Shreveport weekly news., 1866-04-22
THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL.

Section /. That all persons born
in the United States, and not sub.
.ject to any foreign power, excluding
Indians not taxed, are hereby de,
clnr-d ci,izcA As Of the United States
and such citizens Of every race and
color. without regard to any previous
condition Of slavery or involuntary
7.rvitude, except as a punishment TO,
crime whereof the party shall have
been duly convicted. shall have the
same right in every State and Ter
ritory, to max. and entorc. con.
tracts, to sue, to b. sued, b" parties
and give evidence. to inherit, pur-
chase, lease. sell, hole! and convey
real and personal property. and to be
entitled to full and equal benefit of all
laws and proceedings for the security
Of person aud property. ~ i enjoyed
by whit. citizens, and shall b- sub
j'ct TO liN. punishment. pains and
penalties, and tonon" other, any law,
statute. ordinance. regulation or Gus
tom TO the contrary Notwithstanding
Sec. :. And that amy person who
under color of any law. statute, or,li
nance, regulation or custom, shall
subject, or cau~,. t" hrSuh hi..ctrl any
lnhabllant OF any STATE or Territory,
70 the deprivation OF any right Sc
cured or protected by his act. or to
puni- h1nrlt, pains and penalties olt
account of such person having n
any time been held IN a condition of
slavery or Inv"l;niar; -"rritu6".
~xc,p, FOX f!n punishment ii
crime, "Ncrto. the party shall ha"''
been duly couv cted. or by reason "'
his color or race, than is prescribed
for the punishment %: white persons,
eIaIl be deemed guilty of a ni~@"-
mcanor, and on conviction shall b"
punished by 4 fine no. exceeding
$1,000 or iuHpr!s n"'"Nc""r'In-
one year. or both, III til" ii cr"ticu II
the Court.
SEC. 3. That the Di-,rjc; Courts
Of III. United States, within ;hrir r..
spnc,ivr districts, ~iiAll have, "Aciu-
-lvrly Of the courts ui til" several
States, cusn!lam-c O.: all crimes and
otf.n,,., committed against til" pro.
visions of :hia ac: and also, concur
r.n:iy with :l!r Circuit Courts "t 'h''
ni,.d States, Of all causes. civil and
criminal, affecting persons who are
denied, or cannot rutorC" in tn"
counts Of iu,!icla! tribunal Of TIA"
State pr locality wi:rr" they may be-.
;,l,, of .l,. RIGHTS secured to them hy
=. h. .:y-f ,,,cil.,, u. u, ,l.i,nc anI il'au..
mi. or urn~rcutin:., civil ul. criminal
!,,- h,,.,,, or shall be- rnw,nrnc,.I in
;,uy State Court, n-nlns, any such
t,.I.nu for any such cause. what~n-
,.;,r, civil or military, or any other
;rrsun. any arrest W imprisonment,
t,.>,,a-s or wrong Gorl, or committed
i, virtur or under color of authority
.I.,iy,i t,nln tins act on the, act ..~-
,.tlj.hinlu a turrau Tor ih, rrl!rt Of
t,,c,!..ril and +. s,:-r.--, nnG all act
aln..I,.atoly tn r.ut. or fox lntu~in@
20 do any act upon III" ground that
/, wruIl h,. inconsistent wiki this
.act. such Defendants shall have the
rirli :, remove, such r.ul-. for trial
to the pr,;ry Ni,:!ict or Circuit
tor,, i'm ,L,. manner ur..ScrihrL hv
tie ac: y,.lu,i!!r 10 ,h,. nabraS corpus
and regulating judicial proceedings
in cc,i,iI, cases. approvru March ,.
1868. and all acts alnrudatorv th,,r-
TO- The jurisdiction in civil am,.
criminal tuI,,.r- ll.r,.Av conferred on
+h. bi,,r;r, and tirrIi, Courts ut
the ni;r,! States, -ha!l be ex, rcis-d
and enforced in conformity with tAr
l,xs nY ,h,. ui,,I States, - far a.
such laws are suitable to carry the
.an,. INTO effect. but in all ca~,S
wh.r. such laws are not adapted t,
,h, object. or are. deficient in the pro-
visions necessary to furnish suitable,
remedies, an! punish offences against
th,. law Th, common law ~ lnodi.
fled and chanrrl. by ,l. constitution
and -,,,,,,- q, tn. Stat. W herein tn,
co,r, b,yi,,, is.Iiciiou of ,n,. cause
c;,;l y, cri,ninal i held. :, far as til,
:, ~. j. n,, ;rcon-i.,rn, with tho
e., s,;,u,in, and lows o, tl. Unite,