New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-15
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AN act to enforce the provisions OF the
fourteenth amendment % the con>ttu
non Of the United States ard for other
PURPOSES
Be il enacted by the Senate and House OF
Representatives of the United States of
America III Congress assembled. That any
person who. under color Of any law, statute.
| ordinance. regulation custom or usage of
any State, shall subject. or cause to be sub
ecte,. any person within the jurisdiction
Of the United States to the deprivation OF
any rights, privileges or imnunities secured
by the constitution OF the United States,
shall. any such law, statute, ordinance,
regulation. custom or usage OF the
State to the contrary notwthstand
ing. be liable 10 the party injured in
any action at law. suit in equity. or other
proper proceeding for redress, such pro
ceeding to be prosecuted in the several dis
trict or circuit courts of the United States.
with and subject to the same rights OF APP
peal. review upon error. and other remedies
provided III like cases in such courts. under
the provisions OF the act of the ninth of
April. eighteen hundred and sixty-six, en-
titled An act 10 protect all persons i'll the
United States in their civil rights, and to
furnish the means of their vindication:"
and the other remedial laws of the United
States which are in their nature applicable
i'll such cases
SEC. =. That if two or more persons
within any State or Territory OF the United
States shall conSpire together to overthrow,
or to put down, or to destroy by force the
government of the United States, or to levy
war against the United States, or to oppose
10y force the authority of the government
of the United States. or 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, or possess
any property of the United States contrary
to the authority thereof, or by force, in
timidation, or threat to prevent any person
from accepting or holding any office or trust
or place OF confidence under the United
States, or from dischar.ing the duties there
of, or by force. intimidation, or threat to
induce any officer of the United States 10
leave any State, district. or place where his
duties as such officer might lawfully be per
formed. or to injure Linn in his person or
property On account of his lawful
discharge of the duties of his office,
or to injUre lis person while en-
gagged in the lawful discharge OF the
duties of his Office, or to i'llurc his property
SO as to modest, interrupt, hinder, or
impede him in the discharge of his official
duty. or by force, intimidation or threat
to deter any party or witness in any court
of the United States from attending
such court, or from testltying in any mat
ter pending in such court fully, freely and
truthtully. or to injure any such party or
witness III his person orproperty on account
Of his having 50 attended or testified, or by
force. intimidation or threat to influence
the verdict, presentment or indictment of
any Juror or grand juror III any court OF the
United States. or 10 in!Iure such juror in his
person or property on account of any vcr-
diet. plt>entmcnt or indictment law
fully as>ented IT, by him. or on ac-
count OF his being or having been
such juror, or small conSpire together or 90
IN disguise upon tie public highway or upon
TIE premises OF another for the purpose OF
either directly or indirectly OF dcpriviny any
person or any class OF persons of the
equal protection of the laws or of equal
privileges or immUnities under the
laws. or for the purpose of prevent
lng or hlndeIing the constituted au-
thories Of any State from giving or securing
10 all persons within such State the equal
protection OF the laws, or shall conspire to-
sether for the purpose of in any manner
impeding. hndering, Obstructiny or defeat
ing the due course of justice in any State or
territory with intent to deny to any citizen |
OF the nlttd States the due and equal pro- |
lection OF the laws. or to inure any person |
n his person or his properly for lawiulv Ell
orcluS Tie right Of any person u Lass of per