Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-03-06
THE TWIN INFAHIEs.
Full Text Of the Civil Rights Bill as it
Passed Congress.
A Comprehensive Summary Of the
Caucus Bayonet Bill.

A Comprehensive Summary Of the
Caucus Bayonet Bill.
We give below the full text of the
Civil Rights bill as it passed Congress:
Section 1. That all persons within
the jurisdiction of the United States
shall be entitled to full and equal en-
loyment OF accommodations, advanta-
ges, facilities and privileges of inns,
public coaveyances ON land or water,
theatres and 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 pre-
vious condition OF seryltude.
Sec. 2. 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 of servitude, the
full enjoyment of any of the accom-
modations, advantages, facilities or
privileges in said seclion enumerated,
or by aiding or melting such denial,
shall, for every offence, forfeit and pay
the sum of FIVE hundred dollars to the
person aggrieved thereby, to be recov-
cred in action of debt, with full costs,
and shall also, for every such offence.
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,
and upon conviction thereof be fined
no less than $500 nor more than 81 900,
or shall be imprisoned not less than
thirty days nor more than one year;
provided, that all persons may elect to
sue for the penalty aforesaid or to pro-
coed 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 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 judgment for
the penalty in favor of the party ag-
grieved, or judgment upon an in
dictment, shall be bar to either pros
ecution upon any other.
See. 3. District and Circuit Courts
of the United States shall have, ex-
clusively of the courts of the several
States, cognizance of all crimes and
offenses against and violations of the
provisions of this act and actions for
the penalty given by the preceding Sec
ton may be prosecuted in Territorial,
District or Circuit Courts of the
United States, wherever the defendant
may be found, without regard to the
other party, and District Attorneys,
Marshals 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 battling offenders against the laws of
the United States, are hereby especial
ly authorized and required to institute
proceedings against every person who
shall violate the provisions of this act,
and cause him to be arrested or bail
ed, as the case may be, for trial before
such court of the United States or ter
ritorial court as by law has cognizance
OF the offense, except in respect to the
right of action accruing to the person
aggrieved, and such District Attorneys
shall cause such proceedings to be
prosecuted to their termination pro-
vided, that nothing contained in this
section shall be construed to deny or
defeat any right of civil action accru-
ing to any person, whether by reason
Of this act or otherwise, and any Dis
trict Attorney who shall wiilfuliy fail
to institute and prosecute the proceed
ings herein referred to shall, for every
such offense. forfeit and pay the sum
of $500 to the person aggrieved there
by, to be recovered by an action of
debt, and shall, on conviction thereof,
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and fined not less than 81 600 or more
than 5000; and provided further,
that Judgment for the penalty in
favor of the party aggrieved, against
any such District Attorney, or judg-
ment upon an indictment against any
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 disqual-
flied for service as a grand or petit
juror in any court Of the United States
on account Of race, color, or previous
condition of servitude, and any officer
or other person charged with any duty
of selection or summoning of jurors,
who shall exclude or fail to summon
any citizen for the cause aforesaid,
shall, On conviction, be deemed guilty
Of misdemeanor and be fined not
more than 5000.
Sec 3. That all cases arising under
the provisions of this act in the courts
of the United States shall be review
able 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 said court.
THE CAUCUS BAYONET BILL.
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