New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-25

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| visi0n1' Of this section. Provided further,
that tho President shall first have made
proclamation - now provided by Law, bonn
manding such insurgents to disperse, and
provided also that the provisions of this
section shall not be in force after the end Of
tho next regular session of Congress.
Sec. S. That NO person shall he grand
or petit juror in any court Of the United
States, upon any inquiry. hearing or trial OF
any suit, proceeding or prosecution based
upon or arising under the provisions Of this
act, who shall, in the judgment ofthe court,
DO in completely with any such combination
or conspiracy, and every such person shall,
before entering upon such inquiry, hearing
court that he has never, directly or indi
reetly, counseled, advised or voluntarily
aided any such combination or conspiracy,
and each and every person who has taken
this oath, and shall thereon. swear falsely,
shall be guilty Of perjury, and shall be sub
ject to the pains and penalties declared
|. against that crime, and the first section of
the act entitled, ian act defining additional
cases OF challenge, and prescribing an addi-
tional oath for grand and petit Jurors in the
United States COURTS" approved june II,
1872, be and is hereby repealed.
SEC. p. That any person or persons hav-
ing knowledge that any wrongs are con
spired to be done, as mentioned in the Sec
Ond section of this act, or are about to be
committed, and having power to prevent or
aid in preventing the same, shall neglect or
refuse so to do, and such wrong ul act shall
be committed, such person or persons shall
be liable to the person injured, or his legal
representatives, for all damages caused by
any such wrongful act which such first
named person or persons by reason of able
diligence 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 neg
fendants in sach action, provided that such
action shall be commenced within one year
after suOh cause of action shall have &C.
CURED; and if the death of any person shall
be caused by any such wrongful act or neg
lect, the legal representatives of such de.
ceased persons shall have such action there
for, and may recover not exceeding 5000
damages therein for the benefit of the widow
Of such deceased persons if any there be, or
if there be no widow, for the benefit of the
next of Kin Of such deceased person.
SEC. Z. Nothing herein contained shall he
to supercede or repeal any former
act or law except so far as the same may be
thereto, and any ofenses hereto
fore committed against the tenor of any for
mer act shall be prosecuted. and any pro-
ceedings already commenced for the prose-
cution thereof shall be continued and COM
pleted the same as if this act had not been
passed, except so far as the provisions of |
this act may 60 to sustain and validate such |