The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1873-02-22
CIVIL RIGHTS BILL.
AN ACT 10 amend Section 2T3l
aud Ts2 o. The Revised Code, ap-
proved Mnv lgth 1871.

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proved May lStb, 1871.
sEcriss I. Re II enueted BY the
Legislature Of the State Of Aissis-
sippi, That section t2T51I two thous-
and seren hundred and ihiriy-one
and section (2732) two thousand
seven hundred aud thirty-two ofthe
Revis,d Code, approved May 70, A,
ID. 1871, be and they arc hereby,
amended 10 read rs iol ows, towit: 4
That oil citireps Of this State, with
out i,tinction Of race, color or pre-
vious condition OF ssrutuds, are en-
titled 10 the equal and impartial ell
joyment o' any accommodation, ad.
vantage, facility or privilege furnish
cd by common carriers running in
or through OF plying within this
State, whether upon land or upon
waters, by any keeper, owner or
lessee Of any hotel. inn or restaurant,
10y any owner, managers or lessee OF
may theatre or other place 0 publie
amusement or place of entertain.
ment or accommodation, aud the
equal and impartial enjoyment ei
any such accommodation, facility,
privilege or advantage is hereby
declared to have always been, 10
now, aud shah forever femain a right
inherent in every citizen Of person,
and which right shall not be denied,
abridged or infringel on account OF.
any distinction OF race, color or pre-
vious condition OF scrvitule; aud
any person who shall violate any of
the foregoing PROVISIONS, or who
shall deny to, or withhold from any
person the enjoyment Of any Of tie
foregoing accommodations, facilities,
privileges o~radvantages, equally nad
impartially on any such account, OF
for any such reason, or who shall
abridge ur infringe ths same, or who
shall incite thereto, ahall be- deemed
guilty Of n misdemesnor, and shall.
on conviction before any Justice of
the Peace OF ANY Court having ia
risdictioa thereof, for each aud every
such offence, forfeit aud pay to the
person aggrievsd thereby n sum
Of money which. IN any case
shall not be less than (300l three
hundred dollars, 10 DO recoyered inI
any action on the case, Nwlth full
costs and such allowance for coun-
sells fees MS the court shali deem
Just; and shah bs fined pot less than
900 one hbufred dollars, or be i'm,
prisoned not less than (30) thirty
days nor more than a. one year, or
both, in the discretion OF the court.
And any corporations ASSOCIATION
or individual violating the aforesaid
provisions, or any Of them, or de-
nying, Withholding. abrtdgirg orin
fringing, in any manner, any OF the
aforesaid rights, privileges, accom-
modations, facilities or advantages
Of any citizen or person, shall, upon
conviction thereof, forfeit their, bis
or her charter or license, or other
authority or. power, under or By
virtue Of which thss, he or sie are.
or may be, by the law. ofthis State,
permitted or authorized 10 touducs,
manage or run any business or en-
ployment, and any person or ASSOC
citation, OF persona assuming or con-
tinuing to hse or net under Or by
virtue Of any snch chartsr, license or
authority so farfeiteds OF aiding in
the same or MEETING thereto, shall be
deemed guilty Of a misdcmeanor,
aud on conviction thereof, shall be
fined for each add every ofsnse not
less than Isl ,0e0} enc thousand, nor
more than, $4,000 i've thousand
dollars, aud stiaAi % imprisoned hot
less than ~ three years, nor more
than GU seven years, and the corpo-
rate al d joipi property Of such corr
poration or association, or individ-
ual, shah DO hSldhsbkfsf the fer
FIXTURES, fines and penalties incurred
Wy any violation Of this. act.
SEC. 2. BE it further enacted, That
the Circuit Courts Of this State shall
have appellate Jurisdiction in all
cases arising under or by virtue of
this act, and itshAll o,ly be nscessa-
~ tor the plaintiff or plaintiffs in
any aetion under Or BY virtue Of this
act in any court to shew that he, or
she. Or they, AZ the case may be,
were refused, denied or withheld
equal and impartial accommodation,
facility, privilege or advantage, fur
nished by any public carriers, by