The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-02-14
Text of the Civil Rights Bill.


The following is the bill, as passed i
the House of Representatives, without IL
preamble -
Section I.-That all persons within til
jurisdiction of the United States shall d
entitled TO the full and equal enjoyment
the accommodations, advantages, faciiitil
and privileges of inns, public conveyance
on land or water, theatres and other place
of public amusement, subject only to I'll
conditions and limitations established d
every race and color, regardless Of ar|
previous condition of servitnde.
Sec. S.-That any person who shalt vid
late the foregoing section by denying
any citizen, except for reasons by law al
plicable to citizens of every race and COLI
and regardless Of any previous conditid
of servitnde, the full enjoyment of any
the accommodations, advantages, faciliti|
or privileges in said section enumerated, 1
by aiding or melting such denial, shall ID
every such offence forfeit and pay the sui
of $500 to the person aggrieved thereby
to be recovered in an action of debt vii
full coats, and shall also, for every sud
offence, be deemed guilty of a misdemeano|
and upon conviction thereof, shall be fine
not less than $500 nor more than 81 ,00I
or shall be imprisoned not less than thirt|
days nor more than one year. Provide
that all persons may elect to sue for IL
penalty aforesaid, or to proceed in od
under their rights at common law and d
State statutes, and, having so elected
proceed in one mode or the other, theI
right to proceed in the other jurisdictid
shall be barred. But this proviso shall nj
apply to criminal proceeding. either undl
this act Or the criminal law of any State
and provided further that a judgment ID
the penalty in favor of the party aggrieve|
OF judgment upon an Indictment shall I
bar to either prosecution respectively.
Sec. 3.-Tbat the District and Circu|
Courts of the United States shall have, e]
clnsiyely of the Courts of the several State
cogniZance of all crimes and ofens{
against and violations of the provisions
this act, and actious for the penalty give
by the preceding section may be prosecu|
ed in the Territorial District of Circu|
Courts Of the United States whenever tH
defendant may be found without regard 4
the other party, and the District Attorney
Marsbals and Deputy Marshals of IL
United States, and the Commissioners aI|
pointed by the Circuit and Territorial Courd
of the United States, with powers Of ar|
resting and imprisoning or bailipg offended
against the laws of the United States an
hereby especially authorized and required d
institute proceedings against every perso|
who shall violate the provisions of this ac|
and cause him to be arrested and imprisoned
or bailed, as the CAGE may be, for trial befori
such court of the United or Territorid
court as by law has cognizance of th|
offence, except in respect of the right d
action accruing to the person aggrived, AMI
such district attorneys shalt cause sucI
proceedings to be prosecuted to thei|
termination as in other cases; provided
that nothing contained in this section sha
be construed to deny or defeat any right d
pI ,rfy fIla phnth eI
by reason of this act or otherwise. AM
any District Attorney who shall willfui,l
fail to institute or prosecute the proceeding
herein IT quired shall, for every such offence
forfeit and pay the sun of $500 to the peri
sen agGrieved thereby to be recover Q by al
action of debt, with full costs and shall
on conviction thereof he deemed guilty d
a misdemeanor, to be fined not less thai
81 600 nor more than %, 600; but provided
further that Judgment for the penalty q
favor of the party aggrieved against an|
such District Attorney, or Judgment upoI
any indictment against any such Dstrid
Attorney, shall be a bar to either prosecr
tion respectively.
SEC. 4-That no citizen, possessing al
other qualifications which are or may d
prescribed by law, shall be disqualified I'D
service as grand or select juror in an
court of the United States, OF of any StatI
on account of race, color or previous cor
dltion of seryltude. And any officer d
other person charged with any duty in til
selection or summoning of aurora, who sha|
exclude or fail to summon any citizen I'D
the cause aforesaid, shall, on convicted
thereof, be deemed guilty of a misdemeand
and be fined not more than 85 600.
SEC. 5. That all cases arising under til
provisions of this act in the courts of til
United States shall be Renewable by tH
Supreme Court of the United States with
out regard to the sum in controversy, undo
the same provisions and regulations as al
now provided ~ law for the review d
other causes in said Court.
THE Pores WONDERFUL VIGoR.-Th|
Roman Correspondents of the Londo|
Times, under date the 9th inst wrote
1.-The amount of hard work Plus TX. ad
complishes each week is almost incredibly
In addition to all those labors of which VI
hear nothing, the usual business routine
the Head of the Church, the frequent pr1
vate audiences given aud consultation
held with the many Bishops always comiD|
and going, the reception of Ambassador