Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-12-23

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Of RsBrcSentatiges 0f the United States d
AH5sricu 10 Congress assembled, ThatfrOT
and after the passage Of this act, eac
= and every male person, of the age q
Y twenty-one years and upwards who ha
7 not been convicted of any infamous Grim
or offen-e. and who shall have resided +
the said District for the period Of ST.
months previous 20 any election therein
= shall be entitled to the elective franchise
and shall be deemed an eleCt0f and emit
T tied 20 vote atany election in said Distric
without any distinction or discrimination
on account Of color, race, or nationality
SEC. > Ind Be Il further enacted, Tha
2 if any person OF persons shall wlllfull.
} interrupt or disturb any such electOr il
2 the exercise of such franchise, he or the,
T shall be deemed guilty Of a amisdemean0T
and on conviction thereof, shall be fine'
= in any sum not 10 exceed one th0usan,
dollars, or be imprisoned in the cell o
dungeon Of the jail in said District, ans
. fed on bread and water only, for peTiO,
not 20 exceed thirty days, or both, at th'
. discretion of the court
, SEC. B. Ind be H further enacted, Tha
IL shall be the duty of the several court
, having criminal jurisdiction in stid Dis
trict, 70 give this act in special charge Z,
the grand jury At the commencement o
each term of the court.
SEC. l. and b. Il further enacted, Thal
al acts and parts Of acts inconsistent
with this act be and the same are hereby
repealed
Summers bin 10 have African lurors-To pre-
serve the right Of trial by jury. by seeming
impartial jurors in the courts OF the United
/ States
Be Il enacted BIZ the Senate and HOUSE
OF Representatives OF the United States
Of America Ia Congress assembled, That
in the courts Of the United States in any
State whereof, according TO the census
! Of Ammo Dumiui, eighteen hundred and
sixty, 0ss-sir'h part or mare Of the pOpU-
I igtiOH tCds Of African descent, cUeyV grand
/ jlgU shall consist JRe-hdf of persons Of
/ African descent who shall possess the
other qualifications now required b.
7 law: and erery petit jury shall
when the matter TO be tried
/ relates 70 any injury inflicted by a person
Of African descent upon a person not OF
such descent, or rice UergG, or to any
claim, suit, or demand between a person
Of such descent and one not Of such de-
scent, consist 0Re-hOJ Of persons Of If
'-icdn descent possessing the other quali-
ficatiOns now required by law. Upon
any such trial, prejudice against persons
Of African descent, or against persons
not of such descent, shall be ground of
challenge, and being established by proof,
To the satisfaction Of the Judge, shall eX-
clude the juror. And upon any such
trial, inability to read or write shall
be ground OF challenge; and the fact
being found by the Judge, shall exclude
the juror.
SINNERS Bill for Negro Suffrage in the District
% ColumD-a-Io carry out the principles u a
Republican form OF Government in the Dis
trict OF Columbia.
Be II enacted 5y the Senate and House
Of RepTsscHtGtiues Qf the United States
Of AHiericd ia Congress assembled, That
no person, in other respects qualified 10
vote within the District Of Columb bia,
shall be excluded from that right by rea-
son Of his race or color.
SEC. >. Ind BE- further enacted, That
any person whose duty il shall be TO re-
ceive votes at any election within the
District of Columbia whs shall refuse %
receive or shall reject the voteOf any per-
son entitled TO such right under this act
shall be liable 10 an action of tort by the
person injured, and shall be liable, upon
Indictment and conviction, if such act
was done knowingly, to a fine not OK
ceeding i've thousand dollars, or by i'm
prisOnment for a term not exceeding one
year, or both. And where the person in
jured is Of African descent, one-half the
jury impanelled to try the action or in
dicment shall be of African descent.
SEC. ,. Ind bet further enacted, That
any person who shall mOlest any person
entitled 70 vote under this act, IT, the ex-
ercise Of such right, shall upon iudict-
ment and conviction, be liable to a fine
net exceeding three thousand dollars, or
10 Imprisonment for a term not exceed
ing six months, or 10 both and if the
person mole=ted was Of African descent,
0ne-half Of the jury empanelled TO try
the Indictment shall be Of African de-
scent.
