Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-04-07
The "Ku.Klnx - Bill.

THE following is the full text of the bill
reported in the United States House of
Representatives from the Committee on
the Presidents Message, on the 2Sth OF
SECTION I. Be Il enacted By he Senate and
House Of Representatives. Of ne United states Of
Anlericd, In Congress assembled, That any person
who, under the color of any law, statute, ordi-
nance, regulation, custom, or usage of any State,
shall subject, or cause to be subjected, any person
within the jurisdiction Of the United States to de
privation of any rights, privileges, or immunities
secured by the Constitution OF the United States,
shall, any such law, statute ordinance regulation,
custom, usage of the State TO the contrary not
withstanding, be liable to the party injured In an
action at law and in equity, or other proper pro-
ceeding, for redress such proceedings to be prose-
cuted in the several District or Circuit Courts 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 the 9th of April,
1866 entitled An act to protect all persons in the
United States in their civil rights, and to furnish
means for their vindication," and the other RENE
dial laws of the United States which are in their
nature applicable to such cases.
SEC 3. That IL two or more persons shall within
the limits OF any State band and conspire or com
bine together 10 do any act In violation of the
rights, privileges, or mmunities of any person to
which he is entitled under the Constitution of the
United States, which, If committed in any place un-
der the sole and exclusive Jurisdiction OF the United
States woHld, under any law OF the United States
then in force constitute the crime either of murder
manslaughter, mayhem. robbery, assault and bat
terry, perjury, subornatiOn of perjury, criminal OBJ
strueon of legal process, or resistance OF officers
in the discharge of their official duty, arson or
larceny; and, II one or more parties to such con-
spiracy or combination shall do any act to effect
the object Of these, or be engaged in such conspir
acy combination, whether principals or acccsso-
ries, they shall be deemed guilty of felony, and
upon conviction thereof shall be fined not exceed
ing $1,000 or imprisoned not exceeding ten years.
or both, at the discretion of the court: Proridsd,
Thatif any party or parties to such conspiracy or
combination shall, in furtherance OF such common
design, commit the crime of murder, such party or
parties are guilty, shall, upon conviction there
of, suffer death: PrCctded also. That any otiense
punishable under this al begun in one judicial a;
another. may be dealt with, inquired of tried, de-
termined, and punished in either district.
SEC. 8: Thatin all cases where insqrrection, do
mestic violence, unlawful combinations or con-
spraces in any State, shall far obstruct or him
der the execution OF the laws thereof as to deprive
any portion class of people in such State of any
rights, privileges, or immunities named in and Sc
cured by this act, and the constituted authorities
of such State shall either be unable to, or shall,
from any cause fail in or refuse protection to the
people in such rights, and shall fail or neglect,
through the proper authorities, TO apply TO the
President OF the United States for aid, such facts
shall be deemed denial, by such State, OF the
equal protection Of the laws to which they are en-
titled under the Fourteenth article of amendment
to the Constitution of the United States, and In all
such cases ii shall be lawful for the President and
1t shall be his duty, to take such asures by the
employment of the militia, or the land and naval
forces of the United States, either, such other
means as he NAV deem necessary for the suppress.
Il
sion of such insurrection, domestic violence, or
combinations; and any person who shall be arrest
ed under the provisions of this and the preceding
sections, shall be delivered to the marshal of the
proper district, TO be dealt with according to law
SEC. 4. That whenever in any State or part OF O
| State the unlawful combinations named In the
| preceding section of this act shall be organized
| and armed, and shall be so numerous and power
full to be able by violence to overthrow or set al
defiance the constitutional authority of such State
| or when the constituted authorities are in com
| plicity with, or. shall conniye at, the unlawful
| purposes of such powerful and armed comblna
| lions, and whenever, by reason of either or al
causes aforesaid, the conviction OF such offender;
and the preservation of the public safety shall be
come in such district impracticable, every suct
| case such combinations shall be deemed rebellion
against the government Of the United States, anC
| during the continuance of such rebellion, anC
within the district which shall be under sway
thereof, such limits to be prescribed by proclama
tiOn, It shall be lawful for the President of the
| Uunited States, when in his judgment the public
| safety shall require II, to suspend the priyi
| leges of the writ Of habeds cOyph
and to declare and enforce, subject to the rules
and articles Of war, and other laws of the United
States now in force applicable In the case. OF re
bellion martial law TO the end that such rebellion
may be oyerthrOwn: PJOrided, That the Presiden
| shall first have made proclamation, as provided
by law, commanding such insurgents to disperse
PrOpided, also That the provisions of this section
shall not be In force after the first day Of June, a
| d., 1872.
SRc. 5. That nothing herein contained shall b.
construed TO supersede or repeal any former nc
| or law, except so far as the same may be repug
against the tenor of any former act shall be prose
cuted, and any proceeding already commenced 70
the prosecution thereof shall be continued ant
completed, the same as If this act had not beef
passed. except so far as the provisions of this &C
may 60 TO sustain and validate such proceed
| ilgg.