The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-05-26
THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL.

IT'S TEXT IN FULL AS PASSED ON SATURDAY.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., May 23.-The. civil
rights bill, as it passed the senate, reads as
follows: Section LIST. Tha. all citizens and
other persons within the jurisdiction of the
United States shall be entitled to full and
equal enjoyment OF accommodations, advan-
tages, facilities and privileges of inns, public
oonveysnces on land or water, theaters and
other places of public amusement, and also
of common schools and public institutions of
learning or benevolence, supported in whole
or in part by general taxation. and of GEM
eteries so supported, and also of institutions
known as agriculture colleges endowed by
the United States, subject only to the condi-
tions and limitations established by law
| and applicable alike to citizens of every race
| and color regardless of any previous con-
dition of servitude. Section 3D. That any
person VINO shall violate the foregoing sec
ton by denying to any person entitled to
benefits, except for reasons by law appli-
cable to citizens Of every race and color and
regardless of any previous condition of servi-
rude, the full enjoyment of any accommo-
dations, advantages, facilities or privileges
/ in the said section enumerated. or melting
such denial, shall for every such offense for.
/ felt and pay the sum OF Eve hundred dollars
/ to the per SON sggrieved thereby, to be recov-
| cred in action on the case, with full
costs, and shall also for every such
offense be deemed guilty of 9
thereof shall be fined not more than one
i thousand dollars, or be imprisoned not more
/ than one year, provided that the party
/ aggrieved shall not recover more than one
| penalty, and wnen the offence is refusal OF
| burial, the penalty may be recovered by the
| heirs at law Of the person whose body has
been refused burial, and provided. further
that all persons may elect to sue for the
| penalty Aforesaid, or to proceed under their
/ rights at common law and state statutes, and
have so elected to proceed on the one
made or the other, their right to
/ proceed in the other Jurisdiction
Shall be barred, but this proviso shall not
apply to criminal proceedings either under
4 this act or the criminal law of any state
| Section 8. That the District and Circuit
| Courts of the United States shall have ex
| clusively ofthe courts OF the several states
cognizance of all hsuasf ed tq-r need Or Be-.
/ ,vsai o3 CRIMES AND OFFENCES rl grt d
against and violations of the provisions o
this act and actions for the penalty given by
the preceding section may be presented in
the Territorial, District or Circuit Courts O
| the nitsd States, wherever the defendant
| may, be found, without regard to other par
lties and the district attorneys, marshals
and deputy marshals of the United States
! and commissioners appointed by Circuit anG
/ Territorial Courts of the United States with
| powers of arresting and imprisoning and
bailing offenders against the laws of the
4 United States are hereby specially authorized
1 and required TO institute proceedings against
every person who shall violate the provis-
ions OF this act and cause him to be impris-
oued, or bailed as the case may be, for trial
before such court of the United States OF
territorial court as by law has cognizaDce o
the offense. except in respect of right of &C
ton aeeruing to the person aRgrieved and
such district attorney, and shall cause such
Eproceedipgs to be prosecuted to their termi.
nation as in other cases, provided that moth
ing in this, section shall be construed tt
deny or defeat any right of civil action &C
cruing to any person by reason ofthis act OF
otherwise. Section 4 That nc
citizen providing all other qualifications
which are or may be prescribed by law shall
be disqualified Tor services as grand or petit
juror in any court OF the United Utates, Oh
of any state on account of race, color OF
previous condition of servitude, and any
officer or other person charged with any
duty in the selection or summoning Of juror
who shall exclude or fail to summon any
citizen for cause aforesaid shall b,
deemed guilty of misdemeanor and be finet
, not mora than 81 900. Sec. 5. That all tn,
cases arising under the provisions of this &C
in the courts of the United States shall b.
renewable by the Supreme Court of tn
United States without regard to the sum II
controversy under the same provisions ant
regulations as are now provided by law TO
I the review OF other causes in the said court