North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-04-18
THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL.
Its Provisions as Passed by Both Houses
Of Congress.


! The Civil Rights bill, which has passed
the Senate and House of Representative,
and which the President has vetoed, pro-
vides as follows:
Section /. That all persons born in the
United States, and not subject to any for
eigu 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
servltude, except as punishment for crime
where of the party shall have been duly
convicted, shall have the same right in ev-
cry State and Territory to make and en-
force contracts, 10 sue, be sued, be parties
and give evidence, to inherit, purchase
lease, sell, hold and convey real and per-
sonal property, and to be entitled to@fnll
and equal benefit of all laws and proceed
ings for the security of person and proper
ty as is enjoyed by the white citizens, and
shall be subject to like punishment, pains
and penalties and to none other, any law,
statute, ordinance, regulation or custom to
the contrary Notwithstanding
So. Amy person who shall derive any
inhabitant of any State or Territory of any
right secured by this act, under color of
law, regulation or custom is declared gull.
iy of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine
not exceeding one thousand dollars or i'm
prisonment not exceeding one year, or
both at the discretion of the court.
So. The United States District Courts
shall have exclusive cognizancc of all off
enses against this act, and also concurrent
ly with the United States Circuit Court, of
all civil and criminal causes affecting per-
sons whose rights are secured by section
one. ANY suit against such persons, begun
in any State court, may be removed for
trial to the proper 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 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 extend
ed, and govern said courts in the trial and
disposition of such cause, and if of a crimi-
nal nature, in the nficton of punishment
on the party found guilty.
s4. The District Attorneys, Marshals,
and Deputy Marshals of the United States,
the commissioners appointed by the Cir
cuit and Territorial Courts of the United
States, with powers of arresting, imprison-
inc and bailing offenders against the laws
of the United States, the officers and agents
of the Freedmen's Bureau, and every 9th
er officer who may be specially empowered
by the President of the United States, is
to institute proceedings against every per-
son who shall violate the provisions of this
act; and it is made the duty of the Cir
cult Courts of the United States, and the
States and the Superior Courts of the Ter
ritories, from time to time, to increase the
number of Commissioners, so as to afford
a speedy and convenient means for the az
rest and examination of persons charged
with a violation of this act.
Sc. The Commissioners are empowered
to have concurrent jurisdiction with the
United States Circuit and District judges,
and Trrri,orial Judges, both in term time
and vacation.
Sc. United States MarshalS and their
deputies are required to obey all warrants
issued under this act In case of REFUSAL
they may be fined, one thousand dollars
each, for the use of the person whom the
accused is alleged to have committed the
offence, The Commissioners are empow-
cred to appoint county assistants to execute
warrants, and the latter may call for as
sistance upon bystanders, or summon
posse comitGtus or the military and naval
officers.
81. Any person who shall knowingly
and wrongfully obstruct, hinder or pre-
vent any officer or other person charged
with the execution of any warrant or pro-
cess issued under this act, or any peIson
or persons lawfully assisting, or attempt to
rescue prisoners from custody, is subject to
a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars
and Imprisonment not exceeding six
months, by indictment before the United
States District Court of the proper court of
criminal jurisdiction if committed within
ary one of the organized territories of the
u nlteQ StatcS.
So The District Attorneys, Marshals,
and deputies, and Clerks of district and
territorial courts, shall be paid for their
services the fees allowed for similar ser
vices in all other cases; and in all cases
where the proceedings are before Com
sioner, he shall be entitled to fee of ten
dollars in full for his services in each case
incident to such arrest and examination.-
The person or persons authorized to exc
cute the process issued by commissioners
for the arrest of offenders shall be entitled
to fee offive dollars for each person ar
rested, with such other fees as may be
deemed reasonable by the commissioner
to be paid out of the Treasury ofthe Uni
ted States, on the certificate of the district
within which the arrest is made, and re-
coverable from the defendant as part of