New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-19
GENERAL NATURE-NO. 10. !

zion of the United States. and for other
| purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House OF
! Representatives OF the United States of
| America i'll Congress assembled. That any
! person who. under color of allv law statute.
ordinance. regulation. custom or usage of
any State shall subject. or cause to be sub
| lected. any person within the jurisdiction
of the United States to the deprivation OF
any rights. privileges or immunities secured
by the constitution of the United States,
shall. any such law. statute, ordinance.
regulation, custom or usage OF the
State to the contrary nOtwithstand-
ing. he Liable to the party injured i'll
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 Gan act to protect all persons in 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 i'll their nature applicable
III 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, OF to destroy by force the
government of the United States. or to lew
war against the United States, or to oppose
by 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 10y force, in
limitation. or threat to prevent any person
from accepting or holding any Office or trust
or place OF confidence under the United
States, or from discharging the duties there
OF. or by force. Intimidation. or threat 10
induce any officer of the United States 10
leave any State. district. or place where his
duties as such officer light lawfully be per
formed. or to iniure him in his person or
property on account of his lawful
discharge of the duties OF MS once.
or to injurc his person White en-
gagged in the lawful discharge OF the
duties of his office, or to inlnre his property
so as to modest. interrupt. hinder. or
impede him in the discharge of his official
duty. or hv force, intimidation or. threat
to deter any part,' or witness III any court
Of the United states from attending
such court or from testilying in any mat
ter pending in such court fully. freely and
truthfullv. or to injure any such party or
witness III his person or property on account
of his having attended or testified or by
force. intimidation or threat to influence
the verdict, presentment or Indictment of
any Juror or grand juror i'll any court of the
United States. or to iuj urc such juror in his
person or property on account of any YER
Dict prcseNtmeut or indictment law
fully assented to by him, or on ac-
count of his being or havin. been
such juror. or shall conspire together or 90
i'll disguise u,on the public highway or upon
the premises of another for the purpose Of
either directly or indirectly of dcprivins 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
in- or hindering the constituted au-
thorles OF any State from giving or securing
to all persons within such State the equal
protection OF the laws. or shall conspire to-
2ether Tor the purpose OF in any manner
impeding. hndering. ohstructing or defeat
IN" the due course of justice in any State or
Territory with intent to deny to any citizen
OF the United States the due and equal pro-
lection of the laws. or to iniure any person
IN his person or his property for lawfully en-
forcing the right OF any person or class of per