The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-03-11

We give below the full toNt of tha
I civil rights bill as il passed Congress
/ SECTION i. 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 cuuycym-
ces on land OF wafer, thoatyr- or other
! places Of public amusement, subject only
to conditions and limitations established
! by law and applicable alike to citizens
of every race and color regardless of any
/ previous condition Of scryitudc
SEC. , That any person who shall violate
/ the foregoing section by denying 90 amy
citizen, except for reason by law appIig1.
! bic to citizens every race and color, and ro-
gardles- ofany previous conditioned scryi.
| tude the full enjoyment ct thc uccomm0lU-
tons advantage, facilities cor privilege boo
said section enumerated, orhv aiding Don.
citing such denial, shall, for every o1ouso
forfeit and pay the sum If five hundred
| dollars to the person aguricycd thereby.
10 be recovered iu action 0f debt. with
! full costs; and shall also, for every Such
oiIense, be deemed guilty of a mi-dcmcaU-
or, and upon conviction thereof bc fined
no less than five hundred d0ilar5. and 400
imprisoned not less than thirty days, NOR
more than one year proridei, that aII
persons may elect 10 sue for the penalty
aforesaid or 10 proceed under their RICH.
AT common law, and by State stutut0..
and having so elected % proceed Do th0
one mode or other, thcir right to proceed
in other jurisdiction shall bo barred
but this proyiso shall not apply to rrimi-
nal proceedings either under obi act ur
the criminal law OF the state. and yyarl
ded FURTHER, shat a judgment for Che penal
! ty in favor of the party aggricyei, or aa
! judgment upon au indictment BALI D.
a bar 10 either prosecution upon auy
| other.
I SIC. 3. District and circuit courts ut
/ the United States shall have, exclusively
of the courts OF the several States. oou..
zance Of all crimes aud oI,u-cs against
and violations of the provisions oi Chris
act; and actions for the penalty given hF
the preceding section may Doe prosecuted
in Territorial district and circuit court
of the United States, wherever tHc a.
PENDANT may bc found, without regard W.
the other party; and district attorney.
marshal- and deputy marhal- Oi tNu
| United States, and commissioner au.
pointed by the circuit and Territorial
courts "I t"c 'H''J" ''''.'-' WIN
ers oil arIe-'lhE ana mp 'l'N- "' '."..
inG oiehao'a Against ". if". .
Ohlteu 9tal'7' are LeI'Nf '-I..'''It ".
thorized and required a. institute proceed.
iugs against every person wup shall FIH.
late the provisions of this act, and caH
him 10 be- arrested d. haicI, u- tho nH.
may De, Tor IRA" neI'in -u'h court "I '..
Initea states 'f leiilioiI'I court En- W.
Ia" has cogniI,'h'e OF me o.''i-'' '".
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10 the PeI'o" ,a-EI''''.' "'" '''" .'.'
attorney sA"i' cause s"."
De prosecuted 10 lhe't ''' i'.'''".' i''
NIded lu9I ho'Hi"s contain ''' ."'
tloh sH'"I "s eoI,sl' "'' Y ''"t .'
any I5Hl Oh ci'I ''"'" "'.' U'te '..'f
person, whether ht reason 'I ."'@ ".. .5
other"i,e' ana any district attorney ".'
shall WllIuiy IaI ~ ih-N'"'. "''
ccute the proceedings hej..h IeI.ii'i To-.
shall, for every such "iieu.e, ioigI aht
pay the sum ~ hyn hundred a'iaI- tn
the person aEgrieyed thereby i' Dbl. I..
covered byanacuon of debt, ana -HaIif .H
conviction thereof, be deemed guilty "I
4 mi -dcmpaUGT. and IUNl IUi IIa. Cham
one thousand dulIar- nor moro thau Ee.
thousand dollars. and provided further.
that a judgment fer the penalty iu mgr
, Of the party agsricved, against AMY such
dictmenf aaaip.t apv -urI di.-rirt .t..r.
new. shall IT, n lar tg either rr.-...I.-..
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