Chapter XV. *to regulate the elective Franchise in the Territories of the United States.* Jan. 25, 1867. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * That from and after the passageThe elective franchise in the Territories not to be denied on
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CHAP. XV.— An Act *to regulate the elective Franchise in the Territories of the United States.* Jan. 25, 1867. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * That from and after the passageThe elective franchise in the Territories not to be denied on account of color, race, &c. of this act, there shall be no denial of the elective franchise in any of the Territories of the United States, now, or hereafter to be organized, to any citizen thereof, on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude: and all acts or parts of acts, either of Congress or the Legislative 380 THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS.
Sess. II. Ch. 15, 16. 1867. Repeal of inconsistent laws.Assemblies of said Territories, inconsistent with the provisions of this act are hereby declared null and void. SCHUYLER COLFAX, *Speaker of the House of Representatives.* LA FAYETTE S. FOSTER, *President of the Senate, pro tempore.* Endorsed by the President: “Received on the 14th January, 1867.” [Note by the Department of State.—The foregoing act having been presented to the President of the United States for his approval, and not having been returned by him to the House of Congress in which it originated within the time prescribed by the Constitution of the United States, has become a law without his approval.]