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 THIR'I`Y—EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. RES. 9, 10,11,12. 1865. 567 Sec. 2. And be it further resolved, That the President of the United »Communication States be requested to communicate this resolution to Admiral Porter, °f ’°s°l“*l°“· and through him to the oilioers, seamen, and marines under his command. Approved, January 24, 1865. [No. 9.,] doint Resolution authorizing the Secretary pp" the Treasury to give thenecessarg Jam 25,, ]865_ Notice; stzpulaiedpepding the lntentzon (sgi the United 'tates to purchase the Building known —~—·~—— as Meref1ants’ Emcnange, New York rtg, now used jbr Custom-House Purposes. Be it resolved bg the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Notice to Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized to give notice to the owners of °K"”°L*€ of Mm" the building in New York city known as the Merchants’ Exchange, and ghggge ,,§X;:;,,w occupied as a custom-house, of the intention of the United States to pur- Y<>rkchase the same, for the sum of one million dollars, in accordance with the terms stipulated in the existing lease of the property to the government. A1>PROvE1:•, January 25, 1865. . 1 . Joint Resolution reservi Mineral Land rom th erationo allActs as. ed · [Nail theiirst Session 1g` the Tlzirtyeijqg/zth Congress, gfabting Lltriz, or exteniling the dilmego/` former Grants. Be it resolved by the Senate and House ty Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That no act passed at the first Grams Oflands session of the thirty-eighth congress, granting lands to states or corpora- to states or cm-- tions, to aid in the construction of roads or for other purposes, or to l’;£fé‘2‘; l11Q3i_;? extend the time of grants heretofore made, shall be so construed as to 1mm_ embrace mineral lands, which in all cases shall be, and are, reserved exclusively to the United States, unless otherwise specially provided in the act or acts making the grant. Approved, January 30, 1865. [No. 11.] A Resolution submitting to the Regislatureslpf the several States a Proposition Feb. 1, 1865. to amend the Constitution of the nited States. "‘“‘;;‘ Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, (two thirds of both Hoztses concurring,) That the following article be proposed to the legislatures of Proposed the several states as an amendment to the constitution of the United ¤¤¤¢¤dm*}¤* Pf States, which, when ratified by three fourths of said legislatures, shall be Hm °°“Sm"u°“' valid, to all intents and purposes, as a part of the said constitution. name] :—— y ARTICLP] XIII. Ssorxon 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction. SECTION 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. Approved, February 1, 1865. [No. 12.] Joint Resolution declaring certain States not entitled to Representation in the Fab, 3, 1355_ lectoral College. ·w·;—· WHEREAS the inhabitants and local authorities of the States of Virginia, Preamble. North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, and Tennessee rebelled against the government of the United States, and were in such condition on the eighth day of November, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, that no valid election for electors of President and Vice-President of the United States, according to the constitution and laws thereof, was held therein on said day: Therefore, Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United