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SEQ. g. That any person who shall violate the
foregoing section by denying to any citizen, ex
every race and color ana regardless of any pre-
vlous condition of servitude, the full enjoyment
OF any Of the accommodations, advantages faci-
tiles or privileges In said section enumerated,
or by aiding or melting such denial,
shall for each and every such odense forfeit and
pay the sum of 400 to the person
aggreved thereby, to be recovered in an action
OF debt with full costs, and shall also, for every
such ofFense be deemed guilty of misde meanor
and upon conviction thereof be fined not less
than $500 nor more than $1,000, or shall be i'm
prisoned not less than thirty days nor more
than one year: PFouded, That all persons
may elect to sue for the penalty afore-
said, or to proceed under 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 another Jurisdiction
shall be barred But this proviso shall not apply
TO criminal proceedings, either under this act or
her, That Judgment for the penalty in favor of
the party aggreved, or a Judgment upon an in
dctment shall be bar to either prosecution, re-
SEC 3. That District and Circuit Courts of the
United States shall have exclusive of courts of
the several States, cognzance Of all crimes and
offenses against and violations of the provisions
Of this act, and action for the penalty
given by the preceding section may be
Circuit Courts Of the United States, wher
ever defendant may be found, without regard to
the other party; and the District Attorneys;
States, and Commissioners appointed by the
Circuit and Territorial Courts OF the United
States, with powers Of arresting and imprisoning
or baling Offenders against the laws of the United
States, are hereby especially authorized and
required 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 he, for trial before such
court of the United States or Territorial Court as
by law has cognizauce of the offense, except in
respect of the right of action accruing to the
person aggrieved, and such District Attor-
neys shall cause such proceedings to be
prosecuted to their termination as in
other cases: ProUided, Nothing contained In
any right Of civil action accrung 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
and pay the sum Of $500 to the person
aggrieved thereby, to be recovered by an
action Of debt, with full costs, and shall, con-
vlction thereof, be deemed guilty of misdemeanor
and be fined not less than 81 900 nor more than
5000: and pr0Uided, further, That judgment
for the penalty in favor of the party aggrieyed
against any such District Attorney, or iudg-
ment upon an indictment against any such Dis
trict Attorney, shall be a bar to either prosecu-
tiOn, spectively.
SEC. 4. That no citizen possessing all the other
qualifications which are or may be prescribed by
law shall be disqualified for service grand or
petit juror in any court Of the United States, or
of any State, on account of race, color or
previous condition of servitude. And any
duty in the selection or summoning OF
jurors who shall exclude fail 10 summon any
citizen for the cause aforesaid shall, on conviction
thereof be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and
be fined not more than 5000
SEC. 5. That all cases arising under the pro-
vision of this act in the 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 in said Court.