The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-03-11
CIVIL RIGHTS BILL.

The following Is the full text of the
Civil Fights bill, as approved by the
President:
WHEREAS, It is essential to Just gov
eminent that we recognize the equality
of all men before the law, and hold it is
the duty ct the government, In its deal
1ngs with the people, to mete out equal
and exact justice to all, of whatever ma
tiv1ty, race, color or persuasion, religi-
GUS or political; and it being the proper
object of legislation to enact fundanent-
al principles into law; therefore be it en-
acted
Section l. That all persons within
the Jurisdiction OF the United States
shall be entitled to the full and equal en-
joyment Of the accommodations. ad-
vantages, facilities and privileges Of inns,
public conveyances, on land OF water,
theaters and other places of public
amusement, subject only to the condi-
lions and limitations established by law,
and applicable alike to citizens of every
race and color, regardless of any previ-
Gus conditions of servitude.
Section 2. That any person who shall
violate the foregoing sections by deny
ing to any citizen, except for reasons by
law applicable to citizens of every race
and color, and regardless of any previous
condition of servitude, the full enioy-
ments of any of the accommodations, adj
vantages, facilities or privileges in SAID
section enumerated, or by aiding or in
citing such denial. shall for every such
ofense forfeit and pay the sum of $500
to the person SO aggr1eved thereby, to
be recovered in an action of debt with
full costs, and shall also for every such
otfense be deemed guilty of misdemean-
or, and upon conviction thereof shall be
fined not less than $500 nor more than
$1,000, 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 to pro-
ceed under their rights at common law
and by state statute, and having so elect
ed to proceed in the one mode OF the
other, their right to proceed in the other
Jurisdiction shall be barred. But this
provision shall not apply to criminal
proceedings, either under this act OF the
criminal law of any State; and provided
further, that Judgment for the penalty
for the party aggrieved or @ Judgment
either prosecution respectively.
cult 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 preceding
section may be prosecuted in the Ter
ritorial, District or Circuit Court 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 the commissioners
appointed by the Circuit and Territorial
Courts of the United States, with pow
ers of arresting and imprisoning or bail
ing offenders against the laws of the
United States, are hereby especially all
thorized and required to institute pro-
ceedlngs against every person who shall
violate the provisions of this act, and
cause him to be arrested and imprisOn-
ed, OF bailed, as the case may be, for
trial before such court of the United
States, OF territorial court as by law has
cogn1zance of the offense. except III re-
spect of the right Of action accruing to
the person aggrieved; and such district
attorney shall cause such proceedings
to be prosecuted to their termination,
as in other cases, provided that nothing
contained in this section shall be con-
strued to deny or defeat any right of
civil action accruing to any person,
whether by reason of this act OF other
wise. And any district attorney who
shall wilfully fail to institute and pros
ecute the proceedings herein required
shall for each such ofense forfeit and
pay the sum of $500 to the person ag
grieved thereby, to be recovered by an
action of debt with full costs, aud shall
on conviction thereof be deemed guilty
of misdemeanor, to be fined not less
than $1,000 OF more than $4,000; but pro-
vided further, that a Judgment for the
penalty in favor of the party aggrieved,
against any such district attorney, shall
be a bar to either prosecution respective
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Section 4 That no citizen posses
sing all other qualifications which are
or may be prescribed by law shall be
disqualified for service as a grand or
petit juror in any court of the United
States, or of any State, on account OF
race, color OF previous conditlOn OF
seryitude, and any officer or other per-
son charged with any duty in the selec-
ton or summoning of jurors, who shall
exclude Or fail to summon any citizen,
for the cause aforesaid, shall, on convic-
ton thereof, be deemed guilty OF a mis-
demeanor, and be fined no more than
SIS, 900
Section 5. That all cases arising I'M
der the provisions of this act in the
courts of the United States shall be re-
viewable by the Supreme Court of the
United States without regard to the sum
In CONTROVERSY, under the same pro
visions and regulations as are now pro
yided by Law for the review Of causes in
said court
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