Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-06-03
The Text of the Civil Rights Bill.
The text of the civil rights bill as it
passed the Senate is as follows


passed the Senate is as follows:
SECTION 1. ''That all citizens and other
persons within the jurisdiction of the United
States shall be entitled to full and equal en-
joyments of accommodations. advantages.
facilities and privileges Of inns. public convey
ances on land or water, theatres and other
places of amusement, and also of common
schools, public institutions of learning or
benevolence, supported in whole or in part by
general taxation. and of cemeteries so sup
ported. and also institutions known as agricul-
tural colleges endowed by the United States.
subject only to the conditions and limitations
established by law. and applicable alike to citi-
zens OF every race and color, regardless of any
previous condition of seryitude.
Sec 2 That any person who shall violate
the foregoing section by denying to any person
entitled to it's Benefits, except for reasons by
law applicable to citizens Of every race and
color, and regardless of any previous condition
of servitude. the full enjoyment of any &C
commodatlons. advantages, facilities or priv
ueges III said section enumerated Or melting
such denial shall for every such offense for
felt and pay the sum of $500 to the person ag
grieved thereby, to be recovered in action on
case with full costs, and shall also, for every
such offense, be deemed guilty of misdemean
on, and upon conviction thereby shall be fined
not more than 81, 900. 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 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 sell for the pen
atty aforesaid, or to proceed under their rights
at common law. and state statutes and having
so elected to proceed in one mode or the other,
their right to proceed in other jurisdiction shall
be barred; but this proviso shall be applied to
criminal proceedings either under this act Or
the criminal law of any state.
SEC. 3. That District and Circuit Courts of
the United States shall have, exclusive of the
courts of the several states cognizance of all
crimes and Offenses against and violations Of
the provisions of this act, and actions for the
penalty given by the preceding sections may be
presented in territorial Districts or Circuit
Courts of the United States wherever defend
ant may be found without regard to other
parties, and district attorneys, marshals and
deputy marshal Of the United States and the
commissioners appointed by the Circuit and
Territorial Courts of the United States. with
powers Of arresting, imprisoning and bailing
offenders against the laws of the United States.
are hereby specially authorized and required
to institute proceedings against any person
who shall violate the provisions of this act, and
cause him to be arrested and imprisoned, 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 Offense except
III respect of the right of action accr1ing to the
person aggTieved; and such district attorneys
shall cause such proceedings to be prosecuted
to their termination, as in other cases Pro-
vided that nothing contained in this section
shall be construed to deny or defeat any right
of civil action accruing to any person, whether
by reason Of this act or otherwise.
SEC. 4. That no person, providing he pos
sess all other qualifications which are or may
be prescribed by law, shall be disqualified for
service as grand Or petit juror in any court
of the United States, or of any state, on ac-
count of race, color, or previous condition of
serVitude; and any officer or other person
charged with any duty in the selection or sum-
moning Of jurors who shall exclude or fail to
summon any citizen for the cause aforesaid,
shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and
be fined not more than 800.
SEC 5. That all cases arising under the
provisions of this act in the courts of the
United States, shall be renewable by the
Supreme Court of the United States. without
regard to the sum III controversy, under the
same provisions and regulations as are now
provided by law for the review of other cases
in said court