Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-03-10

Bill as 1t passed both Houses of Con-
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SECTION, |. That all persons within
the jur sdiction OF the United States,
shall be entitled To the full aud equal
enjoyment of the accommodations,
advantages, facilities ana privileges OF
inns, public conveyances on land or
water, theaters and other places of pub.
lie amusement, subject only to the
conditions and limitations established
by law and applicable alike to citizens
of every race and color, regardless OF
any previous condition of servitude.
SEC. 2. That any person who shall
violate the foregoing section, by deny
ing 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 enjoyment of any of the &C
commodations, advantages, facilities,
or privileges in said section enumera-
ted, or by aiding or injecting such de-
NAL, shall, for every such otfense, for
felt and pay the sum of five hundred
dollars to the person aggrieved thereby
to be recovered in an action of debt,
with full costs and shall, also, for
every such offense, be deemed guilty of
a misdemeanor, aud, upon conviction
thereof, shall be fined not less than
five hundred nor more thar one thou
sand dollars, 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 to proceed under their
rights at common law and by State
statutes; and having so elected to pro-
coed in the one mode or the other,
their right To proceed in the other ju-
risdictiOn shall be barred but this
proviso shall not apply to criminal
proceedings, either under this act or
the criminal law of any State /; and
proUided further, that a judgment for
the penalty in favor of the party ag-
grieVed or judgment upon an indict-
ment shall be bar to either prosecu-
ton respectively.
SEC. 9. That the District and CIR.
cult Courts of the United States shall
have, exclusively of the Courts of the
several States, cognizance of all crimes
and otfeDses against and violations of
the provisions of tLis act, and actions
for the penalty given 10y the preceding
section may be prosecuted in the Ter
ritorial, District, or Circuit Courts of
the United States wherever the defend
ant may be found, without regard to
the other party, and the District AttOr-
neys, Marshals and Deputy Marshals
of the United States, and Commission
ers appointed by the Court and Terri
torial Courts of the United States, with
powers OF arresting and imprisoning
or bailing offenders against the laws OF
hn / NJ I,
authorized and required to- institute
proceedings against every person who
shall violate the provisions OF this act,
and cause him to he arrested and inn
prisoned OF bHiled, as the case may be,
Tor trial before such Court OF the Unit
ed States or Territorial Court US by
law has cognizauce of the offense eX-
cept in respect of the right of action
accruing to the person aggrieved, and
such District Attorneys shall cause
such proceedings TO be prosecuted TO
their termination as in other cases
proUided, that nothing contained in
this section shall be so construed as to
deny or defeat any right of civil action
as accruing To any person, whether by
this act or otherwise. And any Dis
trict Attorney who shall willfully fail
to institute aud prosecute and proceed
ings herein required, shall, for every
such Offense, forfeit and pay the sum
of five hundred dollars to the person
aggrleved thereby, to be recovered by
an action of debt with full costs, and
shall on conviction thereof be deemed
gully Of misdemeanOr, and be fined
not less than one thousand dollars
and prOUtded Jurther, that judgment
for The penalty in favor of the party
aggrleved against any such District
Attorney, or IA judgment upon indict-
ment against any such District Attor-
ney shall be bar to either prosecution
respectively.
SEC. 4. i hat no citizen possessing
all other qualifications which are, or
may be prescribed by law, shall be dis
qualified for service, as Grand or Petit
Jurors in any Court Of the United
States, or of any Stale on account of
race, color or previous condition OF
seryitude, and any officer or other per-
son charged with any duty in the Sc
lection or summOning of Jurors who
shall exclude or fail TO summon any
citizen for the cause aforesaid, shall
on conviction thereof be deemed guilty
OF misdemeanor and be fined not
more than five thousand dollars.
SEC. D. That all cases arising under
the provisions OF this act in 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 regulations as are now provided
by law for the review Of other causes
iu said courts