The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-06-02
The Civil Rights Bill.
We publish below the Civil Rights
Bill as it recently passed the Congress
over the Presidents Veto:

. over the PRESIDENT v eIO.
Gre it enacted by the Senate and House f Repre-
statires Of TIE United States q d1 r., ti, 'E. SifeJ
States and not subject TO any fo-tlgn rover, eA,
: Guiding Indians, not taxed, arr hereby declared
to be citizens of the United States and sucn cli-
! zcns of every and color, without regard to
any previous condition of slavery or involuntary
servitude, except as punishment Ior GIiiae
shall have the same right in every State and Ter
r;tory in the United States TO make and enforce
contracts, 10 sue, be parties, and give evidence,
TO inherit purchase, lease sell, hold, and convey
real and personal property, and to full ana equal
benefit o! all laws and proceedings for the securl-
ty of person and property as is enjoyed by Whlte
citizens and shall be subject TO like punishment
pains anu penalties, and to none other, any law,
statute. ordinance, regulation, or custom 10 inc
contrary Notwithstanding.
son who, under color of any law, statute, ordl
nance regulation, custom, shall subject, or
cause to be subjected, any inabltant 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 1T any time been held III "A
condition of slavery involuntary servltude, eX-
crpt as Il punishment for crime whereof the party
shall have been duly convicted, or by reason Oh
lis color race, than Is prescribed Tor the pun
ishnent of white persons, shall be deemed guilty
of nlisdemeanor and, on conviction, snail be
punished by fine not exceeding one thousand aoi-
lars, or imprisonment not exceeding one year, or
both. i'll the discretion of the court
SEC 3 and be IL Titgfter eg.acted, That the dis
trict courts of the United States. within their re
spective districts, shall have, exclusively OF the
courts of the several States, co@niZance OF all
crimes and offences committed against the Prov
sons 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 i'll the courts or Judicial
tribunals Of the State or locality where they may
be- anv OF the rights secured TO them by the first
section of this act; and ii any suit or prosecution
civil or criminal. has been or shall be commenced
in any State court against any such person, for
any canse whatsoever, or against any oiiiccr clIii
or military, or other person, for arrest or iinPfl
SUnmeut. passes, wrongs done or commit
ted by virtue under color OF authority derived
from this act the act establishing bureau Tor
TIE relief OF freedmen ana refugees ana All act9
amenG"tory thereof: or for refusing TO do any ac-
uT,on the ground that il would be inconsistent
with this act sucn defendant shall have the right
10 rcrnov, such c;lII> for trial TO the proper dist
tric or circuit court in the manner prescribed by
the Act relating h06eds c0sp$ and regulating
judicial proceedings in certain cases approved
March three. eighteen hundred and elXty-thrcc,
and ali acts aIIcndaJory thereof. The jUfiedic-
ton in civil and criminal matters hereby confer
red on the district and circuit courts OF the mt
ed States shall be exercised and enforced i'll CON
forrnitv 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 are not
adapted 10 the object 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 ana
statutes OF the State wherein the court having
jurisdiction Of the cause, civil or criminal, Is
held 80 tar = the 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
i criminal nature, in the infection OF punishment
ON the party found guilty.
SIC +. -ind be Il Ttyrther enacted, That the dis
trict attorneys, marsha.> and deputy marsllals of
the United States, tine commissioners appointed
by the circuit and territorial courts of the nited
States, with powers OF arrcsting, imprisoning, or
btjliu.r Offenders against the laws OF the United
stats, the officers and agents of the Freedmens
Bureau, and every other officer who may be spc
cIalIy empowered by the President OF the United
State, 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 him them to be arrested
and imprisoned, ba!lcd the may be,
for trial before such court of the United States
territorial court by the act has coynizance of
the offence. And with the view to aifording
sonabc protection L" all persons in their cOnsti-
tutional rights of equality before the law, without
distinction Of race or color, or previous condi-
ton of slavery involuntary scryitude, except
= a punishment for crime whereof the party
shall have been duly convicted and TO the prompt
discharge of the duties OF this act, ii 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, Is to afford Il speedy
and convenient means for the arrest and eXamina-
ton of persons charged with u violation OF this
act. And such commissioners are hereby author
lied and required 10 exercise and discharge all
the powers and duties conferred on them by this
act, and the duties with regard offences
created by this act, IL they are Authorized by law
to exercise with regard to other offences against
the laws OF the United States
SEC. ,. 11td be IL FURTHER G,dcted, That it shall
be the duty of all InarslIas and deputy marslIals
to obey and execute all warrants and prcccps 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, to all proper
means diligently to execute the same, he shall, on
conviction thereof be fined in the sum of one
thousand dollars, to the use of the person upon
whom the accused is alleged to have committed
the offence. And the better to enable the said
execute
and efficiently, in conformity with the Constitu
ton of the United States and the requirements
this act, they are hereby authorized and empOw-
cred, within their counties respectively, TO APP
point, in writing, under their hands, any or
cute all such warrants and other process may
be issued by them in the lawful performance of
their respective duties; and the persons APP
pointed to execute any warrant process as
aforesaid shall have authority to summon and
call to their aid the bystandcrs the lDSSe
Hnt"s of the proper county, such portion of
the land and naval forces of the United States,
the militia, may be necessary to the pcrfor-
nance of the duty with which they are charged
and to insure faithful observance of the clause
Of the Constitut on 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 are issued
SEC &. Amd be it further enacted, That any per-
son who shall knowingly and wilfully obstruct,
charged with the execution of any warrant
process issued under the provisions of this act
or any person or persons lawfully assisting him
them, from arresting person for whose APP
prchensiOn such warrant or process may have
been issued, shall rescue attempt to rescue
such person from custody of the officer, 9th
persons or persons, or those lawfully assisting
aforesaid, when so arrested pursuant to the
authority herein given and declared, shall aid,
abct assist any person so arrested as aforesaid
directly or Indirectly, to escape from the custody
of the officer or other person legally authorized
aforesaid, or shall harbor conceal any person
for whose arrest a warrant process shall have
been issued rs aforesaid, to prevent his dis
covcry and arrest after notice or knowledge of the
fact that warrant has been issued for the aDDre-
hension of such person. shall, for either of said
offences, be subject to fine not exceeding one
Thousand dollars, and imprisonment not exceed
ing six months, by indictment and conviction be-
Tore the district court ofthe United States for the
district in which said offence may have been
comnittcd or before the proper court of Grim
lnal Jurisdiction, if committed within any one Of
the organized Territories of the United States
SEC. T. And De it further c"ncted. That the dis
tilct attorneys, the marshals their deputies, and
the clerks of the said district and Territorial
courts shall be paid for their services the like
lees as may be allowed to them for similrr seryi-
ccs IN other cases and in all where the pro-
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