...making permanent the essential features of the Civil R'ghts Act of 1866. which gave to negroes " the same right, in every State and Territory in the United...proceedings for the security of person and property, RS is enjoyed by white citizens.'' Although the amendment is naturally in more general terms than the...

...previous condition of slavery, ' ' shall have the same i ( right to make and enforee contracts, to sue and be parties and give evidence, to inherit, purchase,...proceedings for the security of person and property." Here, sir, I contend, we have fully established the principle, and upon the same principle have full...

...reinforce and make universal the Civil Rights Act, which provides that all classes shall be entitled " to full and equal benefit of all laws and proceedings for the security of person and property." The act in question removes a certain class from this protection. Shall the citizens of Connecticut...

...previous condition of slavery or involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall have the...evidence, to inherit, purchase, lease, sell, hold and convoy real and personal property, and to full and equal benefit of all laws and proceedings for the...

...such relations, and shall be duly represented in the Congress of the United States, the right to make and enforce contracts, to sue, be parties, and give...hold, and convey real and personal property, and to have full and equal benefit of all laws and proceedings concerning personal liberty, personal security,...

...such relations, and shall be duly represented in the Congress of the United States, the right to make and enforce contracts, to sue, be parties, and give...hold, and convey real and personal property, and to have full and equal benefit of all laws and proceedings concerning personal liberty, personal security,...

...the party shall hayebeen duly convicted, shall haire the same right in every State and Territory *n the United States to make and enforce contracts ;...parties, and give' evidence ; to inherit, purchase, leass, sell, hold, and convey real and personal property; and to full and equal benefit of all laws...

...convicted, shall have the sameright, in every state and territory in the United States, to makeand enforce- contracts, to sue, be parties, and give evidence* to inherit, purchase-, lease* sell,, hold,, and convey real and; pei-sonaj property, and to full and equal benefit of all laws and proceeding* for...

...classes so made citizens in every State and Territory of the United States. These rights are, to make and enforce contracts, to sue, be parties and give...evidence, to inherit, purchase, lease, sell, hold, or convey real arid personal property, and to have full and equal benefit of all laws and proceedings...

...con| tracts, to sue, to be sued, be parties and give evidence, to inherit, purchase, lease, sell, held and convey real and personal property ; ' and to full and equal benefit of all laWe and proceedings for the security of person and ; property as is enjoyed by white citizens ; and...