Text of Civil Rights Law of 1868

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Collection:: Land of (Unequal) Opportunity: Documenting the Civil Rights Struggle in Arkansas
Title:: Text of Civil Rights Law of 1868
Creator:: Arkansas Gazette
Publisher:: Fayetteville, Ark. : University of Arkansas Libraries
Date of Original:: 1873-01-24
Subject:: African Americans--Arkansas
Civil rights--Arkansas
Race discrimination--Arkansas
Segregation--Arkansas
Location:: United States, Arkansas, 34.75037, -92.50044
Medium:: articles
Type:: Text
Format:: application/pdf
Description:: Article in the Arkansas Gazette questioning the need for proposed civil rights legislation in 1873, when a similar law from 1868 was still in effect.
Civil Rights -- Blacks -- African-Americans -- Reconstruction -- Little Rock (Ark.) -- Public Accomodations -- Little Rock -- Pulaski
first-class fare or accommodations, such agent, owner, superintenetn or driver, shall be deemed guilty for every such of- fense, refusal or rejection, of a high mis- demeanor. Section 2. When any inn or hotel- keeper shall refuse lodging, accommoda- tion or entertainment to any person or persons, equal to first-class accommoda- tions, for any other reason, cause or excuse than such as are known as valid, good and sufficient in and by the common law, upon such person or persons applying and first offering to pay a sum equal to first-class hotel fare or accommodations, such inn, or hotel-keeper or agent, for every such offense, refusal,denial, or re- jection, shall be deemed guilty of a high misdemeanor. Section 3. When any person or per- sons are acting in the capacity or business of keeping places of entertainment for public amusement, shall refuse any per- son or persons admission to seats equal to first-class seats, in and to the same, for any other reason, excuse or cause than such as are known good and valid and sufficient in and by the common law, upon such person or persons first tender- ing the amount equal to the price of first- class seats, fare or tickets, such owners or agents so keeping places of entertainment for public amusements, for every such of- fense, denial or rejection, shall be deemed guilty of a high misdemeanor. Section 4. That when any person or persons, agents, conductors or drivers, who shall be found guilty by indictment before the grand jury of the county where such offense, refusal, rejection or misdemeanor occurs, shall, on trial and conviction of the charge of high misde- meanor, as provided in the three preced- ing sections, be fined in a sum not less than two hundred nor more than five thousand dollars, at the discretion of the jury trying the case, or be imprisoned in the county jail not exceeding twelve months. Section 5. Be it further enacted, That nothing in this [act] bill shall be so con- strued as to prevent any person or per- sons from bringing a civil suit against any of the above named parties for damages. Section 6. That all acts or parts of acts in conflict with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed, and this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved July 14, 1868
Metadata URL:: http://digitalcollections.uark.edu/cdm/ref/collection/Civilrights/id/1732
IIIF manifest:: https://digitalcollections.uark.edu/iiif/2/Civilrights:1732/manifest.json
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Original Collection:: Arkansas Gazette, January 24, 1873
Contributing Institution:: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Libraries
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