
| Amendment 13: Abolition of slavery Proposed: 31st day of January, 1865 Ratified: 18th of December, 1865 Section 1. A13.1.1 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. A13.2.1 Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. |
| Amendments To The Constitution of the United States of America |