The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-05-02
D such rights, such facts shall be deemed

in such rights, such facts shall be deemed
a denial by such State of the equal pro-
lection of the laws to which they are en-
titled under the Constitution Of the Unit
ed States and in all such cases or when
ever any such insurrection, violence, un-
lawful combination or conspiracy shall op-
pose or obstruct the laws of the United
States, or the due execution thereof, Or
impede or obstruct the due course of
Justice under the same, it shall be lawful
for the President, and it shall be his duty,
to take such measures, by the employment
of the militia or the land and naval forces
Of the United States, or of either, or by
other means, as he may deem necessary
for the suppression of such insurrection.
domestic violence or combinations and
any persons who shall be arrested under
the provisions of this and the preceding
section, shall be delivered to the Marshal
of the proper district, to be dealt with ac-
cording to law.
Sec. 4. That whenever in any State or
part of State, the unlawful combinations
named in the preceding section of the act
shall be organized and armed, and so
numerous and powerful as to be able, by
violence, to either overthrow or to set at
defiance the constituted authorities of
such State and of the United States with
in such State, or when the constituted au-
thorities are in completely with, or shall
connive at the unlawful purposes Of such
powerful and armed combinations; and
whenever, by reason of either or all Of
the causes aforesaid, the conviction of
such offenders and the preservation of the
public safety shall become in such district
impracticable, in every such case such
combinations shall be deemed a rebellion
against the Government of the United
States, and during the continuance of
such rebellion, and within the limits of
the district which shall be so under the
sway thereof, such limits to be prescribed
by proclamation, it shall be lawful for
the President of the United States, when
in his Judgment the public safety shall re-
quire it, to suspend the privilege of the
writ of habeas corpus, to the end that
such rebellion may be overthrown, provid-
ed, that all the provisions of the second
section of an act entitled IAN act relating
to haJeaS corpus, and regulating judicial
Proceedings in certain cases." approved
March 3, 1868, which relate to the dis
charge of prisoners other than prisoners
of war and to the penalty for refusing tc
obey the order of the Court, shall be in
full force so far as the same are applica.
Bile to the provisions of this section pro.
vided, further that the President shall
first have made proclamation, as now pro.
vided by law, commanding such insurgents
to dispcrse /: and provided, also, that the
provisions of this section shall not be ir
force after the end of the next regular
session of Congress.
Sec. 5. That no person shall be Crane
or petit juror in any Court of the United
States upon any inquiry, hearing, or tria
of any suit, proceeding, or prosecution
based upon or arising under the provision
of this act, who shall, in the judgment 0
the Court, be in completely with any sucl
combination or conspiracy; and every
such shall, before entering upon any suci
inquiry, hearing, or trial. take and sub
scribe an oath, in open Court, that he ha
never, directly or indirectly, counseled
advised or voluntarily aided any sue!
combination or conspiracy and each an
every person who shall take this oath an'
shall therein swear falsely, shall be guilt.
! of perjury, and shall be subject to tn
l pains and penalties declared against tina
, crime; and the first section of the ac
: entitled "An act defining additional cause
y of challenge, and prescribing an addition
al oath for grand and petit jurors in tn
United States Courts approved Jun
r Is, 1862, be and the same is hereby re
: pealed.
g Sec. 8. That any person or persons hay
+ ing knowledge that any Of the wrong
y conspired to be done and mentioned in tn
d second section of this act are about to b
Q committed, and having power to preven
y or aid in preventing the same, shall neg
y lect or refuse so to do, and such wrongfi
II act shall be committed, such person c
l. persons shall be liable to the person injul
n ed or his legal representatives, for a
o damages caused by any such wrongful az
y, which such first-named person or person
u by reasonable diligence could have PR
"a vented, and such damages may be reco'
e. cred in an action on the case in the propt
q circuit court Of the United States, an
"a any number of persons guilty Of sue
Is wrongful neglect or refusal may be joine
N as defendants in such action, provide
r that such action shall be commenced vii
" in year after such cause Of action sha
IN have accrued; and if the death of ar
IT person shall be caused by any such wron
u full act and neglect, the legal represent
nc tives of such deceased person shall ha'
IL such action therefore, and may rccov
ne not exceeding $4,000 damages there
U, for the benefit of the widow of SUI
rd deceased person, if any there be, or
a there be no widow, for the benefit Of t
re next of kin of such deceased person.
r. Sec. 7. That nothing herein contain'
N, shall be constructed to supersede or I
nu peal any former act or law except SO I
In as the same may be ropuguant theret
10 and any offences heretofore committ
10 against the tenor of any former act sh;
r. be proceeding already commenced for t
o. prosecution thereof shall be continued a
rs, completed the same as if this act had II
o, been passed, except as far as the prov
ed ions ofthis act may 60 to sustain a
;es validate such proceedings
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