Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-05-27
The Civil Rights Bill.

power 10 euIOrce tneth, was pass0u " '"t
senate Saturday morning. The senate
had kept in session all night, the majority
having decided that a vote should be
taken before adjournment, and tie minor
ity factiOusly fighting against it. Every
democratic senator voted or was paired
against it, while every republican senator
was in lis favor with the exception oI
Foreman of West Virginia and Carpenter
Of Wisconsin, who voted with the demo,
Gratis.
The bill as it now stands is substantial
" the same as Mr.. Sumner's,-tte mod.
i6cations touching only the form of the
bill. When it has passed the House and
become a law, it will be the end of leg.
%islatiOu 10 this direction. 1t covers the
unsettled questions-questiOns which it
may well be believed would not rest till
they were settled.
The bill, as finally passed, is as follows 4:
That all citizens and other persons,
within the jurisdiction of the United
States, shall be entitled to the full and
equal enjoyment of the accommodations.
advantages, facilities and privileges of
inns, public conveyanccs on land aud Wa
ter, theatres and other places of public
amusement, and also Of common schools
and public institutions of learning or be-
nevolence supported in whole or in part
by general taxation, and of cemeteries so
supported, and also the institutions known
as agricultural colleges, endowed By the
United States, subject only TO the ccndI-
tons and limitations established by law
and applicable alike to citizens of every
race and color, regardless of any previous
condition of seryitude.
Sect. 2. That any person Sho hal vi
olate the foregoing section, BY denying to
any person entitled to its benefits, except
for reasons, by law, applicable to citizens
of every race aud color, and regardless
of any previous condition of serYi-
tude, the full enjoyment of
any OF the accommodations, advantages.
facilities or privileges in SAID section emu
meraled, or melting such denial. shall for
every such offcnse forfei, and pay the sum
of five hundred dollars to the person ag-
grieyed thereby, to tie recovered in an ac.
ton Oh the case, with full costs, aud shall
also. Tor every such offence, be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon con.
yiction thereof. shall be fined not more
than one thousand dollars, or shall be i'm
prisoned not more than one year provided,
that the party aggrieved shall not recover
more than one penalty, and when the Of.
fence is a refusal Of burial the penalty may
be recovered by the heirs.at.law Of the
person whose body has been refused bur.
ial; and provided, further, that all per-
sons may elect TO sue for the PEI alty
aforesaid, or TO proceed under their rights
at common law aud BY State statutes; and
having so elected to proceed, 10 the one
mode or the other, their right to proceed
in the other jurisdiction shall be barred F.;
but this proviso shall not apply to crimi-
ual proceedings either under this act or
the criminal law of any State.
Sect. 3. That the district and circuit
courts of the United States shall have. ex.
elusively, in the courts of the several
States cognizance Of all crimes and Of
fences against and violations of the pro.
visions Of this act, and actions for the
penalty given by the preceding section
may be presented in the territorial district
or circuit courts of the Uulted States.
wherever the defendant may &c found,
without regard TO the party and their at.
Marshals and deputy.marshals
of the United States, and commissioners
appointed by the circuit or territorial
courts Of the United States, with powers
of arrcsting and imprisoniug or bailing OF.
Tenders against the law of the United
States, arc hereby specially authorized
and required to institute proceedings
against every person who shall violate
the provisions of this act, and cause him
10 be arrested and imprisoned, or bailed.
rs the case may be, for trial before such ,
court of the United States or territorial
court, as, by law, has cogoizance of the
except in respect of tie right Of
action accruing TO the person acgrieved,
and such district.attorney shall cause such
proceedings to be prosecuted TO their ter.
nlnation, as in other cases; provided, that
contained in this section shall be
construed to deny or defeat any right of
Evil action accru,ng TO any person. wheth-
sr by reason of this act or otherwise.
Sect. a. That no citizens, possessing
Ill other qualifications, which are or may
prescribed by law, shall be disqualified
or service as grand or petit jurors in any
court Of the United States or of any State, I
IN Account Of race, color. orprcvioUs ser.
Fltude, and any officer or other person !
with any duty in the selection or F.,
Iummoning Of jurors who shall exclude or
all to summon any citizen for the cause '
aforesaid. shall. on conviction thereof be j
ieemed guilty of a misdemcanor and fined I
lot more than one thousand dollars. /
Sect. D. That all cases arising under
he provisions of this act in the courts Of Z
bit United States shall be renewable by I
he Supreme Courts of the United Siatas. /
Without regard to the sum in the c~optro- {
under the same provisions and REQ. q
as are now provided by law for q
he review OF other causes in said court.
Reports from 30 counties in Wiscon. {
in say that a mainritu Of inn,anA IL !.