...1866, which assures to all citizens, without regard to race or color, "full and equal benefit of all laws and proceedings for the security of persons and property as is enjoyed by white citizens." 4. This law having been enacted under the second clause of the Thirteenth Amendment, in enforcement...

...property, and to the full and equal benefit of all laws and proceedings for the security of person and property, as is enjoyed by white citizens, and shall be subject to like punishments and none other, any law, statute or custom to the contrary notwithstanding. The second...

...the same right in every state and territory to make and enforce contracts, to sue, be parties, give evidence, and to the full and equal benefit of all...penalties, taxes, licenses, and exactions of every other kind, and to no other. (See sec. 563.) Deprivation of Rights. [Eev. Stat. 348.] Sec. 1979. Every...

...the same righta in every State and Territory, to make and enforce contracts, to sue, be parties, give evidence, and to the full and equal benefit of all...proceedings for the security of persons and property, as w enjoyed by white" citizens" &c. And then in the succeeding section follow certain laws providing...

...in every State and Territory to make and enforce contracte, tu eue, be parties, give evidence, aud to the full and equal benefit of all laws and proceedings...like punishment, pains, penalties, taxes, licenses, aud exactions of every kind, aud to no other. SEC. 3648. No advance of public money shall be made in...

...enforce contracts, to sue, be parties, give evidence, and to the full and equal benefit of all laws aud proceedings for the security of persons and property...licenses, and exactions of every kind, and to no other." (S 1977.) They also declare, that "every person who, undercolor of any statute, ordinance, regulation,...

...enforce in the State courts, any of the rights secured by the first section of that act, among which is the full and equal benefit of all laws and proceedings for the security of persons and property. Had he examined .it .he would have found that the Constitution not only did not authorize the Congress...

...personal property, and to full and equal benefit of all laws and proceedings for the security of person and property, as is enjoyed by white citizens, and shall be subject to like punishment, pains, and penalties, and to none oilier, any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or custom to the contrary...

...the same right in every state and territory to make and enforce contracts, to sue, be parties, give evidence, and to the full and equal benefit of all...licenses, and exactions of every kind, and to no other." It will be seen that in the latter clause the words are "any person," and not "any citizen," and prevents...

...the same right in every State and Territory to make and enforce contracts, to sue, be parties, give evidence, and to the full and equal benefit of all...licenses, and exactions of every kind, and to no other. " t Your committee believe that this statute secures to the Indians very ample and valuable rights....