Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-12-05
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CIVIL RIGHTS.
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WAsHINGToN, December 4.-Edmunds's
bill for the further PROTECTION OF colored
citizens fegins. with a preamble stating
that doubt has arisen whether the laws
Of the United States now in force are in
all respects adequate for the protection OF
all citizens, regardless of race, color or
previous condition of servitude. ..The bill
provides that whenever, in any case now
pending, OF which iilay hereafter be pend
ing, in, any court of any State, an
issue shall exist or be made ,5or any,
material question shall arise concern
ing any civil rights of persons or
right of property which shall be assailed
or maintained or aSs;.iled or denied in any
such ISSUE, or the question or ground that
such issue or question depends on or is
affected by race, color or previous condi-
tion of servitude of any persons or person
concerned in and party to such issue or
question, the person or persons against
whom such issue CT question shall be
made, asserted or maintained, or against
whom any such denial shall be
made ON grounds Aforesaid shall be
thereupon entitled to remove such cause
for the Circuit Court of the United States
in the District of Washington in the ter
ritorial limit in which such case shall be
pending for proceeding, trial and judg-
ment, in the manner and wi h like pro-
Cecdings, as near as may be, as is pro-
vided by section $50 OF the Revised
Statutes. When ruling or decision, in
terlocutory or otherwise, shall be made
adversely to the civil right or claim of any
person on the ground of race, color or
previous condition of servitude, any wit
ness or juror in such cause,
or person being party to said
cause against whom such ruling or decis-
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remove such cause to the Circuit Court of
the United States. Whenever a decision
or judgment of State court before which
such case shall he pending shall proceed
upon oEbe affected by any matter or ground
of race, color or previous condition of
servitude, any person being party to or
witness or juror in such case, and the de-
cision OF such court be adverse to
such person by reason of his race,
color or previous condition of servi-
tude, the person being party to such cause
against whom any such decision shall be
made, shall be entitled to a review OF
such decision by the Supreme Court OF
the United States upon his writ of error,
to be sued out and prosecuted in the same
manner as now provided by law for writ
of error to the highest court OF any State,
and in every such case in which such writ
of error may be sued ont, shall be prose
cuted as of right and without giving any
new bail or other security, unless the
! Justice OF the Supreme Court OF the
United States allowing such writ of error,
in said court itself, be of the opinion that
| the public interest or safety requires it.
| No law, usage or custom, and no practice,
decision or rule of any department of the
government of any State which may now
or hereafter eXist, which shall in any man
ner discriminate between the rights ot
! persons or property upon the grounds ol
race, color or previous condition of servi
| tude, shall be deemed valid.