The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-02-18
CIVIL RIGHTS BILL.

Its Passage by the House-Provisions of
the Measure.
The lower house of Congress-. after a most
exciting debate, has passed the Civil Rights bill
in somewhat modified form. The following is
the text of the bill, minus the preamblc:
Resotued That all persons within jurisdiction of
the United States shall be entitled to full and equal
| enjoyment of accommodations adyantapes facili-
ties, and privileges of inns, public conveyances on
land or water, theaters and other places of public
amusement subject only to conditions and Emi-
tations estaohshed by law, and applicable alike to
citizens of every race and color regardless of any
previous condition Of servitude.
SEC. z That any person who shall violate the fore
gong section by denying to any citizen, except for
reasons by law applicable to citizens of every
and color and regardless of any previous condition
OF servitude the full enjoyment of any of the &C
Communications advantages, facilities, or privileges
IN SAID section enumerated, by aiding or melting
such denial, shall for every such oense forfeit and
pay the of $500 to the person aggreved thereby
to be recovered In an action of debt with full costs,
and shall ALSO for every such offense, be deemed
| guilty OF misdemeanor, and, upon conviction
thereof, be fined not less than $500 nor more than
! ST. 900, shall be imprisoned not less than thirty
days nor more than one year. rovaded that all per-
sons may elect to for the penalty aforesaid
proceed under their rights at common law, and by
State statutes, and having elected to proceed in
the one mode 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 pro
Uided further, that judgment for the penalty in
favor OF the party aggrieved, or a 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 cOgnZance 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
sloners appointed by the Circuit and Territorial
Courts of the United States with powers of arresting
and imprisoning or hang offenders against the laws
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
balled, as the case may be, for trial before such
Court of the United States, Territorial Court as
by law has cOgniZance of the ofense except in re-
spect Of right of action accruing to the person ag
greved, and such District Attorney shall cause such
proceedings to be prosecuted to their termination
IN other cases: P0Uided, nothing contained in this
section shall be construed to deny defeat any
right of civil action accruing to any person. whether
by reason of this act otherwise and any District
Attorney who shall w1llfully fail to institute and
prosecute the proceedings herein required shall for
every such otense, forfeit and pay the sum of $500
to the person aggreved thereby to be recovered by
an action OF debt, with full COSTS and SHALL
viction thereof, be deemed guilty of a msdemeanor
and be fined not less than $1,000 nor more than
$1,000; and, provided, further, that Judgment for
the penalty in favor of the party aggreved against
any such District Attorney, or Judgment upon an
indictment against any such District Attorney shall
be bar to other prosecutions, respectively.
SEC. 4. That citizen possessing all the other
qualifications which are may be prescribed by law
shall be disqualified for service grand or petit
juror in any court of the United States or of any
State on account Of race color, or previous condi-
ton of servitude And any officer or other person
charged with any duty in the selection or summon
ing OF jurors who shall exclude or fail to summon
any citizen for the aforesaid SHALL on convc-
ton thereof, be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and
be fined not more than S. 900.
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 they
are now provided by law for the review of other
causes in said court.
THE VOTE ON THE BILL
We give below tho unto