The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-05-06
The Ciyil-Rights Bill.

The following is the text of the civil'rights
bill now pending in the United States Senate
Several amendments have been proposed,
but none adopted as yet:
Be it enacted, &c.. That oil persons with,
in the jurisdiction of the United States shall
be entitled to the full aud equal enjoyment
of the accommodations, advantages, facliltles,
and privileges of inns, public co1veyances on
land or water, theatres, and other places
of public amusement; and also of common
schools and public institutions of learning
or benevolence supported, ia whole or IN
part, by general taxation and Of cemeteries
40 supported subject only to the conditions
and limitations established by law, and ap-
plicable alike to citizens Of every race and
color, regardless Of any previous condition
Of seryitude.
SEC. .. That any person who shal! violate
the foregoing section by denying to any ctl.
zen, except for reasons by law applicable to
citizens OF every race and color, and regard
less of any previous condition of serritude,
the full enjoyment of any of the accommo-
dations, advantages, facilities, or privileges
in said section enumerated, or by aiuins
or melting such denial, Shall, loF
every such offcnse, forfeit and pay the sum
NJ $500 TO the person aggrieVcd thereoy, 10
no recovered in an action on the case, with
fnlI casts: and shall also, for every such Of
tense. be deemed guilty of q misdemeanor,
md upon conviction Thereof, Shall be
fined 70, less than $500 nor more than
81 900; or shall be imprisoned not less
than thirty days nor more than
one year: Provided, That the party aggrieyed
shall not recover more than one penalty
and when the offence is refusal Of burial,
the penalty may lie recovered by the heirs-at.
law of the person whose body has been re-
fused burial: Aad provided further, That all
persons may elect to sue for the penalty !
oresaid, or to proceed under their rights at
common law and by State statutes; and hay
i'm so elected to proceed in the one mode or |
the other, their rgh 10 proceed in the other
jurisdiction shall be barred. But this pro-
yi.o shall not apply to criminal proceedings,
either under this act or the criminal law OF
any State.
SEC. ). That the district and circuit courts
IF the UGited States stall have, exclusively
If The courts Of the several States, cogni-
,ance Of all crimes and oflenses against any
;iolatlons of the provisions Of this act and
rtions for the penalty given by the preced-
ng section may be prosecuted in the terri
oIial, district, or circuit courts of the Uni
ed States wherever the defendant may be
ound, without regard to the other party.
md the district attorneys, marShaS, and
equity marShals Of the United States, and
appointed by the circuit and
erritorial courts OF the United States, with
overs of arreSting and impriSoning or
aiiirg offenders against the laws OF the
United States, are hereby specially author
sed and required to institute proceedings
gairst every person who shall violate the
rovisions of this act, and cause him to be
rreSted and imprisoned or bailed, as the
.se may be, for trial before such
ourt Of the United States or terri.
,rial court as by law has cosnizauce of the
fence, except in respect of the right Of ac-
on accruing TO the person aggrieyed and
lch district attorneys shall cause such pro-
ceilings to be prosecuted to their termina-
Oh as in other cases Provided, That no.
hing contained in this section shall be con-
rued to deny or defe:it any right of civil
,iion accruing to any person, whether by
eason OF this act OK otherwise. And any
lS.rict attorney who shall Wilfully fail to
ls.itute and prosecute the proceedings here
required shall for every such offence for
it and pay the sum Of five hundred dol
rs TO the person aggrieYed thereby, to be
covered by an action on the case, with full
1sts, and shall, on conviction thereof, be
cemed guilty Of misdemeanor, and be
ned not less than one thousand dollars nor
acre than tive thousand dollars.
SEC 4. That no citizen possessing all other
which are or may be prescribed
y law shall be disqualified for service as
rand or petit juror in any court of the
United States, or of any State, Oh account Of
ace, color, or previous condition of seryi-
ude; and any officer or other person charged
! ith any duty in the selection or summon
ng Of jurors who shall exclude or fail to
ummon any citizen for the cause aforesaid,
hall, on conviction thereof, be deemed
.uiliy OF a misdemeanor, and be fined not
more than 5000.
SEC. 5. That all cases arising under the
provisions of this act in the courts Of the |
United States shall be renewable by the Su.
preme 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 court. 49,.
SuHsER's bill comprehended only "citi.
zens" this. call persons" Otherwise it is
SUMMERS bill without a single feature omit
ted that we can recall.
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