The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-06-05
The Civil Rights Bill.
We publish below the Civil Rights
Bill as it recently passed the Congress
over the Presidents Veto:

| over the FreSldenCS VeIo:
"Be it enacted by the Senate and House # Repre-
sentatipes Of the United States OF Aner1cG IN congress
assembled That all persons born III the United
States and not subject to any foreign rover, OK,
GLIDING Indians, not taxed, arc hereby declared
to be citizens of the United States; and such cltl
zens of every race and color, without regard to
any previous condition of slavery or Involuntary
servitude, except as punishment 1or c ;ltnd
shall have the same right in every State and Ter
ritory in the United States to make and enforce
contracts, to sue be parties, and give evidence,
to inherit purchase, lease, sell, hold and convey
real and personal property, and TO Iuil anu equil
benefit of all laws and proceedings 1or Ine secure
ty of person and property us is enjoyed by Wnlte
citizens and shall be subject to like punishment
pains, and penalties, and to none other any law,
statute ordinance, regulation, OF custoIi " lh1
| contrary Notwithstanding.
| SEC 5 Ind be it FURTHER enacted, That any per-
son who, under color OF any law, statute, ordl
nance regulation custom, shall subject, or
cause to be subjected, any inabitant OF any State
or Territory to the deprivation of any right Sc
cured or protected by this act, or to different
punishment, pains, or penalties on account OF
such person having ut any time been held III Il
condition of slavery or involuntary serEltude, eN-
cept as u punishment for crime whereof the party
shall have been duly convicted, or by reason OF
his color or race than is prescribed for the pun
ishment of white persons, shall be deemed guilty
| of Il misdemeanor and, on conviction, shall be
punished by fine not exceeding one thousand dol
lars, or Imprisonment not exceeding one year, OF
| both in the discretion of the court.
SEC. 3 And be it .ti,ther enacted, That the dis
trct courts of the United States, within their re-
SpcctiVe districts, shall nave, exclusively INC
| courts of the several States, cognizance of all
| crimes and offences committed against the provl-
sions OF this act, and also, concurrenty with the
circuit courts of the United States, OF all causes,
civil and criminal; affecting persons who are de
MED or cannot enforce in the courts or Judicial
tribunals of the State or locality where they may
be- any of the rights secured to them by the first
section of this act; and ifany suit or prosecution
civil or criminal, has been or shall be commenced
in any State court against any such person, Tor
any canse whatsoever against any officer, civil
military, other person, for arrest or llliprl
! SOnmeut, treSpaSSeS, or wrongs done or commit
ted by virtue or under color of authority derived
from this act the act establishing Il bureau tor
the relief of freedmen and refugees, ana all acts
amendatory thereof; OF for refusing to do any ac-
upon the ground that it would be inconsistent
with this act, such defendant shall have the right
to remove such cause Tor trial to the proper dist
trict circuit court in the manner prescribed by
! the Act relating to hd6eGS corpus and regulating
judicial proceedings in certain cases. approved
March three, eighteen hundred and siNty-thrce,
and all acts amcndatory thereof The juriSdic-
ton in civil and criminal matters hereby confer
red ON the district and circuit courts of the Unit
! ed States shall be exercised and enforced i'll
/ formity with the laws of the United States, SO far
rs such laws suitable to carry the same into
/ effect but in all cases where such laws are not
adapted to the object, or are deficient IN the pro
visions necessary TO furnish suitable remedies and
punish offences against law the common law, as
| modified and changed by the constitution and
statutes OF the State wherein the court having
| jurisdiction Of the cause, civil criminal, is
neld, so tar as the same is not inconsistent with
| the Constitution and laws of the United States,
the trial and disposition OF such cause and, if of
a criminal nature, in the infection of punishment
on the party found guilty.
