New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-22

TO vote, from giving his support or advocacy
in lawful manner toward or in favor of the
election of any lawfully qualified person as
an electOr of President or Vice President nj
the United States, or as a member Of the
Congress Of the United States. or TO
injure any such citizen in his person or
property on account OF such support or ad.
vocacy. each and every person SO offendino
shall tie deemed guilty Of high crime. and
upon conviction thereof in any district or
crrut e"nrt of the United States or
"iSlilct or supreme court of any Territory
similar otfenses, shall be punished by a fine
n"i less than five hundred nor more than
I'VE Thousand dollars, or by imprisonment,
with or without lard labor. as the court
may determine for period of not less
IMAM siN months nor more than six wears.
rs the court nlayr!etcrminc OK by both such
me and Imprisonment as the court shall
n'aeslliih'. Ana II any one or more
persons engaged Ill any such conspiracy
snail do. or cause to he done, any
act IN furtherance Of the object of such con
sriracT. whereby any person shall be in
lufro III MS person or property or deprived
OF having and exercising any right or priv
lege of citizen of the United States, the
person SO injured or deprived of such rights
ana privileges may have and maintain an
actl"n Tor the recovery of damages Occa-
sioned 10y such injury or deprivation of
rights and privileges. against any one or
more oi the persons engaged in such CON
siirary. 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 such
courts under the provisions of the act of
April ninth. eighteen hundred and sixty-six.
emitted An act to protect all persons in
the nited states In their civil rights and
- furnish the means Of their vindication.v
SEC. 8. hat in all cases where insurrec-
ton. domestic violence, unlawful combina-
tons or cnnsriracies in any State shall SO
oh>truct or hinder the execution Of the laws
thereof and Of the United States as TO de-
privc any portion or class of the people
Of such State OF any of the rights.
privileges or Immunities or protection
banned IN the constitution and Sc.
erred by tins act. and the constituted
authorities of such State shall either be nm
able 10 protect, or shall from any cause fail
III or refuse protection of the people in such
rights. such facts shall be deemed a 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 all
such cases, or whenever any such insurrec-
ton. violence, unlawful combination or CON
spiracy shall oppose or obstruct the laws of
the tuited States, or the due execution there
OF, or impede or obstruct the due course of
Justice under the same, it shall he lawful
for the President, and it shall be his duty.
10 take such measures. by the employment
OF the militia or the land and naval forces of
the nlted 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 provisions
OF this and the preceding section, shall he
del ht. hal Af no, Il
trrt. 10 he dealt with according to law
SEC. t. That whenever in any State or
part of a State. the unlawful combina-
tons. named III the preceding section of this
act. shall he organized and armed and SO
numerous and powerful as to be able by
violence 70 either overthrow or set at def
snce the constituted authorities of such
State and of the United States. within such
State, or when the constituted authorities
are IN completely with, or shall connive at
the unlawful purposes of such powerful and
armed combinations, and whenever by
reason otether or all of the causes aforesaid
the conviction of such offenders and pre-
servaTion OF the public safety shall become
IN such district impracticable. in every such
case such combinations shall be deemed re-.
bellion against the government of the United
States. and during the continuance of such
rebellion. and within the limits Of the
district which shall be so under the SWAY
thereof. such limits to be prescribed by
proclamation, it shall be lawful for the
President Of the United States. when in his
Judgment the public safety shall require it,
To suspend the privileges of the writ of
haheas corpus. to the end that
Provided. that all the provisions of the
second section Of an act entitled IAN act |
relating IL habeas corpus. and regulat- |
M lti'ticial proceedings in certain cases.
approved March third, eighteen hundred |
and sTtyt three. which relate to the |
discharge of prisoners other than prisoners |
of war. and TO the penalty for refusing to /
obey the order of the court. shall he in full |
force so far az the same are applicable to |
the provisions of this section. Provided
further. that the President shall first have
made proclamation. as now provided by |
law. commanding such insurgents to dis
perse: and provided also. that the prOvi-
SONS of this section shall not be in force |
after the end Of the next regular session of
Congress.
SEC ,. That no person shall he grand
or petit Juror in any court of the United
States. upcn any inquiry. hearing or trial OF
any slit. proceeding or prosecution based
upon Or arising under the provisions OF this
act. W no shall, in the judgment Of the court,
be in com plicity with any such combination
or conspiracy; and every such juror shall,
bettro enterins upon any such inquiry,
hearing. or trial take and subscribe an oath
in open court that he has never, directly or
alirectlv counseled, advised or voluntarily
aid. II anv such combination or conspiracy:
and each and every person who shall take
this oath. and shall therein swear falsely,
shall bc guilty OF perjury. and shall be snb.
i+ct 10 the pains aud penalties declared
against tina; crime, and the first section of
the act entitled. IAN act defining additional
causes of challenge, and prescribing an adul-
'ion. oath for grand and petit jurors in the
United States courts, approved June
seventeenth eighteen hundred and sixty
two. be and the same is hereby repealed.
SEC. T.. That any person or persons nav
M knowledge that any of the wrongs are
consumed to be done, and mentioned in the
second section of this act, OF are about to he
and having power to prevent or
AID in preventing the same. shall neglect or
refuse so T., do and such wrongful act shall
b.. committed, such person or persons shall
BE- liable 70 the person injured, or hia legal
for all damages caused by
any such wrongful act which such first
named person or persons by reasonable
diligence could have prevented ana snch
damages may be recovered IN an acuon OH
he case III the proper circuit court ol 'ne
United States, and any nu'iiper VI
persons guilty Of such wrongful neg
Get. or refusp!, may be Joined as de
tndants in such action, provided that such
act ION shall be commenced within one year
After such cause of action shall nave 40.
.rued: and if the death of any person snail
De caused by any such wrongful act anG neg
eel. rl,e legal representatives of sllch dc
aa..d nersons shall have such action there
or and NAV recover not exceeding hve I