Summers oath bil-T0 prescribe an oath 20
maintain a repu-lica form of government in
the rebel States.
b t enacted by the S7late GIsd House
Qf Representatives II the United States
" -AHlerscd iH Congress assembled, That
hereafter every person in any State lately
declared TO be in rebellion, before he
shall be allowed to vote at any election,
State or national, or before he Shall enter
upon the duties OF any Office, State OF
national, or become entitled 81 the
salary or Other eTgOlUments thereof,
shall take and subscribe an
oath or affirmation to maintain
republican form Of Government, as fol-
lows: do hereby swear IT afrirm
that ] viii at gll times hereafter use my
best eudeavors 20 maintain Republican
form of Government in the State of
which I am an inhabitact and In the
Union Of the United States: that I will
at all times recognise the indiss0luble
unity Of the Republic, and viii always
discouuteuance and rasia5 any endeavor
TO break away or secede from the Union
that l VIII give my influence and vote
al all times 10 strengthen and sustain
the national credit; that l viii always
discOunrena9ce @;.s resist any at
tempt, directly or Indirectly, to repudi-
ate or postpone, either in any part or in
any way, the debt which Wcs contracted
by the United States IN subduing the late
rebellion or the obligations assumed 20
the Union soldiers; that / will always
discountenance and resist am laws max
ing anv distinction 0I color sr race and
that IN all ways I viii strive tOmaintain
a State Government loyal to the zion,
where all men shall eEjSy equal protec-
ton and equal rights :" which, so taken
and subscribed, shall be preserved iR The
proper Office or department, according b
regulations made Gy the President Of the
United States. And any person who shall
falsely take such oath shall be guilty Of
perjury, and, on conviction, in addition
10 the nec3ities now prescribed for that
offenso, shall be deprived Of his Office,
and rendered incapable forever after OF
holding any Once under the United
States.
summers negro suffrage bilI-Tn part execution
o. ,.-se guarantee Of a republican form Of gov
erDment IN the Constitution * .ne pnited
WHEREAS, IL y declared in the Consti-
tuition that the United States shall GUAR
antee 70 every State in this Union a re-
for9 Of government: and [
whereas certain States have allowed their I
governments % be subverted by rebel /
lion. 80 that the duty is now cast upon /,
Congress of executing this g:iafantee: (
Now, therefore.
Ls a saocted 5l the Senate and Housc 4
" ReDre8entdfiUcs Of he United States Of I
america ia Congress assembled. That a. I
al States lately declared tc he Ia rebel I
lion there shall i,e 40 oiigarchy, invested 1
vita peculiar privileges and powers, and /
there shall be no denial Of rights, civil OF
political, on account Of color or race; but /
All persons shall be equal before the law, 4
whether in the cOunt room or at the bal
ot BOX. And this statute, made in pur-
suance Of the Constitution, shall be the
supreme law Of the land, anything il the
constitution or laws Of any such State 10
lhe contrary Notwithstanding.
re-enactmeut Of abolition blll-Sup-
plying appropriate legislation to enforce the
a.ie-ainehl 70 the Constitution prohibiting
Re enacted By the Senate a,.G HUaese
9 f,tPTeee'.tasiues Qt ne Cnitcd States 0f
An.sF'ed ~ Congress assembled, That
neilner slavery nor Involuntary servi.
luce except as punishment fss oriine
whereof lAe party snail have been duly
convicted tnall exist within the United
states, or any place subject to their iuris-
iiction.
SEC. 2. Ind Dc Il further enacted vel
any person shall atternc: 70 ooetroT Or
.hsll. - ses or word, lay Claim fo snv
.ight % control the services Of anv ofl,cr
person contrary to the provisions Of the
'oregoing section, the person SO cfgel,ding
hall. upon indictment sad eonvictio6
n tie fistrios court or the United states
ior the District where the crime was
be punished by a fine not
exceeding ten thousand dollars q by-
Imprisonment for 2 ter,s Eot exceeding
.22y, yss.n-, or Dy both, 10 be inflicted at
he discretion Of the court; and It shall
be no defence or cause Of mitigation Of
sentence, that such claim OF attempt is
sanctioned BY any pretended law OF a I
State or any judgment Of a State court (