The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-01-07
Text Of the New civil Rightg Bin

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We publish below the text of ths
civil rights bill, reported from the
! judiciary committee by Gen. Butler, OF
the 10th inst, recommitted TO that com
mittee and ordered printed. A major.
! ity of the committee directed Gen.
/ Butler TO call up, as soon as possible
the senate bill now on the house calen.
! dar, and offer the new bill as a substi
/ tute for it. This, Il st passes the
house, viii have to be sent to the sen
ate for its approval before becoming q
1 law. The bill is as follows
! That all persons within the iurisdic-
/ ton Of the United States shall
be entitled to the full and equal
enjoyment of the accommodations, ad-
vantages, facilities and privileges Of
inns, public conveyances on land or wa
ter, theatres and other places of public
amusements and also Of common
schools and public institutions of learn.
ing or benevolenee, supported in whole
or 10 part by general taxation, subject
only to the conditions and limitations
established by law, and applicable alike
to citizens Of every race and color, re-
gardless of any previous condition OF
servitUde: Provided, that If any state
or the proper authorities of any state,
having the control of common schools
or other public institutions of learning
aforesaid, shall establish and maintain
separate schools and institutions giving
equal educational advantages, in all
respects, for different classes of persons
entitled to attend such schools and in
situations, shall be sufficient compli-
ance with the provisions of this section,
so far as they relate to schools and in
situations of learning.
Sec. 2. That any person who shall
| violate the foregoing section by denying
| to any citizen, except for reasons by
! law applicable to every race and color,
aud regardless of any previous condi-
! ton of servitude, the full enjoyment OF
! any of the Accommodations, advantages,
facilities or privileges IN said section
enumerated, or by aiding or melting
such denial, shall for every such offense
forfeit and pay the sum of $500 to the
person aggTieved thereby, TO be recov'
cred in an action for debt, with costs
and shall also for every such offense be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
| upon conviction thereof shall be fined
not less than $500 nor more than 81, 600
or shall be imprisoned not less thar
thirty days nor more than one year
Provided, that all persons may elect tC
sue for the penalty aforesaid or to pro
coed under their rights at common Law
and by state statutes and having sc
elected to proceed in the one mode OF
the other, their right to proceed in The
other Jurisdiction shall be barred. But
this proviso shall not apply TO criminal
proceedings, either under this act OF
the criminal law of any state And
provided further, That judgment fol
the penalty in favor of the party
aggrieved or Judgment upon an indict
ment shall be a bar to either prosecu
ton, respectively.
Sec. 3. That the district and circuiI
courts of the United States shall have
exclusively of the courts of the several
states, cognizance of all crimes and Of
lenses against and violations of the
provisions of this act, and actions fol
the penalty given by the preceding sec
ton may be prosecuted In the territorial
district or circuit courts of the United
States, wherever the defendant may bC
found, without regard to the othel
party. And the district attorneys mar
shals and deputy msrshals of the
| United States, and commissioners APP
pointed by the circuit and territorial
courts of the United States with pow
/ ers of arresting and impri5oning OF
| bailing offenders against the laws of the
United States, are hereby specially au
| thOriZed and required to institute pro
ceedings against every person who shall
| violate the provisions of this act, anC
cause him to be arrested and impris
Oned or bailed, as the case may he, fol-
trial before such court of the United
States or territorial court as by law has
cogpizance OF the offense, except in re
| spect of the right of action accruing tC
the person aggrieved and such distric
attorneys shall cause such proceeding
to be prosecuted TO their termination
as in other cases Provided, that moth
ing contained in this action shall b,
construed to deny or defeat any right o.
civil action accTuing TO any person
whether by this action or otherwise
And any district attorney who shall
wilfully fail to institute and prosecut,
the proceedings herein required shall
for every such offence, forfeit and par
the sum of $500 to the person aggrieveC
thereby, to be recovered by an actor
of debt with full costs, and shall, OF
conviction thereof, be deemed guilty O.
a nisdemeRnor, and be fined not lesi
than one thousand nor more than fv,
thousand dollars AID provided, fur
thor, that Judgment for sthe penalty
in favor of the party aggrieved agains
any such district attorney or a judg
ment upon an indictmt Mt against an
such district attorney shall be bar t.
either prosecution respectively.
Sec. 4. THAT no citizen POSSESSING
other qualifications, which are or MAJ
be prescribed by law, shall be disqual
fled for a grand or petit Juror in an,
court of the United States or of an
state on account of race, color or pre-
viOus condition of servitude, and an,
officer or other person charged with an
duty in the selection or summoning O
jurors, who shall exclude or fail t,
summon any citizen for the caus,
aforesaid shall, on conviction thereof
be deemed guilty of s misdemeano
and be fined not less than S., 600.
Sec. 5. That all cases arising unde
the provisions of this act in the court
of the UuuIted States shall be receiv
able by the supreme court OF tn
United States, without regard to Tia
same in controversy, under the sam
provisions and regulations as are nov
provided by law for the review of othe
causes in said court.