Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-04-26

sons engaged in such conspiracy, such action
to be prosecuted in the proper District OF
Cirenit Court of the United States, with ana
subject TO the same rights of appeal. review
up0n error and other remedies provided IN
Ike cases in such courts under the provisions
of the act of April Q, 1866, entitled, An
act to protect ali persons in the United States
in their civil rights. and to furnish the means
of their vindication."
Soc 2 That in all cases where insurreetlon'
80, violence unlawful combinations, or
e-;r.oies in any State shall so Obstruct or
h;odor the e<ecution OF the laws Thereon anu
Of the United States, to deprive any Por-
ton or class of the people OF such 0'ato u
any of the rights, privileges or llniA
mr. nrotectiOn named in the constitution, anu
secured by this act, and the CONSTITUTED
,borities of such State shall either be unaole
=. Trotect or shall from any cause fail IN or
refnse protection of the people IN such rlghtS'
sncb facts shall be deemed denial by such
Stat 70 of the equal protection OF the laws 10
,rb;ob they are entitled under the Constltu-
ton Of the United States /; and IN all such
cases or whenever any such lnsurrection' VI
~Tcrco unlawful combination or conspiracy
shall oppose or Obstruct the laws OF the MT
cd states or the due execution thereof, or
imnede or obstuct the due course OF justice
under the same, it shall be lawful Tor the
President. and it shall be his duty, to take
spch measures, by the employment OF tue
1,Ii+io or the land and naval forces OF the
United States, or OF either, or by other meanS'
as no NAV deem necessary for the suppression
Of sncb instruction, domestic violence or
ombinations and any persons who shall be
arrested under the provisions OF TINS ana the
,,raced,no section. shall be delivered to the
Marshal Of the proper district, to be dealt
with according to law.
Sec / That whenever in any State or part
IF a State, the unlawful combinations named
IN the nrecedlng section Of the act shall be
orqanized and armed. and SO numerous and
powerful as to be able. by violence, to either
overthrow or to set at defiance the constl-
tinted authorities of such State and OF the
United States within such State, or when the
constituted authorities are IN cOmpIIclty
with. or shall c0nnye at the unlawful pur-
noses Of such powerful and armed combina-
lions and, whenever, by reason OF either or
an of the causes aforesaid, the conviction OF
such offenders and the preservation OF the
public safety shall become in such district
impractictbIe, IN every such case such com
blnatlons shall be deemed a rebellion 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 lin
its to be prescribed by proclamation, it shall
be lawful for the President of the United
States, when in mis- Judgment the public
Faletv shall require It, 70 suspend the priyI-
lcre oil the writ of hd5edS corpus, 10 the end
that such rebellion may be overthrown, pro-
vided, that all the provisions of the second
section of an act entitled - an act relating to
Ea5eqS corpus. and regulating judicial pro-
ceedings IN certain cases, approved March
3. 1868. which relate 10 the discharge OF
prisoners other than prisoners OF war and tC
the penalty for refusing to obey the order Of
the Court. shall be in tull force so far az the
same are applicable 10 the provisions OF thl'
section. provided. further, that the PresE
dent shall first have made proclamation, a:
now provided by law, commanding such in
surgents 70 dispense and provided, also, thai
the provisions OF this section shall not be II
force after the end of the next regular ses
sion of Congress.
See >. That no person shall be a grand Of
petit Juror IN any Court of the United State
uuon any inquiry, hearing, OF trial of any
suit. proceeding, or prosecution based upOI
or arising under sc provisions OF TINS act
who shall. IN the judgment OF the Court, bt
in completely with any such combination Oh
conspiracy and every such shall, before en-
tering upon any such inquiry, hearing, OF
trial. take and subscribe an oath, in opeI
Court. that he has never. directly OF indirect
w. c0uuseIed. advised or Voluntarily aide
any such combination or conspiracy anC
each and every person who shall take thu
oath and shall therein swear falsely, shall b.
guilty OF perjury, and shall be subject to thu
pains and penalties declared against tina
crime. ami the first section Of the act en-
TITLED :. IN act defining additional causes o
challenge, and prescribing an additional oatl
TOR grand and petit jurors in the Unite,
States Courts approved June i, 1852, b
ana the same Is hereby repealed
See o.. That any person OF persons having
knowledge that any Of the wrongs conspire,
% he done aud mentioned in the second sec
tIgu OF this act about u be committed, an,
having power 10 prevent, or aid in prevent
iuE the same. shall neglect or refuse 50 to do
and such wrongful act shall be committed
such person or persons shall be liable to tn
person injured. or his legal representatives
for all damages caused by any such wrong
tul act which such tir~t-named person o
. persons By reasonable diligence could hav
prevented, and such damages may be recOv
/ cred IN an action on the case in the prone
circuit OF the United States. and any numbe
E. of persons guilty Of such wrongful neglec
or refusal may he joined as defendants il
such action, provided that such action snal
+ be commenced within one year after sue
cause of action shall have accrued and /
the death of any person shall be caused b
any such wrongful act and neglect. the lega
+ representatives fsuch deceased person sha
have such action therefor. and may recOve
f not exceeding s. goo damages therein for th
heuft of the widow of such deceased person
i. any there be or, # there be no widow, 70
the benefit of the next of kin Of such decease
person.
Sc =. That nothing herein contained sha
he construed to supersede or repeal an
former act or law eXcepc 50 far as the sam
may be repuguant thereto. and any offense
heretofore committed against the tenor
any former act shall be prosecuted, and an
f proceeding already commenced for the prose
cution thereof shall be continued and con
pleted the same as il this act had not bee
passed, except as lar as the provisions of tn
act may 20 TO sustain and validate such pr,
+ ceedIn-s.