Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-02-12
THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL.
THE BILL AS PASSED BY THE HOUSE.
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The following is the Civil Rights bill as
passed, without the preamble:
SECTION l. That all persons within the
jurisdiction of the United States shall be
entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of
the Recommendations advantages, facilities.
and privileges of inns. public cOnyeyances
on land or water, theatres, and other
places of public amuse ment, subject only
to the conditions and limitations es-
tablshed By law applica bic alike to citizens
of every race and color, regardless Of any
previous condition of servitude.
SEC. 2. That any person who shall vio-
late the foregoing section by denying to
any citizen, except for reasons by law ap-
plicable to citizens of every race and color,
and regardless of any previous condition of
servitude, the full enjoyment Of any of the
accommodations, advantages facilities, or
privileges in said section enumerated, or
by aiding or iuciting such denial, shah for
every such oflense forfeit and pay .he sum
of $500 to the person aggrieved ,hageby, 10
be recovered in an action of debt, with full
costs, and shall also, for every sJ:ch ofiense,
be deemed guilty Of nisdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof shall be fined not
less than $500 nor Gore than $1,000, or
shall be imprisoned not less than thirty
days nor more than oEe yeaf Prortded,
That all persons may elect to sue for the
penalty aforesaid, oe TO proceed under their
rights ~ common law and by State sta
tutes. and having elected to proceed, in
the enc mode or the other, theirl right TO
proceed in the other Jurisdiction shall be
barred. But this proviso shall not apply to
criminal proceedings, either under this act
or the criminal Law of any State; and
provided, further, that a judgment for the
penalty in favor Of the party aggrieyed, or
a judgment upon an indictment, shall be a
bar to either prosecution respectively.
SEC. 3. That the District and Circuit
Courts of the United States shall have, ex-
clusively of the courts of the several States,
cognizance Of ali crimes aud offense against
and violations of the provisions Of this act,
and actions for the penalty given by the
preceding section may be prosecuted in the
Territorial, District or Circuit Courts of
the United States, whenever the defendant
NAV by found, without regard to the other
party and the District Attorneys, Mar.
shals aud ID. putty Marslials of the United
States, and tho Commissioners appointed
by the Circai. and Territorial Courts OF
| the United States. with powers Of arrest
Ing ar imprisoning, or bai!iuG offenders
| against the laws Of the United States, are
hereby especially authorized and required
to institute proceedings against every per-
son who shall violate the provisions Of this
act, aud cause him to b. arrested and ini-
prisoned, or bailed, as the case may be, for
trial before such court of the United
States, or Territorial court, as by law has
coguizance Of the oecnse, exceptin respect
| of the right OF action accruing 70 the person
aggrieved, and such district attorneys
shall cause such proceedings TO be prose
cuted TO their termination as in other cases,
provided that nothing contained in this
section shall be construed TO deny or
defeat any right of civil action accruing
to any person, whether by reason Of this
act or otherwise. And any district at
torney who shall will!ully fail to institute
and prosecute the proceedings herein re-
quired, shall, for every such ofense, forfeit
and pay the sum of $500 to the person ag-
grieved thereby, 10 be recovered by an &C.
ton of debt, with full costs, and shall on
conviction thereof be deemed guilty Of a
misdemeanor, 10 be fined no: less than
81 900 or more Than 5000. But provided
further, that JUDI smeDt for the penalty in
favor of the party aggrieved against any
such district attorney, or a Judgment upon
any indictment against any such district
attorney, shall be bar to either prosecu-
ton respectively.
SEC. 4. That 10 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, or OF any State.
on account of race, color, or previous con-
dition of serTitude. And any officer or
other person charged with any duty in the
selection or summoniDg of jurors, who
shall exclude or fail to summon any citi-
zen for the cause aforesaid. shall. on con-
ylction thereof, be deemed guilty Of mis-.
demeauor, and be fined not more than So
600.
SEC. ). That all cases arising under the
provisions of this act in the courts of the
United States shall be renewable by the
Supreme Court Of the United States, with
ont regard TO the sum in controversy, un-
der the same provisions and regulations as
are now provided by law for the review Of
other causes in said court.
| SANTA ANNA is now living in absolute
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