The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-05-31
The Civil Rights Bill.
We publish below the Civil Rights
Bill as it recently passed the Congress
over the Presidents Veto:

sssoyeS That ali persons born in the United
States and not subject to any fo-eign Power, eX,
cluding Indians, not taxed, arc hereby declared
to be Citizens of the United States and such citi-
; zens of every race and color, without regard 10
any previous condition of slavery or Involuntary
! seryitude, except j punishment Tor CRIME
| whereof the party shall ave been duly convicted,
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 luil ana equal
benefit OF all laws and proceedings for tue SECURE
~ of person and property as is enjoyed by white
citizens, and shalt be subject to like punishment
pains, and penalties, and TO none Other any law t
statute, ordinance, regulation, OF CUSTOM 10 lhe
contrary notwithstanding.
SEC. 3 And be it futher enacted, That any per-
-on who, under color of any law, statute ordl
nance regulation, custom, shall subject or
cause to be subjected, any iniabltant OF any State
,r Territory to the depriv alton OF any right Sc
ured or protected by this act, or to different
punishment, pains. penalties on account OF
;uch person having ut any time been held Ill Il
condition of slavery or involuntary servitude, eN-
.cpt as Il punishment for crime whereof the party
shall have been duly convicted, or by reason OF
lis color race, than Is prescribed Tor the pun
shment of white persons, shall be deemed guilty
II a msdemeanor, and, on cohvlttioi, shail 10 DC
punished by fine not exceeding one thousand dol
AIRS or imprisonment not exceeding one year, or
both, in the discretion of the court.
SEC. g. and be 1t FURTHER enacted, That the dis
trct courts the United States, within their re-
spective districts, shall have, exclusively OF the
courts of the several States, cognizance OF all
sions OF this act, and also, concurrently with the
circuit courts of the United States, OF all causes
civil and criminal, affecting persons who are dc,
MED or cannot enforce in the courts or Judicial
tribunals of tie 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 Orshall be commenced
! i'll any State court against any such person, for
any canse whatsoever, against any officer, civil
military, or other person, for arrest OF lmpri-
sonment, treSpasscs, or wrongs done or commit
ted by virtue under color of authority derived
from this act or the act establishing bureau for
! the relief of freedmen and refugees, and all acts
amendatory thereof or fer 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 hdtedS corpus and regulating
judicial proceedings in certain cases, approved
March three, eighteen hundred and sixty-three
and all acts amcndatory thereof The jurisdic-
ton i'll 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, so far
Us 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 i'll the pro-
visions necessary furnish suitable rem, 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 III
the trial and disposition of such cause, and, if of
4 criminal nature, in the infection of punishment
on the party found guilty.
SEC. 4. ind be IL TasFher enacted That the dis
trict attorneys, marstlals and deputy marshals of
the United States, the commissioners appointed
by the circuit and territorial courts of the United
States, with powers OF arrcstin|, imprsoning, OF
b:inr offenders against the laws of the United
States, the officers and agents of the Freedmen's
Bureau, and every other officer who NAV be spc-
cIay 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 vino shall violate the provisions
ot this act and cause him or them to be arrested
and imprisoned, baicd the may be,
for trial before such court of the United States
territorial court as by the act has cO4nzancc of
the offence. And with the view to atfordng rcl-
sOnahlc protection tn all persons i'll their consti
tutrnal rights OF equality before the law, without
distinction of race or color, or previous condi-
ton of slavery or involuntary scrvitude, except
punishment tor crime whereof the party
shall have Deer 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, as to afford Il speedy
and convenient means for the arrest and eXamna-
ton OF persons charged with Il violation of this
act And such commissioners are hereby author
lied and required to exercise and discharge all
the powers and duties confe red on them by this
act. and the same duties with regard TO offences
created by this act, they are Authorized by law
to exercise with regard to other offences against
the laws of the United States
-. Il ~ THy3HtI
be the duty of all Inarshals 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 dep
uty marshal refuse to receive such warrant
other process when rendered, or To use all proper
means diligently 10 execute the same, he shall
convection 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. Ard the better to enable the said
commissioners to execute their duties fait hfully
and efficiently, in conformity with the Consttu-
ton Of the United States and the requirements of
this act they hereby authorized and cmpow-
cred within their counties respectively, to ap-
point, i'll writing under their hands, any
more suitable persons, from time to time, to exc
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 Us
aforesaid shall have authority to summon and
call to their aid the bystanders the posse
Hdt"$ of the proper county, or such portion of
the land and naval forces OF the United States or
the militia, may be necessary to the pcrfor-
nance OF the duty with which they 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 issued.
SEC. q. 1nd be 1t FURTHER eNncted, That any per-
son no shall knowingly and wilfully Obstruct,
hinder, prevent officer, other person
charged with the execution of any warrant
process issued under the provisions of this act,
or any person or persons lawfully assisting him
or them, from arresting anv person for whose APP
prel,nsion such warrant process may have
been issued, or shall rescue attempt to rescue
such person from he custody of the officer, 9th
er persons or persons, or those lawfully assisting
as aforesaid, when arrested pursuant to the
authority herein given and declared, shall aid,
abet, assist any person arrested as aforesaid,
directly or indirectly, to escape from the custody
of the officer other person legally authorized
as aforesaid or shall harbor conceal any person
for W hose arrest warrant or process shall have
been issued aforesaid, so as to prevent his dis
covery and arrest after notice knowledge of the
fact that warrant has been issued for the appre-
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-
fore the district court Ofthe United States for 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. z. A'd be IL further enacted, That the dis
iict attorneys, the marshuls, their deputies and
the clerks of the said district and Territorial
courts shall be paid for their services the like
fees may be allowed to them for similTr serv-
ces in other cases. and in all where the pro-
eeedings are before IL commissioner he shall be
entitled to fee often dollars in full for his sery