Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1851-06-06
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removed from Tue tDiIeQ SIaISS. ON
virtue of this Act, to take with him
such part of his goods. chattels, or
other property as he mao find convent
ent; and allproperty left in the U. States
by any Alien, who may be removed as
aforesaid, shall be and remain subject
| to his order and disposal, in the same
manner as if this Act had not been
passed.
SEC. 6. That this Act shall contin-
ue and be in force for and during the
term of two years from the passing
thereof. fStatutes at Large, volume /,
page 570.] EApproved, June25, i79S. !
/ An Act in addition TO the Act entitled AN
! Act for the punishment of certain crimes
| against the United States
| SEQ. |. Be It enacted, de-, That if any
! persons shall unlawfully combine or con-
/ spire together with intent to oppose anv
measure or measures of the Government
! of the United States, which are or shall be
directed by proper authority, or to impede
/ the operation of any law of the L. States,
or to lntimidate or prevent any person,
Government of the United States, from
undertaking, performing or executing his
trust or duty, and if any person or persons,
with intent as aforesaid, shall counsel, ad-
wise, or attempt to procure, any insurrec-
/ ton, riot, unlawful assembly, or combina-
ton, whether such conspiracy, threatening,
counsel, advice, or attempt, shall have the
proposed effect or not, he or they shall be
deemed guilty of a high misdemeanor, and,
on conviction before any Court of the Uni
ted States having jurisdiction thereof, shall
be punished by fine not exceeding FIVE
thousand dollars, and by imprisonment,
during term not less than six months,
nor exceeding five years; and further at
the discretion of the Court, may be holden
to find securities for his good behavior, in
such sum, and for such time, as the said
court may direct.
SEC. 2. That if any person shall write,
print, utter, or publish, or shall cause or
procure to be written, printed, uttered, or
published, or shall, knowingly and willing
ly, assist or aid in writing, printing, utter
ing, or publishing, any false, scandalous,
and malicious writing or writings, against
the Government of the United States, OF
either House of the Congress of the United
States, or the President of the u. States,
with intent to defame the said Government,
or either House of the said Congress, OF
the said President. or to bring them, OF
either of them, into contempt or disrepute
or to excite against them, or either or any
of them, the hatred of the good people OF
the United States; or to stir up sedition
within the United States; or to excite any
unlawful combinations therein, for oppo-
sing or resisting any law OF the U. States,
or any act of the President of the L. States,
done in pursuance of any such law, or of
the powers in him vested by the Constitu-
ton of the United States; or to resist, op-
pose, or defeat, any such law or act; or to
aid, encourage, or abet, any hostile de
signs of any foreign nation against the Uni
ted States, their people, or Government,
then such person, being thereof convicted
before any Court of the United States hav-
ing jurisdiction thereof, silall be punished,
by a fine not exceeding two thousand dol
lars, and by imprisonment not exceeding
two years.
SEC. 3. That if any person shall be
prosecuted under this Act, for the writing
or publishing any libel aforesaid, it shall
be lawful for the defendant, upon the trial
of the cause, to give in his defence, the
truth of the matter contained in the publ
cation charged as a libel. And the jury
who shall try the cause, shall have a right
to determine the law and the fact under
the direction of the court as in other cases.
Sec. A. That this Act shall continue
and be in force until the third day of March,
one thousand eight hundred and one, and
no longer: Provided, That the expira-
ton of the Act shall not prevent or defeat
prosecution and punishment of any of
fence against the law during the time ii
shall be in force Approved, July l4th,
1898. Statutes at Large, Vol. ], p. 596