Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-03-04
ANDoAH HERALD AND VALLEY ADVERTISER.
yhe sum of FIVE hundred dollars TO the

The sum of FIVE hundred dollars to the
person aggrieyed thereby, to be recov
cred in an action of debt, with full
costs and shall also, for every such
oafense, be deemed guilty of misde.-.
meanor, and upon conviction thereof
shall be fined not less than five hundred
nor more than one than one thousand
dollars, or shall be Imprisoned not less
than thirty days nor more than one
year; provided that all persons may
elect to sue for the penalty aforesaid or 20
proceed under their rights Of common
law and by State statutes and having.
so electedsto proceed in the one mode
or the other, their right to proceed in
the other Jurisdiction shall be barred.
But this tproviso shall not apply to
criminal proceedings either under this
40. of theserimlnal law any of State.
And provided further, that a judg-
ment for the penalty in favor. Of the
party aggrieved, or Judgment upon
an Indictment, shall be bar to either
prosecution, respectively.
Sec. 3. 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 ofenses 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 of Circuit. Courts of
the United States whenever the defen-
dant may be found, without regard to
the other party. And the district attor-
neys, marshals and deputy marshals of
the United States, and commissioners
appointed by the Circuit and Territori-
al Courts of the United States, with
powers of ar1esting 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 balled, as the case may be,
for trial before such courts of the Unit
ed States or Territorial courts as by
law has coguizante Of the ofense, ex-
cept in respect Of the right Of action
accluing to the person aggrieyed; 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 accrung to
any person, whether by reason Of this
act or otherwise. And any district
attorney who shall willfully fail to in
stitute and prosecute the proceedings
herein required shall for every such
offense forfeit and pay the sum of five
hundred dollars to the person aggriev-
ed thereby, to be recovered by an &C
ton Of debt, with full costs, and shall,
on conviction thereof, be deemed gull
ty Of a misdemeanor and be fined not
less than $1,000 nor more than S., 900.
And provided further, that a judge
ment for the penalty in favor Of the
party aggrieved against any such dis
trict attorney, OF a judgement upon an
Indictment against any such district
attorney, shall be a bar to either prose
cution, respectively. ,...i
Sec 4 That no citizen possessing all
other qualifications which are or may
be prescribed by law shall be disquali-
fed 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 servitude; and
any officer or other person charged
with any duty IN the selection Or sum-
moning of jurors who shall exclude or
fail to summon any citizen for the
cause aforesaid shall, on conviction
thereof, be deemed guilty Of misdem>
eanor, and be fined not more than five
thousand dollars.
Sec s. That all cases arising under
the provisions of this act in the course
of the United States shall be reviewa
BILE by the Supreme Court of the Unit
ed States, without regard to the sum
in controversy, under the same proyi-
visions and regulations as are now pros
vided by law for the review Of other
causes in said court. -.....t