The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-06-13
The Civil Rights Bill.

Following is the full text OF the Civil
rights bill which passed the Senate on the
23d-ayes, 30; nays, Is:
SECTION l.. That all citizens and other persons
within the jurisdiction of the United States shall
be entitled to full and equal enjoyment of the
accommodations, advantages, facilities and
privileges of inns, public conveyanees on lahd
or water, theaters and other places of public
amusement, and also common schools and pub
lie institutions of learning or benevolence sup
ported in whole or in part by public taxation,
and of cemeteries SO supported, and also insti-
tutions known as agricultural colleges endowed
by the United States, subject only to the 6ondi-
ticns and Limitations established by law and
applicable alike to citizens of every race and
color, regardless of any previous condition of
serYitude.
Sec q That any perso who shall violate the
foregoing section, by denying to any person en-
titled to its benefits, except for reasons by law
applicable to citizens of every race and color,
and regardless of any previous condition of serv-
itude, the full enjoyment OF any accommoda-
tions, advantages, facilities privileges in said
section enumerated, or melting such denial,
sum of $500 to the person aggrieved thereby, to
be recovered in an action on the case with full
costs, and shall also for every such offense be
deemed guilty of q misdemeanor, and upon con-
viction thereof shall be fined not more than 81 00O,
or shall be imprisoned not more than one year;
provided, that the party aggrieved shall not re-
cover more than one penalty; and that when
the offense is the refusal of burial the penalty
may be recovered by the heirs -at-law of the per-
son whose body has been refused burial; and pro-
x3sd. further, that all persons may elect to sue
for penalty aforesaid, or to proceed under their
rights at common law under the State statutes,
and having SO elected, to proceed In the one mode
the other their right 10 proceed in other Jurs-
dictiOn shall be barred; but the proviso 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, exclusive of the
courts of the several States, cognizance Of all
crimes and offenses against any atiens of the
given by the preceding section may be
prosecuted In the territorial, district, or
| courts of the United States, wherever
the defendant may be found, without re-
gard to the other party; and the dis
trict-attorneys, marshals and deputy -marshals of
the United States and commissioners appointed
by the scircuit and civil courts of the United
States, with power of arrestiDg, imprisoning and
bailing Offenders against the United States, are
hereby specially authorized and required to insti-
tute proceedings against every persoil VINO snall
violate the provisions of this act, and cause him
to be arrested imprisoned or balled, as the case
may be, for trial before such court OF the United
States or territorial court as by law has cogn1-
zance of the effense, except in respect of the
right of action accruing to persons aggrieved,
and such district-attorneys shall cause such pro-
ceedings to be prosecuted to their termination as
| in other cases, provided that nothing contained
| in this section shall be construed to defeat any
| right of civil action accruing to any person by
reason of this act or otherwise.
SEC 4 That no citizen provided with 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, account of race color. or pre-
vious condition of seryitude, and any officer or
other person charged with any duty in the selec-
ton or sommoning of jurors, VINO shall exclude
or fail to summon any citizen for the cause afore-
said, shall be deemed guilty of a mlsdemeanor,
and be fined not more than ene thousand dollars
SEC 5 That all cases 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 provisions and reg
ulations as are now provided BY law for other
causes in said court.