The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-23

In view of the stand of the Democratic
Falty for continued white supremacy u
the present campaign. the Following ao-
Aress issued ~ ioit by IT, state De hioS
Walter L. Bagg was chairman Will De Oh
especial Interest at this time:
We present the following facts for yol'
consideration: ,.,,.
at his death, left as legacy to MS party
the following bill: .,,o
section l. That all citizens and other
persons within the Jurisdiction OF me me
United States shall be entitled to the full
and equal enjoyment of the accommooa-
tons, advantages, facilities and prlNl-
leges of inns. public conveyances on laIo
and water, theatres and other places o.
public amusement and also OF common
schools and public Institutions OF learn
ing or benevolence, supported In Wnoie OF
part by general taxation, ana OK ceme-
tertes so supplied and also the insutu-
tions known as Industrial colleges en-
dowed by. the United States, subject TO
the conditions and limitations established
by law and applicable alike to cltlzenss
OF every race and color regar6iess oA
any previous condition of serVitude.
Sec. 2. That any person who shall Vio-
late the foregoing section by denying 10
any person entitled to its Dement'S, except
for reasons by law applicable to citizens
of every race and color, and regardless
of any previous condition of servitude'
the fun enjoyment of any accommoda-
tions. advantages, facilities or privileges
in said section enumerated, or lncnins
such denial, shall, for every such Onense,
forfeit and nay the sum of f1Ne hundred
dollars to the person aggrIeVed therebF'
to be recovered in tcHon on the case,
with full costs. and shall also for every
such offense be deemed guilty OF mis-
demeanor, and upon conviction thereon
shall be fined not less than one thou
sand dollars, or shall be Imprisoned not
more than one year; provided. that the
ar~ -fA G. mi more
than one penalty; and if the onense is a
refusal of burial, the penalty may be re-
covered by the heirs at law OF the per-
aon whose body has been refused burial {,
and provided, further that all persons
may elect TO sue for the penalty atoTe-
said, or to proceed under their rights a;
common law and the state statutes, and
having so elected TO proceed in the one
mode or the other their rights TO pro-
coed in the other jurisdiction shall he
barred; but this provision snail not APP
ply to criminal proceedings either under
this act or the criminal law OF the state.
Sec g. That the District and Circuit
Courts Of the United states shall have.
exclusively of the courts OF the several
States, cognizance of all or mes and Of
fences against the violations of this act,
and action for penalty given by the pre-
ceding section may be prosecuted in the
territorial. district or circuit courts OF
the United States, whereVeT the defend
ant NAV be found, without regard to the
other party and district attorneys. mar
shals and deputy marshals Of the United
states ard commissioners appointed by
the circuit and territorial courts of the
United States, with powers Of arresting
and imprisonlng and bailing Offenders
against the laws of the United States,
are hereby specially authori7 ] and re-
quired to institute proceedings agalnst
every person who shall violate the pro-
visions Of this act. and cause him TO be
arrested and Imprisoned or bailed as the
ease may be, for trial before such court