Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-05-30
action of the Senate on the Civil Rights
Question.
WASHINGTON, May %.
THE AMNESTY BILL SIGNED BY THE pREsI-
DENT,


TIE AMNESTY BILL SIGNED BY THE pREsI-
DENT.
The President this afternoon signed
the bill to remove the political disabill-
ties imposed by the Fourteenth Amend,
ment to the Constitution Of the United
States. This provides that no person
shall. be Senator or Representative in
Congress or eleciov of President or Vice
President, or hold any office, civil OF mil
tary. under the United States OF. under
any State, who having previously taken
the oath as a member of Congress, or as
an any officer of the United States, Or as
member of any State Legislature, or as
an executive or judicial officer of any
State, to support the Constitution of the
United States shall have been engaged in
the instruction or rebellion against the
same. or given aid to the enemies, there
of.
Congress has, by the bill jus5 passed +,
which obtained the requisite o-thirds
vote in each House, removed the disa-
bililies from all persons whomsoever, ex-
copt Senators and Representa- tives of the
Thirty~sixth and Thirty-seventh Con-
gress, and officers in the judicial, militia
ry and naval service of the United States,
heads of departments and Foreign Minis
tars Of the Tn tied States.
The exceptions will, it is supposed
| cover less than two hundred cases, iEolu-
ding Jefferson Davis, and John G, Brock
iBtidge.
TIE AMNESTY BILL:
| The following is the text Of the Am
nes I'LL as passed by Congress and
signed by the Presidents:
An act to remove the political disabilities
imposed by the fourteenth article OF
the amendments Of the Constitution OF
the United States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Represcp tatives of the United States
Of America in Congress assembled (two
| thirds OF each House concurring therein. J
Tat all pol tical disabilities i posed by
the til rd section OF the Constitution OF
tie United States are hereby removed
from all persons whomsoever, except Sen
atoIs and Representatives of the Thirty
sixth and Thirty -sevenh Congress scs. Of
ers in the judicial, military and naval
service Of the United States, heads of de-
partmcnts, and foreign Min isters of the
United States
THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL.
The following is copy Of the Civil
Rights bill as passed by the Senate this
morning:
BE it enacted, &C., That whoever be-
ing a corporation OR natural person and
owner, or in charge Of any public inn, Or
any ? lace Of public amusement or enter
tanment, for winch license from any
legal authority is required, Or any liue
o: stage coaches, ra iroad or other means
of public carriage or passenger or freight.
shall make any distinction as to admis-
sion OF accommo3a ton therein of any
citizen Of the United States because OF
race or color, or previous condition OF
fined not less than five hundred nor more
than five thousand dollars for each offence,
and the person or corporation so offending
shall be liable to the citizens thereby in
jured in damages to be recovered in the
action of debt
Sec. 2. That the offences under this
act and actions to recover damages may
be prosecuted before any territorial, Dis
trict CT Circuit Court of the United States
having jurisdiction Of crimes at the place
where the offence was charged to have
been committed, with r ight of appeal,
or to have writ Of error 10 any case to
the Supreme Conrt OF the United States.