Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-06-04
The Civil Rights Bill,

The Civil Rights Bill.
The following are the provisions O
the Civil Rights bill in full as if passed
the Senate: --a- -ls~oi-9I
Sec. 1. That all citizens and othel
persons within the jurisdiction of the
I United States shall be entitled to the
full and equal enjoyment of the accom-.
mOdatiOns, advantages, facilities, and
privileges of inns, public conveyances
on land or water, theaters, and Other
places of public amusement; snd also
of common schools and public institu.
tiOns of learning or beneyolence sup
ported, in whole or in part, by general
taxation; and also institution known
as Agricultural Colleges endowed by
the United States; and of cemeteries SO
/ supported, subject only the conditions
and limitations established by law,
and applicable alike to citizens of fevery
race and color, regardless Of any previ-
GUS condition of seryitude. uttl- ti
Sec. 2. That any person who shall
violate the foregoing section by, deny.
ing any person entitled to the benefits
except for reasons by law applicable to
citizens of every race and color, and re-
gardless of any previous condition of
servi:ude, the full enjoyment of any of
the accommodations, advantages, facil-
tiles, or privileges in said section emu
merated or by aiding or melting such
denial, shall, for every such ofiense,
forfeit and pay the sum of five hundred
dollars to the person aggrieved thereby,
to be recovered in an action on the
case, with full costs; and shall also, for
every such otfense, be deemed guilty
of a misdemea1or, and, upon eOnyic-
ton thereof, shall be fined not more
than one thousand dollars, or shall be
iD Dpriscned not more than one year !:
Pr0rided, That the. party aggrieved
shall not recover more than. one penal
ty; and when the Otfepse is refusal of
burial, the penalty may may be recov-
cred by the heirs at Law of the person
whose body has been refused burial.
AHd ProDided further, That all persons
may elect to sue for the penalty afore-
said or to proceed under their rights at
common law and states statutes; and
having SO elected to proceed in the one
mode or tie other, their, right to pro-
ceed III the other jurisdiction shall be
barred. But this proyiso shall not APP
ply to criminal proceedings, either un-
der this act or the criminal law of any
stale. 81. f.as iiffi i
See. 8. That the district and circuit
courts OF the United States shall have,
exclusively of the courts of the several
states, cogniZance of all crimes and Of
fences against, and violations of, the
provisions of this act; and actions for
hrr w hxy hnr 6ft,rr
ien may be prosecuted in the terri
torial district or circuit courts of the
United States wherever the defendant
may be found, without regard to the
other party. And the district atfor-
neys, marshais, and deputy marshals
of the United States, and commission
ers appointed by the circuit and terri
torial courts of the United States, with
powers of arresting and imprisoning or
bailing offenders against the laws off
the United States, are hereby specially !
authorized and required to institufel
proceedings against every person who
shall violate the provisions of this act,
ana cause him to be arrested and i'm
prisoned or bailed, as the case may be,
for trial before such court of the United
States or territorial court as by law has |
cognizance of the offence, except IN re- |
spect of the right of action accrlling to
the person aggrieved; and such dis
frict attorneys shall cause such pro-
ceeding to be prosecuted to their ter
minatiOn as in other cases: Pr0ttded, |
That nothing contained in this section
shall be construed 10 deny or defeat |
any right of civil action accruing to
any person, whether by reason of this |
act or otherwise. ss-rs
Sec. 4. That no citizen possessing ali |
other qualifications which are or may
be prescribed by law shall be disquali- |
fed 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 chargeds
with any duty in the selection or sum- !
moning of jurors whe shall exclude or |
fail to summon any citizen for the
cause aforesaid shall, on conviction !
thereof, be deemed guilty Of n misde-
meanor, and be fined not more than |
81 900.
Sec. 5. That all classes arising under |
the provisions of this act in the courts
OF the United States shall be reviewa-
BILE by the Supreme Court Of the United |
States without regard to the sum In |
under the same provisions |
and re gulations as are now provided !
by law for the review of other causes
in said court.
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