The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-08-18
The Civil Rights Bill.
We publish below the Civil Rights
Bill as it recently passed the Congress
over the Presidents Veto

We publish below the Civil Rights
Bill as it recently passed the Congress
over the Presidents Veto
"Be it enacted by tile Senate and House f Repre-
sent0tire& ?te United Suites 4 Anae,icd IN Congress
assembled, That all persons born in the United
States and not subject to any foreign Power, eN-
| cluuing Indians, not taxed, arr hereby declared
to DC citizens OF the United States; and such cti
| zens of every race and color, without regard to
any previous condition of slavery or Involuntary
Servitude, except as punishment for crime
| wurrrut the party shall ave been duly convicted,
shall have the same right in every State and Ter
! ritory nthc 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 full and equal
benefit oi ali laws and proceedings for tine sccuri-
t. OF person and property us Is enjoy cd by white
citizens, and salI bc subject to like punishment,
! pains, penalties, and to none otncr, any law,
statute, ordinance, regulation, or custom to the
| contrary Notwithstanding.
! SEC ,. -3sd be ii tst,thcr enacted, That any per-
| son who, under color of any law, statute, ordi
| nance, regulation, or custom, shall subject, or
cause to be subjected, any iGabitant of any State
or Territory to the deprivation OF any right Sc
| cured or protected by this act, to different
punishment, pains. or penalties on account of
| such person having at any time been held in
condition OF slavery or involuntary serN tude, eX-
| ccpt punishment for crime whereof tine party
stall have been duly convicted, or by reason of
his color race tiIan is prescribed for the pun
| shmcnt Of white persons, snail be deemed guilty
|
punished by fine not exceeding one thousand dol
| lars, or n;IrieOnment not exceeding one year,
| both in the discretion of the court.
SEC. 3. dad be ii TuT'thcr enacted That the dis
trict courts Of the United States, within -Ltir
| spcctivc districts shall have eXclusireiv of the
! courts of the several States, cognizaLce OF all
crimes and offences committed against the prOyi-
siODS OF Inis act and also, concurrently 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 if any suit or prosecution
civil or criminal, has been or shall be commenced
in any State court against any such person, for
cansc whatsoever, or against any officer, civil
or military or other person, for arrest or impr-
sonment, trespaSSes, or wrongs done or commit
ted by virtue under color OF authority derived
from this act the act establishing bureau for
the relief OF freedmen and refugees, and all acts
umcndatory thereof; or 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 for trial to the proper dist
trict or circuit court in the manner prescribed by
the Act relating to hubedS corpus and regulating
judicial proceedings i'll certain cases approved
March three eighteen hundred and slXty-three,
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 in con-
formity with the laws of the United States, far
as such laws suitable to carry the same into
effect; but in all cases where such laws not
adapted to tne object, or are dehclcnt In the pro-
visions necessary to furnish suitable RENE dies 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 or criminal. is
held so far as the same is not inconsistent with
the Constitution and laws of the United States,
shall be extended to and govern said courts in
the trial and disposition of such cause, and, if of
a criminal nature in the infiction of punishment
on the party found guilty.
SEC, 4 Ind be it further enacted That the dis
trict attorneys marshals, and deputy marshals of
the United States, the commissioners appointed
by the circuit and territorial courts OF the United
States, with powers OF arresting, imprisoning, or
bling offenders against the laws of the United !
States, the officers and agents of the Freedmen's
Bureau, and every other officer who may be spe- |
claiY empowered by the President OF the United |
States, shall be, and they are hereby, specially |
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, or bailed as the case may be- |
for trial before such court of the United States
territorial court by the act has cogniZance of
the offence And with the view to affording rea- |
sonable protection tn all persons in their const
tutonal rights of equality before the law without
distinction of race or color, or previous cond- |
ton of slavery or involuntary scrvitude, except |
as Il punishment tor crime, whereof the party |
shall have Decn 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 as to afford speedy |
and convenient means for the arrest and examina-
ton oi 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 them by this
act, and the same duties with regard 10 offences
crcatcG ny this act, they authorized by law
to exercise with regard to other offences against
the laws OF the United States.
SEC ). A1tI be 1t further enacted, That it shall
be the duty of all Iharshals and deputy marshals |
to obey and execute all warrants and precepts 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 ,vhen rendered, to use all proper
means diligently to evacute the same, he shall, on
conviction thereof, b. fined in the sum OF one
thon=and dollars, to the 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
ani efficiently. in conformfty with the Consttu-
ton of the United States and the requirements of