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The controversy over Article 13 has led Internet pioneers including Tim Berners-Lee, Vint Cerf, Jimmy Wales, and Mitch Kapor to warn that "Article 13 takes an unprecedented step towards the transformation of the Internet from an open platform for sharing and innovation, into a tool for the automated surveillance and control of its users."
The Thirteenth Amendment (Amendment XIII) to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.The amendment was passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864, by the House of Representatives on January 31, 1865, and ratified by the required 27 of the then 36 states on December 6, 1865, and proclaimed on December 18.
June 13, 1866 July 9, 1868 2 years, 26 days 15th: Prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on race, color or previous condition of servitude. February 26, 1869 February 3, 1870 342 days 16th: Permits Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the various states or basing it on the United States Census. July 12, 1909
On page 74 of the first volume, [12] the proposed amendment was printed as "Article 13" along with the authentic Eleventh and Twelfth amendments. There was no indication on the page that Article 13 had not yet passed into law; however, earlier in the volume, on page ix of the Introduction, the editors said:
Text of the 13th Amendment. The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for a crime. [6] It was passed by the U.S. Senate on April 8, 1864, and, after one unsuccessful vote and extensive legislative maneuvering by the Lincoln administration, the House followed suit on January 31, 1865. [7]
Proposition 13 passed with roughly two-thirds of those who voted in favor and with the participation of around two-thirds of registered voters. After passage, it became article XIII A of the California Constitution.
Article 13 of the Constitution of the Federated States of Micronesia, which consists of general provisions. Article 13 of the Constitution of India, laws inconsistent with or in derogation of the fundamental rights to be void; Article 13 of the Constitution of Italy, which is the Italian equivalent of a bill of rights in common law jurisdictions.
The Thirteenth Amendment may refer to the: . Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime