The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-05-30
The Civil Rights Bill.

Iho following is the full text Of this
bill, as amended and passed by the,
Senate early on Saturday morning.:
SECTION /. hat all citizens and
other persons within the Jurisdiction of
the United States shall be outitlcd to
the full and equal enjoyment of the
accommodations, adYa ntr res, facilities
and privileges OF inns, ,,ubiic convey
nnccs on land or water, thcatrcs nd
other places o! public amuscn ,n., and
also ui common schools aud public iusti-
tutions Of lcarningter bencvalcnoe. SUI
ported i'm emhplo aor.iutpart by general
taxation. nnd Of eane; cries SO supported.
and also the institutions known as sgri-
cultural colleges endowed by the
United Stat es, subject. only ~ the cundi.
tlons add limitntit ms established by law, (.
and applicable alike to citizens of cvery
race and color, regardless of any pre-
vious condition of servitu a>,,.y.
SEc. 2. That auy person who shalli
violate the forea aoing section byadenyiug
to my person entitled toits beueGts,4
except for reasons by law applicable To
citizens Of every race and color, and 4
regardless of any previous condition Of
sorvitude, the full enjoyment of any of
the accommodations, advantages, .facili u
ties, or privileges said section onum:
Grated, or inciting such denial, such per. ]
son for every such offence shall forfeit
and pay the sum Of fvo hunds ed doliars
to the pcrson aggrieved thereby, Ito be /
recovered ini5an action on the case with
full costs, and shall also for every ssuoh
offence be deemed guilty of misdemea
nor, md upon conviction thereofsha
be fined not more than 81 600, or aha
bo imprisoned not more than one year
provided that the party aggrieved shall
not recover more than one penalty an d
when tho offence is the result of burial,
the penalty may be recovered by the
process. ut law Of the persons who had
been refused burial and provided
further, that all persons may elect to
sue for the penalty aforesaid, or to pro-
ceed under their rights at common law,
aud by State statute, and have so elected
to proceed in the one mode or the othsr,
their right to proceed in the other jur,s
diction shall be barred. But this pro-
viso shall nof apply to criminal proceed
ings either under this act or tho crimi-
nal law of any State. .asa,s8s al b..,,s,,z
SECTION 3. That the District. and
Circuit Courts ,ot th cez U nit,d States
shall have, exclusively Of the courts of
the. several States, cognizanee. of all
crimes and Offences against aud viola.
tions of the provisions fthis act, and
actions for the penalty given by the
preceding section may bo prosecuted in
the Territorial, District or Circuit Courts
of tho United States wherever the de,
fendantsemay be found without regard
TO the other party, and tho districts at.
tornnys, marshals aud deputy rnarshals
'of tile United State, aud commissioners
appointed bysthea Circuit and Terrific.
Erial'Courts ofithe'. .Unitod .EStates. with
'powersof arresting aud isnptisoning OF
bail:ng offendersagainsethe lawsoE thc
United States, are hereby specially
authorized and sfequired to Institute
I proceedings 81 aeainstteyerys person who
shallyiolats the provisions of this act
aud cause him to be arrested aud i'm /.