The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-05-27
Civil Rights RiII.
The Civil Rights bill, as it passed the Sem
IL M followo

The Civil Rights bill, as it passed the Sem
ate il rs follows.
SECTION 1. That all citizens and other per-
SONS within the jurisdiction of the United
States shall be entitled TO the full and equal
enjoyment of the accommodations, adyan-
tages, facilities and privileges of inns. public
conveyances on land or water, theaters and
other places of public amusement, and also of
the common schools and institutions OF learn
ing or beneyolence supported in whole or in
part by general taxation, and of cemeteries so
supported, also the institutions known as
agricultural colleges, endowed by the United
States, subjectionly to the conditions and
limitations established by law, and applicable
alike to citizens of every race and color, re-
CARELESS OF any previous condition Of servi-
tude.
Sec g. That any person who shall violate
the foregoing section by denying to any per-
son entitled to its benefits. except for reasons
applicable by law to citizens of every race and
color, regardless of any previous condition OF
servtude, the full enjoyment of any accomo-
datons, advantages, facilities or privileges i'm
said section enumerated, or melting srch
denial, shall, for every such offense, forfeit
and pay the sum of $500 to the person ag-
grieved thereby. to be recovered in action on
the case with full costs, and shall also, for
every such offense, be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor, and. upon conviction thereof shall
be fined not more than II, 900, or shall be inn
prisoned not more than one year PrOUided,
that the party aggrieYed shall not recover more
than one penalty, and when the offense is
refusal Of burial, the penalty may be recov-
cred by the heirs-at-law of the person whose
body has been refused burial and proUided
further, that all persons may elect TO sue for
the penalty aforesaid or to proceed under
their rights at common law and the State stat
utes, and having so elected to proceed in the
one mode or the other, their right to proceed
in the other jurisdiction shall be barred; but
this pro ylso shall not apply to criminal pro-
ceedings 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 exclusively OF
the courts of the several States, cogniZance of
all crimes and offenses against and violations
and provisions of. this act and actions for
penalty given by the preceding section may be
prosecuted i'll the Territorial, District or Circuit
Courts OF the United States wherever the de-
PENDANT may be found, without regard to the
other party: and the District Attorneys. Mar
shals. and Deputy Msrshals of the United
States, and the Commissioners appointed by
the Circuit and Territorial courts of the
United States. with the powers of arresting
and imprisoning and baing offenders against
the laws of the United States, are hereby
specially authorized and required to institute
proceedings against every person who shall
violate the provisions of this act and cause him
to be arrested. and imprisoned or baled 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 in re
spect of the right of action accruing to the
person aggrieved and such District Attorney
shall cause such proceedings to be prosecuted
TO their termination a. in other cases Pro
uided. that nothing contained in this section
shall be construed to deny or defeat any right
of civil action accruing to any person by
reason of this act or otherwise.
SEC. 1. That no citizen. providing he has all
other qualifications which are or may be pre-
ecribed by law, shall be disqualified for ser
vice az grand or petit juror in any court of
the United States, or Of any State, on account
of race, color, or previous condition of servi-
tude, and any officer or other person charged
with any duty in the selection or summoning
of jurors. who shall exclude or fail to summon
any citizen for the cause aforesaid, shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeauor, and be fined
not more than one thousand dollars.
SEC. 5. That all canses arising under the pro-
visions 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 in controversy, under the same pro-
visions and regulations are now provided
by law for the review of other causes in said
COurt.