The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-02-12
CIVIL RIGHTS BILL.
Its Passage by the House-Provisions of
the Measure.


the Measure.
The lower house of Congress- after a most
exciting debate, has passed the Civil Rights bill
in n somewhat modified form. The following is
the text Of the bill, minus the preamble:
Resolved, That all persons within jurisdiction OF
the United States shall be entitled TO full and equal
enjoyment Of accommodations, advantages, facili-
ties, and privileges Of inns, public conyeyances
land or water, theaters, and other places Of public
amusement, subject only to conditions and hmi-
tatons established by law. and applicable alike To
citizens of every and color, regardless of any
previous condition of seryitude.
SEC. q That any person who shall violate the fore
going section 10y denying Ia any citizen, except for
reasons by law applicable 10 citizens of every
and color and regardless of any previous condition
of servitude, the full enjoyment of any of the
comniodations, advantages, facilities, privileges
in said section enumerated, or by aiding melting
such denia shall for every such offense forfeit and
pay the sum of $500 to the person aggreved thereby
to be recovered in action of debt with full costs
and shall also, for every such ofense, be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and, Upon conviction
thereof be fined not less than $500 nor more than
81 0O0 shall be imprisoned not less than thirty
days nor more than one year PrOrided, that all per-
may elect 10 for the penalty aforesaid, to
proceed under their rights at common law, and by
state statutes, and having elected 10 proceed in
the one mode or other, their right To proceed in
other jurisdiction shall be barred. But this provso
shall not apply TO criminal proceedings, either under
this act the criminal law of any State and pro
gided further, that Judgment for the penalty in
favor Of the party aggrieyed, Judgment upon
an indictment, shall be bar to other prosecutions,
respectively.
SEC. 3. That District and Circuit Courts Of the
United States shall have exclusive OF courts of the
several States cognizance Of all crimes and offenses
against and violations of the provisions of this act
and action for the penalty given by the preceding
section may be prosecuted in Territorial District
Circuit Courts of the United States, wherever de-
PENDANTS may be found without regard to the other
party; and the District Attorneys, Marshals, and
Deputy Marshals Of the United States, and Commits
sioners appointed 10y the Circuit and Territorial
Courts of the United States, with powers OF arrestng
hall.
OF the United States, hereby especially authorized
and required to institute proceedings against every
person who shall violate the provisions of this act,
and cause him to be arrested, and Imprisoned or
bailed as the may be, for trial before such
Court OF the United States, Territorial Court,
by law has cognzance of the offense, except i'll re-
spect of right of action accruing to the person ag
grieyed and such District Attorney shall cause such
proceedings to be prosecuted to their termination
in other cases. Prori6ed, nothing contained in this
section shall be construed TO deny or defeat any
right of civil action accruing to any person. whether
by reason of this act or otherwise and any District
Attorney who shall willfully fail To institute and
prosecute the proceedings herein required shall for
every such ofiense, forfeit and pay the $500
to the person aggrieyed thereby to be recovered by
action of debt, with full costs, and shall con-
yiction thereof be deemed guilty of misdemeanor,
and be fined not less than 81 900 nor more than
$1,000; and, prorided further, that Judgment for
the penalty III favor OF the party aggrieved against
any such District Attorney, or u Judgment upon an
Indictment against any such District Attorney shall
/ be bar TO other prosecutions, respectively.
SEC. 4. That no citizen possessing all the other
qualifications which may he prescribed by law
shall be disqualified for service grand or petit
juror in any court of the United States, or OF any
State, account of race, color, previous condi-
ton of servitude. And any officer other person
charged with any duty in the selection summon
| ing OF jurors who shall exclude or fail to summon
any citizen for the aforesaid, shall convic-
ton thereof be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and
| be fined not more than 81, 600.
SEC. 8. That all cases arising under the provisions
of this act in the of the United States shall be
renewable by the Supreme Court of the United
states, without regard TO the sum in controversy
under the same provisions and regulations as they
provided by law for the review OF other
causes in said court.
THE VOTE on THE BILL.
We OiVe balow the vote Inv which the measure