Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1874-06-02
The Civil Rights Bill.
The following are the provisions of
the civil rights bill as passed:

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the civil rights bill as passed:
Section That all citizens and
other persons within the Jurisdiction
of the United States shall be entitled
20 the full and equal enjoyment Of
the Accommodations. advantages,
facilities, and privileges of inns. pub
lie convtyances on land or water,
theatres and other places of public
amusement, and also of common
schools and public institutions OF
learning or benevoIence, supported
in whole or in part by general taxation,
and Of cemeteries 50 supported ana
also TIE Institutions known as
agricultural colleges, endowed by the
United States, sui ject only to the
conditions and limitations established
by law, AID applicable alike to
citizens OF every race and color.
regardless Of any previous condition
of servitudc.
Section >. That any person who
shal! violate the foregoing section by
denying to any person entltled to its
benefits except for reasons by law
applicable to citizens # every race
and color. and regardless of any
previous condition of seIvitude, the
.uII enjoyment of any of the accom-
modatlons, advantages, facilities or
privileges in said section enumerated.
or melting such denial, such person
for every such OfIense shall forfeit
and pay the sum of five hundred
dollar, to the person aegricyed
Thereby, to he recuy elCd in an ACTON
GA the case with full costs. and Shall
also for every such rfiensc be deemed
.ul " IF misty IHeauOr. aad upon
conviction thereof shpIl DE faed not
more than : 600, o:shall be iuprisen-
ed not more than one year provided
that the party aggrieved shall not
recover more than one penalty. and
when the uliense i result Of burial.
the penalty my be recovered by the
processat Law of the LeirS Of the person
who had been refused burial. and pros
vidcd lutther, that all persons may
eectto sue fOrthe penalty a.ore laid, OF
to proceed under their rigth at com
mon law, and By the State statue. aud
have SO elected to proceed in The one
mode or the other, their right proceed
in the other Jurisdiction shall be
barred. Bus this provision shall
not apply to criminal proceedings
either under this act or tie criminal
law of any Stale.
Section 3. That the District and
Circuit Courts of the United States
shall have, exclusively Of the courts
of the several States, cog;zance of
all crimes and Offcnses against and
violations Of the provisions of this
act, and actions for the penalty
given by the proceeding section may
re prosecuted in the Territorial,
District, or Circuit Courts of the
United States wherever the defendants
may be found, without regard to the
other party, and the district attorneys.
marshals, and debuty marshlls of the
United States, and commissioners
appointed by the Circuit and Ter
ritorial Courts Of the United States,
are hereby specially authorized and
required to institute proceeding
against every person who shall violate
the provisions of this act, and cause
him to be arrested and imprisoned
ar bailed, as the case may be, for
trial before such court Of United
States or Territorial court as by law
has cognizance of the offense except
in respect of tie right of action
accruing to the person aggrieved, and
such district attorney shall cause
such proceedings 20 be prosecuted to
their termination as in other cases
Provided. that nothing contained in
this section shall be construed TO
deny or defeat any right of civil
action to any person. whether by
reason of this act or otherwise.
Second 4. That no citizen pos
sessing all other qualifications which
are or may be provided by law shall
be disqualified for service as grand
or petit juror in any court of the
United States, or of any State, on
account of race, color. or previous
condition of servitude; and any
officer or other person charged with
any duty in the selection or sum
moring of jurors who shall exclude
or fail to summon any citizens for
the cause aforesaid shall, on con-
yiction thereof. be deemed guilty OF
misdemearor, and fined not more
than one thousands dollars.
Section 5. That all cases arising
under the provisions Of this act in
the courts Of the United States shall
be reviewed by the 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 said