The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-05-15

third, eighteen hundred and sixty.three, which
relate to the discharge of prisoners other than
prisoners OF war, and to the penalty for refus-
ing to obey the order of the court shall be ia
iuii force so Tar as the same are applicable to
the provisions of this section Provided, That
the PRESIDENT shall first have made proclama.
ton, as now provided by law, commanding
such Insurgents to disperse: And provided
also, Ihat the provisions Of this section shall
not pe 10 force after the end of the next regu-
lar session of Congress.
SEC. b. That no person shall be grand or
petit juror in any court of the United States
upon any inquiry, hearing, or trial of any suit,
proceeding, or prosecution based upon or aris-
ing under the provisions of this act who shall,
10 the judgment of the court, be in completely
with any such combination or conspiracy and
every such juror shall, before entering upon
any sucn inquiry, hearing, or trial, take and
subscribe an oath in open court that he has
never, directly or indirectly, counseled ad-
vised, or voluntarily aided any such combina-
tlon or conspiracy; and each and every person
who shall take this oath, and shall therein
swear falsely, shall be guilty of perjury, and
snail be subject to the pains and penalties de-
ciared against that crime, and the first section
OF the act entitled can act defining additional
causes of challenge and prescribing an add,
tional oath for grand and petit jurors in the
United States courts" approved June seven~
and the same is hereby, repealed.
SEC. 6. That any person or persons having
knowledge that any of the wrongs conspired
to be done and mentioned in the second
section OF this act are about to be committed,
and having power to prevent or aid in prevent.
ing the same shall neglect or refuse to do, and
such wrongful act shall be committed, such
person or persons shall be liable to the person
injured, or his legal representatives, for all
damages caused by any such wrongful act
which such tirstnamed person or persons BY
reasonable diligence could have prevented,
and such damages may be recovered in an ac-
tion on the case in the proper circuit court of
the United States, and any number of persons
guilty of such wrongful neglect or refusal may
be joined as defendants in such action I;
provided that such action shall be COM
menced within one year after such cause of
action shall have accrued, and if the death of
any person shall be caused by any such wrong.
ful act and neglect the legal representative of
such deceased person shall have such action
therefor, and may recover not exceeding
$4,000 damages thereon for the benefit of the
widow of such deceased person, if any there
be, or, if there be no widow, for the benefit of
the next of kin of such deceased person.
Sec. Z. That nothing herein contained shall
construed to supersede or repeal any former
act or law except so far as the same may be
repugnant thereto; and any offences hereto
fore committed against the tenor of any former
act shall be prosecuted, and any proceeding
already commenced for the prosecution there
of shall be continued and completed, the same
as If this act had not been passed, except so
far as the provisions OF this act may go to sus-
tain and validate such proceedings.
Approved, April 20, 1871.