The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-04-26
We publish below the Civil Rights
Bill as it recently passed the Congress
over the Presidents Veto:

sentatioes Of tie United States Of america s Congress
assembled, That all persons born in the United
States and not subject to any foreign Power, eX-
cluding Indians, not taxed, hereby declared
to be citizens of the United States; and such citi
zens of every race and color, without regard to
any previous condition of slavery or involuntary
serVltudc, except as u punishment for crime
whereof the party shall ave been duly convicted,
shall have the same right in every State and Ter
ritory i'll 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 full and equal
benefit OF all laws and proceedings for the securi
ty of person and property as is enjoyed by white
citizens, and shall be subject to like punishment,
pains, and penalties and to none other, any law,
statute, ordinance, regulation custom to the
contrary Notwithstanding.
Sec. =. And be 1t further enacted, That any per-
who, under color of any law, statute, ordi
nance regulation, custom, shall subject, or
cause to be subjected any inlabitant of any State
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 at any time been held in
condition of slavery involuntary servtude
cept punishment for crime whereof the party
shall have been duly convicted, or by reason Of
his color or race than Is prescribed for the pnn-
ishment of white persons, Shall be deemed guilty
Of Il mis;lemeanOr, and, on conviction, shall be
punished by fine not exceeding one thousand dol
lars, or Imprisonment not exceeding one year, or
both, in the discretion of the court.
SEC. 3. A1a BE- it FURTHER ctotctel, That the dis
trict courts of the United States, within their
srectve districts, shall have, exclusively OF the
courts of the several States, cognizance of ali
crimes and offences committed against the provi-
sions of this act, and Also concurrently with the
circuit courts of the United States, of all CAUSES,
civil and criminal, affecting persons who dc
MED or cannot enforce in the courts or judicial
tribunals Of the State or locality where they may
be, of the rights secured to them by the first
section of this act; and if any suit prosecution
civil or criminal, has been or shall be commenced
in any State court against any such person. for
any cansc whatsoever, or against any officer, civil
or military, or other person, for arrest or mpri-
sOnncnt, trespaSSes, or wrongs done or commit
ted by virtue under color OF authority derived
from this act the act establishing bureau for
the relief of freedmen and refugees, and all acts
amendatory thereof orr for refusing to do any
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 dist
trict or circuit court in the manner prescribed by
the Act relating to ha6eaS corpus and regulating
judicial proceedings in certain cases., approved
March three eighteen hundred and sixty three,
and all acts amendatory thereof. The jurisdc-
ti5n in civil and criminal matters hereby confer
red on the district and circuit courts of the Unit
ed States shall be exercised and enforced i'll
fOrmiiy with the laws OF the United States so far
as such laws suitable to carry the same into
effect but in ali cases where such laws not
adapted to 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 and
statutes OF the State wherein the court having
jurisdiction of the cause, civil or criminal. is
held so lar as the same is not inconsistent with
the Constitution and laws of the United States,
shall hc extended to anl govern said courts in
the trial and disposition of such cause, and, if of
on the party found guilty.
SEC 1. ard be Il Tti!tj.c, enacted, That the dis
trct attorneys, niirsiis, and deputy marsiIals Of
the mi" ed States, the commissioners appointed
by the circuit and territorial courts of the United
States, with powers OF arrcstingr, imprSonin@, or
blilnr offenders against the Laws of the nitcd
States, the officers and agents of the Frccdmvi,'$
Bureau, and every other officer who may be spc
cIalIy cuapo owcrcd by the President of the Cnicd
States, Sela be, and they are hereby, specially
authorized aud required, at the expense of the
United States, to institute proceedings against all
and every person vino shall violate the provisions
of this act, and cause him or them to be arrested
and imprisoned, or bailcd as the case may be-
for trial before such court of the United States
territorial court by th@ act has cO%niZIncu of
tiIc offence And with the view 10 auriiinr
soaab!c protection t" all per%oas III ticr con>t
tutional rights of equality before the law, without
distinction of color, previous condi-
ton OF slavery or involuntary ScrTitudc, except
as Il Punishment for crime, whereof the party
Shall have beer duly convicted, and to the prompt
discharge of tc 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 tim. to time, to increase the
number of commissioners as to afford Il speedy
and convenient means for the arrest and eXimina-
tiOn OF persons charged with violation of this
act. And such commissioners are hereby author
lied and required to exercise and discharge all
the powers and duties conferred on them by this
act, and the same duties with regard TO offences
xrcIted by this act, Us they authorized by law
to exercise with regard to other offences against
the laws of the United States.
SEC. >. 1m,I 6c 1t t;afhc. c"acte7 That it shall
be the duty of all m.rSllalS and deputy marSalS
obey and execute all warrants and preccpts is
sued under the provisions of this act, when to
them directed and should any marshal or dep
uty marshal rcitiSc 10 receive such warrant or
other process when rendered, o to all proper
diligently to execute the same, he shall, on
conviction thereof, be fined in the of one
thousand dollars, to the use Of the person upon
whom the accused is alleged to Lave committed
the OH.ncr. And the better to enable the said
commissioners to execute their duties faithfully
and efficiently, i'll conformity with the COnStitu-
ton of the United States and the requirements of
h5S nt lnV fsIn n
ercd within their counties respectively, to ap-
point, in writing under their hands, any one or
more suitable persons, from time to time, to
cute all such warrants and other process as may
be issued by them in the lawful performance of
their respective duties; and the persons ap-
pointed to execute warrant process
aforesaid shall have authority to summon and
call to ticir aid the bystanders the posse
jttt"s 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 are charged
ana to insure faithful observance of the clause
OF the Consttut which prohibits slavery, in
conformity with the provisions of this act; and
said warrants shall run and be executed by said
officers anywhere i'll the State or Territory within
which they are issued.
SEC. G. And be further enacted That any per
who shall knowingly and willfully obstruct,
hinder, prevent any officer, other person
charged with the execution of any warrant or
process issued under the provisions of this act,
or any person or persons lawfully assisting him
or them, from arrestng any person for whose APP
prehension such warrant or process may have
been issued, shall rescue attempt to rescue
such person from lie custody of the officer, 9th
persons or persons, or those lawfully assisting
as aforesaid, when arrested pursuant to the
authority herein given and declared, or shall aid,
abct, assist any person arrested as aforesaid
directly Indirectly, to escape from the custody
of the officer or other person legally authorized
as aforesaid, shall harbor conceal any person
for whose arrest warrant or process shall have
been issued as aforesaid, to prevent his dis
covery and arrest after notice or knowledge of the
fact that warrant has been issued for the appre-
hcnsion of such person, shall, for either OF said
offences, be subject to fine not exceeding one
thoussnd 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. T. Aad be 1t further enacted. That the dis,
tIct attorneys, the marshals, their deputies, and
the clerks of the said district and Territorial
courts shall be paid for their services the like
fees as may be allowed to them for similir servi-
ces in other cases and in all cases where the pro-
ceedings before commissioner, he shall be
entitled to fee often dollars in full for his serv
ces i'll each case, inclusive of all services incident