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The Civil Rights Act of 1875

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Journal of the Senate of the United States, Second Session of the Forty-Third Congress

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Journal of the Senate of the United States, December 7, 1874 to March 3, 1875

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The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
Message to the House on the Adoption of H. R. 796
The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives thereof.
The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
The Vice-President signed the two enrolled bills (S. 134 and H. R. 796) last reported to have been examined, and they were delivered to the committee to be presented to the President of the United States.
The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 12:00
The Vice-President signed the two enrolled bills (S. 134 and H. R. 796) last reported to have been examined, and they were delivered to the committee to be presented to the President of the United States.
The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: President of the United States, Date: 27 Feb 1875, 00:00
H. R. 796
The Civil Rights Act of 1875, Committee: The Senate, Date: 03 Mar 1875, 12:00
Message on the Approval of H. R. 796