Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-03-09

such denial, shall, for every such Of
fense, forfeit and pay the sum of FIVE
hundred dollars to the personsaggriev-
ed 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 shall be fined
not less than five hundred nor more
than one thousand dollars, or shall
be imprisoned not less than thirty
days nor more than one year; provid-
ed that all persons may elect to sue
for the penalty aforesaid or toprOceed
under their rights at common law
and by State statutes,' and having 50
elected to proceed in the one mode or
the other, their right to proceed in
the other Jurisdiction shall be barred.
But this proviso shall not apply 10
criminal proceedings either under
this act or the criminal law of any
State And provided further, that a
judgment for the penalty in favor of
the party aggrieved, or a judgment
upon an indictment, shall be a bar to
either prosecution. respectively.
Section 3 That the District and
Circuit courts of the United States
shall have exclusively of the courts
of the several States, cognizance of
all crimes and Offenses against and
violations of the provisions of this
act, and actions for the penalty given
by the proceeding section may be
prosecuted in the Territorial, District
or Circuit courts of the United States
wherever the defendant may be found
without regard to the other party.
And the district attorneys, marshals
and deputy marshals Of the United
States, and commissioners appointed
by the Circuit and Territorial courts
| of the United States, with powers of
arresting 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 provision of this
act, aud cause him to be arrested and
imprisoned or bailed, as the case may
be, for trial before such courts of the
United Sta tes or Territorial courts as
by Law has cOgnizance of the ot>
fense,. except in respect of the right
of action accruing to the person az
grived, 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 anyPerson,
whether by reason of this act or
otherwise, and any district attorney
who shall wilifully fail to institute
and prosecute the proceedings herein
required shall for every such cffcnse
forfeit and pay the sum of five hun
dred dollars to the person aggrieved
thereby, to be recovered By an ac-
tion of debt, with full costs, and
shall, on conviction thereof, be deem
ed guilty of misdcmeanOr and be
fined not less than $1,000 nor more
than S., $50. And, provided further
that a Judgment for the penalty in
favor Of the party aggrieved against
any snch district attorney, or a judg-
meDt upon an indictment against any
such district attorney, shall be a bar
10 either prosecution, respectively.
Section 4 Than no citizen possess
ing all other qualifications which are
or may be prescribed by law shall be
disqualified for service as grand or
pelIt Juror in any court of the Unit
d 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 summoning of jurors who
shall exclude or fail to summon any
citizen for the cause aforesaid shall !,
on conviction thereof, be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and be
fined not more than fiYe thousand dol
lars.
Section 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 regulation as are
now provided by Law for the review
of other causes in said court.
New York Times.l
The black men in the South have
their rights guaranteed by the Con-
stitution, bat when a Republican
majority, ostensibly 10 protect those
rights violates the Constitution, it
places the guarantees of the black
mems rights at the mercy of Demo-
cratic ajority as soon as orc shall
be obtained. Generally and specIfcal-
Iv the ciYil rights bill and the force
bill, considered with reference TO
their professed purpose, are great
mistakes Considered with reference
to the party they are still greater
mistakes. What can they do for us
Will they bring back any votes chang
ed in North las year? Are they caicu'
lated TO remove the causes which
changed those votes? Did any one
remain at home or vote the Demo-
cratic ticket in 1874 because the
negroes of the the South could not
ride with white men, or have the
same inns, or go to the same thea
tres? Was any one allienated from
the Republican party because the
President could not suspend the writ
of habeaS corpus in Mississippi,
Louisiana, Arkansas and Albania /?
OF course, no one pretends that these
questions can be answered in the
affirmative But is it not true that,
while none of these causes cost US