The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1871-05-04


tatioa I'd the United. States. HHd fer
other purposes,
BE- p tH8efe8, DC. Tbat auF person
who under, color ct any laWr statue, or
diance, regulation, custom er usage oF
amy state. shall subject. or cause 10 De
subjected anv person within the luTlsdle-
tom OF tbc United States 60 the deprlva-
tiou Of any rights, privileges or lmmanl-
lies secured by the Constitution al the
United States. shall. amy such law, statute,
ordinance. regulation, custom or usage
oftbe state 10 the contrary uotWttbsland-
ing. be liable 10 the party injured IA any
action at law. suit in equity, or other
r.r4par proceeding for redress such pro-
ceediup' 20 be prosecuted ia the several
District on Circuit Courts Of the United
states. with and subject 20 the same
RIGHTS of appcaI review upon error, ahd
other remedies provided in like eases iu
such Courts. under the provisions ol the
aet of the oh of April, lsHb, entitled,
oAu Act 10 protect all persons IN the
United States In the civil rights, aud TO
furnish the means of their vindieation,
aud tbe other remedial laws of the United
state, which are in their nature applica-
BILE i'm such eases
SEC. 9. That if two or more person,
within any state or territory OF the thlteu
States shall couspira together To over
throw. or put down, or to destroy ny
force. the government or Tue hile1
States. or 10 levy war against The thilea
States. or to oppose by force the aulhollN
oftho Government Of the United States
or hy force, intimidation, or threat 10
preyrut hinder. or delay the execution oI
any law of the United States, or by force
10 seize. take. or possess any property oI
the United States, contrary TO the autllof
ifv thereof or hy force, intimidation, OF
threat, to prevent any person from accept
inc or holding any Office, or trust or pace
of confidence under the United STATES
on from discharning the duties thereof OF
by force. intimidation, or threat 10 il'
dnce any officer Of the United states 10
leave anv state, district or place Wnere
his duties as such officer might laWiuilF
be performed, or to iniure HIN ~ ms per,
son or propertv, on account OF his laWIul
Discharge of the duties Of his oiiiee, or TO
iniure his person while engaged III the
lawful discharge of the duties ofhis oiliee,
or TO iniure his property so as TO niolesl'
hinder, interfere with, or lhPeue nun +"
the discharge of his official duty OF pl
force, intimidation, or threat 10 oe'el
any party or witness in any Court oi tuo
United States from attending such Court
or from testifying in any matter pGhaihs
in such Court, fully and tralhlall!, OF
to iniure any such party or witness III ms
person or property on account oI ms
having so attended or testified OF Dy
| force, intimidation or threat to influence
! the verdict, presentment, or indietlnell,
Of any Juror or grand juror in any Court
| of the United States, or to ihJufe sueh
/ Juror in his person or property Oh ac-
count of any verdict, presentmeht OF III
dictment, lawfully assented to by nm,
or on account of his being or having peeh
such Juror, or shall conspiro together, OF
90 in disguise upon the public highway
! or the premises OF another for the puf-
pose, either directly or indirectly, ot de'
priyinu any person or any class OF per-
sous of tho equal protection OF the Jaws
or of equal privileges or immunites uhael
the laws. or for the purpose Of prevent
inc or hindering the constituted aalholl
ties of any state from giving or securing
to all persons within such state the equa
nrofection Of the laws, or shall conspirt
together for the purpose OF III any man
ncr impeding, hindeling, obstfuctlng o.
defeating the due course OF justice III any
state or territory, with intent to deny u
any citizen of the United States the da'
and equal protection of the laws, or 10 III
lure any person in his person or his pro
pertv for lawfully enforcing the right o
any person or class ofpersons to the equa
protection of the laws, or by force, IN
timidation or threat, to preVen
? anv citizen of the United States
lawfully entitled to vote, iron
giving his support or advocacy III lawn
maaner toward or in favor Of the election
of any lawfully qualified person as al
elcetor of President or Vice President o
the United States, or as member OF tn
Congress of the United States, or tol lnlur
any such citizen in bis person or properly
Z on account of such support or advocacy
I each and every person 50 offending shaJ
. be deemed guilty of q high crime, an
upon conviction thereof in any District o
Circuit Court Of the United States or Dl'
$ trict or Supreme Court of any territory @
, the United States having jurisdiction q
- similar ollenses. shall be punished by
!, fine not less than $500, nor more tina
:, $1,000. or by Imprisonment, with or witt
ont hard labor rs the Court may deter
mine. or bv both ueh fine aud lmprl-ol
mcut, as the Court may determine. An
if any one or more persons eu9agea III an
d such conspiracy shall do, or cause 10 u
done. any act ia furtbrrancc oi the ooJe'
r. Of such conspiracy, whereby any perso
u shall be injured ia bis person or pfopef'!
or deprived of having aud exercising an
{. RIGHT or privilege Of citizen Of the Unite
. States: the person 50 injured or deprive
y, of ans such rights Of privileges may haN
" and maintain an ection for the recover
1t of damages occasioucd by such injury
derivation Of rights and prlylleg'
against any one or more Of the pcr-ol
y engaged iu such conspiracy, such actio
re IA he prosecuted i'm the proper District Z
Circuit Court Of the United States wi
H. and subject to the same rights Of appea
review upon error, aud other remedies
VI ike cases In such courts, under the pr
visions of the act Of April g, 1866, enlitIe
IN IAN act to protect all persons in q
-, United States in their civil rights, aud
- furnish the means of their viudie1ti0n."
SIC. g.. That IN all cases where iusu
M rcelions. domestic violence, unlaWi
combinations or cun.piraeies IN any sta
'' shall 20 obstruct or hinder the execute
ar Of the laws thereof aud Of the Unit
states as to deprive any portion OF ella
-. Of the people Of such state Of any Of q
VI rights. privileges, or immuullies on pf
ny lection named IN the Constitution and ,
se cured by this act, aud Tie constituted o
ne fhgririe- Of such state shall either be %
"a able to protect, or shall, from ANY cau'
" fail iu or refuse protection oi tiie PeoF
in such rights, such facts shall be aeeI
IN. ed denial by such state Of tie equal pi
- lection OF Tho laws TO which they ATE @
=, titled under the Constitution the ln
w IA States. and iu ST such cascs, % "he
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