The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-05-30
The Civil Rights BILL.

The following is the full text Of this
bill, as amended aud passed by the
Senate early on Saturday morning:
Section / hat all citizens and
other persons within the Jurisdiction Of
the United States shall be entitled to
the full and equal enjoyment of the
accommodations, ad"a ntages, facilities
and privileges of inns, public convey
ances Oh land or water, the..ros nd
other places otpublio am,s,n ,nt, aaa
also Of conmo schools aud public iusti-
tutions Of lcarning5or bencvalcnoe. SUI
ported in swhplo aor iupar, by general
tn xatiun. and Of ceula; cries so supported.
and also the institutions known us sgr-
cultural colleges endowed by the
United Stat es. subject only 10 the c.ndi
tions aud limitnti ms established by law.
and applicable alike 70 citizens of every
race and color, regardless of any pre-
vious condition ofservituie.. 4,,
SEc. 2. That any person who shall
violate the foregoing section bysdenyiug
to any person entitled to'its beuefts, &
except for reasons by law applicable. to
citizens of every race and color, and
regardless of any previous condition Of
sorvitude, the full enjoyment of any of
the accommodations, advantages, facili- q
ties, or privileges in n-said section .enum.
Grated, or melting such denial, such per,
son for every such offence shall forfeit
and pay the sum Of 6vc hundr ed dollars
to the porson aggrieved thereby, to be
recovered in.rnn action on tho case with
full costs, and shall also for every suoh
offence be deemed guilty of misdemea
nor, and upon conviction thereof shall
be fined net more than 81 900, or shall
be imprisoned not more than one year :;
provided that the party aggrisved shall
not recover more than one penalty ,.and
when tho offence is the result of burial,
the penalty may be recovered by the
process ut law Of the persons who had
been refused burial; and provided
further, that all persons may elect to
sue for the penalty aforesaid, or to pro-
ceed under their rights Mt common law,
aud by State statute, and have so elected
to proceed in the one mode or tho othsr
their right to proceed in the othor jur,z
diction shall be barred. But this pro-
viso shall NOT apply to criminal proceed.
ings either under this act or tho crimi-
nal law of any Stato.s. gs5a ~ &. .ss-,
SECTION 3. That the District and
Circuit Courts OF thosaU nit,d States
shall have, exclusively Of the courts of
the several States, coguizanee of all
crimes and offences against aud viola.
tions of the provisions of this act, and
actions for the penalty given by the
preceding section may BIO prosecuted in
the Territorial, District or Circuit Courts
OF tho United States wherever the de,
PENDANTS may bc found without regard
to the other party, and the districts at.
toTnoys, marshals aud deputy marsha Is
of tile United State, aud com missioner
appointed bysthe Circuit and Terrific
rial Courts ofthe United States, with
powers of arrestiug and imprisonng or
bailing offenderstagaihstsths lawsrof tho
United States, arc hereby especially
authorized and required to institute
proceedings auainst.oyerys person who
shall violats the provisions Of this DC,
and cause him 10 be arrested aud i'm