The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1874-10-14
CIVIL RIGHTS.
History of the Bill and Horace
Maynard's Votes ON 1t.

History of the Bill and Horace
Maynard's Votes ON 1t.
Horace Maynard, Republican candi-
| date for Governor OF Tennessee, says
that the Civil Rights Bill does not mean
to force mixed schools, as we'll rs mixed
hotels mixed churches and mixed Gem
etcries, on the people of the land We
propose to give a detailed history of this
Bill from It's birth up to the time of its
passage in the Senate of the United
States last winter, and Horace Maynar1's
record on the Bill during that time.
Read from the official records and de-
eide for yourselves:
FEBRUARY 10, 1872 In the House Of
Representatives, the following was in
troduced: -
Be II eaacte7, Dc, That no citizen of
the United States shall, by reason of race,
color, or previous condition Of sefvitude,
be excepted or excluded from the fun
and equal endowment of ANY accBinino-
ddtien; aIvdHtdge facility, or privilege
furnished by inn-keepers; by common
carriers, whether on land or water; by
licensed owners, managers, or lesses 0f
theatres or other places of public amuse-
ment; by trustees, commissioners super
intendents teachers, and other officers
of common schools and other public in
stitutions Of learning, the same being
supported by moneys derived from gen
eral taxation or authorized by law; bv
trustees and officers of cemetery assOcia-
tiOns and benevolent institutions incor-
porated by national or State authority.
But private schools. cemeteries and in
stitutions OF Learning established eXctI-l
sively for white or colOred persons, and
maintained respectively hy voluntary
contributions, shall remain according to
the terms Of the original establishment,
SEC. g. That any person violating any
Of the provisions of the foregoing section,
or aiding i'm their violation, or melting
thereto, shall, for every such offcnsr,
forfeit and pay the sum of $500 To the
person aggricvcd thereby, TO be recover
ed in an action on the case, with full
costs, and shall also, for every such
Oifense, be deemed guilty of a inisde-
meanor, and, upon conviction thereof,
shall he fined not less than $500 nor more
than 81, 900, or shall be IMPRISONED not
less than thirty DAYS nor more than one
year: Pl0y9ded, That the party argrieV-
ed shall not recover more than one pen
atty; and when the oifcnse is IA refusal df
burial, the penalty may be recovered hv
the heirs at law of the person whose body
has been refused burial
SEC B. That the same jurisdiction
and powers are hereby conferred and the
same duties cniOiHcd upon the courts and
officers of the United States in the exc
cutiOn Of this act as are conferred and
eHiOined upon such courts and officers in
section three, four, five. seven and ten of
an act entitled " An act to protect all
persons in the Gnited States i'm their
civil rights, and 10 furnish the means Of
their vindicaiiOn," " passed April .. 1856,
and these sections are hereby made
part Of this act; and any of the aforesaid
officers failing to institute and prosecute
such proceedings herein required, shall,
for every such otTcnse, forfeit and pay
the sum of $500 to the person aggricved
thereby, to be recovered by an action
on Increase, with full costs, and shall,
on conviction thereof, be deemed guilty
Of a misdemeanor, and he fined not less
than 81 600 nor more than So, OOO.
SEC. T. That no citizen possessing all
other qualifications which are or may be
prescribed by law shall be disqualified
for service as juror in any coHrt, ma
tioTdl or State, by reason ~ rHCr, ColUF,
or previous condition of scrNitudei and
any officer or other persons charged with
any duty in the selection or summoning
of jurors, who shall exclude or fail t0
summon any citizen for the reason a'soVe
named, shall, on conviction thereof, be
deemed guilty of Il miSdcmeanor and he
fined not less than 81 600 nor more than
50, 000.
SEc, ), That every discrimination
against any citizen on account Of color
by thC Use Of the word IS white ih any
law, statute, ordinance, or regulation, +
hereby repealed and annulled.
Mr. EIdfidge moved to reject the bil!,
which was disagreed to--yeas 50, nays
tfG
Mr. Mayoard rotcd nay.
MARCH p, 1872-Nn Elliott offered
this resolution: .ar'
Rcsoyred, That the rdles be so suspended
as to bring the Bill before the House for
consideration, to the exclusion of other
orders, on Wednesday, April 10 at .
o'clock, p. m. a
on qcjitcA -lfe. 1fdynafd fofed ABe.
Arm. 1, tS32A'This Bill being before
the House, Mr., Eiblack moved 80 lay il
on tho table, which was ilot aWtred TO- y
Mr.. Hdgnajd rofi1g nag.
April s, 1S72-The Bill was ordered
tO'be engr0sscd and read ii third time.
1h. IHiBaard rotiHg ged,