The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-07-29
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pensation for the present fiscal year.
SEC. 26. That there be and hereby is appro-
priated for increased compensation to assistant
inarshals in taking the census of eighteen hum I
dred and seventy, the sum of three hundred and /
fifty thousand dollars.
SEC. 27. That for the purpose Of more efTectu-
ally securing life and property on tie coast OF |
New Jersey and Long Island for the fiscal wear !
ending June thirty, eighteen hundred and sew
enty-two, two hundred thousand dollars to be
expended in accordance with the provisions of
the "Aet for the better preservation of life and
property from vessels shipwrecked the coast of
the United States" approved December four
teenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-four and that
the Secretary of the Treasury be authorized to
employ crews of experienced surfmen at such
stations and for such periods as he may deem
necessary and proper, and at such compens nsation
as he may deem reasonable, not to exceed forty
dollars per month TO each person to be employed.
That the Jurisdiction conferred by the joint
resolution of juno eighteen. eighteen hundred
and sixty-six, in regard to claims from the coun-
ties of Berkciy and Jefferson, in the State of
West Virginia, and by the joint resolution of July
twenty-eight. eighteen hundred and sixty-six, in
regard to claims from the State of Tennessee, and
by the JOINT resolution of December twenty three,
eighteen hundred and sixty nine, amended by
act of March three eighteen hundred and sew
cnty-one, In regard TO steamboats, and other YES
sells. shall not be withdrawn impaired by any
construction of the law creating commits ioners
of claims to examine claims arising in States pro-
claimed to be in insurreeti and the jurisdiction
upon all claims presented by loyal citizens from
said State of Tennessee, and from said countIes
Inent before the third of March, eighteen hun
dred and seventy-one, shall remain as before the
passage of said act creating said commissioners
For covering the steam-pipes in the capitol
with fre-proof noncondactng felting, eight thou
sand dollars.
SEc. 2s. That there be and is hereby appropri-
ated, to pay expenses of the legislative assembly
of Wyoming Territory, convened October, ammo
Domlni eighteen hundred and seventy, and for
printing journals of said assembly, and inciden
tai expenses of the Office Of secretary for the
eighteen hundred and seventy, the of four
thousand two hundred and fifty dollars
SEC. 29 That three thousand dollars is appro-
priated, out of which such sum shall be paid to
John Thompson Mason. late collector for the
port of Baltimore. for services rendered in the
disbursement Of the Light house fund, and for
services performed for lighthouse purposes out
side the limits of he collection district, such sum
as the Secretary Of the Treasury may hud legally
due aud owing to said party on an adjustment of
his accounts by the Treasury Department.
Sec. 30. That the act approved January the
twenty second, Dornini eighteen hundred
and sixty-sevcn entitled IAN act to fix the times
for the regular meetings of Congress" be an
the same is hereby repealed, after the adjourn
ment of the present session OF Congress.
Approved, April ~, 1871.
AN.ACT to enforce the provisions of the four
teenth amendment to the constitution of the
United States and for other purposes.
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep
reseatatires of the United States Of America. ia
Coagress assembled That any person who, under
color OF law, statute, ordinance, regulation,
custom usage of any State, shall subject
cause to be subjected, any person within the ju-
risdiction of the u ted States to the deprivation
of any rights privileges or immuni;ies secured
hy the constitution of the United States, shall,
any such law. statute, ordinance, regulation, Gus
usage Of the State to the contrary not
withstanding. be liable to the party injured in
any action at law. srt in equity, other proper
proceeding for redress such proceeding to be
prosecuted in the several district circuit courts
of the United States, with and subject to the same
other
remedies provided in like in such courts,
under, the provisions of the act of the ninth of
April, eig hteen hundred and sixty-six, entitled
..An act to protect all persons in the United
States in their civil rights, and to furnish the
means of their vindieaton - and the other
medal laws Of the United States which in
their nature applicable in such cases.
Sec. 2. That If two or more persons within
any State OF Territory of the United States shall
conspire together to overthrow, or to put down,
to destroy by force the government of The e Iaited
sstates, or - n agaInsI the United states,
oppose By force the authority OF the govern
rnent Of the United States, by force, intimida-
ton or threat, to prevent, hinder or delay. the
execution of any law of the United States, or by
force to seize, take possess any property OF the
United States contrary to the authority thereof,
by force, intimidation or threat to prevent any
person from accepting or holding any oft1ce or
trust place of confidence under the govern
ment of the United States, or from discharging
the duties thereof, or by force, intimidation or
threat to induce any officer of the United States
to leave any State, District place where his
duties as such officer might lawfully be perform
ed, or to injure him in his person or property on
account of his lawful discharge of the duties of
his Office, To injare his property so as 70 modest,
interrupt, hinder or impede him in the discharge
of his official duty, by force intimidation Or
threat to deter any party or witness IN any court
Of the United States from attending such court
or from testifying in any matter pending IN sucn
court fully freely AID truthfuys or to InJure any
such party or witness in his person or properly
on account of his having so attended or testIhed,
or by force, intimidation or threat TO innuenee
Tnstaf
ror or grand juror in any court OF the Cniteo
States, or to injure such juror in his person or
property on account Of any veruis,, prs1sn 81.
nent or indictment lawfully assented 10 by MIN
ar on account Of his being or having been such
Juror or shall spire together or go In DIS
guise upon the public highway, or upon the prem
Ssas ,f another for the pnrpose, either directly
indirectly, of depriying any person or any class
of persons of the equal protection OF the laws, or
of equal privileges imnunities under the laws,
or for the purpose of preventing hinderipg the
constituted authorities of any State from giving
or securing all persons within such State the
equal protection of the laws, or shall conspire to-
oether for the purpose of in any manner imped-
ing hindering, obstructing or defeating the due
course of justice in any State or Territory, with
intent to deny to citizen of the United States
the due and equal protection of the laws, or to
injure any person in his person or property for
lawfully enforcing the right of any person or
class of persons to the equal protection of the
laws, by force, intimidation threat to pre-
vent any citizen of the United States lawfully
entitled to vote from giving his support or advo-
eacy IN lawful manner towards the election of
any lawfully qualified person elector of
President Vice President of the United States,
member of the Congress of the United
StateS, to injure any such citizen in his person
or property ON account of snch support or advo-
cacy, each and every person SO offending shall be
deemed guilty of high CRIME, and upon conyic-
tion thereof in district circuit court of the
United States District Supreme Court of
any Territory of the United States having juris-
diction of similar ohenses, shall be punished by q
fine of not less than Eve hundred nor than
Hse fhousand dollars or by imprisonment, with
or without hard labor the court may deter
mine, for period of not less than six months
nor more than six years, the court may deter