Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-05-29
FEsE CIVIL RIGHTS RgIr
Its Provisions as il Passed ~,
Senate.

| The discussion on the civil r;olt.
| bill was continued III the Sanato
through the night. The Question w.
then taken on the Notion of Mr. o.
don to exclude from the provisions 81
the bill common schools and publi.. =,
situations of learning and beneyolenna
Rejected-ayes IA, noes 80. Mr. Soot.
moved to strike from the third scot
the clause imposing penalty nnon
any district attorney who shall wi]frlfr
fail to prosecute for violations of az
act. Agreed to. Mr.. McCreerv mova5
an amendment to the first section
provlso that nothing herein Contained
shall be continued to apply to schools
already established. Lost. Mr.. Sar'
gent moved to amend the first section
by providing that all persons with,
tie jurisdiction of the United States
shall have equal benefits of the pnhl;c
school systems. Dir. Edmunds said
this would nullify the fourteenth
amendment. 1t would permit sepa-
rate schools, and if allowed in that re-
spect 1t might as well be extended to
public conveyances and to everything
else. The amendment was rejected
ayes Is, noes %. Mr. Hamilton of
Nd, moved to strike out the fourth
section of the bill in elatlon to Jurors
Rejected--ayes Is, noes %. The bill
was then passed-ayes, 90 noes IS
Messrs. Foreman, Carpenter and
Lewis voting in the negative with tbe
Democrats. When the chair announc-
ed the passage of the bill few color,d
persons who remained in the galleries
all night testified their qualification NV
! al Of
at Ia. N. of Saturday, adjourned until
Monday.
The following are the provisions
of the bill in full as it passed the Sen
ate
Sec. l. That all citizens and other
persons whiting the jurisdiction of the
United States shall be entitled to the full
and. equal enjoyment of the accommoda-
tions, advantages, facilities, and priv
leges of inns, public conveyances Oh
land or water, theaters, and other
places of public amusement; and also
of common schools and public institu
tons of learning or benevo!ence sup
ported, III whole or IN part, by general
taxation; and also institutions known as
Agricultural Colleges endowed by the
United States; and of cemeteries so
supported, subject only to the condi-
tlons and limitations established bv
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 NO
late the foregoing section by DENYING
to any person entitled to the 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
Of the accommodations, advantages,
, facilities, or privileges i'll said section.
enumerated, or by aiding or melting
s'lch DENIAL, shall, for every snch Of
tense, forfeit and pay the sum of five
hundred dollars to the person aggriev-
: ed thereby, to be recovered IN an ac~
ton on the case, with fnlI costs ana
; shall also, for every such ot1'ense, he
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and,
upon conviction thereof, shall be fined
not more than one thousand dollars
or shall he imprisoned no. more than.
r one year: PTOrided, That the party
aggrleved shall not recover 1..ore than
one penalty: and when the o1ense is !,
refusal of burial, the penalty may be
recovered by the heirs at law OF the
: person whose body has been refnse,f
al persons may elect TO sue for the
: penalty aforesaid or to proceed nndes
: their rights at common law and hy
] States statues; and having so eiectet
to proceed i'll the one mode or the
) other, their right to proceed in the
ether jurisdiction shall be barred;
But this proyiso shall not apply to
| criminal proceedings, either nn,ler
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
offences against, and violations Of, the
provisions of this act: and actions for
the penalty given by the preceding
section may he prosecuted in the terri
torlal district or circuit confts CT
the United States wherever the
defendant may be found, with
out regard to the other party.
And the district attorneys, mar
shals, and deputy marshaIs of the
United States, and commissioners ap
pointed by the circuit and Territorial
courts of the United States, with pow
ers of arresting and imprisoning OF
balllng offenders against the laws CT
authorized and required to Institute
proceedings against every person who
shall violate the provisions OF this act,
and cause him to be arrested and I'M
prisoned or bailed, as the case may
be, for trial before such court of tue
United States or territorial coart as
by law has cogniZance of the offence,
except in respect of the right of action
accrulng to the person aggrieved; and
such district attorneys shall cause
such proceedings to be prosecuted ia
their termination as III other cases.
PrOridcd, That nothing contained il
this section shall be construed to deny
or defeat any right OF civil action ac-
crnlng TO any person, whether by
reason OF this act or otherwise.
See. 4. That no citizen possessing
all other qualifications which are or
may be prescribed by law shall be
disqualified for service as grand or
petit juror in any court of the United
States, or of any State, OH account OF
race, color or previous condition OF
servitude; and any officeS or other
person charged with any duty i'll the
selection or summoning Of jurors who
shall exclude Or fail to summon ANY
citizen for the cause aforesaid shall,
on conviction thereof, ha deemed
guilty of misdemeanor. aad be fined
not mole than 81. 00G.
Sec. 5. That all cases arising nnder
the provisions of this act in the canfts
of the United States shall be review
able by the Supreme Cc..ft Of tho
United States without regard to the
sum III controversy, nnder the same
provisions and regulations as are now
provided by law for the review of other
causes in said court.
AutO-De-Fe in Mexico
CITY OF MEXICO, May IS. via Ha-
vana.-Senor Castilla, alcalde of ia
cobo. in the State of SinaIoa, has ot!i-
cialiy reported to the President Of his
district that on April 1. he arrested,