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1 Charles Sumner, A Republican Form of Government; Our First Duty and the Essential Condition of Peace: Bills and Resolutions, by Hon. Charles Sumner, of Massachusetts, in the Senate of the United States at the Opening of the Session of Congress, Dec. 4, 1865 1 (1865)

handle is hein.slavery/rpfgvt0001 and id is 1 raw text is: A REPUBLICAN FORM OF GOVERNIENT; OUR FIRST DUTY AND THE ESSENTIAL CONDITION OF PEACE. .BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS, BY HON. CHARLES SUMNER, OF MASSACHUSETTS, IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES, AT THE OPEN- ING OF THE SESSION OF CONGRESS, DEC. 4, 1865. I. A BILL To carry out the principles of a republican form of government in the District of Columbia. Be it enacted by the Sonstl and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That no person, in other respects qualified to vote within the District of Columbia, shall be excluded from that right by reason of his race or color. Sno 2. And be it further enacted, That any person whose duty it shall be to receive votes at any election within the District of Columbia who shall refuse to receive or shall reject the vote of any person entitled to such right under this act shall be liable to an action of tort by the person injured, and shall be liable, upon indictment and conviction, if such act was done knowingly, to a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars, or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or to both. And where the person injured is of African descent, one-half the jury im- panelled to try the action or indictment shall be of African descent. SiEc. 3. And be it further enacted, That any person who shall molest any person entitled to vote under this act, in the exercise of such right, shall, upon indict- ment and conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding three thousand dollars, or to imprisonment for a term not not exceeding six month,, or to both; and if the person molested was of Afican descent, one-half the jury impanelled to try the indict- ment shall be of African descent. IL A BILL To preserve the right of trial by jury, by securing impartial jurors, in the courts of the United States. Be it enacted by. the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress, assembled, That in the courts of the United States in any State whereof, according to the census of anno Domini eighteen hundred and sixty, one-sixth part or more of the population was of African descent, every grand jury shall consist one-half of persons of African descent who shall possess the other qualifications now required by law; and every petit jury shall, when the matter to be tried relates to any injury inflicted by a person of African descent upon a person not of such descent, or vice versa, or to any claim, suit or demand between a per. son of such descent and one not of such descent, consist one-half of persons of Afri- can descent possessing the other qualifications now required by law. Upon any such trial, prejudice against persons of African descent, or against persons not of such descent, shall be ground of challenge, and being establisned by proof, to the satisfaction of the judge, shall exclude the nror. And upon any such trial, ina- bility to read or write shall be ground of challenge; and the fact being found by the judge, shall exclude the juror. Reproduced with permission from the University of Illinois at Chicago

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