New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-15

citizen Ofthe L nited States, lawfully entitle,
to VOTE from giving his support or advocac,
in lawful manner toward or in favor of tn.
election of any lawfully qualified person a.
an elector Of President or Vice President 0
the United States, or as a member OF til;
Congress of the United States, or Il
ininre any such citizen in his person q,
property on account Of such support or aG
vocacy. each and every person so Otfendinc
shall be deemed guilty of high crime, and
upon conviction thereof in any district or
circuit court of the United States O,
district or supreme court Of any Terri1or,
| Of the United States having jurisdiction o.
not less than Five hundred nor more than
five thousand dollars, or by imprisonment,
with or without hard labor. as the court
| NAV determine for a period Of not Less
| than six months nor more than six years,
as the court may determine, or by both such
| fine and imprisonment as the court shat
determine. And if any one or more
persons engaged in any such conspiracy
Shall DO, or cause to be done, any
spiracy. whereby any person shall be IL
iured in his person or property, or deprived
of having and eXeUisin. any right or priv
lege of a citizen of the United States, The
person ~ injured or deprived of such rights
and privileges may have and maintain an
action for the recovery of damages Occa-
stoned by such injury or deprivation o.
rights and privileges, against any one o,
more of the persons engaged in snch cor
spiracy, such action to be prosecuted in the
proper district or circuit court of the United
States. with and subject to the same right.
Of appeal, review upon error and other
remedies provided in like cases. in sucn
courts. under the provisions of the act q
April ninth, eighteen hundred and sixty-si
entitled IAN act to protect all persons AZ
the United States in their civil rights, an,
to furnish the means Of their vinGicatioC.
SEE. g. That in all cases where insurrec-
ton. domestic violence, unlawful combiLa-
tons or conSpiracies in any State shall
obstruct or hinder the execution of the laws
thereof and OF the United States as to d.
prive any portion or class OF the people
of such State OF any of the right,
privileges or immunities or protection
named in the constitution and Sc
cured by this act, and the constituted
authorities OF such State shall either be uR-
able to protect, or shall from any cause Ia
in or refuse protection of the people in sucr
rights such facts shall be deemed denial
by such State of the equal protection of the
laws. 10 which they are entitled under the
constitution of the United States; and in all
such eases, or whenever any such insurrec-
ton. violence, unlawful combination or cor
spiracy shall oppose Or obstruct the laws o.
the tnted States. or the due execution there
of, or impede or obstruct the due course o.
justice under the same, it shall be Lawful
for the President, and it shall be his duty,
to take such measures, by the employment
of the militia, or the land and naval forces Of
the United States, or of either, or by Other
means. as he may deem necessary. for the
of such instruction. domestic
violence or combinations: and any person
1lnS hall 1aa tod
Of this and the preceding section, shall be
delivered to the marshal of the proper dis
rct, to be dealt with according to law
SEC. I. That whenever in any state or
part of State, the unlawful combine
tons. named in tile precedin. section Of this
act shall be organized and armed. and so
and powerful as to be able ry
violence to either overthrow or set at de-
tnce the constituted authorities of sucn
state and of the United States. within such
state, or when the constituted authorities
ire in completely with. or shall connve ii
he unlawful purposes of such powerful AID
armed combinations. and whenever oy
'eason ofeither or all of the causes aforesaid
he conviction of such offenders and pre-
ervation of the public safety shall bect.s
n such district impracticahle. in every su..;
.ase such combinations shall be deemed a Re
,eilion against the government Of the United
states and during the continuance Of sue.
and within the limits of tne
district which shall be SO under the Swa-
hereof, such limits to be prescribed b.,
PROCLAMATION. it shall be lawful ior the
President OF the United States. when u h4s
Judgment the public safety shall REQUIRE :.
o suspend the privileges of the writ o.
labcas corpus, to the end thai
uch rebellion MAJ be overthrow,
Provided. that all the provisions OF tie
econd section of an act entitled IN -
"iatln@ to habeas corpus, and regnia-
ng judicial proceedings in certain cases.
approved March third. eighteen hundra
md sixty three. which relate 10 49,
lischarse of prisoners other than prisoner
# war. and to the penalty for refusing -
hey the order OF the court. shall he in ia
'rrce so far as the same are applicable -
he provisions of this section. Pro- II. .,
urther. that the President shall first hav.,
made proclamation, as now provided hy
aw, commanding such insurgents 20 i =
'erse: and provided also. that the prov
ions OF this section shall not be in 10Y
tter the end of the next regular session o.
on greSs.
SEC. ,. That no person shall ne gram
T petit juror in any court of the United
'tates. upon any inquiry. hearing or trial O.
ny SUIT. proceeding or prosecution bsse,.
pom or arising under the provisions OF ttls
Ct who shall. in the judgment OF the court,
e i'll completely with any such comhinatio.
Y conspiracy: and every such juror sinai
efore entering upon any such inquiry,
caring. or trial, take and subscribe an oar
a open court that he has never. directly o,,
counseled. advised or voluntarily
lded any such combination or conspiracy;
nd each and every person who shall take
his oath, and shall therein swear falsely,
hall be guilty Of perjury. and shall be sub
sct to the pains and penalties declared
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