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Just exactly why the colored members of the present legislature should desire to pass another law like this, while the first still remains in full force and ef- fect, we cannot comprehend. Here is the law of 1868: AN ACT to punish public carriers and others for refusing persons passage, lodging, admission, etc. SECTION 1. Be it enacted, by the Gen- eral Assembly of the State of Arkansas, That when any person shall apply for passage on a steamboat, railroad, street car, stage coach or any other ve- hicle or carriage, is used or run as public carriers, shall be refused passage or trans- portation equal to first-class passage and accommodation, for any other reason, cause or excuse, than such are known as valid, good or sufficient in and by the common law, upon such person first tendering to such owner, agent, superin- tendent, or driver, of such steamboat, railroad, street car, stage coach, or any vehcle or carriage, an amount equal to"],"dc_format":["application/pdf"],"dcterms_identifier":null,"dcterms_language":null,"dcterms_publisher":["Fayetteville, Ark. : University of Arkansas Libraries"],"dc_relation":null,"dc_right":["http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"dcterms_is_part_of":["Arkansas Gazette, January 24, 1873"],"dcterms_subject":["African Americans--Arkansas","Civil rights--Arkansas","Race discrimination--Arkansas","Segregation--Arkansas"],"dcterms_title":["Text of Civil Rights Law of 1868"],"dcterms_type":["Text"],"dcterms_provenance":["University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. 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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. 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Cypress precinct, Esquire Munn’s. Bayou Meto precinct, Joel Joiner’s. Mineral precinct, John Horton’s. Maumelle precinct, James Garibaldi’s. Owen precinct, Laz, Wilson’s. Fourche precinct, James’ school-house. Big Rock precinct, state-house. Campbell precinct, Christian church. Union precinct, Esquire Mitchell’s Badgett precinct, Good Hope church. CITI OF LITTLE ROCK First ward, old market-house. Second ward, Sherman school-house. Third ward, Sons of Ham hall. Fourth ward, old Circuit court-room. W.S. OLIVER Sheriff of Pulaski county, Ark. __________ SENATOR HODGES’ REGISTRATION BILL Below we publish the registration bill of Senator Hodges, now pending in the senate. In the main the provisions are god. It would be a great improvement over the present law: AN ACT to provide for the registration of the legal voters in the state of Arkansas. SECTION 1. Be it enacted, etc. That the county clerk of each county in the state shall have exclusive authority to register the legal voters of his county, have sole custody of the registration made by him, as hereinafter provided, and, by virtue of his office as such clerk, be the registrar of his county. Section 2. That the county clerk of each county in the state, for the purpose of such registration, shall provide a well- bound book, to be kept in the office of the county clerk and ex-officio registrar, under this act, in which he shall transcribe all the names of voters in his county duly registered by the qualified registrars of election for said county in the year 1872, in the registration books of said county on file in the office of said clerk. Section 3. It shall be the duty of the said county clerk and ex-officio registrar to make registration of voters by enrolling the name or names of qualified voters ap- plying for registration in his county at any and all times during the usual busi- ness hours, whenever requested by said voter or voters, in a well-bound book, kept for the purpose of such registration in the office of said clerk and ex-officio registrar, specifying the township of said county in which each voter resides; pro- vided, that each applicant for registration will first take and subscribe the oath pre- scribed by law."],"dc_format":["application/pdf"],"dcterms_identifier":null,"dcterms_language":null,"dcterms_publisher":["Fayetteville, Ark. : University of Arkansas Libraries"],"dc_relation":null,"dc_right":["http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"dcterms_is_part_of":["Arkansas Gazette"],"dcterms_subject":["African Americans--Arkansas","Civil rights--Arkansas","Race discrimination--Arkansas","Segregation--Arkansas"],"dcterms_title":["Arkansas Civil Rights Legislation"],"dcterms_type":["Text"],"dcterms_provenance":["University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. 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No clerk of any county shall have discretion or power to refuse to en- ter the name of any adult male person in said registration book applying as afore- said for registration, who will first take and subscribe the oath required by law to entitle the citizens of this state to vote, and any clerk so refusing shall pay, or his sure- ties on his official bond shall be liable to each and every applicant, for each and every such refusal, the sum of two hun- dred dollards, to be recovered by an action of debt when said applicant establishes that, at the time he was so refused, he was a qualified voter in said county, and in addition therto, upon conviction before a proper court, shall be imprisoned six months in county jail. Section 5. Any and all persons here- tofore registered, and who may hereafter register under the provisions of