The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-03-11
The Civil Rights Bill.
The following is the full text of the
Civil Rights bill: a

| The Civil Rights Bill.
The following is the full text of the
Civil Rights bill:
q An Act to protect all citizens an
their civH and legal rights.
WHEREAS, 1t is essential to just gov
/ ernment, wo recognize the equality
of all men before the law, and hold
that it is the duty of government in its
dealings with the people, 10 meet out
eqnal and exact justice to all of what
ever nativity,race, color, OR persuasion,
religious or pplitical; and it being the
appropriate object of legislation to en-
act great fundamental principles into
law therefore,
BE 1T enacted by the Senate and
HOuse of Representatives. of the UNI
ted States of america, in Congress as
sembked, That all persons within the
Jurisdiction of the United States shall
be entitled to the full and equal enjoy
ment of the accommodations, advau-
fages, facilities, and privileges OF inns,
public cOnveyances on land or water,
theatres and other places of public
amusement subject only to the con-
,ditions and limitations established by
law, and applicable alike to citizens of
every race color, regardless of any pre-
vious condition of servitude.
SEC. 3 That any person who shall
Violate the foregoing section by de-
nying to any citizen, except for reason
by law applicable TO citizens of every
race and color. and regardless of any
! previous condition of servitude, the
1 full enjoyment of any of the accom-
modations. advantages, facilities, or
privileges in said section enumerated,
! or by1aiding or melting such denial,
shall tor every such sffense, forfeit and
pay the sum of $500 to the person ag-
grieved thereby, 10 be recovered in an
action OF debt, with fdfl costs; atid
shall also, for every such offense,J be
lidcemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and,
upon conviction thereof, shall be fined
! not less than $500 nor more than ST.
900, or shall be Imprisoned not less
I than thirty days, nor more than one
Pyear. tPropided, That:all persous may
elect TO sue for the penalty aforesaid,
| or 10 proceed under their rights at
common law and by State statutes !;
and having so electedoto proceed in
the one mode or tho; other, their right
! to proceed in the. other Jurisdiction
shall be barred. But this proyiso
shall not apply TO, criminal proceed
ings, either under this act or the GRIM
final law, of auy State n nd Pho rstle1
further. .That.a judgment for the pen
atty ip favor of the party .aggrieyed,
Or judgment upon an Indictment.
shall be a bar to- either prosecution
respectively - ileJl 2" nci'sr-.
SKC. 3. That tine District and Cir,
cult. courts Of the United States shall
have, exclusively of the courts of the
several States, cognizance of al crimes
and offedses against and violations of
che provisions of this. act. and action
for, the penalty given by the preced7
ing section may be prosecuted in the
Territorial, District or Circuit courts
of this United States wherever the de-
!fendants may be found, without re-
gard to the ether party and the Dis
trict Attorneys, Marshals and Deputy
Mafshals Of The United States, and
Commissioners appointed by the Cir
cHit and Territorial courts of the Uni.
ted States, with powers, of arresting
and imprisoning or bailing offenders
against the laws Of the United States,
are hereby specially authorized and
required to institute proceedings
against every person who shall violate
the provisions of this act, and cause
him to be arrested and iimprisoned or
bailed, as the case may be, fer trial,
before such courts of the United States
or Territ eriaf courts as by law have
.cegDizsncei Of tlie oftnse, exceptinir re-
speettot the rights 0f action: accruing
to the person aggrievcd and such
District Attorneys shall cause such
proceedings TO be prosecuted to their
Termination rs irt other cases: Pfocid-
ed, Thathothing contained in this Sec
ton shall be construed to deny or de-
feat any right of civil action accruing
to any. person, whether by reason of
this act Orotherwise and any district
attorney who shall willfuliy fail to in
stitutegnd prosecute the proceedings
herein required shall, for every such
otfense, forfeit and pay the sum of
$500 to the person aggrieved thereby,
10 be beirecosered by an action OF debt,
with full costs, aud shall, oii eonvition
fherept, be deemed guilty of.a misde-
meaDor, and be fined not less than
provided TURNER, That "a Judgment tor
the psnnit iin tavOr OF the, party ag-
grieved against any such district at
torney, shall be a bar 10 either prose-
'cution respectively.
IJFC. H. no 'rftiLci1 pOSSCSSfnS
all oshe~quslifications which are or
may ibc, prescribed by law shall be dis
QUALIFIED tor service as grand or petit
Juror in any court of the United States,
or of'ahy State, On account of race,
color iorprevious condition Of servi-
tuds and amy officer or other person
charged. with any duty in the selection
or sumInoning OF jurors W ho shall ex-
iclude or'fail 10 summon any citizen for
the cattses aforesaid shall, on convic-
lion thereof be deemed guilty of Il
nlisdrmeaaor, and be, fined,not mora
y sr&. ), That af cases arisihiig, RI Ing" il under
,the 'protisi0fts of this acf in the courts
of the United Statesssilallibe rcxiewa-
bic by ,1he Supreme Court OF the Uni,
ted STATES, without regard 10 the sum
lii controY Yersy, Under the samc pro
visions and regulations as are isoH
provided by law for2the. review Gi
other auses in said court" s'ii .soG
Passed the House OF 1sepresent;t-
tires, February 4th. 1875.
= Attest EDWARD Mcf'HERsoN Clerk.
by CANTON LLOYD, Chief, Clerk. "a !.
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