Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-06-03
Fu,, Tovt NJ the civil Rights puI

In order that our readers may read and
understand for themselves, we present be
low the full text of the civil rights bill as it
passed the Senate. 1t has not become a
law, and will not, as we believe. 1t is as
follows:
SECTION l. That all citizens and other
persons within the jurisdiction of the
United States shall be entitled to full and
equal enjoyment of accommodations, adj
vantages, facilities and privileges of inns,
public conveyance on land or water, thea
ter and other places of public amusement,
and also of common schools and public
institutions of learning or benevolence
supported in whole or in part by general
taxation and of cemeteriesso supported aud
also institutions known as agricultural
colleges endowed by the United States,
subject only to the conditions and limita-
tons established by law, and applicable
alike to citizens of every race and color, re-
CARELESS of any previous condition of servi-
tude.
SECTION Q. That any person who shall
violate the foregoing section by denying to
any person entitled to its benefits, except
for reasons by law applicable to citizens of
every race and color and regardless of any
previous condition of servtude the full en-
joyment of any accommodations, advan-
tages, facilities or privileges in said section
enumerated or melting such denial, shall
sum of five hundred dollars to the person
aggreved thereby, to be recovered in action
on the case with full costs, and shall also
for every such offense be deemed guilty of
misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof
shall be fined not more than one thousand
dollars, or shall be imprisoned not more
than one year; provided that the party
aggrieved shall not recover more than one
penalty, and when the offense is refusal of
nnnaItu ha hu ~
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 proceed under
their rights at common law and State
statutes; and when they have so elected to
proceed in the one way or the other, their
rights to proceed in other jurisdiction
shall be barred but this proviso shall not
apply to criminal proceedings either under
this act or the criminal law of any State.
SEC. 3. That the district and circuit
courts of the United States shall have, eX-
clusively of the courts of the several
States, cognizance of all crimes and Of
fenses against and violations of the pro-
visions of this act, and actions for penalty
given by the preceding section may be
prosecuted in territorial, district or circuit
courts wherever the defendant may be
found without regard to the other party,
and the district attorneys, marshals and
deputy marshals of the United States
courts appointed by the circuit and terri
torial courts of the United States with
powers of arresting, imprisoning and bail
ing offenders against the laws of the United
States, are hereby specially authorized and
requested to institute proceedings against
every person who shall violate the provis
ions of this act, and cause him to be ar
rested, imprisoned or bailed, as the case
| may be, for trial before such courts of the
United States, territorial or district, as by
| law has cogniZance of the oftense except
in respect Of the eighth section accruinl
| to the person aggrieved, and such district
| attorneys shall cause such proceedings K
| be prosecuted to their termination as III
other cases provided that nothing con
tanned in this section shall be construed t
deny or defeat any right of civil actor
accruing to any person by reason of this
act or otherwise.
SEC. 4. That no citizen, possessing al
| other qualifications which are or may bt
prescribed by law, shall be disqualified TO
services as grand or petit juror in any
court of the United States, or of any State
on account of race, color or previous con
| dition of servitudc, and any officer Of
other person charged with any duty in tn
selection or summoning of jurors, VIII
shall exclude or fail to summon any citi
zen for the cause aforesaid shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and be fined no
more then one thousand dollars.
SEC. 5. That all cases arising under tia
provisions of this act in the courts Of tn
United States shall be renewable by tn
supreme court of the United States with
out regard to the sum in controversy, un
der the same provisions and regulations "a
are now provided by law for review o
other causes in said court.