New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-16

citizen OF the nlted States. lawful v EMIT led
to vote, from giving his support or advocacy
in lawful manner toward or in favor of tn.
election of any lawfully qualified person a.
an elector of President or Vice President OF
the United States, or as a member OF the
Congress of the United States, or 10
| injure any such citizen in his person OF
property on account of such support or ad.
vocacy, each and every person so offending
shall be deemed guilty of high crime. and
upon conviction thereof in any district o:
| circuit court of the United States or
| district or supreme court of any Territory
of the United States having jurisdiction OF
similar otienses shall be punished by a fine
! not less than give hundred nor more thar
F., five thousand dollars, or by imprisonment,
with or without hard labor. as the couro
may determine for a period of not less
/ than six months nor more than six yeare
as the court may determine or by both such
fine and imprisonment as the court shall
determine. And If any one or moro
persons engaged in any such conspiracy
shall do, or cause to be done, any
ac. in fnrtherance of the object of such con
spiracy, whereby any person shall be in
!ured IN his person or property, or deprived
OF having and exercising any right or priv
lcge OF IA citizen of the United States, the
person SO injured or deprived of such right.
and privileges may have and maintain a.,
action for the recovery of damages occa-
stoned by such injury or deprivation %
rights and privileges, against any one
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 in like cases. in sucn
courts. under the provisions of the act o.
April ninth, eighteen hundred and sixtvsix,
entitled An act to protect all persons III
the United States in their civil rights. and
70 furnish the means OF their vlndlcatlon.
SEC. g. That in all cases where insured
ton, domestic violence, unlawful combiua-
tons or conspiracies in any State shall so
obstruct or hinder the execution OF the lawe
thereof and of the United States as to de
prize any portion or class of the people
III such State of any of the rights
privileges or immunities or protection
named in the constitution and Sc
cured by this act. and the constituted
authorities of such State shall either be nv
able TO protect, or shall from any cause tail
in or refuse protection of the people in suct
rights. such facts shall be deemed Il 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 al
such cases. or whenever any such insurrec-
tion. violence. unlawful combination or coz
>piracy shall oppose Obstruct the laws q
the United States, or the due execution there
of. or impede or obstruct the due course O
Justice under the same, it shall he Lawful
for the President, and it shall he 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. or 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 pro, ~ions
I 4 .i.. -.
delivered 70 the marshal of the proper dis
.rct. 10 be dealt with according to law
SEC. /. I hat whenever in any State OF
part of a State, the unlawful combina-
ions. named in the preceding section OF THE
act. shall he organized and armed, and SO
numerous and powerful as to be- able ny
violence to either overthrow or set at DEF.
,nce the constituted authorities of such
State and of the United States. within ~ucr
State. or when the constituted authorities
ire in completely with. or shall conniye al
he unlawful purposes Of such powerful, and
armed combinations. and whenever by
eason ofeither or all of the causes aforesaid
he conviction OF such offenders and pre-
ervation OF the public safety shall become
II such district lmpracticable. in every SUI, 4
asa such combinations shall be deemed q r.
'elilon against the government OF the Cnite1
states, and during the continuance Of supa
'belion. and within the limits Ct the
district which shall lie under the sva,
hereof. such limits 70 be prescribed ~
PROCLAMATION. II shall he lawful Tor ne
re>dtnt OF the nlted States. when IL his
Judgment the pUollc safety shall REQUIRE =.
" suspend the privileges OF the WIT ~
laheas corpus, To the end THAI
Non febc4iIon may he oNclthloWL-
0ENNitcd. that all the provisions OF IL"
'c"nt section OF an act entitled IAN Il
tI"tlng 10 habeas corpus. and regul2--
ng judlcla! proceedings N certain cases
prroVed March thlld. eighteen hundred
hd slNfE-three' winch relate (" mo
'i>ch"T-e II prisoners other than prisoners
i war ana 10 the p@nalty ior refusing -
"eE lne "fdff gu tlie coGrt, shtli ne III -u.t
ere" 50 iat as me same are appi!cable :"
ne provisions OF TINS section. Provide
ar ier' tiat the ift>luent >haI irst have
Hd"c pEocl'hia'ioh. as BOW proNh'"t hs
49, F"i'liidndlnG SucI insurgents 10 d.
S'' :h,' prov lo"d aiSo; mat the prov
W I'M scttioh SHAH nov NJ III loi.7
: Wv 0A'' VI 'ile mat regular >esoio'l O.
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: pet" juror III any court OF me mt"t
~ 'ii' il'l"'i hea'i OF t1l''I q
''f S'h'' ~ "''e"ihS "i prosecution ht>t1
pom or arisinS nnder the provisions o. thIs
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e III 'oiiililel'S win any sHth c"mblnaHoI
! f', "'s anu every such Juror shaE,
UPON any s"'n lh4ulrE,
~ y, /. Ia ."ho anu s"">'line an oar
! ~ ,o'i 'h''t ne IA, never directly o.
- o'iN 'o'tHseF"' 'tu !seu OF voluntary
" "tiS '"'' ''hipiht'oh or conspiracy
nv .".h "l''' e1'lH person VINO shall '&E9
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