New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-30
GENEEAL NATUEE-NO. la

| AN ACT u ent'sic" the provisions o. lie
| fourteenth amendment TO the coll-ii-;l-
ton Of tie United States. and 1oc other
purposes.
BE il enacted hy tie Senate and House of
| Representatives Of the United States OF
America ii Congress assembled. That any
| person who. ulti.r color OF any law. statute
| ordnance. regulation. custom or usage Of
| any State. shall subject. or cause to be. sub.
| jected. any person within the jurisdiction
OF the tnlted States to the deprivation OF
! any rights. privileges or i,nmunitics secured
| by the constitution OF the United States.
| shall. any such law. statute. ordinance.
| regulation, custom or usage of tie
| State TO the contrary notwithstand-
| Ing be liable to the party injured in
any action at law, suit IN equity, or other
proper proceeding for redress, such pro-
| ceeding 10 be prosecuted in the several dis
trlct or circuit courts of the United States.
with and subject to the same rights OF ap-
peal. review upon error. and other remedies
provided Ill 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 to protect all persons in the
United States in their civil rights. and 10
furnish the means of their vindication:"
and the other remedial laws of the United
States which are III their nature a,,plicsble
Ill such cases
SEC. =. mat II TWO or more persons
within any State or Territory of the United
States shall consplre 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 opuose
by force the authority of the government
otthe United States. or by force, nti:nida-
ton. or threat, to prevent, hinder. or DELAY
the execution Ut any law of the United
States: or by force 10 seize. take. or ros,eSs
Of no vv;+
to the authority thereof: or by force. in
tlnldatlon, OF threat TO prevent any person
from accepting or holding any office or trust
or place OF confidence under the United
States, or from Gi>cliargin. the duties there
OF. or by force, intimidation. or threat 10
lnduce any officer Of the United States 20
leave any State, district. or place where his
duties as such officer might lawfully bc'rer-
formed. or IL lnlrre him in his person or
property on account CT hi- Iawtl.l
discharge Of the duties of lis office.
or to. iniurc Lis person while en-
gagged III the lawful discharge OF the !
duties Of his office, or 10 injure his property
so as to m"'eSt. interrupt hinder. or
impede him III the discharge OF lis official |
duty. or by force, intimidation or threat |
to deter any party or witness il any court |
of the United States from attending
such court or from testifying in any mat |
ter pending in such court fully freely and |
truthitllv. or to injure any such party or |
witness Iii his person or property on account !
oi his having 50 attended or testified or bv |
1orce. intimidation or threat 10 influence |
the verdict presentlncnt or indictlueu: Of |
any Juror or grand juror in any court Of tie
tnted States. or to injure such Juror IN his
person or property on account of any YER
diet. prc>enttnent or indictment law
fully asscntel to ly linn, or on no.
count Of lis being or having been