The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1874-05-29
The Civil Rights Bill.

The civil rights bin as it passed th'
Senate reads as follows:
Section |. That all citizens ami othel
persons within the Jurisdiction of III,
United States, shall be entitled 10 full
aud equal enjoyment OF accommoda.
tons, advantages, facilities and privi.
leges of inns aud public conveyanon on
laad or water, theatres aud other place,
OF public amusements, aud also &C com.
mon schools and public institutions Of
learning, or beaeyolchce, supported in
whole or In part by the general taxation
and OF cemeteries so supported, anil
also institutions known as agricul.
tmal colleges, endowed by tho Govern
ment, subject 10 the conditions aud
Limitations AS established by law, and
applicable alike 10 citizens OF every race
and color regardless of any previous
condition OF servitudc.
PENALTIES.
Sec. .. That any person who shall
violste the foregoing section, by deny
ing 10 any person entitled TO its benefits
excepted for reasons by law applicable
10 citizens Of every race and color and
regardless of any previous condition OF
servitude the full enjoyment Of auv ac.
commodation, advantages, facilities or
privileges in said section enumerated,
or melting such denial, shall, for every
such oilense, forfeit aud pay the sum OF
5000 to the person so aggrieyed thereby,
10 be recovered in action on the case,
with full costs; and shall also, for every
such oifense, be deemed guilty ofa mis-
demeanor, aud upon eonyiction tharaaf
shall be fined not more than 81 1000 or
shall be imprisoned not more than ono
year; provided that the party aggricv-
ed shall not recover more than one pen.
atty. IL The oilemse is refusal OF bur-
ial the penalty may be recovered by the
heirs at law of the person whose body
has been refused burial And, provid.
cd further, that all persons may elect 10
sue for the penalty aforesaid, or TO pro-
coed under their rights at common law
and State statutes, and when they have
so elected 10 proceed in the one mode
or the other, their right TO proceed in the
other jurisdiction shall be barred; but
this provision shall not apply TO criminal
proceedings, either under this act or the
criminal laws of the States.
JURISDICTION.
Sec. 3. That District and Circuit
courts of the United States sh all have,
exclusively of the courts of the several
States, cognizancc of all crimes and Of
lenses against aud violations OF the pro-
visions Of this act, aud actions for PEN
atty given by the preceding section
may be prosecuted in the Territorial,
District or Circuit Courts OF the United
States, wherever defendant may be
found, without regard TO either party,
aud the District Attorneys. Marshals
and Deputy Marshals OF the United
States, and Commissioners appointed
by the Circuit and Territorial courts of
tho United States, with powers OF ar
resting aud imprisonment and hailing
offenders againt the laws OF the United
States. are hereby especially authorized
and required TO institute proceedings
against every person who shall violate
the provisions Of this act, aud cause
him TO be arrested and imprisoned or
bailed, as the case may be, for trial be-
fore such court of the United States, or
Territorial court, as by law has cogni-
zance Of the ofcnse. Except in respect
Of the right OF action accruing TO per-
sons aggricved, and such district attor-
neys shall cause such proceedings to be
prosecuted to their termination, as in
other cases, provided that nothing con.
tanned in this section shall be construed
to deny or defeat the civil action accru-
ing to any person by reason of thisHct
or otherwise.
Sec. A. That 10 citizen, possessing all
other qualifications which are or may be
prescribed by law, shall be disqualified
for grand or petit juror in any court of
the United States, or Of scat on ac-
count Of race, color or previous condi-
ton OF servitude. and any officer or 9TH
or person charged with any duty In the
selection and summoniug OF jurors,
who shall exclude or fai 70 summon any
citizen for the causes aforesaid shall be
deemed guilty Of misdemeanor and
fined not more than $1,000.
ALL CASES MAY he APPEALED.
Sec. 5. That all cases arising under
the provisions of this act in courts Of
the United States, shall be renewable
blythe Supreme Court Of the United
States, without regard TO the sum in
controversy, under the same provisions
and regulations as are now provided by
law for the review Of other causes In
the said court.
Another Amendment.