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servitude, except as a punishment for crime
 
servitude, except as a punishment for crime
 
whereof the party shall have been duly con-
 
whereof the party shall have been duly con-
victed shall exist within the United States or
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victed shall exist within the United States, or
 
any place subject to their jurisdiction.
 
any place subject to their jurisdiction.
 
Section 2. Congrefs[sic] shall have power to en-
 
Section 2. Congrefs[sic] shall have power to en-

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Art. XIII. Section 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly con- victed shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction. Section 2. Congrefs[sic] shall have power to en- force this article by appropriate legislation.

Be it therefore enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Maine in legislature assembled as follows viz Sect 1. That the said proposed amendment be and the same is hereby ratified on behalf of the State of Maine. Sect. 2. This act shall take effect on its approval by the Governor.

Senate Feb 7 1865 Read twice the rules being suspended and passed[sic] to be engrofsed[sic] sdse[?] Thomas P Cleaves Secy. House of Reps. February. 7. 1865. Read three times, rules being suspend- ed and passed to be engrossed in concurrence, Horace Stilman, Clerk