Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-03-03
CIVIL RIGHTS.

I
Law-hOtels, Places Of Amuse-
ment and Public OOhVeyanceE
open 10 BIacks and Whites Alike
M Discrimination 10 be Made In
the Selection of Jurias-The PEN
alttes Attached TO u Violation OF
the Law.
The following is the civil rights bill as
passed, without preamble.
Section |. That all persons within the
jurisdiction of the United States shall
be entitled to full and equal enjoyment
of accommodations, advantages, facili.
ties and privileges Of inns, public con-
veyauces on land or water, theaters and
other places of public amusement, sub
ject only to the conditions and limita.
tioHs established by law, applicable
alike to citizens Of every race or color,
aud regardless of any previous condi-
tion of servitude.
Sec. 2. That any person who shall
violate the foregoing section by denying
To any citizen except for reasons by law
applicable to citizens Of every race and
color, and regardless of any previous
condition Of servitude, the full enjoy
ment of any of the accommodations,
advantages, facilities or privileges in
said section enumerated, or by aiding
or melting such denial, shall for every
offense forfeit and pay the sum of $500
to the party aggrieved thereby to be re-
covered in an action Of debt, with full
costs; and shall also, for every such
offense, be deemed guilty of a misde.
meanor, and upon conviction thereof be
fined not less than $500 nor more than
$1,000, or shall be imprisoned not less
than thirty days nor more than one year;
! provided, that all persons may elect to
sue for the penalty aforesaid, or to pro.
ceed undsr their rights at common law
and by State statutes, and having so
elected to proceed in the one mode or
other, their right to proceed in other
jurisdictions shall be barred, but this
proviso shall not apply to criminal pro.
ceedings either under this act or crimi-
nal law of any State; and, provided
further, that a judgment for the penalty
in favor of the party aggrieved, or a
Judgment upon an indictment shall be a
bar to either prosecutor upon any other.
Sec. 3. District and Circuit Courts of
the United States shall have, exclu.
sively Of courts Of the several States
cognizance of all crimes and offenses
against, and violation of the provisions
of this act, and actions for the penalty
given by the preceding section may be
presented in territorial districts or Cir.
cult Courts of the United States, when.
ever defendant may be found without
regard to the other party; and District
Attorneys, Marshals aud deputy Mar.
shals of the United States, and Commis.
sioners appointed by circuit or terrific.
rial courts Of the United States, with
powers Of arrestiDg and imprisoning or
bailing offenders against laws of the
United STATES, are hereby especially au.
thorized and required to institute pro.
ceedings against every person who shall
violate the provisions of this act, and
cause him to be arrested 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 offense, ex.
cept in respect to the right Of action ac-
cruing to the person aggrieved, and
such District Attorneys shall cause such
proceedings to be prosecuted to their
termination, provided nothing contained
in this section shall be construed to deny
or defeat any right Of civil action accru-
ing to any person, whether by reason Of
this act or otherwise, and any District
Attorney who shall willfully fail to insti-
tute and prosecute. the proceedings
herein referred to shall, for every such
ofense, 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 $1,000 or more than $4,000,
and provided further that a judgment
for the penalty in favor of the party az.
grieved against any such Districf At
torney or judgment upon an indict
ment against any such District Attor-
ney shall be bar to either prosecution,
respectively; 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 on account Of
race, color or previous condition OF ser
vitude, and any officer or other person
charged with any duty of selection or
summoning Of jurors, who shall exclude
or fail to summon any citizen for cause
aforesaid, shall, on conviction, be
deemed guilty Of a misdemeanor, and be
fined not more than $4,000.
Sec. 4. That all cases arising under
provisions Of this act in courts of the
United States, shall be reviewed by the
Supreme Court Of the United States,
without regard to the sum in contro'
versy, under the same provisions aud
regulations as are now provided by law
for the review Of other causes in said
court.
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