Provided, That this Act shall not take effect except upon the fundamental condition that within the State there shall be no denial of the electoral franchise, or of any other rights, on account of race or color, but all persons shall be equal before the law.
Sumner advocates for a fundamental condition ensuring equal rights regardless of race or color in the electoral process.
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Sovereignty of, belongs to the people, XVI. 28.
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