New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-05-26
The Civil Rixhts BiIl.

/ The following is the text Of the civil rights
bill as it passed the Senate late Friday
night. 1t Is Senator Frelinghdysen's sub
stitute for the bill of the late Senator Sum.
ner: ofur9sea t5 egla I-5,-,t5> si-l ~
SECTION 1. That all citizens and other
persons within the jurisdiction of the United
States shall be entitled to full and equal
enjoyment of accommodations, advantages,
facilities and privileged Of inns, public con-
veyance on land or water, theatre and
other places of public amusement, and also
of cOmmen schools and public institutions
of learning or benevolence supported in
whole or in part by general taxation, and
of cemeteries so supported, and also insti-
tntiOns known as agricultural colleges en-
dowed by the United States, subject only
to the conditions and limitations established
by law, and applicable alike to citizens of
viOus condition of servitude.
Sec. 2. That any person who shall
violate the foregoing section by denying to
any person entitled to4its benefits, except
: by reasons by law applicable to citizens of
every race and color, and regardless Of any
previous condition of eervitude the full
enjoyment OF any accommodations, advan-
tages, facilities or privileges in said section
enumerated or melting such denial, shall
for every such offense forfeit and pay the
sum OF i've hundred dollars to the person
aggrieved thereby, to be recovered in &C.
ton on the case with full costs, ana shall
also for every such offense be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor, and upon convic-
ton 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 burial, penalty may be recovered
by the heirs at law Of the person whose
body has been refused burial. And pro.
vided, further, that all persons may elect
to sue for the penalty aforesaid, or to pro-
ceed under their rights ct common law and
State statutes; and when they have 90
elected to proceed in one or the other, their
right to proceed in other jurisdiction shall
be barred; but this pr0vis0 shall not apply
to criminal proceedings either under this
act or the criminal law Of any State.
SEC. 8. That the district and circuit
courts of the United States shall have, ex-
clusively of the courts of the several States,
cognizsnce Of all crimes and 0ffenses
against and violations Of the provisions Of
this act, and actions for penalty given by
the preceding section may be prosecuted in
territorial, district or circuit courts wher-
ever 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 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 requested to insti-
tute proceedings against every person who
shall violate the provisions of this act, and
cause him to be arrested, imprisoned or
bailed, as the case may be, for trial before
such courts of the United States, territorial
or district, as by law has c0gnizance of the
offense except in respect of the eighth Sec
ton accruing to the person aggrieved, and
such district attorneys shall cause such
proceedings to be prosecuted to ther termi.
nation as in other cases; provided 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. 4. That NO citizen, possessing all
other qualifications which are or may be
prescribed by law, shall be disqualified for
services as grand or petit juror in any court
of the United States, or of any State, ON
account of race, color or previous condition
of servitude, and any officer or other per-
son charged with any duty in the selection
or summOning of jurors, who shall exclude
or fail to summon any citizen for the cause
demeanor, and be fined not more than
$1,000.
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, with
out regard to the sum in controversy, un-
der the same provisions and regulations as
are now provided by law for review of
other causes in said court.