New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-20
The ku.kQux Bill.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE Ku-Klus
bill, as it finally passed the Senate to-day
has the following additional sections.
Sec. 7. That if any house, tenement,
cabin, shop, building, barn, or granary shall
be unlawfully or feloniously demolished,
pulled down, burned, or destroyed, wholly
or in part. by any. persons rlotously and
tumultuOusly assembled together, or If any
person shall unlawfully and with force and
violence be whipped, sc0urged, wounded or
killed by any persons riotously and tumul-
tuOusly assembled together, and if such of.
Tense was committed to deprive any person
Of any right conferred upon him by the
constitution and laws of the United States.
or to deter him from or punish him for ex-
ercising any such right, or by reason of his
race, color, or previous condition of servi.
tude, in every such case the inhabitants of
the county, city or parish in which any of
the said Offenses shall be committed, shall be
liable to pay full compensation to the person
or persons damnitied by such offense, if liv-
ing. or to his legal representative if dead; and
such compensation may be recovered BY
such person, or his representative, by suit
in any court Of the United States of compe-
tent jurisdiction in the district in which the
Offense was committed, to be in the name of
the person injured, or his legal representa-
tive, and against said county, city, or par
ish; and execution may be issued on a .judg-
ment rendered in said suit, and may be
levied upon any property, real or personal.
ish; and the said county, city. or parish,
which may have satisfied said judgment, or
the person Of whose property said Judgment
shall have been satisfied, as the case NAV
he, may recover the full amount of said
judgment, costs, and interest. from any per-
son or persons engaged as principal or ac-
cessory in such riot, in an action in any
court of competent jurisdiction, and the
person out Of whose property such Judgment
shall have been satisfied shall in such case
have contribution as at common law, and
the circuit court of the United States, for
the proper district, shall have Jurisdiction
Of such action.
The following amendments we're made to
the other sections Of the bill as they passed
the House:
In section two, after the words '.to seize,
take, or possess any property of the United
States" omit the words against the will
and"
Same section. a few lines below the
above, omit the word CHS after the words
ito injure him in his person or property on
account Of"
Same section, about the middle thereof,
after the words ''for lawfully enforcing'the
right of any person or class of persons to
the equal protection of the laws" insert the
following: Tor by force, intimidation or
threats, to prevent any citizen of the United
States lawfully entitled to vote from giving
his support or advocacy in a lawful manner
toward or in favor Of the election of any
lawfully qualified person as an elector for
President or Vice President Of the United
States, or to injure any such citizen in his
person or property on account of such sup
port or advocacy"
Same section (two) strike out the words
"such as is defined in this section" which
follow the words land if any one or more
persons engaged in any such conspiracy"
to be found about fifteen lines from bottom
of section.
Section three, in second or third line,
shall So"
few lines below above. after words
"named in the constitution, and secured by
this act" omit the words ''Or Obstruct the
equal and impartial course Of Justice"
ABOUT three lines below preceding omit
as follows: "And shall fail or neglect.
through the proper authorities. to apply to
the President of the United States for aid
in that behalf"
Section four, about middle thereof. after
the words, land within the limits of the dis
trict which shall be so under the SWAY
thereof" insert the following: "Or when
ever any such insurrection, violence. nm.
lawful combination or conspiracy shall
oppose or obstruct the laws Of the United
States, or the due execution thereof. or
impede justice under the same" etc.
Section four. at the close, strike out the
words, ''the first day Of June, A. d. 1872"
Section six, about six lines from begin
ming, make the words "be in completely with
any such combination or conspiracy" the
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