New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-16


tho first section shall he liable 10 forfeit SOW I"'
each offence 10 he recovered I'm civil aru"h'
and aI,o 10 a penalty Of from $500 To 7I"p'
fine. or imprisonment Of from thirty DAYS "
wear 10 be enforced IN a Grimm" W"7c'""o"'
Exclusive Jurisdiction Is given to the b1u'''
and Circuit Courts of the United states In cases h7
pndcr the law The rights and privileges claimed by ana
df o tc coIored persons In these cl-os were fun ana
canal accommodations In hotels, in ladies' CARS on railway
trains and IN the dress circle In theatres
WHAT THE COURT DECIDES.
Tho Court, in opinion 10y Justice h'H"'y' "'i
Tiysi-That Congress had no constitutional a"'".'''
70 pass the sections in question under c''h'r
the Thirteenth Fourteenth Amendment u 'Ao
Constitution. -
Slco,d-Tbat the Fourteenth Amendment Ia pro
buJtorv upou the state ouly and that the legislation
authorized 10 be adopted by Congress for enforcing ha
Amendment Is not direct legislation on IN" matters re-
spcctiug which the prohibited nom making OF
enforcing certain laws doing certain act but l. corTcc
legislation necessary proper for coun'rractng anu
the effect ~ such laws acts; that In forbid
ding the States for example, to deprive any per
son OF life, liberty property without
due process Of law, ana giving ,"nS''7'
power to enforce tho prohibition II W"
not intended give Congress power 70 provide GnS pro
(Which gouId embrace almost n subjects Of loci,ihtoul
but provide modes OF redress Tor aotts s
2ISlron, anu 'H'o' o. ''"', ',"'
Thrd-That the Thirteenth AnehIlhn' s''c Io ~ a.,
to Congress 70 P I,s .' :" slavery and involuntary
seryituJc which II aboli-hc, and gives Congress
power TO pass law. for IT, enforcement.
that this power only extend. TO ln1 yJ nvoImsy
itTJn ami The gcrr,.try Incident, aud consequence
~ those conditions; that u las nothing =" 90 WIN
different r1,g7 OF ga,o- Oh, ".1 cos Of c.rl,,n.
being provided form ur Fourteenth An'hln,.. "-. .,
prohibits the states from doing aIJ thing 10 Interfere WIN
such equality; That u J.. no 'A.''. . rsr..r
Thirteenth Amendment u. I''t- -. 49, ~
tho equal a.O"wM'.'.',' ',,". ,..-, ,.rr.,rf
any mn OF I'',.',r .''.r r',.--' r...It
however 20 may Doe 'H't B.. ". .r - -" '-1 r,..-
,"IVi1a" NH."h Ih.F ,'n ..f r, tt'.,,..
person o." 1''l Do ''" I", '.. ' q. p.
such a. inability To- ..' p.n ~, 80 .' ,' ,,r mi.
ia-.'- a't @a.. "e....a ,a,. .. a. ... r.,
n..orr follow tuat taa n.t OF so ru Doe .u..,.. "
IT, ~ r- o..
validity OF me Iaw 100 lHn -'H,' ""H h".
m tJr Territories "r i.r l'-'I.' COL, N..
aud 10 docs NOT u"'. .'.. 'n 10000. ".L ..' ..
or mIrHt not Oh" under OBJ" power 4" i't''' ''.''
law Dot p..a- drawn ".'. aas -."n Wow.
UEgp.-TIII. Iu$Al AID VOID.
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and r. unron,t. ,...iourl and void.
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ana N.2A''' 'H''' "' ''"'..'' .i.' ..'
acaorun-y.
Justice Harlan -Ha l|' 10 VIE" "I ""' h' l""'sN' ''
prop0. "i this country wished i' accom- '' ".'' '.5
ui'd 90 accomplished 'A' ".'i l"'s '.''.' ."'9 '.'
accumulate Dy ha-u o." ,'.1 I ,, " ' 'N'.''
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Another c'''' "'o'"1 ~. ''"',I'"', Wv "..''" ''
the Court namely the OF the United states against
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Ld"W" J. '"" anu "'''''" o.. ''' '-''
ta Circuit Court %! the United ~'"r ioI l.D D-it
N, Florida This wa. suit against the supervisor and
,i.,l -, cl.rtlnp district ", T. I'm Marion C,Iut.
,'.'A -. ~ a.. .I..t..,. 80 f...,.-..
rf Min. r,Ii.r1rllnr l- election officers I'm
frfIu, f. lIphox and al-trarrur ticket. which had
t' I,., ,l statue. rippr which the rlrfrnrr.t
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We ''T' ' i ', i IT., A., ,,. y, ,,, fJ &c., @
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con, Inns ,riit,J I,, the C,lt below, , answered
by n,- CONT "- i""""1 a. ~ b, .h, Opinion ,l '-'- ,r.
4"t 'l ~ -. . I,.i..t - int. ,f ,. r..,,.I
60. 49, I.t I.it.d state. -IuuG Iu ,r,-,y.rrl fn
"" ,.r,ufI.r: rg.t Nh, question 10. ,o Nh. validity
OF ''N'' ~ W A., +, a., ,.'
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Mons i''"'H.. ', . ,I. ,. w.. . vi. ,,''
cDay l -"i t '1g a",", r q" .dl 4.n n ".al
by hnI"h" jury '4i.... +. . , ,"o.n Nl,'I '..
IONS ""'.-., .. t , l t t .,, 81, I '
Gcra.5 ann. fbc dcr,nd1ni. i'm ni Conr under me
Constitution il l1Mr =" .'' 6 1m'M S,', ,nn'I ~.
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OTHER CASES AcrED uroN.
The other bushes, transacted by the Court to-day was
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United states pIainlih IN error agL the United States
tA' I'', !" - i'".' ''''''''''',''' wv M"''o"
granted ana case ,lS"' .'I e"n'", Oh INST Monday
in November n the foot 81 the call No S79-Inzaru4
schf al, plaintiffs In error, agt James and Abort
Levy. Motion 10 al ancg GRANTED No0I Austin smith
against samuel i ~ L,,I'IT oln ,% Granted
NOS OOJ 3'l ana y, lH"Iha7 iohhcNici, william J..
Motion 10 advance denied Tho four cases a, named are