is up to the State to determine what restrictions it wishes to impose, subject only to the condition that the State may not impose restrictions discriminating against prospective voters on the basis of race, color, or previous condition of servitude in violation of the 15th amendment, or against voters on account of sex in violation of the 19th amendment.
The paragraph cites the 15th amendment by number and names its guarantee against discrimination in voting on account of race, color or previous condition of servitude.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, January 28, 1960 (4), ¶ 310
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 race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
The paragraph quotes Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment in full, introduced in the preceding paragraph.
- cited bySuggestedSenate, January 28, 1960 (4), ¶ 314
The 15th amendment does not confer the right of suffrage upon anyone. It prevents the States, or the United States, however, from giving preference, in this particular, to one citizen of the United States over another on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
The quoted decision names the 15th amendment by number and its guarantee against discrimination in voting on account of race, color or previous condition of servitude.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, January 28, 1960 (4), ¶ 340
In 1869-70 Congress proposed and three-fourths of the States ratified the 15th amendment, which guarantees that the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
The paragraph names the 15th amendment by number and gives the words of its guarantee.
- cited bySuggestedSenate, January 29, 1960 (3), ¶ 150
The 15th amendment does not confer the right of suffrage upon anyone. It prevents the States, or the United States, however, from giving preference, in this particular, to one citizen of the United States over another on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
The quoted decision names the 15th amendment by number and its guarantee against discrimination in voting on account of race, color or previous condition of servitude.
- cited bySuggestedSenate, January 29, 1960 (3), ¶ 199
The 15th amendment prohibited the States from denying the right of a citizen to vote on account of race, color, or previous conditiOn of servitude.
The paragraph names the 15th amendment by number and its guarantee against denial of the vote on account of race, color or previous condition of servitude.
- cited bySuggestedSenate, January 29, 1960 (3), ¶ 200
After the adoption of the 15th amendment, the States could not so limit the right to vote for those reasons.
The paragraph names the 15th amendment by number and its guarantee against denial of the vote on account of race, color or previous condition of servitude.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, March 20, 1962 (5), ¶ 94
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 race, color. or previous condition of servitude.
The paragraph quotes Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, March 21, 1962 (2), ¶ 193
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 race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
The paragraph quotes Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, March 26, 1962 (2), ¶ 314
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 race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
The paragraph quotes Section 1 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
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