The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-02-11
Civil Rights

produces far more.
Civil Rights
| The following is the bill rs passe
by the house without preamble:
That all persons within the jurisdit
tion of the United States shall be er
titled to full and equal enjoyments @
accommodations, advantages, facilitie
and privileges of inns, public convey
ances on land or water, theaters an,
otherplaces Of public amusement, sub
ject only to conditions and limitation
established by law and applicable alik
to citizens of every race and color, re
gardless Of previous condition of servi
tude.
Sec. 2. That any person who shal
violate the foregoing section by denJin
to any citizen, except for reasons b,
law applicable to citizens of every ract
and color, and regardless of any pre-
vious condition of servitude, the ful
enjoyment of any of the accommoda
tions, advantages, facilities or privileges
in said section enumerate |, or by aid
ing or melting such denial, shall, fol
every offense, forfeit a. d pay the sun
of five hundred dollars to the person
aggrieved thereby, to be recovered in
an action OF debt, with full costs, and
shall also, for every such oilense, be
deemed guilty of Il misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof be fined moi
less than $500 nor more than 81 600, OF
shall be imprisoned not less than &c
| days nor more than one year; provided,
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 made 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 q
judgment for the penalty in favor OF the
party apgrieved. or judgment upon an
Indictment, shall be bar to either pros
ecution upon any other.
Sec. 3. District and circuit courts of
the United States shall have, exclusive.
ly OF the courts of the several states,
cognizapce 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 III territorial, district or cir
cult courts of the United States
wherever the defendant may be found
without regard to the other party, anC
district attorneys, marshals and deputy
marshals of the United States, anC
commissioners appointed by the circuit
and territorial courts of the United
States, with powers of arresting ant
imprisoning or bailing offenders agains
the laws of the United States, nre here
by especially authorized and required
to institute proceedings against every
person who shall violate the provision!
OF this act, and cause him to be arrested
or bailed, as the case may be, for trial
before such court of the United States
or territorial court as by law has cog
nizance of the offense, except in respect
to the right of action accruing to the
person aggrieved, and such district at
shall cause such proceedings to
be prosecuted to their termination
provided, that nothing contained in this
eeion shall be construed to deny or
defeat any right Of civil action accru'ng
to any person, whether by reason of
this act or otherwise, and any district
attorney who shall wilfully fail to lnsti-
lutte and prosecute the proceedings
herein referred to, shall, for every such
olrepse forfeit and pay the sum OF $500
to the person aggrieved thereby, to be
recovered by an actioL of debt, and
shall, on conviction thereof, be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor and be fined not
less than 81 600 or more than 81, 900
and provided further, that q Judgment
for the penalty in favor of the party ag-
grieved, against any such district attor-
ney, or Judgment upon an indictment
against any such district attorney, shall
be bar to either prosecution respect
lively. >,
SEC. 4 That the 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 $4,000.
SEQ. 5. That all cases arising under
the provisions of this act in the courts
of the United States shall be review
able by the supreme courts 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.