National Republican., 1884-05-08
TIE REMEDY FOR Cop1AH CRIMES,
Full Text OF Senate Bill 10.

The following is tho full text Of senate bill
10, introduced by Senator Hoar, of hassachu-
setts, the passage of which is recommended
by the majority report of the committee
which recently investigated the outragea in
Copiah county, Mississipp
BE Il enacted, &C., That whenever In any case
now pending or which may hereafter be pending
In any court of auy state A issue shall exist or be
made or any material question shall arise con-
corning amy civil right OF person or right OF prop
erty which snail be assailed or maintained or as
sailed or denied In nny such issue or question on
tue ground that such issue or question uepenus
upon is affected by the race Or color or previous
condition OF scrvitudO of any person or persons
concerned in and party TO suCn issue or question:
the person or persons against whom such issue or
question shall bu made, asserted or maintained,
or against whom any such denial shall be made
on the ground aforesaid, shall be thereupon en-
titled 10 remove such cause to the circuit court OF
the United States for the district within the terri
torinl limits of which such case shall be pending
Tor proceedings trial, ana Judgment In ths man IN
as are provided by section G3J of the revised
statutes of the United States but without regard to
| the sum in controversy.
SEC. 2 That whenever In any case now pending
| or which may hereafter be pendLg III any court
III any state ruling or decision; interlOcntry or
other, shall be made adversely to the civil right
| or claim of any person on the ground OF his race
or color previous condition of servitude or the
race color or previous condition " servitude OF
any witness or jury In such case the person being
| party to said cause against whom such ruling or
| decision shall be made shall be thOrenpOn en-
titled 10 remove such cause TO the circuit court OF
the United States for the district within the terri
ritorial limits of which said court shall be held.
for proceedings trial, and final Judgment In the
| sane manner and with like proceedings. as near
| as may he, as are provided BY section 639 OF the
revised statutes of the United States, but without
| regard to the sum in controversy.
| SEC. 3. Thit whenever In any cause or matter
mentioned in the preceding sections the final do
| cision or Judgment of tho state court in which
| such cose shall be pending shall proceed upon or
| be effected by any matter or ground OF the race
'or color previous condition of servitude OF any
person being party to or witness OF juror In such
| case, and the decision of such court shall bo ad-
| verse 10 such person upon any of the grounds or
matters aforesaid by reason of his race or color or
previous condition Of servitude. the person being
| n party to such cause against whom any such de-
clsion shall be made shall be entitled to review
| OF such decision by the supreme court of the
| out and prosecuted In the same manuer as Is now
provided by law for writS of error to the highest
| court of any state; and in every such case such
writ of error may De sued out and prosecuted as
of right, and without giving any new bail or
| other security, unless IL justice of the supreme
error, said court itself shall be of opinion that
| the public interest or safety requires II.
| SEC. 4. That no law usuage, 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 manner dis
erty upon the grounds of race, color, or previous
condition of servitude shall be deemed valid; and
| II shall be the duty of every court whether OF a
| state or of tho United States In which any such
matter or ground shall be drawn IN question to
| proceed to determine the matter in controversy
! In the same manner aud with the same effect as Il
such law, usage, custom, rule, practice, or de-
| clSiOn did not exist