Date of Download: Sep 14, 2001

USCA (United States Code Annotated)

USCA CONST Amend. XIII-Full Text

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 U.S.C.A. Const. Amend. XIII-Full Text UNITED STATES CODE ANNOTATED

CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES

AMENDMENT XIII--SLAVERY ABOLISHED;  ENFORCEMENT

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Current through P.L. 107-11, approved 5-28-01

Amendment XIII. Slavery Abolished;  Enforcement

 Section 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.

   <This amendment is further displayed as separate documents for sections 1 and 2, see USCA Const Amend. XIII, § 1 or see USCA Const Amend. XIII, § 2>