The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-02-11
CANTON, OHIO, FEBRUARY II, 1875


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Platt (Va,) Poland, Pratt, Rainey, Rich
mond, Rapier, E. H. Roberts, Robinson
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Scofeld, Scudder, IN, j. Scudder (N.Y.)
Sessions, Shanks, Sheats, Sheldon, Shoe
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der, Sprague, Starkweather, Strawbridge,
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lace, Ward lIll,l Ward (N5J.,) Whitley,
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Willinms Mas Williams (OIich,, Will
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Ash, Atkins, Banning, Beck, Bell, Be- ry,
Bland, Blount, Bower, Bright, Bromberg.
Brown, Buckner, Butler (Tenn.) Cald-
well, Caulfed, Chittenden, Clark mo, }
Clymer, Comingo, Cook, Cox, Crittenden,
Grassland, Crutchfeld. Davis, Dewitt,
Durham, Eden, Eldridge, Finck, Gliding,
Glover, Gunter, Hamilton, Hancock,
Harais (Ga) Harris (Va.,) HARRISON,
Hatcher, Hereford, Herdon, Holman,
Hunton, Knapp, Lamar, Leach, Lamison,
T4offand, Lowndes, Luttreli, Magee, Nc
Lean, Milliken, Mills, Morrison, Neal,
Nesmith, Niblack, OBrien, Parker IN.
H., Perry, Phelps, Potter, Randall Redd,
Robbins, w. r. Roberts, Robinson, Qll)
Saylor Ohio Schell, Schumacher, Sener,
Sloan, Sloss, Smith (Ya.1 Steer, Stanard,
Standiford, Stephens lGa.,) Stone, Storm,
Swami, Thomas IVA, ,)Thornbnrgh, Vance,
Waddell, Wells, Whitehead, Whitehouse;
Willie, Wilson (Md.,y Young (Ga.,) and
Young (Ky.)-lOO.
TEXT OF THE BILL.
The following is the bill as passed,with-
out preamble: sd n.ng .anu.e.
SECTION /. That all persons within
the jurisdiction ofthe United States, shall
be entitled to the full and equal enjoy
ment of accommodations, advantages, fa-
cilities and privileges of inns, public con-
veyances on land or water, theatres and
other places of public amusement, sub
iect only to conditions and limitations
established by law and applicable alike
to citizens of every race and colorregard-
less of any previous condition of servi-
tude. ... 0 4t0'V
Sec. 2. That any person who shall
violate the foregoing section by denying
to any citizen except for reasons by law
applicable to citizens Of every race and
color, and regardless ofanT previous con-
dition of servitude, the full enjoyment of
any of the accommodations, advantages,
facilities, or privileges in said section
enumerated, or by aiding or inciting such
denial, shall, for every such offense for
felt and pay the sum offiye hundred dol
lars to the person aggrieved thereby to
be recovered in an action of debt with
full costs, and shall, for every such offense
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. and
upon conviction thereof be fined not less
than 500 nor more than one thousand
dollars, or shall be imprisoned not less
than thirty days norimore than one year,
provided that all persons may elect to
sue for the penalty aforesaid, or to pro-
ceed under their rights at common law
and by State statutes, and having so elect
ed to proceed in the one mode or other,
their right to proceed in other jurisdic-
ton shall be barred; but this proviso
shall not apply to 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 judgment upon an
Indictment shall be bar to either prose-
cution respectively, =;
Sec. g.. That the District and Circuit
Courts of the United States shall have
exclusively of the several States cogni-
zance of all crimes and o6enses against
and violations of the provisions of this
act, and actions for the penalty given by
the preceding section may be prosecuted
id territorial district orcircuit courts of
the United States whenever the defend
ant may be found without regard to the
other party, and the District Attorneys,
Marshals and Deputy Marshals of the
United States, and Commissioners APP
pointed by Circuit and Territorial Conrts
of the United States with powers ofarrest-
ing and imprisoning or bailing offenders.
against the laws of the United States are
hereby especially authorized and required
to institute proceedings against every per-
son who shall violate the provisions of
this act, and cause him 10 be arrested and
imprisoned 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 in respect of the
right of action accruing to the person ag-
grieved, and such district attorneys shall
cause such proceedings to be prosecuted
to their termination as in other cases; pro
yided that nothing contained in this sec
ton 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 attorney who
shall wilfully institute and prosecute the
proceedings herein required shall, for
every offense forfeit and pay the sum of
five hundred dollars to the person ag-
grieved thereby, and to be recovered by
an action of debt with full costs, and shall
on conviction thereof be deemed guilty of
misdemeanor and be fined not less
than thousand nor more than five thou
sand dollars; and provided further, that
a Judgment for the penalty in favor of the
party aggrieved against any such District
Attorney, or judgment upon an indict-
ment against any such District Attorney,
shall be bar to either prosecution re-
spectively. ,,., -,
SEC. 4. That no citizen, possessing all
other qualifications which are or may be
prescribed by law, 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 or previous con-
dition of servitude, and any officer or 9TH
er person charged with any duty in the
selection or summoni G of jurors who
shall exclude or fail to summon any citi-