Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-02-28
THE TWIN IKFAMIRS.
Full Text OF the Civil Rights Bill
as 1t Passed Congress.
A Comprehensive Summary of
the Caucus BayOnet Bill.

We give below the full text of the Civil
Rights bill as it passed Congress:
Section /. That all persons within the
jurisdiction Of the United States shall be
entitled 70 full and equal enjoyment Of &C
cOmmOdatiOns, advantages, facilities and
privilege, Of inns, public conveyances on
land or water, theatres and other places OF
public amusement, subject only to condi-
tiOns 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 denying to any
citizen, except for reasons by law applica-
Die 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 OF
privileges in said section enumerated, or by
aiding or melting such denial, shall, for
every offence, forfeit and pay the sum OF
i've hundred dollars to the person aggrieved
thereby, TO be recovered in action of debt.
with fun costs, and shall also, for every
such offence, be deemed guilty OF
misdemeanOT, and upon con-
FictiOn thereof be fined no less
than $500 moi more than 81, 900, 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 afOre-
said OF to proceed under their rights al
common law, and by State statutes, and
having so elected to proceed in the one
made or other, their right TO proceed in
other jurisdiction shall be barred; but this
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ceedings either under this act or the crimi-
nal law OF any State; and provided further,
that judgment for the penalty in favor Of
the party aggrieved, or adjudgment upon
an indictment, shall be a bar to either
prosecution upon any other.
Sec. 3. District and Circuit Courts Of
the United States shall have, exclusively of
the courts Of the several States, cOgnizance
Of all crimes and Ofienses against and viO-
latiOns Of the provisions Of this act, and
actions for the penalty given by the pre-
ceding section may be prosecuted in Terri
tOrial, District or Circuit Courts of the
United States, wherever the defendant NAV
be found, without regard to the other party,
and District Attorneys, Marshals and Dep
uty Marshals Of the United States, and
Commissioners appointed BY the Circuit
and Territorial Courts of the United States,
with powers of aTTesting and imprisOning
or bailing offenders AGAINST the laws Of the
United States, are hereby especially author
lied and required to institute proceedings
against every person who shall vi
Olate the provisions Of this acs, and
cause him to be arrested or bailed,
as the case may be, for trial before
such court Of the United States or terrific
rial court as by law has cOgnizance Of the
Ofense, except in respect 10 the right Of
action accruing to the person aggrieYed,
and such District Attorneys shall cause
such proceedings to be prosecuted 70 their
termination; provided, that nothing con-
tanned in this section shall be construed to
deny or defeat any right Of civil action &C
cruing to any person, whether by reason Of
this act or Otherwise, and any District At
tOrney who shall Willfully fail 70 institute
and prosecute the proceedings herein re-
ferTed TO shall, for every such Offense, for
felt and pay the sum Of 500 TO the person
aggrieved thereby, to be recovered by an
action Of debt, and shall, on conviction
thereof, be deemed guilty Of a misdemean-
or and fined hot less than 81 900 OK more
than 5000; and provided further, that a
judgment for the penalty in favor Of the
party aggTieved, against any such District
Attorney, or a Judgment upon an indict-
ment against any such District Attorney,
shall Re bar to either prosecution resPee-
lively.
See. 4. That no citizen possessing all
other qualifications which are or may be
prescribed by law, shall be disqualified for
service as a grand or petit juror in any
court Of the United States on account Of
race, color, or previous condition Of servi-
tude, and any officer or other person
charged with any duty Of selection or sum
mOning Of jurors, who shall exclude OF fail
to summon any citizen for the cause afOre-
said, shall, on conviction, b5 deemed guilty
Of a misdemeanOr and be fined not more
than 5000.
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
out regard to the sum in controversy, under
the same provisions and regulations as are
now provided by law for review Of other
causes in said court.
THE CAUCUS BAYOHET BILL.
Section !. If two or more persons within
the Jurisdiction Of the United States or Of
any ofthe States Of the Union shall forci-
bly, overthrow 4 State government, or any
Of the constituted authorities of the same,
or interfere In any fOrcible or unlawful
manner with the due execution of the laws
of a State, or Of the United States, or con-
spire for such purposes with the intent to
commit a crime, the person so offending
shall be deemed guilty Of a felony and pun
ished with fine not exceeding ten thou
sand dollars and Imprisonment a. hard
labor not exceeding ten years.
Sec. ?. If two or more persons shall con
spire to Usurp by force any such govern
ment, or department thereof, or shall at
tempt TO sUbvert OF usurp such State gov
eminent, or shall actually overthrow the
government Of any State, such person,
upon conviction, shall be deemed guilty Of
a crime and fined not less than five thou
sand dollars and Imprisonment not ex-
ceeding two years.
Sec. &. No citizen Of the United States
entitled 10 vote at an election for Repre-
sentative in Congress, under the COnsti-
tuition Of the United States, or under the
conditions prescribed in any
of the acis Of Congress admitting any Of
the States lately in rebellion, shall be de-
pTiyed OF sULE right 70 vote by any action
Of such States, whether by act Of the Leg
islature or amendments to the several
State Constitutions. If any officer charged
with conducting such election shall refuse
at any election for Congress to receive the
vote Of any such citizen in consequence Of
any sush action, he shall be guilty Of a
and upon conviction be fined
from five hundred % one thousand dollars,
and Imprisonment not exceeding one year.
Sec. 4. Any persons using firearms or
other deadly weapons against any persons
at any place Onthe day CT registrations for
the Congressional elections for the purpose
Of intimidating or injuring such persons
while such election is in progress, and who
shall do the same before any election shall
be guilty Of 8 crime; psDaity i've hundred
to two tEOusand dollars imprisonment not
exceeding three years: Pr0Uided, that if
any persons shall carry concealed firearms
or other deadly weapons at such elections
or place Of registration this shall be taken
as presumptive evidence Of the intent to
intimidate under this act.
Section five provides that any registration
officer or supervisor appointed under the
idiFs OF any State, who shall refuse TO per-
Init citizens TO vote OF to register, or TO al
low them sufficient opportunities to regis
ter or to obtain proper information, shall
also be deemed guilty Of a crime; penalty,
$500 to LOCO; Imprisonment, SIX months
to tWOyesT5.
Section SIX relates to ballot-bOZes, poll