Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-03-31
LeslsImFloal for the south.

t.e&lsIMEi south.
The following is the full text of the bill |
introduced into the House by Mr.. Shella-
barger, of Ohio. on Tuesday:
A Bill more fIlLy % enf0re tie proUiSiOmS |
of the Fourteenth Amendment 10 the Con-
stitelti0n Of tie United States, and for
other purposes.
BE it enacted DC, That any person who,
under color of any law, statute, ordinance,
regulation, custom, or usuage OF any State, |
shall subject, or cause to be subjected, any
person with the Jurisdiction of the United
States to the deprivation or any rights,
privileges, or immunities secured by the
first section Of the fourteenth article of the
amendments to the Constitution Of the
United States, shall, any such law, statute,
ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage
of the State to the contrary nOtwithstand-
ing, be liable to the party injured n an
action at law, suit in equity, or other pro-
! ceeding for redress; such proceeding to be
prosecuted in the several District or Cir
! cult Courts of the United States, with, and
! subject to, the same rights of appeal, re
view upon error, and other remedies pro-
vided in like cases in such courts, under
/ the provisions of the act of April 9, 1866,
and the other remedial laws of the United
States which are in their nature applicable
! in such case.
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within the limits of any State, band, con-
spire, or combine together to do any act in
violation of the rights, privileges, and I'M
munities of any person to which he Is en-
titled under the Constitution and laws OF
the United States, which, if committed
within place under the sole and exclu-
sive Jurisdiction of the United States,
would under any law of the United States
there in force cons titute the crime of
5o1k IpHn G
robbery. assault and battery, perjury,
subornatlon OF perjury, criminal obstruc-
ton of legal process or resistance OF DILL
GERS in discharge of official duty, arson, or
larceny, and if one or more OF the parties
to said conspiracy or combination shall do
any act to effect the object thereof, all
the parties to engaged In said
icopspiracy or combination, whether pr;n-
cipals or accessories, shall be deemed guilty
of a felony, and upon conviction thereof
shall be liable to penalty OF not exceed
, ing $40, 900, or to imprisonment not ex-
ceeding ten years, or both, at the discre-
. ton of the court /: Provided, That II any
party or parties to such conspiracy shall,
in furtherance of such common design,
, commit the crime of wilful murder. such
party or parties so guilty shall, upon con-
7iction thereof, suffer death And provid
, ! ed also, That any offence punishable under
, this act, begun in one Judicial district OF
the United States and completed IN an
; other, may be dealt with, inquired Of
tried, determined, and punished in either
- district.
Sec. 3. That in all cases where Insured
. ition, domestic violence, Or unlawful com
d binatiOns or conspiracies in any State shall
p so far obstruct or hinder the execution o
Z the laws thereof as TO deprive any portion
= or class of the people Of such State OF an.
of the rights. privileges, or lmmunltle
inamed in and secured by this act. and tn
o constituted authorities of such State shal
either be unable to or shall from any caus
f fail in or refuse protection of the people Il
\ lsuch rights, and shall fail or neglect
4 through the proper authorities, to appl
to the President of the United States TO
aid in that behalf such facts shall b
Il deemed denial by such State of the equs
protection Of the laws to which they AZ
2 entitled under the fourteenth article {
n amendments to the Constitution of tn
70 United States; and in all such cases 1t sha
:. be lawful for the President, and it shall
his duty, to take such measures, by tn
] endowment of the militia or the land an
naval forces of the United States, as h
d may deem necessary. for suppressing sue
insurrec.ion or domestic violence an
any person who shall be arrested und'
% the provisions of this and the precedln
g section shall be delivered to the marsh
n of the proper district, to be dealt with AZ
g. cording to law.
Sec. 4. That whenever in any State I
part of State the unlawful combination
named III the preceding section of this
shall be organized and armed. and SO d.
merous and powerful as to be able by VIZ
a. Hence to either overthrow or set at detlan
h. the constitutional authorities of such Stat
"a or when the constitutional authorities
of lin completely with or shall connive at Il
h. unlawful purposes of such powerful al
All armed combination, and whenever,
ha reason of either or all of the causes afor
adj said, the conviction of such offenders 81
the public safety shall become in such d
IN trist impracticable, in every such case su
~ denominations shall be deemed rebelh
as against the government of the Unit
States, and during the continuance OF s9
NV rebellion, and within the limits OF the d
rs. ltrict which shall be so under the sW
In thereof. such limit TO be prescribed