The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-03-04
CIVIL RIGHTS.
Full Text of the Civil Rights Bill as Passed
by Congress.


Full Text of the Civil Rights Bill as Passed
by Congress.
AN ACT to protect all citizens in their civil and
legal rights
WHEREAS, 1t is essential to just government we
recognize the quality of all before the law and
hold that it is the duty of government in its deal
ings with the people to mete out equal and exact
justice to all, of whatever nativity, race, color
persuasion, religious or political; and it being the
appropriate object Of legislation to enact great
fundamental principles into law Therefore,
BE 1t enacted the Senate and House Of Representa-
tiUes Of the United States Of america, an Congress
8eDbled That all persons within the jurisdiction of
the United States shall be entitled to the full and
equal enjoyment Of the accommodations, advan-
tages facilities, and privileges of INNS public con-
veyances on land or water theaters and other places
of public amusement; subject only to the condi-
tons and limitations established by law and appli-
cable alike to the citizens Of every race and color
regardless Of any previous condition of servitude
SEC q That any person who shall violate the fore
going section by denying to any citizen, except for
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
cOmmOdatOns, advantages, facilities or privileges
in said section enumerated, by aiding or melting
such denial, shall, for every such ofense forfeit
and pay the sum of $500 to the person aggrieved
thereby to be recovered in action of debt with
full costs; and shall ALSO for every such ofense be
deemed guilty Of misdemeanor, and upon con-
victon thereof, shall be fined not less than $500 nor
more than 81 1000, or shall be imprisoned not less
y
That all persons may elect to sue for the penalty
aforesaid or to proceed under their rights
at common law and by State statutes ;
and having so elected TO proceed in the
one mode or the other their right to proceed in the
other jurisdiction shall be barred. But this provso
shall not apply to criminal proceedings either under
this act or the criminal law of any State And pro-
Uided further, That Judgment for the penalty in
favor of the party aggrieved judgment npon an
Indictment shall be bar to either prosecution re-
spectively.
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United States shall have exclusively 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 section may be prosecuted in the Terri
toral District Circuit Courts of the United States
wherever the defendant may be found, without re-
gard to the other party and the District Attorneys
Marshals and Deputy Marshals OF the United States
and Commissioners appointed by the circuit and ter
rtoria courts of the United 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 him to be arrested and imprisoned or
baed, as the case may be, for trial, before such
court of the United States Territorial court as by
law has cognizance of the oense except in respect
of the right of action accruing to the person ag-
grieved; and such District Attorneys shall cause
such proceedings to be prosecuted to their termina-
ton in other cases Pr0Uided, That nothing con-
tanned in this section shall be construed to deny or
defeat any right of civil action accrung to any per-
son, whether by of this act otherwise and
any District Attorney who shall willfully fail to in
stitute and prosecute the proceedings herein re-
quired, shall, for every such offense, forfeit and
pay the sum of $500 to the person aggrieved
thereby, to be recovered by action of debt, with
fnu costs, and shall, on conviction thereof, be
deemed guilty of q misdemeanor, and be fined not
less than 81 900 than S. 900: and provided
further, That Judgment for the penalty in favor of
the party aggrieved against any such District Attor-
ney, shall be a bar to either prosecution re-