New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-23

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sons to the equal protection of the laws. or b,
1cfce, intimidation or threat to prevent an,
cltlzen ofthe United States, lawfully entifIes
20 vote, FROM giving his support or sdvocnc,
Al lawful manner toward or in favor Of Thu
election of any lawfully qualified person q,
an eiector Of President or Vice President O
Sle United States, or as a member of thu
congress Of the United States. or Il
m)ure any such citizen in his person Q,
property on account Of such support or ad
Vocacy, each and every person SO offending
snail be deemed guilty Of high crime, anS
upon conviction thereof in any district q,
circuit court of the United States OF
district or supreme court Of any Territory
OF the United States having jurisdiction q
similar offenses, shall be punished by a fine
not less than Five hundred nor more thar
hve Thousand dollars, or by imprisonment
with or without hard labor, as the cour1
may determine for period of not less
than six months nor more than six wears
as the court may determine, or by both such
ilne and imprisonment as the court shall
determine And if any one OF more
persons engaged in any such conspiracy
snail 90, OF cause to be done, any
act IN furtherance of the object of such con-
epiracy, whereby any person shall he in.
lured in 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-
sioned by such injury or deprivation of
rights and privileges, against any one or
more OF the persons engaged in such con-
siiiracy, 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,
emitted IAN act to protect all persons in
The United States in their civil rights. and
20 furnish the means Of their vindication."
SEC: }. That in all cases where insurrec-
non, domestic violence, unlawful combina-
Cons or conspiracies in any State shall SO
thereof and Of the United States as to de-
prlve any portion or class Of the people
OF such State OF any of the rights.
privileges or immunities or protection
named in the constitution and se-
cured by this act, and the constituted
authorities of such State shall either be I'M.
able to protect, or shall from any cause fail
rights, such facts shall be deemed denial
by such State of the equal protection Of the
laws, 10 which they are entitled under the
constitution Of the United States; and in all
such cases, or whenever any such insurrec-
lion, violence, unlawful combination or CON
splracy 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.
70 take such measures, by the employment
OF the militia, or the land and naval forces of
the United States, or of either, OF by other
means, as he may deem necessary, for the
suppression of such insurrectiOn, domestic
violence or combinations; and any person
who shall be arrested under the provisions
OF this and the preceding section, shall be ]
detvered to the marshal Of the proper dis
-rict, to be dealt with according to law
SEC. 4. That whenever in any State or
part OF State, the unlawful combina-
lions, named in the preceding section of this
act, shall be organized and armed, and so
numerous and powerful as to be able by
violence to either overthrow or set at def.
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 at |
'he unlawful purposes of such powerful and |
armed combinations, and whenever by
'eason Of either or all of 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- !
,eliiOn against the government Of the United |
States, and during the continuance Of such
Y bellOn, and within the limits Of the
district which shall be SO under the sway
hereof, such limits to be prescribed by
resident of the United States, when in his
the. public safety shall require it,
o suspend the privileges of the writ of
UGH rebellion may be overthrown.
Provided. that all the provisions OF the
econd section of an act entitled IAN act
elating to habeas corpus, and regulat-
ng Judicial proceedings in certain cases."
pproved March third, eighteen hundred
nd sixty-three, which relate to the
lscharge ct prisoners other than prisoners
+ war, and to the penalty for refusing to
hey the order Of the court, shall be in full
,rce SO far as the same are applicable to
be provisions Of this section. Provided
lrther, that the President shall first have
lade proclamation, as now provided by
.w, commanding such insurgents to dis
erse: and provided also, that the provi-
Ons Of this section shall not be in force
tter the end of the next regular session of
ongress.
Sec. ). That no person shall be grand
petit juror in any court of the United
tates, upon any inquiry. hearing or trial of
~ suit, proceeding or prosecution based.
pom or arising under the provisions of this
It, who shall, in the judgment of the court,
, in completely with any such com bination
conspiracy; and every such juror shall,
,fore entering upon any such inquiry,
caring, or trial, take and subscribe an oath
open court that he has never, directly or !
cOunseled advised or voluntarily
ded any such combination or conspiracy;
I'd each and every person who shall take s
is oath, and shall therein swear falsely,
all be guilty Of perjury, and shall be sub !
ct to the pains and penalties declared s
.ainst that crime, and the first section of $
e act entitled, ian act defining additional {
uses Of challenge, and prescribing an addi- !
NAL oath for grand and petit jurors in the !
lited States courts" approved June
eighteen hundred and sixty
o. be and the same is hereby repealed.
SEC. 6. That any person or persons nav =
: knowledge that any of the wrongs are I
inspired to be done, and mentioned in the
,ond section of this act, or are about to be
and having power to prevent or :.
in preventing the same, shall neglect or +,
use SO to do, and such wrongful act shall e1
committed, such person or persons shall II
liable to the person injured, or his legal !,
for all damages caused by n
v such wrongful act which such first Il
med person or persons by reasonable =,
igence could have prevented, and such
images may be recovered in an action Oh a,
case in the proper circuit court of the II
tied States, and any number Of n
SONS guilty Of such wrongful neg f.
t, or refusal, may be joined as de- o.
dants in such action, provided that such st
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