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 30 CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES-1787. [ARTICLE XI.] The Judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the L mted States by Cmzens of another btate, or by Citizens or Sub]ects of any Foreign btate. State of Georgia 1-. Brailsford et al., 2 Dall., 402; Chisholm, ex., 1-. State of Georgia, 2 Dall., 419; Hollingsworth et al. r. Virginia, 3 Dall., 378; Cohen r. Virgxma, 6 Wh., 264; Osborn 1·. United States Bank, 9 Wh., 738; United States r. The Planters' Bank, 9 Wh., 904; The Governor of Georgia r Juan Madrazo, 1 Pet., 110; Cherokee Nation v. State of Georgia, 5 Pet., 1; Briscoe 1:. The Bank of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, 11 Pet., 257; Curran 1: State of Arkansas et al., 15 How., 304. The eleventh amendment to the Constitution of the United States was proposed to the legislatures of the several States by the Third Congress, on the 5th September, 1794; and was declared in a me.. e from the President to Congress, dated the 8th of January, 1798, to have been ratiqfi¤§ by the legislatures of three-fourths of the States. [ARTICLE XH.] The Electors shall meet in their respective states, and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves; they shall name in their ballots the gcrson voted for as President, and in distinct ballots the person voted for as Vice-President and they shall make distinct lists of all persons voted for as President, and of all persons voted for as Vice—President, and of the number of votes for each, which liststhey shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the seat of the government of the United States, directedh to the President of the Senate;—The President of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the certificates and the votes shall then be counted,—The person having the greatest number of votes foiPres1dent, shall ze the President, 1f such number be a majority of the whole number of `lectors appointe · and if no rson have such majority, then from the gersons havin%-the highest numbers hot exceediiieg three on the list of those voted for as resident, the ouse of Representatives shall choose immediatcly, by ballot, the President. Bu; in cholosing the President, the votes shall be taken b · states the representation from eac state aving one vote· a quorum for t is purpose shall consist of a member or members from two—thirds of theistates, and a majority of all the states shall be necessary to al choi?. fA1Ld if the House of Representatives shall not choose a President whenever the rig t o c oice shall evolve upon them before the fourth day of March next following, then the Vice-President shall act as President, as in the case of the death or other constitutional disability of the Pres1dent. The person having the reatest number of votes as Vice-President, shall be the Vice-President, if such numherime airnajmitgf cg tlre whlolelmrmber gg Electors apgoglitecé, and ifhncilpegson haye a lIlH.]0l'1 y en 1'Om e wo xg es num rs on. c is e_ cna e s a c 00se e Vice-President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist; of tw;o—thirds of the whole number of Senators and a majorit of the whole number shal be necessary to a choice. But no Person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Viceresident of the United States. The twelfth amendment to the Constitution of the United States was proposed to the legislatures of the several States by the Eighth Congress, on the 12th of December, 1803, in lieu of the original third paragraph of the first section of the second article; and was declared in a proclamation of the Secretary of State, dated the 25th of September, 1804 to have been ratified by the legislatures of three·fourths of the States. ARTICLE XIII. Smolrrou  llileither slavery} nor involulntary servitirileuienicept as a gunisihiment for crime w ereo the par y s a ave ieen u y oonvicte s a exist wi in e United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction. · ’ _ SECTION 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. 13I{redlScgg&1·.§anfolrt<2 lg Howd 39; lghitelr. 1;:11:.,13 Wall, 646; Osborn v. Nicholson, 'a ., ; aug r- ouse ases,1 ’a .,. The thirteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States was proposed to the legislatures of the several States by the '1`hirtyeighth Congress, on the lst of February, 1865, and was declared, IH a proclamation o the Secretary of State, dated the 18th of December, 1865, to have_been ratihed  the legislatures of twenty-seven of the thirty-six States, viz: Illinois, Rhode Islan, Michigan, Maryland, New York, West Virginia, Maine, Kansas, Massachusetts, _Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohio, Missouri, Nevada., Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Vermont, Tennessee, Arkansas, Connecticut, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Alabama, North Carolina, and Georgia.