The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1871-05-04
NO. 5.

constitution Of the United States; and in all
such cases or whenever any such Instruction,
violence unlawful combination or conspiracy
shall oppose or obstruct the laws of the Uni.
ted States or the execution thereof, or i'm
pede or obstruct the due course of Justice un-
der the same, it shall be lawful for the Press
ident, and it shall be his duty to take such
measures. by the employment of the militia
or the land asd 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 COM
bInatlons; and any person who shall be ar
rested under the provisions of this and the
preceding section shall be delivered to tho
marshg Of the proper district, to be dealt
with according to law.
Sec 4. That whenever in any State or part
Of State the Unlawful combinations named
in the preceding section of this act shall be
organized and armed, aud so numerous and
| powerful as to be able, by violence to either
overthrow OF to set at defiance the constitute
ed authorities Of such State, and of the Uni=
| ted States within such State, or when the
constituted authorities are ia completely with,
or shall oonnive 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 offen-
ders and the preservation Of the public safety
shall become In such district impractlcable, in
every such case such combinations shall be
deemed rebellion against the government of
the United States, and during the continu-
ance 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 Presi-
dent Of the United States when, in his judg-
ment, the public safety shall require it, to
suspead the privileges of the writ Of the ha-
beas corpus, to the end that such rebellion
may be overthrow; provided that all the pro-
visions Of the second section Of an act entitled
IAN act relating to habeas corpus, aud regu-
lating judicial proceeding in certain cases."
approved March 3D., 1862 which relate to the
discharge Of prisoners other than prisoners Of
war, and to the penalty for refusing to obey
the order Of the court, shall be in full force
80 far as the game are applicable to the pros
visions of this section; provided further that
the President shall frat have made procama-
tion, as now provided by law, commanding
such insurgents to disperse; and provided, also,
that the provisions Of this section shall not be
10 force after the end of the next regular
session of Congress.
Sec 5. That no person shall be grand or
petit juror in any court Of the United States
upon any inquiry, hearing, or trial Of any
suit, proceeding OF prosecution based upon or
arising uudor the provisions of this act, who
shall, in the Judgment of the court, be in
spracy; and every such juror shall, before
entering upon any such inquiry, hearing or
trial, taae and subscribe au oath in open
court that he has never, directly or Indirectly,
eounselad, advised Or voluntarily aided any
such combination Or conspiracy; and each and
every person who shall take this oath, and
shall therein swear falsely, shall be guilty of
perjury, and shall be subject to the pains and
penalties declsred against that crime; and the
| first section OF the act entitled can act de-
6uing additional causes of challenge and pre-
seribing an additional oath for grand and
petit Jurors in the United States courts" ap-
proved June seventeenth, eighteen hundred
! and sixty two, be, and the same is hereby re-.
pealed.
Sec, g. That any person or persons hays
Ing knowledge that any of the wrongs con-
spised 10 be done and mentioned 10 the Sec
| end section Of this act, are about to be cons
! united, and, having power to prevent or aid
| in preventing the same, shall neglect or re-
| fuse SO to ao and such wrongful act shall ba
eammitted, such person or persons shall be
| liable to the person I'M ursd, or his legal rep
resenta;ives, for all damages caused by any
| such wrongful act which such frst-named
! A,, i
could have prevented and such damages
May be recovered in an action on the case in
the proper circuit court of the United States:
and any number of persons guilty of such
wrongful neglect or refusal may be joined as
defendants in such action; provided, that
such action shall be commenced within one
year after such cause of action shall have &C.
crued and if the death Of any person shall
be caused by any such wrongful act and neg
lect the legal representatives Of such deceas-
ed person shall have such action therefor, and
may recover not exceeding Gve thousand dol
lars damages therein, for the benefit of the
widow of such deceased person. if any there
be, or il there be no widow, for the benefit Of
the next of kin of such deceased person.
Sec. Z. That nothing herein contained shall
be construed to supersede or repeal any for
mer act Or law except 10 far as the same may
be repugnant thereto and any ofenses here
tofore committed against the tenor of any for.
mer act shall be prosecuted and any proceed
ing already commenced for the prosecution
thereof shall be continued and completed tina
same a. if this act had not beea passed, ex-
cept so far IS the provisions of this act may
90 to sustain aud validate such proceedings,
| 1.-THE 9Th section above is the substitute
for the sherman amendment IS agreed upon
by The second conference committee.
The disturbed condition of France, and
the gloomy future that looms up before that
people, are having the effect of inducing many
Of the citizens Of that country to look to
other nationalitiss, as places of escape from
the expressions which await them at home
A large number of them recently arrived
at New York, and it is thought they will turn
their course to the South, as better suited in
climate, and in other respects, TO their physi-
cal and mental education,
The Roanoke Valley is responsible for the
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