Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-04-28

THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL,

The following is the Civil Rights Bill as
passed. by both Houses of Congress over the
Presidents veto. It now becomes law:
SIC. L. That all persons born in the United
States and not subject to any foreign Power,
excluding Indians not taxed, are hereby de-
clared to be citizens Of the United States, and
such citizens of every race and color, without
regard to any previous condition of slavery or
involuntary servitude, except as punishment
for crime, whereof the party shall have been
every State and Territory to make and enforce
to inherit, purchase, lease, SELL hold and con
equal benefit of all laws and proceedings for
joyed by white citizens, and shall be subjected
to like punishment, pains and penalties, and
to none other, any law, statute, ordinance,
regulation or custom to the contrary notwith-
anding.
SEC. 2. And that any person who under
color of any law, statute, ordinance, regula-
subjected, any inhabitant of any State or Ter
ritory.-o the deprivation Of any right secured
or protected by this Act, or to any punish
person having at any time been held in a con-
dtion of slavery or Involuntary scrvitude cx-
sc,'pt pt,as q punishment for crime, whereof the
lass feason of S soiot & rasa
FOR the punishment Of white persons, shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor aud, on con
victon. shall be punished by fine not exceed
ing one thousand dollars, or imprisonment not
exceeding one year, or both, at the discretion
OF the Court.
SEC. 3. That the District Courts Of the
United States, within their respective districts,
shall have, exclusively Of the Courts of the
several States, cognizance of all crimes and
offences committed against the provisions Of
this Act. and also concurrently with the Cir
cult Courts of the United States, Of all causes,
civil and criminal affecting persons who are
denied or cannot enforce in the Courts or Ju;
dicial tribunals 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 be commenced in any State Court
against ar,, such person for any cause what
ever, civil or military, Or other person, for any
arrest or Imprisonment, trcspasscs or wrongs
done or committed by virtue or under color CT
authority derived from this Act, or the Act
establishing bureau for the relief Of freed
men and refugees, and all Acts amcndatory
thereof, or for refusing to do any act upon the
ground that it would be inconsistent with this
Act sac!. defendant shall have the right to
remove such cause for trial to the proper Dis
trict or Circuit Court in the manner prescribed
by the Act relating to hnbn,s rorpus, and reg
uatng judicial proceedings in certain cases,
approved March 3, 1868, and all Acts amen
datory thereto, the jurisdiction in civil and
criminal matters hereby conferred on the Dis
trict and Circuit Courts of the United States,
shall be exercised and enforced in conformity
with tho laws Of the United States, so far rs
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 il
the provisions necessary to furnish suitable
remedies and punish Offences against law, as
modified and changed by the Constitution and
Statutes of the States whereof the Court hav-
ing jurisdiction Of the cause, civil or criminal,
is held, 80 far as the same is not Inconsistent
with the Constitution aud laws Of the United
States shall be extended to and govern said
Courts in the trial and disposition Of such
cause; and if Of criminal nature, in the in-
action Of punishment on the party found
guilty.
SEo 4. That the District Attorneys, Mar.
shals aud Deputy Marshals Of the United
7 States. the Commissioners appointed by tho