Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-02-11
The CIVIL RIGHTS BILL AS. IT PASSED
The HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.


WASHINGTON, February 5.-Thc FOL-
lowing is copy of the civil rights bill
as it finally passed the House Of Rep
resentatives:
Whereas it is essential to just gov
eminent, we recognize the equality Of
all men before the law, aud hold that
it is the duty of the government, in its
dealings with the people, to mete out
equal and exact justice to all, of what
ever nationality, race, color or persua.-
sion. religious or political; and it being
the appropriate object of legislation to
enact great principles into law, there
| fore. ss
Be 1t enacted, de-, That all persons
within the jurisdiction of the United
States shall be entitled to the full and
equal enjoyment oc the accommodations
advantages, facilities and privileges o.
inns, public conyeyances on land Oh
water, theatres and other places Of
public amusement, subject only to the
! conditions and limitations established
by law, and applicable alike to citizens
OF every race end color, regardless Of
any previous condition of servitude.
Sec. 2. That any person who shall
violate the foregoing section by deny
lng to any citizen. except for reasons
| by law applicable to citizens Of every
race and color, and regardless Of any
previous condition of seryitude, the
full enjoyment of any of the accomoda.
tons, advantages, facilities OF privil
eyes in said section enumerated, or by
aiding or melting such denial, shall,
for every such ofense, forfeit and pay
the sum of five hundred dollars to the
person aggrisved thereby, to be recov-
cred in an action of debt, with full
costs and shall also, for every such
ofesse b, deemed guilty of misde.
Eeanor, snd upon conviction thereof
shal! be fined not 9,ss than Eve hun
bred nor more than one thousand dol,
lars, or shall be imprisoned not less
than thirty days ZOE more than one
year: Provided that all persons may
elect to sue for the penalty aforesaid or
to proceed under thei.r. rights at COM
mon law and by State statutes; aud
having SO elected to proceed in the one
mode or the other, their right to pro.
coed in the other jurisdiction shall be
barred. But this provision shall not
apply to criminal proceedings either
under this act Or the criminal law of
any State. And provided further, that
Judgment for the penalty IN favor of
the party aggrieved, or judgement
upon an indictment, shall be "a bar to
either prosecution, respectively.
Sec. g. That the District and Cir
cult Courts of the United States shall
have, exclusively of the courts of the
several States, cognizance of all crimes
and otfenses against and violations OF
the provisions of this act and actions
for the penalty given by the preceding
section may be prosecuted in the Ter
ritorial, District or Circuit Courts of
the United States wherever the defend
ant may be found, without regard to
the other party. And the district att
torneys, marshals, and deputy marshals
ofthe United States, and commissioners
appointed by the Circuit and Territorial
Courts of the United States, with pow
ers of arrest.ng 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 cause him to be arrested and i'm
prisoned or bailed, as the case may be,
for trial before such courts of the
United States or Territorial Courts as
by law has cognizance of the offense,
except in respect of the right of action
accruing to the person aggrieved; and
such district attorneys shall cause such
proceedings to be prosecuted to their
termination as in other cases: Provided,
that 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 at
torney who shall willfully fail to insti-
tute and prosecute the proceedings
herein required shall, for every such
offense, forfeit and pay the sum Of five
hundred dollars to the person aggrieved
thereby to be recovered by an action
of debt, with full costs, and shall, on
conviction thereof, be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor, and be fined not
less than $1,000 nor more than FIVE
thousand dollars And provided furth
err, That judgement for the penalty in
favor of the party aggrieved against
any such district attorney, OF a judg-
ment upon an indictment against any
such district attorney, shall be bar to
either prosecution, respectively.
Sec 4. That no citizen possessing
all other qualifications which are or
may be prescribed by law shall be dis
qualified for service as grand or petit
juror in any court of the United States,
or of any State, on account of race,
color, or previous condition of servi-
tude; and any officer, or other person
charged with any duty in the selection
or summoniEg of jurors who shall ex
clude or fail to summon any citizen for
the cause aforesaid shall, on conviction
thereof, be deemed guilty of INSIDE
meanor, and be fined not more than
five thousand dollars.
Sec. 5. That all cases arising under
the provisions of this act in the courts
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 are now provided by
law for the review of other causes in
said court.