American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-03-08
Civil Rights Bill.

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An Act to amend section E731 and
1882 Of the Revised Code, ap
proved May 18th, 1871.
! Section 1. Be it enacted bv t.
Legislature Of the STAIR IT = cis
lsipri, That section (l73ll twt
Thousand seven i::ns;rci .,u-i th;:
ty-One and section (2733) two thou
yAnd -eve" hnndrSl and thirty-twe
Of the Revised Code, approved Ma,
Is, A. ID. 1871, lie AID they NJ.
hereby, amended to read an fniIovN
to-wit: That sil citizens - tli.
State. without distinction 0f Aex.
color Or previous .nnditis" Of ser
vitu,l~, are ~nt,tled to the sous
and impartial enjoyment at any NC
co:am0istiO:,, advantage, Facility
Or privilege furnished b. corliia. II
carriers running in s,r :hr0r 4 .,
plying withiM this State, Nj, sd
upon land OF upon later, by any
keeper, Own"E o. lesSee 0f any
hoteI, i'm Or restaurant. BY ANY
owner, managers or lessee Of an,
theatre or ether Biace o. ,ubi;..
amusement CIR place OF entertain
lnens oc accommodation, facility,
privilege or advantage, il b~rel,y
declared to have always been. is
now. and SHALL forever remain. \
right Inherent in every citizen Or
person, and which right shall rot
he aleuie.i, abridged or iniriagad GU
account of any distinction of race,
color or previous condition Of servi
tud-; and any person who shall
violate any Of the foregoing pro.
visions, or who shall deny to, or
withhold from any person the Ell
joyment of any If the foregoing ac-
commodatiOns. facilities, privileges
OF advantages, equally aud Impair
tially Oh any such account, or frsny
such reason, CT who shall abri,ly~ ar
infringe the same, or who shall in.
cite thereto, shall be deemed guilty
OF "A misdemeanOr, and uhall, on
conviction before any Justice Of the
Peace or any Court living juris-
die, ion thereof, tor each and every
such otfense. forfeit and pay to the
person aggrieved thereby sum of
money which, in any case shall not
be less than $500 three hundred
dollars, to be recovered in any ac-
tIon on the case, with full costs and
such allowance for cOunsel's fees as
the court shall deem just and shall
he fined not less than QOO) one
hundred dollars, or I've imprisoned
not less than (3O thirty days nor
more than l one year, OF both, ID
he discretion of tie court.
And any corpora i'm, association
or individual Violating the afOrr-
said PROVISIONS. or any of them
or denying, Withholding, abIidging
or infringing. III any manner, any of
the aforesaid rights, privileges, ac-
cOInm0latiuns, facilities OF advan-
tages OF any citizen or person, shall,
upon conviction thereof. forfeit their,
his or her charter or license, or other
authority or power, under or by vir-
tue of which they, he or she are, or
may be, by the laws of this State,
permitted or authorized to conduct,
manage or run any business or EN-
pigment, and any person or asso
citation OF persons assuming or con-
tinning to Sse or act under or by
virtue of any such charter, license
or authority, SD forfeited, or aiding
in the same, or melting thereto, shall
be deemed guilty of II mis,lpmeanOr.
and on conviction thereof, shall be
fined for each and every offense not
less than $1,000 one thousand nor
more than (5.OOU five thousand
dollars, aud shall be imprisoned not
less than three years nor more than
(O seven Years, and the corporate
and JOINT property of such corpora
ton OF association, or individual,
shall be held liable for the forfeit
nres. fines ana! penalties incurred
by any violation OF this act.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted,
That the Circuit Court of this State
shall have appellate jurisdiction in
all cases arising under or by virtue
Of this act, and it shall only be- nee
essary for the plaintiff or plaintiff
in any action under OF by virtue of
this act in any court to show that
he, or she, or they, as the case may
be, were refused. denied or withheld
equal and impartial accommodate. II,
facility, privilege or advantage,
furnished by any public carriers, by
any Inn keeper, manager or lessee
of any theatre, or other place OF
amusement or of entertainment or
accommodation, or that their, his
or her right or rights as declared by
this act were abridged or infringed,
and sufficient cause was assigned,
given or made known to the plain
tiff, then and there, at the time OF
such refusal, denial, or Withhold
ing. or abridging, or infringing of
such accommodation, facility, priv
ilege OF advantage applied for, and
the burden of proof shall be upon
the defendant, to show that such
refusal, denial or Withholding Of
such accommodation, facility, priv
iI"ge or advantage, or abridging, or
of the same, was not on
account of race. color or previous
of Servitutle.
Sec. 3. BE it further enacted,
That the Judges of the several Cir
emit Courts of this State shall spec
tally give this act in charge to the |
grand jury of their re -pective courts,
at the commencement of each term |
thereof, aud district attorneys of !