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Full Text of the Civil Rights Bill as Passe
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Full Text of the Civil Rights Bill as Passed
 by Congress.
 AN ACT to protect all citizens in their civil 1 and legal rights, < t..i a..fl
 WHEREAS, It is essential to just government
 we recognize the quality of all men before
 the law, and hold that it is the duty of gov
 ernment in it's dealings with the people to
 mote out equal and exact justice to all, of ,whatever nativity, race, color or persuasion, Religious or political ;apd it being the appro- priate object of legislation to enact great | fundamental principles into law Therefore, Be it enacted 6y the Senate and House of Repre- sentatiues of the United Stgtes of America, in Congress assembled, That all persons within the jurisdiction of the United States shall be entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the | accommodations, advantages, facilities and | privileges of inns, public conveyances on land or water, theaters and other places of public amusement i, subject only to the conditions and limitations established by law, and applicable alike to the citizens sof every race and color, regardless of any previous condition of servi- tude.
 | SEC. 2. That any person who shall violate the foregoing section by denying to any citizen, ex- cept for reasons by law applicable to citizens of every race and color, and regardless of any previous condition of serVitude the full en- joyment of any of the accommodations, advan- tages, facilities, or privileges in sad section enumerated, or by aiding or melting such de- niab shall, for every such offense, forfeit and pay tho sum of $500i to tho person aggrieved thereby, to be recovered in an action of debt, with full costs and shall also, for every such fl offense be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor q and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined Pnot less than $500 nor more than $1 1000, or kshal be imprisoned not less than thirty days nor more than one year Troubled That all persons may elect to sue for the penalty afore- said or to proceed under their rights at con- mon law and by State statutes {; and having so Felected to proceed in the ono, mode or the other, their right to proceed in the other juris- >diction shall be barred But this proviso shall not apply to criminal proceedings, either under this act or the criminal law of any State: And I proutded afu,Ihef, That a Judgment for the penalty in favor of the party aggrieved or & judgment upon an indictment, shall be baHt either prosecution respectively.
 Il , SEc 8. That the District and Circuit Courts of the United States shall have, exclusively of the courts of the several States, cogniza1ice of all erimesand offensesagainst, and violations of, the provisions of this act and actions for the penalty giyenby the preceding section may be prosecu- tedin the Territorial, District or Gircuit Courts of the United States, herever the defendant maybe found, without regard to the other party; and the District Attorneys, Marshals, and Deputy Marshals of the United States, and Gommlssloners appointed by the Circuit and Territorial courts of the bnited States, with powers of affesting' and irnpfisonirg or bailing offenders against the laws of the United States, Esre 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 inprlsoned or bailed, as the case may be, for trial, before such court of the United States or Territorial court as by law has cognizance of the offense, T exceptln respect of the right of action accru- 4 Ing tosthe person aggrieved; and such District Attorneys shall cause such proceedings to be prosecuted to their termination as in other cases: Prouided, That nothing contained in this section shall be construed to deny or de- feat any right of civil action accr1ling to any person whether by reason of this act or other y wise and any District Attorney who shall will. fully fail to institute and prosecute the pro ceedings herein required, shall, for every such
 ofense, forfeit and pay the sum of $500 to the person aggrieved thereby, to be recovered bJ an action of debt, with full costs, and shall or cenviction thereof, be deemed guilty of a mis. H deInsanor, and be fined not less than $1 0O( nor more thans$5,000 eArdl prooided .fa4Fthe,; That judgment for the penalty in favor ot i the party aggrieved. against any such Distric
 Attorney, shall be bar to either prosecution II SEc.. f. That no citizen possessing all othe
 qualifications which are or may be prescribed bylaw shall be disqualified for service as grand or petit juror in any court of the United States or of any State on account of race, color, O. previous condition of servitude, and any, office
 or other person charged with any duty in thu selection or summoning of jurors who shall OK
 causes aforesaid, shall on conviction thereof
 be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and b, fined not more than $5, 900. rt ~'t- f ----- SEC. 5. That all cases arising under the pro , visions of this act in the courts of the United States, shall be reviewable by the Suprem, Court of the United States, without regard t, ! 1gthe- sum in controversy, under the same pro NYisiOns and regulations are now provided ID, law for the review of other causes in said court