The Real Thirteenth Article of Amendment to the Constitution of the United States Titles of Nobility and Honour
In its final form, as sent to the Legislatures of the seventeen States for ratification, it reads as
follows:
“If any citizen of the United States shall accept, claim, receive, or retain any title of nobility or honour, or shall without the consent of Congress, accept and retain any present, pension, office, or emolument of any kind whatever, from any Emperor, King, Prince, or foreign Power, such person shall cease to be a citizen of the United States, and shall be incapable of holding any office of trust or profit under them, or either of them.”
Phi Beta Iota: ratified and then buried?
PDF (15 Pages): Original-13th-Amendment-History
