New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-29

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mentioned. -. 8.
SIC. 23. That the use of the buildings il
Armory square occupied by the quarter
masters departmant, if not needed for tn
nublic service, be granted, in the discretion
; of the Secretary Of War, to the ASSOCIATION
q above mentioned, for the purpose or EN-
4 aiding it still further to relieve the destitute
i persons above mentioned.
f SEC. "A. That the provisions IN the ac'
f entitled IAN act making appropriations 1oi
y sundry civil expenses OF the government
for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen
, hundred and seventy one, and Tor othe1
+ purposes" for the erection OF a puoilc
! building in the city of Saint Louis, Missouri
: for the use of the ana other
, civil offices OF the government OF the United
States, shall be extended and made avllla-
p BILE for and during the year ending june
thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy
two. ,
SEC. a5. That the salary Of the consul at
MatamOras, Mexico, be established at Two
tbousend dollars per annuln for the fiscal
wear ending June thirtieth, eighteen hun
bred and ~seventy-One, and thereafter.
That there be paid to the deputy assistant
treasurer in the office of the assistant treas
urer in the city of New York the sum OF SIX
hundred dollars, the same being a deficiency
in his compensation for the present hscal
year.
SEC. 90. That there be, and is hereby. APP
propriated, for increased compensation 10
assistant marsllals in taking the census OF
eighteen hundred and seventy. the sum OF
three hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
SEC. y. That for the purpose OF more ef-
fectually securing life and property on the
coast OF New Jersey and Long Island for
the fiscal year ending june thirty. eighteen
hundred and sevcnty-twO, two hundred
thousand dollars, to be expended in accord
ance with the provisions OF the Act for the
better preservation of life and property
from vessels sliipwrecked on the coast of
the United States..' approved December
fourteenth, eighteen hundred and fitty-tour,
and that the Secretary of the Treasury be
authorized to employ crews of experienced
surtmen at such stations and for such periods
| as he may deem necessary and proper. and
at such compensation as he may deem real
sonable. not to exceed forty dollars per
| month for each person to be employed.
That the jurisdiction conferred by the
Joint resolution of June eighteen. eighteen
hundred and %sixty-six, in regard to claims
from the counties of Berkeley and Jcticr-
| son, in the State of West Virginia. and
by the joint resolution of July twenty
eight, eighteen hundred and siXty-s in
regard to claims from the State of Ten
nessee. and by the joint resolution of De-
cember twenty-three, eighteen hundred and
sixty-nine, as amended by the act of March !
three. eighteen hundred and seventy-one,
in regard to steamboats, and other vessels,
shall not he withdrawn or impaired by any
construction of the law creating commits
sioners of claims to examine claims arising
III States proclaimed to be in Instruction,
and the jurisdiction upon all claims pre-
sented by loyal citizens from said State of
tennessee. and from said counties OF Berke-
ley and Jefferson. to the proper department
before the third of March, eighteen hun.
dred and seventy-one, shall remain as be-
fore the passage of said act creating said
commissioners of claims.
For covering the steam pipes in the Capt.
toll with fire proof nOn-cOnducting telling,
eight thousand dollars.
SEC. %. That. there be, and is here
by. appropriated, to pay expenses
Of the legislative assembly of Wyoming
Territory, convened October. ammo Domini
eighteen hundred and seventy. and for
printing journals Of said assembly. and in
cldental expenses OF the office of secretary .
for the year eighteen hundred and seventy,
the sum OF four thousand two hundred and ,
fifty dollars. .
SEC. %. That three thousand dollars is an l
propriated. out of which such sum shall he !;
paid to John Thompson Mason. late col !
iector OF the port OF Baltimore. for services !
rendered III the disbursement of the light .
house fund, and for services performed for .
lighthouse purposes outside the limits of his !
district, such sum as the Secretary .
- a"S ANu'AA .IlN liz t0tll uUt .Ilu =
OWING to said party on an adjustment of his /
accounts by the Treasury Department. !;
SIC. 81. mat the act approved January !
The twenty-second. ammo DoInini eighteen =
hundred and siyty-seven. entitled An act Il
to fix the times for the regular meetings of ;,
Congress- be. and the same is hereby, re- 1
after the adjournment of the present -
session vi Congress-. II
Approved. April 20, 1871. ~
GENERAL NATURE-No. I0.I d
ACI to enforce the provisions of the ~
fourteenth amendment to the constitu- 81
ton OF the United States, and for other {,
purposes. >,
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and House of fl
representatives of the United States OF N
America III Congress assembled. That any la
'erson who, under color OF any law. statute. u,
regulation, custom or usage of ST
ny State. shall subject. or cause to be sub. at
,cted, any person within the Jurisdiction c.
the United States to the deprivation of
ny rights. privileges or immunities secured q,
y the constitution of the United States &,
hall, any such law. statute. ordnance 81
custom or usage of the II,
tate to the contrary notwithstanl. ~
lg. be liable to the party Injured in az
ny action at law, suit in equity. or other or
roper proceeding for redress. such pro- ha
to be prosecuted in the several lis. .p,e
800 WA VI llt III Mates =.
18th and sutjat to the same RIGHTS Of an, -,
review upon error, and other remedies a.;
roVlded IN like cases in such courts. under an
re provisions OF the act of the ninth of ~
prll' eighteen hundred and sixty-six. en- sh
tied An act to protect all persons in the ;al
nited states Ill their civil rights, and to 40
lrnlsh the means of their yindication:" III
ld the other remedial laws of the J-nited
fates which are III their nature applicable flo
such cases. w
SEC. =. That if two or more persons so -,
ltiln any State or Territory of the United IN
.ates shall conspire together to overthrow. ~,
TO put down., or to destroy by force the ;,s'
'vernment of the United States, or TO levy az.
ar against the United States, or to oppose Ss"oii
: force the authority of the government az,
the United States, or by force. intimida- oil
III, or threat, to prevent. hinder, or DELAY raf
e execution of any law of the United ho'
ates; or by force to seize, take. or possess Ia
" property of the United States contrary ~, wu
the authority thereof; or by force, in anl,
or threat to prevent any person m;
)m accepting or holding any office or trust an
place OF confidence under the United IA,
ates, or from dlsclarging the duties there tLa
or by force. intimidation, or threat to In
luce any officer of the United States TO nor
I'VE any State. district. or place where his lee,
ties as such officer might lawfully be per- fen
rme'l. or to injure him in his person or act
opert.E on account of his lawful ar,
of the duties of his office. cru
to injnre his person Willie en-. he
%ed III the lawful discharge of the Ice,
ties OF his office, or to iniure his property co.,
as TO MODEST, interrupt, hinder. or for.