Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-02-18
The Civil Rights Bill.

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100 noes. The bill thus passed
is not the Senate bill, and is
now before that body for adop-
ton or rejection. Below we
give the full text Of the bill as
passed, without the preamble:
SECTION l. That all persons
within the jurisdiction Of the
United States, shall be entitled
to full and equal enjoyment Of
accommodations, advantages,
facilities and privileges Of inns,
public conveyanccs on land or
wafer, thcaters, and other places
OF pablic amusement, subject
only to the conditions and limi-
tations established by law, APP
Dlicablc alike to citizens Of
every race or color, and regard
less Of any previous condition
Of seryitudc.
SEC. ,. That any person who
shall violate the foregoing sec
ton by denying to any citizen,
except for reasons by law APP
plicablc to citizens Of every race
and color, and regardless of any
previous condition Of servitudc,
the full enjoyment Of any of the
accommodations, advantages or
privileges in said section emu
merated, or by aiding or melting
such denial, shall for every Of
Tense forfeit and pay the SUN of
$500 to the person aggrieved
thereby, to be recovered in dm
action of debt, with full costs;
and shall also, for every such Of
Tense, be deemed guilty of a
misdcmcahor, and upon convic-
lion thereof be fined not less
than $500 nor more than 81, 900;
or shall be imprisoned not less
than thirty days nor more than
one year: Provided that all per-
sons may elect to sue for the
penalty aforesaid, or 10 proceed
under their rights at common
law and by State statutes, and
having so detected to proceed in
the one. mode or other, their
right to proceed in other juris-
dictions shall be barred, but
this proyiso shall not apply to
criminal proceedings either I'M
der this act or criminal law of
any State; and provided further,
that Il judgment upon an in
dictmcnt shall be a bar 10 either
prosecutor upon any other.
SEC. 3. District and Circuit
Courts Of the United States
shall have, exclusively Of courts
of the several States, cogniz-
ance Of all crimes and ofenscs
against and violations oftEc pro-
visions of this act; and actions
for the penalty given by the pre-
ccding section may be prosecu-
ted in territorial districts or Cir
cult Courts of the United States
whenever defendants may he
found, without regard to the
other party; and District At
torneys, Marshals and Deputy
Marsllals of the United States,
and Commissioners appointed
by Circuit and territorial courts
of the United States, with pow
ers of arresting and imprison-
ing or bailing offenders against
laws of the United States, are
hereby especially authorized
and required to institute pro-
ccedings against every person
who shall violate the provisions
of this act, and cause him to be
arrested or baiIcd as the case
may be, for trial before such
court Of the United States, or
territorial court as by law has
cognizancc OF offence, except in
respect to the right Of action
accruing tothe person aggrievcd,
and such District Attorneys
shall cause such proceedings to
be prosecuted to their termina-
ton, provided nothing contained
in this section shall be construed
TO deny or defeat any right of
civil action accruing to any
person whether by reason Of
this act or otherwise, and any
District Attorney who shall
willfully fail to institute and
prosecute the proceedings herein
referred to shall, for every such
offensc, forfeit and pay the sum
of $500 to the person aggrieved
thereby, to be recovered by an
action of debt, and shall, on
conviction thereof, be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and
be fined not less than 81, 100 OIL
more than $1,000; and provided
further, that a judgment for the
penal y in favor of the party
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