The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-05-13

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ton of similar offences, shall be
punished by a. fine of not less than
five hundred nor more than five
thousand dollars, or imprisonment
with or without hard labor, as the
court may determine, for a period
of not less than six mouths nor
more than six years. as the court
may determine o. by both such
fine and imprisonment as the court
shall determine; and If any one or
more persons engaged in such
conspiracy shall do or cause to be
done any act in furtherance of the
object of such conspiracy whereby
any person shall be injured in his
person or property. or deprived of
having and exercising any right
or privilege of a citizen of the
United States, the person so in
iured or deprived of such rights
and privileges may have and main
tain an action forrecovery of dam
ages occasioned by such injury or
deprivation Of rights ard privile-
ges against any one or more of the
persons engaged in such conspira
cy such action to be prosecuted
in the proper District or Circuit
Court of the United States, with
and subject to the same rights of
appeal, review upon error, and
other remedies provided in like
cases in such courts, under the
provisions of the act of April 9.
1896, entitled "An act to protect
all persons in the United States
in theft civil rights and to furnish
means for their vindication.'
SEC. 3. That in all cases where
insurrection, domestic violence,
unlawful combinations or conspir-
acies in any State, shall so OBJ
struct or hinder the execution of
the laws thereof and the United
States so as to deprive any por-
tion or class of people in such
State of any rights, privileges, or
immunities, or protection named
in the constituted authorities of
such State shall either be unable
to protect, or shall, from any
cause, fail i'll OF refuse protection
to the people in such rights, such
facts shall be deemed a denial by
such State Of equal protection of
the laws to which they are enti-
tied under the constitution of the
United States; and in all such
cases, or whenever any such
insurrection, violence, unlawful
combination or conspiracy shall
oppose or obstruct the law of the
United States, or the due exeeu-
ton thereof, or impede or obstruct
the due course of justice under
the same, it shall be lawful for the
President, and it shall be his duty
to take such measures, by the em-
ployment of the militia, land and
naval forces ofthe United states,
or of either, or by other means,
as he may deem necessary for the
suppression OF such instruction,
domestic violence, or combina-
tons; and any person WHO shall
be arrested under the provisions
of this and preceding sections shall
be delivered to the Marshal of the
proper district, to be dealt with
according to law.
SEC. 4. That wherever, in any
State, or part of a State, the I'M
lawful combinations named in the
preceding sections Of this act shall
be organized and armed, and so
numerous and powerful as to be
able by violence to either over
throw or set at defiance the con-
stituted authorities of such State
and the United States within such
State, or where the constituted
authorities are in completely with,
or shall conniye at, the unlawful
proposes OF such powerful and
armed combinations; and when
ever, by reason of either, or all,
tue causes aforesaid, the convic-
ton of such offenders and the
preservation of the public safety
shall become in such districts i'm
practicable, in every such case
Such combinations shall ha daam-
ed rebellion against the Govern
meDt of the United States, and
during the continuance of such
rebellion. aud within the district
which shall he under the sway
thereof, such limits to be prescrib-
ed by proclamation, it shall be
lawful iUr the President OF the
United States, when in his jadg-
ment the public safety shall re.
quire it, to suspend the privilege
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