The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-02-12
The Civil Rights Bill.

The Civil Rights bill has finally passe,
the House, not as it came from the Sen
ate, but somewhat modified. But fo
the recent difficulties in Louisiana i
is doubtful if it could have passed il
any shape, and if it had would hav,
received the Presidents signature. Bu
those difficulties have given assurance
1 that some legislation was necessary tC
secure the colored people in the enjoy
ment Of their rights. The bill goes tc
the Senate for action. We give the text
as it passed the House.
/ SECTION l. That all persons within
/ the jurisdiction of the United States
shall be entitled to the full and equal
enjoyment of accommodations, advanta-
ges, facilities and privileges Of inns,
public conveyances ON land OF water,
theaters and other places of public
amusement, subject only to conditions
and limitations established by laws and
applicable alike to citizens of every race
and color regardless of any previous
condition of servitude.
Sec 3 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 and servitude, the full enjoy
ment of any accommodations, advan-
tages, facilities, or privileges, in said
Section enumerated, or by aiding or in
citing such denials, shall for evey such
offense forfeit and pay the sum of $500
to the person aggrieved thereby, to be
recovered III an action of debt with full
costs and shall be also for every such
offense be deemed guilty Of a misdemean-
or, and upon conviction thereof be fined
not less than $500 nor more than 81 900,
or shall be imprisoned not less than 80
days nor more than one year, provided
all such persons may elect to sue for the
penalty aforesaid, or to proceed under
their rights at common law, and by the
State statutes and having SO elected to
proceed in the one mode or other, their
right to proceed in other jurisdiction
shall bo barred, but this proviso shall
not apply to criminal proceedings either
under this act or the criminal law of any
State, and provides further that judg
ment for penalty in favor of the party
or adjudged on an indictment
shall be bar to either prosecution
Sec. B. That the District and Circuit
Courts of the United States shall have
exclusively of the courts of the several
States cogni2ance of all crimes and
offenses against and violations of the
provisions of this act, and actions for
the penalty given by the preceding
section may be prosecuted in Terrific
rial, District or Circuit Court of the
United Safes whenever the defendant
may be found without regard to the
other party, and the District Attorneys,
Marshsls and Deputy Marshals of the
United States and Commissioners ap-
pointed by the Circuit and Territorial
Courts of the United States with powers
of arresting and imprisoning or bailing
Offenders against the laws of the United
States are hereby especially authorized,
and required to institute proceedings
againGt 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 ag by law has cognizance of the
offense, except in respect ofthe of action
ACQUIRING to the person aggrieved, and
such District Attorneys shall cause such
proceedings TO be prosecuted to their
termination as in other cases are provid- !
ed Nothing contained in this section |
shall be construed to deny or defact
any right or civil action ACQUIRING to any
person, whether by reason of this act or |
and any District Attorney
who shall wilfully fail to institute and
prosecute the proceedings herein requir-
ed, shall for every such offense forfeit
and pay The sum of $500 to the person
aggrieved thereby, to be recovered by 4
an action of debt with full costs, and
shall on conviction thereof be deemed
guilty of a nlisdemeanor and fined not
less than 81 900, nor more than 5000, |
and provided further, that n Judgment
for the penalty in favor of the party ag-
grieved against any such District Attor- |
ney, or judgment upon an indictment
against such District Attorney shall be
a bar to either prosecution respectively. |
SEC. 4. That no citizen possessing all |
other qualifications which are or may be
prescribed by law shall be disqualified
for service as grand or petit jurors in
any Court of the United States or of any
State on account of race, color, or pre-
vious condition of servitude, and any
officer or other person charged with any
dnty i'll the selection or the summoning
of jurors who shall exclude or fail to
summon any citizen for the cause afore-
said, shall, on conviction thereof, be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and be
fined not more than $1,000.
SEC. 3. All cases coming under the
provisions 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 review Of other causes in the
said Court.
A destructive fire occurred at the sha-
ker settlement of New Lebanon, N. Y,