Rensselaer Union, Volume 7, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 February 1875 — The House Civil-Rights Bill. [ARTICLE]

The House Civil-Rights Bill.

Washington. Feb. 5. Tlie following is the bill, without preamble, passed by the House to-day: Resolved. That all persons within the jurisdiction ot the United States shall be entitled to lull aud equal enjoyment of accommodations, advantages. facilities aud privileges of inns, public conveyances on land or water, theaters and other places of public amusement, subject only to conditions aud limitations established bylaw, aud applicable alike to citizens of every race and color, regardless of any previous condition of servitude. 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 aud coior, and regardless of any previous condition of servitude, the lull cujovuient of any of the accommodations, advantages, facilities, or privileges in said section I enumerated, or by aiding or inciting such denial, i shall lor each aud every such offense forfeit j aud pay the sum of ssu) to the pi-rson aggrieved thereby, to be recovered in an action ot debt, with.full costs, and shall.also, tor every ■nbvji ufteuse, bn deemed guilty of a tuisddineanbr and. upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than sstx> nor more than SI,OOO, or shall be imprisoned juu Less than thirty davs nor more than one year: PvovkUd. That all persons may elect to sue lor the penalty aforesaid or to proceed under their rights at common law aud by State statutes, aud having so elected to.proceed in the oue mode or other their right to proceed in another jurisdiction shall be barred. But this proviso shall not apply to criminal proceedings either uudir this act or the criminal law ot auv State: aud provided • further. That a judgment for the penalty iii favor of tlie party aggrieved or a judgment upon an indictment shall be a bar to either prosecution respectively, SJ6P. 3. That District aud Circuit Courts of the l Bil.ed.States shall have, exclusive of courts of the several States, cognizance of all crimes and offences against aud violations of the provisions ot this net. aud action for tne penalty given bv the preceding section may be UprusecuY--ed tir Territorial. District l or circuit Courts of the United States, wherever defendant may be lound. without regard to the oiL-a puny; and the District Attorneys Marshals, and Deputy Marshals of the United Mates, and Commissioners appointed bv the circuit aud Territorial Courts ot the United State- ; with powers of arresting and imprisoning ~ r ‘bail' tng.Vffe.Ud** against the laws o: the United Mates are: Hereby specially authorized and required to institute proceedings against every person who -hail violate the provisions of this act, and cause him to be arrested ami imprisoned or bailed, as the case may be, fortrial before sue If . cMßooff the United States, olf Territorial < ou rt ter by -aw Ua* «ogtjiz*nce ot the offense ex.cept m respefg of the right of action a'ccruj.ug’ to the person aggrieved, aud such District Attorneys shad caus-- such proceedings to be prosecuted <Ht> their termination, ai in other eases: Prodded. Nothing contained iu thU seetjon shall be construed to deny or defeat any sight ot civil action accruing to anr persoo whshier by reason of this act or otherwise; and any District Attorney who shall willfully mil to iiistitiDt' and prosecute the proceedings herein reijttired shall, for every such offense, -forfeit and pay the sum ,of SSOO to the person aggrieved Jhereby. •to be recovered by action of deb L-with full costs, and shali, on conviction thereot be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and be fined not lean than Si,UJO nor more

tnau SS.(CO: and provided further. That a judgment for the penalty in favor of the party.aggrieved.against any such District Attorney, or a judgment Upon an indictment against any such District Attorney, shall be a bgr to either ‘prosecution. respectively. Bxc. 4. That no' citizens possessing all the other qualifications which are or may be prere ribea by law shall be disqualified for service as grand or petit juror in any court of the United states, or of any State, ou’account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. And any officer or other person charged with any duty in theVelection of summoning of jurors who shall exclude or fail to summon any citizen for /the cause aforesaid shall, on conviction thereof, be deemed’guilty of misdemeanor and be lined not more than $3,000. Bkc. 5. That alt cases arising under the provisions of this act in the courts of the United States shall bo roviewable by the Supreme Coutt of the United States, without regard to the snfti in controversy, under the same provisions and regulations ns are now provided by law for the review of other causes in said court’.