Amendment XV, Section 2
The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
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- quoted bySuggestedHouse, April 13, 1911, ¶ 831
The Congre s s shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate le g legislation.
The paragraph continues the reading of the Fifteenth Amendment with Section 2.
- cited bySuggestedHouse, August 27, 1962, ¶ 259
Section 2 of the 15th amendment states: The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
The paragraph cites section 2 of the 15th amendment by number.
- quoted bySuggestedHouse, August 27, 1962, ¶ 259
Section 2 of the 15th amendment states: The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
The paragraph quotes words of Section 2 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, February 17, 1869 (2), ¶ 298
The Congress shall liavo power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
The paragraph gives the words of the second section of Article XV of Senate joint resolution No. 8 as read; this run of 8 words appears unchanged in Section 2 of the Fifteenth Amendment ("liavo" before it is an OCR form of "have").
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, February 17, 1869 (2), ¶ 322
The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
The paragraph gives the words of the second section of Article XV of the resolution as amended, read by the Chief Clerk; this run of 12 words appears unchanged in Section 2 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- cited bySuggestedSenate, June 12, 1911, ¶ 270
This under the express provisions of the second section of the amendment Congress may enforce by appropriate legislation.
The passage the speaker reads names "the second section of the amendment" (the fifteenth) under which "Congress may enforce by appropriate legislation".
- cited bySuggestedSenate, June 12, 1911, ¶ 847
…power then it must be found under some other provision of the Constitution than section 4 of Article I, and the only other such provision is to be found in the second section of the fifteenth amendment, which confers upon Congress the pow.er to enforce it by appropriate legislation.
The speaker names "the second section of the fifteenth amendment", "which confers upon Congress the power to enforce it by appropriate legislation".
- cited bySuggestedSenate, June 12, 1911, ¶ 871
The fourteenth and fifteenth amendments confer upon Congress the power to provide for their enforcement by appropriate legislation, and no additional power is needed to make them effective.
The speaker names the power of Congress under "The fourteenth and fifteenth amendments" "to provide for their enforcement by appropriate legislation", the second section of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, January 28, 1960 (4), ¶ 311
The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by . appropriate legislation.
The paragraph quotes Section 2 of the Fifteenth Amendment, introduced two paragraphs before as the text of the 15th.
- cited bySuggestedSenate, January 28, 1960 (4), ¶ 324
It exceeds the power of the Congress under the 14th and 15th amendments to enforce those amendments by appropriate legislation.
The paragraph names the power of Congress to enforce the 15th amendment by appropriate legislation, which is its Section 2.
- cited bySuggestedSenate, January 29, 1960 (3), ¶ 150
This, under the express provisions of the second section of the amendment, Congress may enforce by appropriate legislation.
The quoted decision cites the second section of the 15th amendment, the power of Congress to enforce it by appropriate legislation.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, March 14, 1962, ¶ 75
Then, I take it the Senator is not opposed to section 2 of amendment 15, which says the Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
The paragraph cites section 2 of amendment 15 and gives its words.
- cited bySuggestedSenate, March 20, 1962 (5), ¶ 95
I quote now from section 2 of the 15th amendment:
The paragraph cites section 2 of the 15th amendment by number.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, March 20, 1962 (5), ¶ 96
The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
The paragraph quotes words of Section 2 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, March 21, 1962 (2), ¶ 194
The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
The paragraph quotes words of Section 2 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- cited bySuggestedSenate, March 22, 1962, ¶ 288
Section 5 of the 14th amendment, and section 2 of the 15th amendment, authorize Congress to enforce those amendments by "appropriate legislation."
The paragraph cites section 2 of the 15th amendment by number.
- cited bySuggestedSenate, March 23, 1962 (2), ¶ 97
…may at any time by law make or alter such regulations, except as to the places of choosing Senators"), (2) section 5 of the 14th amendment (the enforcement section), (3) section 2 of the 15th amendment (the enforcement section), and Both (4) its powers to protect the integrity of the Federal electoral process, Congress has the duty to provide against the abuses which presently exist.
The paragraph cites section 2 of the 15th amendment by number.
- cited bySuggestedSenate, March 23, 1962 (2), ¶ 130
…of its power to enact section 2 of the b111 are section 5 of the 14th amendment (the enforcement provision-to enforce the equal protection clause · in this case), and section 2 of the 15th amendment.
The paragraph cites section 2 of the 15th amendment by number.
- quoted bySuggestedSenate, March 26, 1962 (2), ¶ 315
The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation." (Proposed by Congress on February 26, 1869 (915 Stat.
The paragraph quotes words of Section 2 of the Fifteenth Amendment.
- cited bySuggestedSenate, March 27, 1962 (2), ¶ 70
"Recommendation 1: That Congress, acting under section 2 of the 15th amendment and sections 2 and 5 of the 14th amendment, (a) declare that voter qualifications other than age, residence, confinement, and conviction of a crime are susceptible of use, and have…
The paragraph cites section 2 of the 15th amendment by number.
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