, 1883-10-20
INFORMANT DECISION.
Ths Suprsms Court Decides that
Public Places are not Com
DelIed 10 Admit Negroes.

A Warrington dispatch Of Oct. 10 saJs:
A most impot .snt decision rendered by
he Supreme Court of the Cuitec States
to-day WAS that in the FIVE cases. common
" known as tho civil ,ishts cases, which
we're sabmit:ed 20 the court on printed
arguments about Q year sSo.
The cases we're all based On the first
aud second sections of the civil rights act
II 1875, and were respectively rrosecu-
tons under that act, for not admitting
! cerlaln coiored persons to equal accom-
! n,pGations IN inns and hotels ard railroad
cars and in thesters. The deferse Sc. up,
i! eve.y casa, was the alleged uncons;itn-
,iousl.,y oF the laws The frst and SEC
! oaa eec:rons oi ire at, Shich wc.e TIE
p:rt1 directly in the contrrve,Sy, sre -
| follows:
Section |. That ali prEsoas within the
jurisdiction # he United States shall be
| entitled to mil and eanai enj ,ym,n. o.
accommodations, advantages, facilities
and privileges OF iuns, public c. nyeyances
| III land aud w6ter, thos;ers and other
places Of public amdsement, sntjecS only
to conditions and limitations established
b, laa, and applicable alihs to every race
| sgi color, regardless 81 rny Pfey!ous con-
dition of serS:tude.
Sec , This section provides that any
person WHO Tio!stcs the FIST section shall
/ DO .,sbls to forfeit Of $3.50 for each Of
fenss. TO bs recoseyed in civil action, and
also 20 a penalty of from $500 to $1,000
tine, or imprisonment from thirty days TO
one yaar. - be enforced in criminal pros
cCution.
Exclusive jurisdiction is given to district
! and circuir courts Of the United STATES,
in case, arising under the lag. Tho rights
and privileges cisiued by snl denied col
orcd persons IN these cases usre fuil and
equal secGmmod .tions in hotels, /" Ladies
cars, IL railway trains, anc IN the dress
>.rele ii .i,essers. TAe court, ~ = !ong
aud carefully prepared opinion by justice
Bradley, hollis:
Frsi-Thss congress had no cors;itu-
tionsi authority 10 pass the sections in
4 81,
tenth amendment. Th;s ~ prohib,.ory
upon state. Only.
SEC ,rd-Tha' legislation authorized Iy
n;ress for enforcing ths fourteenth
smelCmenG s not direct l.sisl.,ion Oh
matters respecting which ssa;es are pro
ainite8 from making or ,rtrrcinC .c's,
bu. IS corrective Legislation. Leceassfy or
proper for coun;ersction or retiressing
,acn is~ 1r acts; ,hat in forbidding sta,es
Is for example 70 deprive any person ol
,ibrr'y or property nI;hOu! doe process CT
law, and giving congress- power TO enforce
| PROHIBITION, i N, no; intended :, give
consress the poaer 10 provide Gee proc
ess OF law for the protection Of HE, liber-
t. AID property (shiea would embrace
almost all subjects Of legislatIon}, but 10
provide = mode of redress Tor couLt-ract-
| ing tie operation AID mae; SAFE Isws
obno.icDs 10 prohibition.
/ Tairi-Taat ths thirtecc.h srnendment
! Iyas 10 pcEer 70 cCnsIess TO tass ihe sec
;Ions referred t., because That amend
r,cnr relates only 10 slavery and inrolan-
! 'a.y sIryiiaae, which is abolished. aud
gnes eo9Zress poner 10 PISS iaEs for lis
/ enforcement, thas this y, rer on,y extends
| - .as sutjec; matter Of iEc amendment
/ !;s,lf, namely slavery sn.; iRyciuntar,
/ .err..rde anc necessary incidents and
coEsequsaces Of ,aUse c2LG.t.uns, tha. il
, 5ss nothing 10 do SIth the fe-e,t races
| cr culars, but oGly refers 20 slavery, ne
/ legal equality of G.asrrnt rsces snd cisssss
! OF cIIisrns berry provided for ii the iour-
/ tsentS amendment, vSlch c.oa.birs States
from Goips anything to interfere with
| such -grst'y; tEsG II IS DO infringement
OF tie thirteenth amendment 10 refuse 10
( any person equal sccommod. .,ons and
I DTiviir-c, n inEs and places OF puni:c en-
,srtaiIIa-at, however ii nay be violate Of
his toiAi rights; that i, imposes upon MIN
/ 10 bsGse Of slayeIy CT involuntary seryi.
/ tude. which imply sons SOFT Of objection
/ Of one persou to another and in q capacity
incident thereto, such q inability to hold
| property, 70 make contracts, 70 be psr-
! 'ies in court, etc. that if tbs original CIV
i rights acts eas abolished the iucapaci-
tie, might t. supported hy tie thirteenth
amendment. II does rot therefore FL
lcx Iaat the Set Of 1874 can be supported
| b. IT.
! 1Cr.h-Thst this decision Afess only
the validity Of tie law in stste., and nor
N territories or the District OF Columbia,
vhere the legislative power Of congress Is
! unlimited, and it does nc. undertake t.
decids via: congrsss nigh. or rish: not
! DC, under power 20 Regulate commerce
With foreign nations sud snobss. the
| several s.s.ss, .hs Law not being drawn
with ny such risH
FIfSh-TSs, it = tie opinion vi theeour;
! ,ha. hs frss sad s=c,na sections OF :he
se, q enusrsss OF Mach l, 1873, .n.i;Isd,
An &c; 10 ur4sect an c;,izsns IN their
civiani lsezi rights, are unconstitutional
ara Eoii, ard jndymeas should De ren.
cered uppn the indictments accord
hsIJ.