The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1874-06-03
SUMMERS BILL.
II Passed the senate on the 23d by "A Vote
of 20 to I6.

The following is the full text of the
supplemental civil rights bill as it passed
the senate:
Section l. That all citizens and other
persons within the jurisdiction of the
United States shall be entitled to a full
and equal enjoyment of accOmmOda-
tiOns, advantage g, facilities and privil-
cges of inns and piblic conveyance8 on
land or water, theatres and other pub
lie places of 9nusement, and also of
common schools and public institutions
of learning, or benevolence, supported
in whole Q. in part by the general taxa
ton. apI Of cemeteries 50 supported,
auQ also institutions known as apriGnI-
tural colleges, endowed by the govern
ment, subject to the conditions and
limitations as established hy law, and
applicable alike to citizens of every race
and color, regardless Of any previous
condition of servitude.
Sec. 2. That any person who shall
violate the foregoing section, by deny
inr 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 ac-
comm0dation, advantages, facilities OF
privileges in said section enumerated,
or melting such denial, shall for
every such offense, forfeit and pay
the sum of $500 to the person so og-
grieved thereby, to be recovered in &C
tion on the case, with full costs F.; and
shall also, for every such offense, be
deemed guilty of misdemeanOr, and
upon conviction thereof shall be fined
not more than $1,000, or shall be I'M
prsoned not more than one year;
provided that the party aggrieved shall
not recover more than one penalty. If
the offense is a 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
sue for the penalty aforesaid, or to pro-
ceed under their rights at common law
and 81 ate statutes, and when they have
SO o!eeted to proceed in the one mode
or the other, their right to proceed in
the other Jurisdiction shall be barred !;
but this provisO shall not apply to
criminal proceedings, either under this
act or the criminal laws Of the states.
Sec. 3 That district and circuit courts
of the United States shall have, eyclu-
sivelv 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 penalty given
by the preceding section may be pros
ecuted in the territorial, district or cir
cult courts of the United States, where
ever defendant may be found, without
regard to either party, and the district
ATTORNEYS. marshals and deputy mar
shals of the United States, and com
missioners appoited by the circuit
and territorial courts of the United
States, with powers of arrestlng and
Imprisonment and bailing offenders
against the laws of the United States,
are hereby specially authorized and re-
quired to institute proceedings against
every person who shall violate the pro-
visions 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 Unit,d States, or the terri
torial court, as by law has cOgnlzance
Of the offense, except in respect of the
right of action accruing to persons ag-
prieved and such district attorneys
shall cause such proceedings to be pros
ecuted to their termination, as in other
cases, provided that nothing contained
in this section shall be construed to de-
nv or defeat the civil action accruing to
any person by reason of this act OF
otherwise.
Sec. i. That no citizen, providing he
meets all other qualifications which are
or NAV be prescribed by law, shall be
disqualified for grand or petit juror. IL
anv court of the United States, or Of
state, on account of race, color or pre-
vious condition of servitude, and any
officer or other person charged with any
dutv in the selection or summonlng OF
iur0rs. who shall exclude or fail tf
summon any citizen for the causes afore
said. shall be deemed guilty of mis-
demeanor and fined not more thar
$1,000.
Sec. 5. That all cases arising undel
the provisions of this act in courts o
the United States, shall be renewable
hv the Supreme court of the UnlteC
States, without regard to the sum IL
controversy, under the same provision
and regulations as are now provided b!
law for the review of other causes Il
the said courts.