The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-03-28
- THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL.
IT'S Provisions AS PASSED BY BOTH Hoy-
SEES OF CONGRESS.

ITS PROVISIONS AS PASSED; BY BOTH Hog-
SEES OF CONGRESS.
The Civil Rights bill, which has passed
the Senate and House of Representatives,
and now awaits the Presidents signature,
provides as follows:
SECTION 1. That all persons born in the
United States, and not Subject to any for
eign power, excluding Indians not taxed,
are hereby declared to be, citizens of the
United States; and such citizens of every
race and color, without regard to any pre-
vious condition of slavery or involuntary
servitude, except as punishment for crime
whereof the party shall have been duly con-
yicted, shall have the same right in every
State and Territory ID md s. hi:13 enf6rcs
contracts, to sue, to be sned, be parties and
give evidence, to inherit, purchase, lease,
sell, hold, and convey real and personal
property, and to be entitled to full and equal
benefit Of all laws and proceedings for the
security of person and property, as is en-
joyed by white citizens, and shall be subject
to like punishments, palms, and penalties,
and to none other, any law, statute, ordi-
nance, regulation, or custom to the contrary,
notwithstanding.
Sec. 2. Any person who shall deprive any
lnhabitant OF any State or Territory OF any
right secured by this act, under color OF
law, regulation, or custom, is declared gull
ty ola misdemeanor, punishable by fine
not exceeding one thousand dollars or i'm
prisonment not exceeding one year, or both,
at the discretion of the court.
Spr Tho TTpifa1 Stafac D;c+r;o4 Co,r4,
shall have exclusive cognizance of all of
fences against this act and also, concurrently
with the United States Circuit Court of all
civil and criminal causes affecting persons
where rights are secured by section l. Any
suit against such persons, begun in any State
Court, may be removed for trial to the prop
er District or Circuit Court In exceptional
cases the common law, as modified and
changed by the constitution and statutes OF
the States, wherein the court have jurisdic-
ton of the cause, civil or criminal is held
so far as the same is not consistent with the
Constitution and laws of the United States,
shall be extended, 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. The district attorneys, marshals
and deputy marshals of the United States
onJ torr;tor;oI courts of tha IIn;tad Statas
with Do,yorc of orrest;nc, ;n,,,r;Snn;nrr ~
ba;l;nd otrando,, ara;,,st +ha Ia,ns of +ta
Tinted States tho oficers and aoen,s of tbe
Froe6men,s Rnreo,, ond snorr esr ,,,ho ,na;,
ba snan;aIly emno,,orad h, tHa % pros;dont ,io y
tbo Jrn;to3 StotoS orc s-,ao;aII,, a,,.hor;ssd
and rennired at tbe exnenso ~ tho I1n;.ed
States to ;nSt;tnte nrocdeJ;noS . ,,a;nst @ nrarr
norson Who sham r;o,ata ,bs 1ssa,-;s;ons -
III oo.. and - = - tho S ~ ~ .ha -,
ou;t oorts ~ tho Ir;.ad c..toa nd " .h .e G.,
,ar;or Cnnrts of t,,o Tarr;tor;os f.,,, .; -
t;mo 20 ;noreoSa tho nn,nhor ~ aon,,,,;as;o, ~
81, a. ~ sfSo,d s,,ao,lr snd nanran;a,,.
,,,o,,s g. tl,a a..os+ o,5 sf ~.
snsns a,uy ~. " ;tt, i ;oiat; nf tt;a " ''-
Spc Tho MISUNDERSTANDING oro en,nowered
n have concnrrent jurisdiction with tinted
Stotes C;rcu;t and D;strict Judges and Terr;
tor;aI Judoes both in terrn t;me and vacot t;on
SEc TTn;.ed s+atos Morsbaly and tbo;,
do,,,,t;os 10 roo,,;rad 20 o,a1 ali ,ro,a,,t, i
s,aJ -, ,,,,lar th;s ant In oa:a of raf;,soI Tho,
moI, ho tined one tbousond dollars each fo,
tbe pSe of tbe 'nerson mon whom the accns.
ed is .l,egel tn have committed tbe offence
| The commissioners are emnowered to anno;n,
county assistants to execute warrants and
tbe latter NAV call for assistance upon by
standers or simmons a qosae con,;totus or t6s
n,;I;.arv and naval forces e
SEc Any ,,erson who shall know;no,,
and wronof,iIv obstruct hinder or prevent
anv officer or other nerson CHARGED with the
execntion of anv warrant or process issued
under tbis act or anv person or persons law
fully assisting or atfempt to rescue prisoners
from c,,stody is subject to a fine NOT exceed
;ng one hundred dollars. and imnrisonmen
not excecdino six months bv Indictment he
fore tbe ITnited States District Court or tb,
,,ro,>or court of criminal jurisdiction If com
p,;tted within anv one of tbe oroan;zed Ter
ritories of the United States.
SEC s, The District Attorneys. Marsbals
and their deputies and clerks of District ant
Terr;tor;aI Courts shall he Maid for their ser
Vices tbe fees allowed for similar services il
other cases: and in all cases where the procee
dipgs are before a commissioner. he shall b,
entitled ito a fee of ten dollars in full for hi
services ineach case, inclusive of all service
incident to such arrest and examination
The nerson or persons authorized to execut,
the process issued by commissioners for tn,
arrest of offenders shall be entitled to a fe,
of five dollars for each person arrested will
such other fees as may be deemed reasonable
by the commissioner-to be paid out of th'
Treasury of the United States, on the certi
ficate of the district within which the ar
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