Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-06-04
Social Rights.
Text of the Negro Bill as 1t Passed
the Senate.

conveyances on land or water,
theaters and other places of
amusement, and also of COM
mon schools and public institu-
tons of learning or benevolence
supported in whole or part by
general taxation, and of ceme-
teries so supplied, and also the
institutions known as Industrial
colleges endowed by the United
States subject to the con-
ditions and limitations estab-
lished by law and applicable a.
like to citizens Of every race
and color, regardless of any pre-
vious condition of servitude.
Sec. 2. That any person who
shall violate the foregoing sec
ton by denying to any person
entitled to it's benefits,exce 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 accommOda-
lions, advantages, facilities or
Or privileges in said section
enumerated, or melting such de-
NAL, shall, for every such offence
forfeit and pay the sum Of five
hundred dollars to the person
aggrieved thereby,to be recover
ed in action on the case, with full
costs. and shall also for every
offense be deemed guilty of a
misdemeauor, and upon convic-
ton thereof shall be fined
not less than one thousand dol
lars, or shall be imprisoned not
more than one year; provided,
that the party SO aggrieved shall
not recover more than one penal
Ity; and if the offense is a refu-
sal Of burial, the penalty may be
recovered by the heirs at law Of
the person whose body has been
refused burial; and provided fur
/ ther, that all persons may elect
to sue fer the penalty aforesaid,
or to proceed under their rights
lat common law and the State
statutes, and having so elected
to proceed i'll one mode or the
other, their right to proceed in
the other jurisdiction shall be
barred; but this proviso shall
not apply to criminal proceeding
either under this act or the Grim
inal law of the State.
Sec. 3. Thatthe district and cir
cult courts of the United States
shall have, exclusively Of the
courts of the several States,
cognizance Of all crimes and Of
fences against the violations Of
this act, and actions for penalty
! given by the preceding section
may be prosecuted in the terri
torial, district or circuit courts
, iofthe United States, wherever the
defendant may be found, with
out regard to the other party,
and district attorneys, and mar
shals and deputy marshals Of
, the United States and commits
sioners appointed by the circuit
and territorial courts Of the
United States with powers Of
, arresting and Imprisonment and
; bailiug offenders agaist the laws
Of the United States, are hereby
specially authorized and requir-
ed to institute proceedings
against every person who shall
violate the provisions 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 United States
or territorial court as by law has
cognizance of the offence, except
in respect Of the right Of action
accruing TO the person aggliev-
ed and such district attorneys
shall cause proceedings to be
prosecuted to their termination
as in ether cases; providing that
nothingcontained in this section
shall be consructedtOdeny orde-
feat the civil action accruing to
any person by reason ofthis act
or otherwise.
Sec. 4. That no citizen, pro-
viding he meet all the other
qualifications which are or may
, be prescribed by law, shall be dis
qualified for services for grand
or petit juror in any court of the
United States or of a State,
on account of race, color, or
previous condition of servitude,
and any officer or other person,
charged with any duty in the
selcctionor summoning of jurors
who shall exclude or fail to sum-
mons any citizen for the cause
aforesaid, shall be deemed gull
ty of a misdemeanor, and fined