New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-14

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g citizen ofthe United States, lawfully en-;tiad
to vote, from giving his support or adyocacr
in a lawful manner toward or in favor of "a
election of any lawfully qualified persor as
, an elector Of President or Vice President Of
the United States. or a. a mymber OF me
Congress of the United States, or 10
iDjure any such citizen in his person or
} property on account of such support or ad
vocacv, each and every person so offending
shall be deemed guilty Of high crime. and
upon conviction thereof in any district or
circuit court of the United States or
district or supreme court of any Territory
OF the United States having jurisdiction of
similar otfenses shall be punished by fine
not less than five hundred nor more than
five thousand dollars, or by imprisonment,
with OF without hard labor. as the court
may determine for period of not less
than six months nor more than six years,
as the court may determine, or by both such
fine and imprisonment as the court shall
determine. And if any one or more
persons engaged in any such conspiracy
| shall do, or cause to be DONE anv
act in furtherance Of the object of such CON
spiracy. whereby any person shall be in.
lured IN his person or property, or deprived
| OF having and exercising any right or priv
| lege of citizen of the United States, the
| person so injured or deprived of such rights
and privileges may have and maintain an
| action for the recovery of damages occa-
stoned by such injury or deprivation OF
| rights and privileges, against any one or
more OF the persons engaged in such con
splracy. such action to be prosecuted in The
proper district or circuit court of the United
States, with and subject to the same rights
OF appeal, review upon error and other
remedies provided in like cases. in such
courts, under the provisions of the act of
April NINTH eighteen hundred and sixty-six.
entitled IAN act to protect all persons in
the United States in their civil rights. ana
to furnish the means of. their vindcat;on"
SEC. g. That in all cases where insured
ton, domestic violence, unlawful cOmbina-
tons or cOnspiracies in any State shall so
obstruct or hinder the execution of the laws
thereof and Of the United States as to de
prive any portion or class Of the people
of such State OF any of the rights,
privileges or iInmunites or protection
named in the constitution and Sc
cured by this act, and the constituted
authorities Of such State shall either be nm
able to protect, or shall from any cause fail
in or refuse protection of the people in suci,
rights, such facts shall be deemed denial
by such State of the equal protection OF the
laws. TO which they are entitled under the
constitution of the United States: and in all
such cases, or whenever any such insurree~
ton violence, unlawful combination or con
spiracy shall oppose or Obstruct the laws OF
the United States, or the due execution there
OF, 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. Of either, or by other
means, as he may deem necessary, for the
OF such instruction, domestic
violence or combinations: and any person
who shall be arrested under the provisions
Df this and the preceding section. shall be
delivered to the marshal of the proper Dis
10 M law
SEC. 4. That whenever in any State or
part of a State, the unlawful combina-
ions. named in the preceding section of this
lct, shall be organized and armed, and so
numerous and powerful as to be able by
Violence to either overthrow or set at def
NEE the constituted authorities of such
state and of the United States, within such
state, or when the constituted authorities.
ire IN completely with. or shall connive d.
he unlawful purposes OF such powerful and
rlned combinations. and whenever bv
easOn feither or all the causes aforesaid
he conviction of such offenders and pre-
ervatiOn of the public safety shall become
n such district impracticable. in every such
ase such combinations shall be deemed a re-
'elion against the government of the United
states. and during the continuance OF such
ebelllOn. and within the limits Of the
district which shall be under the sway
hereof. such limits to be prescribed BY
reclamation. 1t shall he lawful for the
President of the United States when in his
Judgment the public safety shall require il.
o suspend the privileges of the writ OF
, a1eas ro,, corpus to the the erd that
Provided that all the provisions of the
econd section of an act entitled IAN at
eating to habeas corpus, and regGlaf-
1g judicial proceedings in certain cases
pprovcd March third. eighteen hundred
nd sixty-three. which. relate /" the
of ,l,av 81,
I war. and to the penalty for refusing 10
beV the order of the court. shall be in tull
,rce so tar as the same are applicable 10
le provisions of this section. Provided
irther, that the President shall first have
lale proclamation. as now provided bv
NV. commanding such insurgents 10 dis
erse: and provided also. that the provi-
ons OF this section shall not be in force
fter the end OF the next regular session OF
congress.
SEC. .. That no person shall be grand
T petit juror in any court of the United
tates. urcn any inquiry. hearing or trial OF
ny suit. proceeding or prosecution based
pom or arising under the provisions OF this
It, who shall. in the judgment of the court.
e IN completely with any such combination
conspiracy; and every such Juror shall,
e1ore entering upon any such inquiry,
caring, or trial, take and subscribe an oath
open court that he has never directly or
directly, counseled, advised or voluntarily
ded any such combination or conspiracy;
AL each and every person who shall take
lis oath, and shall therein swear falsely,
lall be guilty of perjury, and shall be sub
ct to the pains and penalties declared
sainst that crime, and the first section OF
lie act entitled, Ian act defining additional
fuses OF challenge. and prescribing an aldi
onal oath for grand and petit jurors in the
nlted States courts approved June
eighteen hundred and sixty
70. be and the same is hereby repealed
SEC. b. That any person or persons nav
G knowledge that any of the wrongs are
inspired to be done. and mentioned in the
cond section of this act. or are about 10 be
'mmitted, and having power to prevent or
q IN preventing the same. shall neglect or
fuse SO to do, and such wrongful act shall
; committed such person or persons shall
} liable to the person injured. or his legal
personalities. for all damages caused by
~ such wrongful act which such first
,ined person or persons 10y reasonable
hSence could have prevented. and such
images may be recovered in an action or
e case IN the proper circuit court OF the
nlted States, and any number OF
rsons guilty of such wrongful neg
ct. or REFUSAL may be joined as de
ndants in such action. provided that such
ton shall be commenced within one year
ter such cause of action shall have ac-
ued: and if the death of any person shall
caused by any such wrongful act and neg
IT. the legal representatives of such de-
ased persons shall have such action there