this act, shall be and continue qualified voters in all elections by citizens of this state as long as he shall be an continue a citizen of the county in which he is registered, without order or further application on the part of said registered voter, or other or further registration by said clerk and ex-officio registrar. Section 6. Any person who shall swear falsely, on making application to register under this act, shall be deemed guilty of willful and corrupt perjury, and, on conviction thereof, shall be pun- ished as provided by law for the punish- ment of perjury. Section 7. Each and every person, whose name shall be registered under the provisions of this act, shall be entitled to receive at the time, from said clerk and ex officio registrar, a certificate setting forth the name of the county and state, and of the applicant, and the date of such registration, sealed with the seal of said county; and, for each certificate and seal, the clerk and ex officio registrar shall be allowed a fee of ten cents, to be paid out of the county treasury. Section 8. The county clerk and ex officio registrar of each county in this state shall also provide a well bound book, in which shall be printed the oath prescribed in section five, under the head of “fran- chise.” Section 9. Each clerk and ex-officio reg- Istrar shall have power to administer the said oath to any person applying for reg- istration. Section 10. If any clerk shall violate any of the provisions of this act, or refuse or willfully neglect to perform any duty herein imposed upon him, or make any alteration in the list of voters made by him, or suffer the same to be made by any person, he shall be fined not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dol- lars, to be recovered by indictment, and thereafter shall be disqualified to hold any office of honor, trust or profit in this state. Section 11. Whoever shall destroy or mutilate, deface, or take by violence from any clerk of the county court, or from any judges of election, or steal and take away any book of registration or list of voters required by this act to be made or kept, shall, upon conviction, be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary not less than two nor more than five years. Section 12. That any person offering or threatening violence to any one en- gaged in the duty of registration, or dis- turbing or resisting them in any way in the performance of their duty, or who shall willfully keep away by intimidation, bribery, imposition, deceit or fraud, or see, or exert other improper or illegal in- fluences to prevent or hinder electors from going to the place of registration, or from registering, shall be deemed guilty of felony, and upon conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment in the jail or penitentiary house of the state, for the term of not less than one, nor more than five years. Section 13. The said list no deposited with the clerk shall be subject to examin- ation as other records of said court, but no such examination by any person not officially connected with the court shall be allowed, except in the presence of said clerk or his deputy. Section 14. It shall be the duty of said clerk to make out, in well-bound books, a list of the voters so registered for each township in his county, thirty days before such election, and immediately deliver the same to the sheriff, who shall deliver them to one of the judges of election of each township in his county, five days before each election in his county. Section 15. That all acts and parts of ___ in conflict with the provisions of this not be , and the same are hereby repealed. Section 16. 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The republican party, in submitting this amendment to the people, have re- deemed one of the pledges of their plat- form to the letter. We hope it will in the same spirit carry out its promises to the proper end- the ratification of the amendment- as it is alike just to the peo- ple and an honor to the party. We hope, too, that the other pledges of the August platform will be likewise redeemed, and then we may look for the better day in Arkansas- the day of good feeling be- tween men and races- the day of honest and impartial government, and of genuine material prosperity. Give the d-l his due: let who may bring about, we bid them God speed. Voters will remember to vote “FOR CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.” Any other formula might give a pretext for throwing out the ballot. Put on your ticket the words, “FOR CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT,” and no others. We append the law: SECTION 1. Be it enacted, etc., That ten days after passage of this act the governor shall issue his proclamation, calling a special election to be held on the third day of March, 1873, at the usual voting places throughout the state, for the pur- pose of submitting the proposed amend- ment to the constitution- which, if adopted and ratified in the manner prescribed by article 12, shall thereafter be substituted for and known as article 8 of the consti- tutiono of the state of Arkansas- of the people for their ratification or rejection, which proclamation, together with the proposed constitutional amendment shall be published in the official journal of the state from the time said proclamation should be issued until the day of election. Section 2. 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