Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-05-30
SOCIAL RIGHTS.
Text of the Negro Bill as 1t Passed tht
Senate. -
Cursory Reading for Sunday Msraiag.

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WASHINGTON, May 23.-The civil
rights bill assit passed the Senate,s
reads as follows:
Section L. Thatall citizens and other
persons within the jurisdiction of the
United States shall be entitled to the
full and equal enjoyment of the ac-
Communications, advantages, facilities
aud privileges of inns. public convey
ances on land or water, theaters, and
other places of public amusement, and
also of common schools and public in
stitutioAs of learning or beneyolence
supported in whole or part by general
taxation, and of cemeteries so sup
piled, and also the institutions known
as Industrial colleges endowed by the
United States subject to the conditions
and limitations established by law and
applicable alike to citizens of every
race and color, regardless of any pre-
vious condition of servitude.
Sec. 2. That any person who shall
violate the foregoing by denying to any
person entitled to its benefits, except
for reasons by law applicable to citi-
zens OF every race and color and -re-
gardless of any previous condition OF
servitude, the full enjoyment of any
accommodations, advantages, facilities
/ or privileges in said section enumera-
ted, or melting such denial, shall, for
every such offense, forfeit and pay the
sum of five hundred dollars to the
person aggrieved thereby, to be re-
covered In action on the case, with full
costs, and shall also for every such Of
tense be deemed guilty of misde-
meanOr, and upon conviction thereof
shall be fined not less than one thous-
and dollars, or shall be imprisoned not
more than one year, provided, that
the party so aggrieved shall not re-
cover more than one penalty; and II
the ofFense 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 pro
coed under their rights at common law
and the State statutes, and having SC
elected to proceed in the one mode OF
the other, their right to proceed in the
other jurisdiction shall be barred but
this proyiso shall not apply to criminal
proceedings either under this act OF
the criminal law of the State
Sec. 3. That the district and circuit
courts of the United States shall have
exclusively of the courts of the several
States, cognizance of all crimes anG
offences against and violations of the
= provisions of this act, and actions fol
penalty given by the proceeding section
may be prosecuted in the territorial
. district or circuit courts of the United
States, wherever the defendant may be
found, without regard to the Other
! party, and district attorneys, and mar
shals and deputy marshals of the
United States and commissioners ap.
pointed by the circuit and territorial
courts of the United States with pew
ers of arresting and Imprisonment and
bailing offenders against the laws o
the United Safes, are hereby special!
: authorized and required to institute
proceedings against every person wht
shall violate the provisions of this ac
. and cause him to be arrested and i'm
prisoned or bailed as the case may be
for trial before such court of tn,
United States or territorial court as by
law has cognizance of the offense, ex
cept in respect of the right of actor
accruing to the person aggrieved anC
! such district attorneys shall cause sucl
: proceedings to be prosecuted to thei
termination as In other cases; prOvid
o ing that nothing contained in this sec
ton shall be construed to deny or de
feat the civil action accruing to an.
person by reason, this act or other
) wise.
Sec. 4. That no citizen, providing h,
meet all the other qualifications which
are or may be prescribed by law, shall
be disqualified for services for CRANE
or petit jurOrin any court of the United
States or of a State, on accountof race
! color, or previous condition of servi
tude. and any officer or other person
charged with any duty in the selection
J, or summoning of jurors, who shall
exclude or tail to summon any citlZei
for the cause aforesaid. shall be deem
ed guilty of a misdemeaDOr, and fine,
: not more than 81 900.
See 5. That all cases arising unde
), the provisions of this act in the court
! of the United States. shall be review
l able by the Supreme Court of tn
United States, without regard to tn
sum in controversy, under the sam
provisions and regulations as are nov
provided by law for the review of othe
courts in said court.