The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-28

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mmunites OF the citizens OF the State and what they
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embraced by this paragra,ph OF the amendment" The
Tor Instance proabiti9n laws
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the supreme Court Constituting the CONSTITUTION be bind
question which has been much on one sIas
tive expoander Of the qtion and what they hold
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that the supreme Court acting UPON matters within It's
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thus derence in theory because eonceains that Con-
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dead letter unless rights nenaei to vndicaIs
which pertain to the Citizenship State OH 'n0's
Let us examine this bill With to h, prn
sPs y tss @sfhss, adcis
zens IN their cv and Legal Rlx6s BY. the arst sec.
9 s G hs s s "a! as : e.
ted to the u ana equal enjoyment Of the accommo-
public eoaSsSsSsss water theatres oshss
and limitations established BY law and sppcsb1e alike
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the Jurisdiction Of the United states means the
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TENDED to protect = right which me- to citizenship
protected is not citizen Of the United ststes But,
al sn f' e ass a.
Of Congress to make such provision on behalf Of stray
I'LL attempts wiSou. any cons,itaonal warrant al
to se the he The are
tended to be secured by this bill be examined with
ne ndlydua in his character citizen me
ina! state. before remarted. It may Be Be
tnat unuer the power 10 regulate commerce among
the several States Congress might provide that q
citizen going from state another the prose
cuton OF commerce should while SO engaged be enter
tanned in the inns OF the latter State. But suppose
citlzen OF New YORK, residing in Albany goes New
York city TO buy goods to be shipped to him Albany
In doing he Is engaged in commerce wholly within
that state; can it be SAID that he is engaged in virtue
OF his citizenship OF the United states over such
merce Congress has no CONTROL and in such
commerce it would seem that such person would be
ercising right other than pertains to citizens of
that state lake the case Of theatres. and sup
pose q citizen of the state oI New York applies
Tor admission into theatre Of that city; in
doing Is he exercising right which talns him
"A citizen OF the United States ushed
his right citizen Of the State YorKs
common carriers have before said the provlsi
Of this bin might oe sustained Il confined to such persons
engaged In such commerce Is subject to the ursdic
ton OF Congress But it manliest that the provisions
OF the bill not so restrced 1he bill covers
.tIon between Sew York and Albany welt
as case OF transpormuot between New orleans and
New York, and the bill lcearly void to ALI inter-
state transportation OF perns and freight The fourth
section vi the bill is as olows:That no citizen pos
sessing all other qualifications when are or may be
prescribed by law shat be disqualified tor ser.
vice grand patit Juror in court