SEC l. Ind be it Jtt,ttc' enacte3, That the dis
trict attorneys marshals, and deputy lnarslals of
! the United States, the commissioners appointed
by the circuit and territorial courts OF the United
States, with powers of arrcSting, imprisoning,
/ bailiu@ offenders against the laws of the United
States, the officers and agents of the Frcedmen's
/ Bureau, and every other officer WHO may be spc-
/ cIally empowered by the President of the United
States, shall be, and they are hereby, specially
J authorized and required, at the expense of the
United States to institute proceedings against all
and every person who shall violate the provisions
of this act, and cause him or them to be arrested
and imprisoned bailed the may be,
for trial before such court of the United States
territorial court as by the act has cogniZancc of
the offence. And with the view to affording
sonablc protection tn all persons i'll their cOnSti
tutional rights of equality before the law, without
distinction of color, previous condi-
as il punishment for crime, whereof the party
shall have been duly convicted, and to the prompt
discharge Of the duties of this act, it shall be the
duty of the circuit courts of the United States
and the superior courts of the Territories of the
United States, from time to time, to increase the
number of commissioners, so rs to afford 4 speedy
and convenient means for the arrest and eXamina-
ton OF persons charged with violation of this
act And such commissioners are hereby author
lied and required to exercise and discharge all
the powers and duties conferred on them by this
act, and the same duties with regard to offences
! created by this act they authorized by law
to exercise with regard to other offences against
| the laws of the United States.
SEC. ). ind be 1t FURTHER c,sacted, That it shall
be the duty of all Inarshals and deputy marshals
/ 10 obey and execute all warrants and preccpts is
sued under the provisions of this act, when to
. them directed and should any marshal or dep
uty marshal refuse to receive such warrant or
other process when rendered, or to use all proper
means diligently to execute the same, he shall, on
conviction thereof, be fined i'll the of one
thousand dollars to t!c use OF the person upon
whom the accused is alleged to have committed
the offence. And the better to enable the said
commissioners to execute their duties faithfully
and efficiently, III conformity with the Constitu-
ton OF the United States and the requirements OF
this act, they hereby authorized and empow
cred within their counties respectively, to APP
point, in writing, under their hands, any
more suitable persons, from time to time, to exc
cute all such warrants and other process as may
be issued by them in the lawful performance of
their respective duties; and the persons APP
pointed to execute any warrant process
aforesaid shall have authority to summon and
call to their aid the bystanders the posse
itat"s of the proper county, or such portion of
the land and naval forces Of the United States
the militia, as may be necessary to the perfor-
nance of the duty with which they are charged,
and to insure faithful observance of the clause
of the Constitution which prohibits slavery in
conformity with the provisions of this act and
said warrants shall run and be executed by said
officers anywhere in the State or Territory within
which they issued.
SEC. Il. A1ed be attutter enacted, That any per-
son who shall knowingly and willfuliy obstruct,
hinder or prevent an, officer, or other person
charged with the execution of any warrant or
process issued under the provisions of this act,
or any person or persons lawfully assisting him
or thcm from arresting any person for whose APP.
prehensOn such warrant process may have
been issued, shall rescue attempt to rescue
such person from he custody of the officer, 9TH
er persons or persons, those lawfully assisting
as aforesaid, when so arrested pursuant to the
authority herein given and declared, shall aid,
abet, or assist any person arrested aforesaid,
directly or indirectly, to escape from the custody
of the officer or other person legally authorized
as aforesaid, shall harbor conceal any person
for whose arrest q warrant process shall have
been issued as aforesaid, to prevent his dis
covery and arrest after notice or knowledge of the
fact that q warrant has been issued for the appre-
hension of such person, shall, for either of said
offences, be subject to a fine not exceeding one
Thousand dollars and imprisonment not exceed
| ing six months, by Indictment and conviction be-
fore the district court ofthe United States the
district in which said offence may have been
committed, or before the proper court of GRIM
inal Jurisdiction, if committed within any one of
| the organized Territories of the United States
SEC. T. and be it further enacted, That the dis
tict attorneys, the marshals their deputies, and
| the clerks of the said district and Territorial
courts shall be paid for their services the like
fees as may be allowed to them for similar servi-
ces in other cases; and in all where the pro-
| ceedings are before commissioner. he shnll be