New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-30

! an electOr of President or Vice President o.
the United States. or as a member OF tn.
Congress Of the United States, or te
iniure any such citizen in his person OF
property on account Of such support or adj
vocacy, each and every person so offending
shall be deemed guilty Of high crime, and
upon conviction thereof in any district Ol
circuit court of the United States OF
district or supreme court of any Territory
of the United States having jurisdiction OF
similar Oftenses, shall be punished by tine
not less than five hundred nor more than
five Thousand dollars, or by imprisonment,
with or without hard labor, as tie CONT
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
shall do, or cause to be done, any
act in furtherance of the object of such con-
sIiracy, whereby any person shall be IL
| iured i'll his person or property, or deprived
OF having and exercising any right or privi-
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 CT
| more OF the persons engaged in such con-
spiracv. 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 m like cases, in such
| courts. under the provisions Of the act OF
| April ninth, eighteen hundred and siXtv-siX,
| entitled IAN act to protect all persons in
the United States in their civil rights, and
to furnish the means Of their vindication."
SEC. 3. That in all cases where lnsurrec-
ton. domestic violence, unlawful comb;na-
tons or cOnspiraCies III any State shall 80
obstruct or hinder tie execution of the laws
prive any portion or class of the people
of such State OF any Of the rights,
privileges or immrnities or protection
named in the constitution and se-
cured by this act, and the constituted
authorities of such State shall either be IN
able to protect, or shall from any cause fail
in or refuse protection Of the people in such
rights. such facts shall be deemed denial
10y such State of the equal protection OF the
laws. 10 which they are entitled under tie
constitution OF the United States; and il al
such cases, or whenever any such insurrec-
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 ob>truct the due course OF
justice under the same, it shall be lawful
for the President, and it shall be bis 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 instruction, domestic
violence or combinations; and any person
who shall he arrested under the provisions
OF this and the preceding section, shall be
delivered to the marshal Of the proper dis
trict. to be dealt with according to law
SEC. l. That whenever in any State or
part OF State, the unlawful combira-
sl.., ii.
act, shall be organized and armed, and SO
numerous and powerful as to be able by
violence to either overthrow or set at Del.
ance the constituted authorities of such
State and of the United States. within such
State, or when the constituted authorities
are IN completely with. or shall connive a.
the unlawful purposes of such powerful and
armed combinations, and whenever bv
reason ofeither or all of the causes aforesaid
the conviction OF such offenders and pre-
servatlon OF the public safety shall become
In such district ilnpracticable. in every such
case such combinations shall be deemed a re-
belllon against the government Of the United
states, and during the continuance OF, such
rebellion. and within the limits OF the
district which shall he so under the sway
thereof. such limits to be prescribed ~
it shall be lawful for -le
President Of the United States when IN lis
judgment the public safety shall REQUIRE i.
% suspend the privileges of the writ OF
laGeas corpus, TO the end that
Provided. that all the provisions OF tie
'eTond section OF an act entitled ian &C.
relating To La IDEAS corpus, and recula--
hg JlulclaI proceedings III certain cases.
March third. eighteen hundred
md slzty-tAree, which relate 10 tie
'lsen aEse OF prisoners other than prisoners
u war, and to tie penalty for refl,sinc ~
,peT the order 81 the court. shall he IN full
9lce 50 Tar as the same are applicable 70
he provisions Of this section. Provided
urther. that the President shall first have
ii'tte rroclaiat!on. as now provided iv
aw. commanding such insurgents to dis
,el>e: and provided also. that the nrovi
ions OF this section shall not be in fore,
,'er The end OF the next regular session Ct
congress.
SEC. 5, That no person shall be Grand
II petit juror in any court of the United
'tates. upon any inquiry. hearing or trial Of
hN SUIT. proceeding or prosecution based
'pnn or arising under the provisions OF this
81: who shall III the Judgment of the court.
e IN completely with any such combination
4 conspiracy; and every such Juror shall
efore entering upon any such inouirv
caring. or trial take and subscribe an oath
open court that he has never. directly or
iGlfectiy. counseed, advised or voluntarily
ided any such combination or copspiracc.
~ e"ch ana every person who shall take
ms :, oath' and shall therein swear Falsely.
hall DE guilty OF perjury. and shall be SUD-
'ct 10 the pains and penalties declared
S"ins, that crime, and the first section of
le act emitted. ''an act defining additional
fuses OF chaiienge and prescribing an addi-
ohai oath Tor grand and petit jurors in the
ni,eu states courts approved June
-'enteenth. eighteen hundred and siy--.
20 - ne ana the same is hereby repealed.
81. 0. nat any person or persons hay
- hnowieoge thar any of the wrorgs are
inspired 10 be done. and mentioned in he
,.oiio section OF this act, or are about 70 he
'?,hhltted and having power to prevent or
a III preventing the same, shall reo,ecr mr.
,1ose so 10 do, and such wrongful acr shall
: Hcomnilttcd' such person or persons shall
/, iiaole 10 the person injured. or his LEGAL
~ Tor all damages caused bv
= "en wrongful act Which such first
iHieu person or persons by reasonable
49, s"u1n nave prevented and such
,ni" ase NAY ne recovered in an action on
nited States, and any nrmbe ~. cue nf
'Hsons guilty Of such wrorgfn1 u
CT; or refusal, may be Joined ga "a.
nuahtS III such action, provided that sncb
t ZION SnaIl be commenced within one wear
Ter s"ch cause OF action shall h,va 90
'ie"' ana II the death of any Dersor Sill
caused ny any such wrongful act ana -
81 'He regal representatives of sui -
ased persons shall have such act;on - .
l. anu may recover not exceedirr -,
onsand dollars damages therein i6r 49,
,ls ~ Vi the Wld"W OF such deceased Ter.
- -, n "nI mere he. or if there he no
COW Tor the benefit of the next of Ii, -,
Oh deceased person. ALI u
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