Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-12-26
TEXTeF THE NEW CIVIL RIGHTS

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We publish below the text of the
Civil Rights bill. reported from the
judiciary Committee by Gen. Butler,
on the 18th inst, recommitted to that
committee aud ordered printed. A
majority Of the committee directed
Gen. Butler to call up, as soon as pos
sible. the Senate bill now on the
House calendar. and offer the new till
as a substitute for it. This. if il tss-
es the House. viii have to be sent to
the Senate for its approval before be-
coming a law. By many we'll posted
persons it is doubted whether even
this bill can pass the Senate. The bill
is as follows:-Union and Americon.
That all persons within the jurisdie-
ton of the United States shall be en-
titled to the full and equal enjoyment
of the accommodations, advantages,
facilities and privileges of inns, public
eonveyances on land or water. theati es
and other places ofpublic amusements;
and also OF common schools and pub
lie institutions of learning or benevo-
lenee, supported in whole or in part
by general taxation, subject only to
the conditions and limitations estab-
lished by law, and applicable alike to
citizens of every race and color, re-
gardless of any previous condition
of servitude: Provided, that if any
State or the proper authorities of any
State. having the control of common
schools or other public institutions of
learning aforesaid, shall establish and
maintain separate schools and insttu-
tons, giving equal educational advan-
tages, in all respects, for different
classes of persons entitled to attend
schools and institutions, shall be a
sufficient compliance with the provis-
ions of this section, SO far as they re-
late to schools and institutions of
learning.
Sec. 2. That any person who shall
violate the foregoing section by de-
nying to any citizen, except for reas-
Ons by Jaw applicable to citizens of
every race and color, and regardless
OF any previous condition of servi-
tude, the full enjoyment of any of the
accommodations, ADVANTAGES, facilities
or privileges in said section enumer-
ated, or by aiding or melting such de-
NAL, shall for every such offense for
felt and pay the sum of $500 to the
person aggrieved thereby, to be recov-
cred in an action for debt, with costs
and shall also for every such
offeDse be deemed guilty of misde-
meanor, and upon conviction thereof
shall be fined not less than $500 nor
more than 81 600, or shall be impris-
oned not less than thirty days nor more
than one year: Provided, that all per-
sons may elect to sue for the penalty
aforesaid or to proceed under their
rights at common law and by State
statutes; and having so elected to pro-
! coed in the one mode or the other,
their right to proceed in the other ju-
risdictiOn shall be barred But this
proviso shall not apply to criminal
/ proceedings, either under this act or
! the criminal law of any Site. And
provided further, that a Judgment for
the penalty in favor of the party ag-
grieyed or judgment upon an indict-
ment shall be a bar to either prosecu-
| ton, respectively.
See B. That the District and Circuit
Courts of the United States Snail have,
exclusively of the courts of the seve-
raj States, cOgnizance of all crimes
and offen>es against and violations of
the provisions of this act. and actions
for the penalty given by the preceding
section may be prosecuted III the Ter
riiorial, District or Circuit Courts of
the United S ates. wherever the defen-
daut may be found, without regard to
the other party And the District At
torneys, Marshals and Deputy Mar
shals of the United States, and COM
missiOners appointed by the Circuit and
Territorial Courts of the United States
with powers of airesting and imprison-
! ing or battling offenders against the law
OF the Unlled States, are hereby spec
tally authorized and required to insti-
/ tute proceedings against every person
who shall violate the provisions of this
act, and cause him to be arrested aud
! imprisoned or bliled. as the case may
/ be, for trial before such court of the
/ United States or Territorial Court as
by law has cognizance of the offcnse,
except in respect of the right OF action
accruing to the person aggrieved; 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 accru-
ing to any person, whether by this ac-
ton or otherwise Aud any district
attorney who shall wllfully fail to ill.,
stitute aud prosecute the proceedings
herein required shall, for every such
offence, forfeit and pay the sum of $500
to the person aggrieved thereby, to be
recovered by an action of debt with
tull costs, and shall, on conviction
thereof, be deemed guilty of INSIDE
meanOr, and be fined not less than one
thousand nor more than FIVE thousand
dollars; aud provided, further, that a
judgment for the penalty in favor of the
party aggrieved against any such dis
trict attorney shall be bar to either
/ prosecution respectively.
Sec t. That no citizen possessing
other qualifications, which are or may
be prescribed by law, shall be disqual-
fled for service 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 person charged
with any duty in the selection or sun
moning of jurors, who shall exclude
or fail to summon any citizen for the
cause aforesaid shall, on conviction
thereof. be deemed guilty of INSIDE
meanor and be fined not less than So
600.
Sec. ). That all cases arising under
the provisions of this act in the courts
of the United States shall be reviewa-
bic by the Supreme Court of the
United States, without regard to the
same in controversy, Undsr TIE same
provisions as are now provided by lazy
for the review Of other causes in said
court