The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-04-12
T,,E CIVIL REGMTs BILL.

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vey real and personal property, and to full |
and eoual benefit of all laws and proceedings |
for the security of person and property as |
are enioycd by white citizens; and shall be |
subject to like punishment pains and penal |
ties and to none other any law, statute, Or
dipance. regulation or custom to the contra |
up notwithstanding
SEC 2 And that any person who, under |
color of any law, statute, ordinance, regula-
tion or custom, shall subject, or cause to be |
subiected any inhabitant of any State or
Territory to the deprivation of any right Sc
cured or protected by this act, or to punish
ment. pains and penalties on account of such
person having at any time been held III a
condition of slavery or involuntary servl
tude, except for the punishment OF crime
whereof the party shall have been duly con-
victed. or by the reason of his color or race,
than is prescribed for the punishment OF
white persons, shall be deemed guilty of
misdemeanOr, and on conviction shall be
punished by fine not exceeding one thous-
and dollars or Imprisonment not exceeding
one wear. or both in the discretion of the
Court.
SEC. 3 That the district courts of the
United States, within their respective DIS
tricts, shall have, exclusively of the courts OF
the several States, cOgnizance of all crimes
and offences committed against the proYl-
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 denied, or cannot enforce III the
courts of judicial tribunal 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 he commenced III
any State court against any such person Tor
any cause whatsoever, civil or military, or
ptb ar
trcspasses or wrong done or committed by
virtue or 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 for refusing
to do any act 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 district or circuit court i'll
the manner prescribed by the act relating to
habeas corpus and regulating judicial pro
CeedingS i'll certain cases, approved March ),
1858. and all acts amendatory thereto. The
jurisdiction in civil and criminal matters
hereby conferred on the district and circuit
courts of the United States shall be eNercls-
| ed and enforced in conformity with the laws
! of the United States, SO far as such laws are
! 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 provisions
| necessary to furnish suitable remedies and
! punish offences against the law, the common
| law rs modified and changed by the cOnsti-
| tuition and statutes of the State wherein the
| court having jurisdiction Ga 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 he extended, and
! govern the said courts in the trial and dis
! position of such cause, and, if of IA criminal
nature, in the intliction of punishment on
| the party found guilty.
SEC /. That the district attorneys, mar
shals and deputy marshals OF the United
| States, the commissioners appointed by the
circuit and territorial courts Of the United
States, with the powers of arresting, i'm
| prisoning or bailing offenders against the
laws of the United States, the officers and
agents of the Freedmen's Bureau, and every
other officer who may be specially empow
cred by the President of the United States
shall be and they are h .Teby specially au
thOTiZed and required at the expense of the
| United States, to institute proceedings
against all and every person who shall VIC
late the provisions of this act, and cause hin
or them to be arrested and imprisoned, Ol
bailed, as the case may be, for trial betOr,
such of the United States or Territorial
courts as by this act have cOgnizance of til,
offence; and with view 10 atfOrding rea
Sonable protection to all persons i'll thei
constitutional rights of equality before thu
law, without distinction of race or color, o
| previous condition of slavery or lnYOluntar,
| SerVltudC, except as a punishment for crime
whereof the party has been duly convicted
and the prompt discharge of the duties o
this act, it shall be the duty of the circui
courts of the United States and the SupeTiO
courts of the Territories ofthe United State
from time to time to increase the number O
commissioners, so as to afford a speedy an,
convenient means for the arrest and exam
nation of persons charged with a violation
OF this act.
SEC. ,. That said commissioners shall hav
concurrent jurisdiction with the Judges 4
the circuit and district courts of the Unite,
States, and the judges of the superior court
of the Territories severally and collectively
in term time and vacation, upon satistactor
proof being made, to issue warrants and pre-
+ cepts for arr resting and bringing before ther
a | II ~f"pharS against the provisions of thi
4 | act, and on examination to discharge, ADM
2 to bail, or commit them for trial as the fact
. may warrant.
e SEC. 6. And such commissioners are here
e by authorized and required to exercise an
discharge all the powers and duties COZ
feTred ON them by this act, and the sam
= duties with regard to Otfenses created b
j. this act, as they are authorized by law I
exercise with regard to other Offenst
d against the laws of the United States Tha
it shall be the duty of all marshals an
deputy marshals to obey and execute a
warrants and precepts issued under the PR
l. visions of this act when to them directed
5 and should any marshal or deputy marsha
t refuse to receive such warrant or other pr
i cess when rendered, or to use all prope
l. means diligently to execute the same i
# shall on conviction thereof be fined in til
d sum of one thousand dollars to the use
r the person upon whom the accused is a
l. legged to have committed the offense; an
/, the better to enable the said commissioner
n to execute their duties faithfully and e
IS fciently, in conformity with the constit
s. ton of the United States and the requir
is ments of this act, they are hereby auth
Is rIzed and empowered, within their cOuntit
d respectively, to appoint, in writing undo
their hands, one or more suitable person
II from time to time, to execute all such wa
i rants and other process as may be issued |
lie them i'll the lawful performance of the
E. respective duties, and the persons so a
e, pointed to execute any warrants or proce
s. as aforesaid shall have authority to SUI
r mon and call to their aid the bystanders ,
h a posse cOmtdtds of the proper county, ,
lie such portion of the land or naval forces
II the United States, or of the militia, as ma
Is be necessary to the performance of the dut
It withw hich they are charged ,andItO insure
Is faithful observance of the clause of the CO..
Is stltutiOn which prohibits slavery, in col
IL formity with the provisions of this act an
J.. said warrants shall run and be executed /
10 said officers anywhere in the State or Teri
o tory within which they are issued
e SEC I. That any person who shall know
IT ingly and wrOngfully obstruct hinder
e prevent any officer or other person charge
with the execution of any warrant or pr
e cess issued under the provisions of this ac
o or any person or persons lawfully asSistin
r him or them, from arresting any person fl
It whose apprehension such warrant or DIT
t cess may have been issued or shall rescu
e or attempt to rescue, such person from I'll
V custody of the officer, other person or pc
e sons, or those lawfully assisting as aforesaid
o when so arrested, pursuant to the authorit
l. herein given and declared; or shall aid, alb,
k or assist any person so arrested as aforesai,
e directly or indirectly, to escape from I'll
r custody of the officer or other persons legal
f authorized, as aforesaid, or shall harbOr
= conceal any person for whom a warrant
: process shall have been issued as aforesaid
/ so as to prevent his discovery and arrest aftt
t notice of knowledge of the fact that a wa
( | rant has been issued for the apprehension {
| such person, shall for either of said offence
I be subject to fine not exceeding one thor
t | sand dollars, and imprisonment not exceed
e ing six months, by indictment before the Di
0 | trict Court of the United States for the di.
: trlct IN which said offence may have bee
s committed, or before the proper court
e criminal jurisdiction, if committed with
0 any one the organized Territories of til
J United States.
SEC, &. That the district attorneys, tn
Y marshals, their deputies and the clerks {
J, the said district and territorial courts, sha
t be paid for their services the like fees a
:, may be allowed to them for similar service
t in other cases; and in all cases where tn
t ! proceedings are before commissioner h
/ shall be entitled to fee of ten dollars, i