Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-05-11

| titled TO vote, from giving his support oI
advocacy In lawful manner towards oI
IN favor of TIE election of n qualified per
son as en- elector for President or Vice
President of the United States or as 6
member ut Congress of the United States,
or io injure any such citizen in his per
son or property on account of such sup
port or advocacy. each and every person
50 offending shall ne deemed guihy of a
high crime. aud upon conyiciion thereof
IN anv District or Circnit Court &c The
United States, or District or Supreme
Cour, ofany Territory OF The United State.
having Jurisdiction Of similar otfsnscs
shall be punished by a fac Of mol lbs.
than five hundrei nor more than five
thousand dollars. or bv imprisonment with
or without hard labor. as the court may
determine, for n Hsriod not less than six
months no. more Than six years, as the
court NAV determine. or by both such fine
! at.d Imprisonment, as the court shalt de
lerinine; and il any one or more persons
engaged in snch Conspiracy shall do ol
cause To- he done any act in furiherance
nf the object Of such conspiracy. whereby
any person shs,l be Injured, IN pcrs N ar
deprived of exercising and having any
right or privilege ot citizen al the Uni
ted STATES The person so injured ur de
prived nf such r.sh,s and privileges may
/ have and maintain an action for rccn YER
! Ing dam ,ges accustomed by such injury
or deprivation OF rights and privileges
az in>i any one more of the persons en-
gagcd in sach conspiracy. snch action Ia
be presented in the proper District oI
Circuit Courr of the United States, With
and subject To the same rights uf appeal.
review upon error and other remedies
provided in like cases in such courts uu-
der The provisions of the act OF April 9h,
4 1866, emitted An act to protect III per
Sons in the Uniiet States in their civil
ri rlis. and 10 furnish means for their
viiaiica,ion.''
Sgc 3. That iu all cases where in
surrrc'ion, domestic VIOLENCE, unlawful
combination or cnnspiracics in anv State
shall so ohstruci or binder the execution
of the laws thereof and oil the United
States, as 10 deprive any person or class
of people of such State of any rights.
| privil eyes immunitieS. or protection named
IN the Constitution aud covered by this
act. and the constituted authorizes ol
such State shall either he unable to pro
iect or shall. from any cause. fail in or re
frse prot ecIion of The people in snch
right. such facts shall be deemed denial
~ such State of equal protection of laws
- which they are entitled under ihe Con
siiiu'inn O! the United States. and in all
such cases, or whenever any such insur-
reciionary violence, unlawful comhina-
ton or Conspiracy. shall oppose or Oh
s'rlct The laws Of The United States, ar
the dae execution thereof ar nhstrict tbe
due course of justice under The ,mr. il
shall he lawful for the President. aat il
sh al his duty To take such measures bv
the employment of the ihiliiia. land and
rara forces Of the United states. or Of
either or by other means. as he IN ny deem
neccssnry for the Suppression of such in
surr2cilnn. domestic whence or cornbina-
iinus, and any person who shall be ar
rested under the provisions of This and
proceeding sections sh I'll be delivered 10
the m rshal nf the proper district, To be
d, al with az .ordinI to lay.
$50. That whenever any State oT
part of State or unlawful contribution
named in the preceding sectors of this
ACT. shah bc organized and armel, and so
nIfn.rtus anl pow erful as ~ BE- able b.
violence tn either overthrow or set nj de-
ii.nce ihh constituted authorities of such
State and the United States within snch
STATE, or where the constituted artliuri-
les are in compliciiv with or shall con
hive at the unlawful Purposes of such
pnwprful aui armed cnmb;naii1ns. and
whenever bv Reason nf either or of al; The
causes aforesaid. The cnnvicii.n uf snch
offenders and provision FL public safety
snail become in such district impraciica-
hIe. H. every such case sncsi combinations
SHALL I've deemed r..hcliion against the
government Of the United States. and
during The Continuance of snch rebellion,
AMI within the limits of the district which
shall ba so under SWAY thercnf->urh lin
its 10 he prescribed by prociamlion--it
shall be lawfd for the President of The
United States when. IL his jUd d-men, the
D bic safety shall require il. 10 suspend
the privilege of tii" W.T., OF hahets corpus,
Ia the end that such rebellion NAV he
ovorihrown. provided, that ali PROV isions
of The second section or An act entitled
AN sct rclAiin. Ia haheas corpus and
regulating judicial proceeding. in CERTAIN
cases" approved March Sd, 1863. which
relate to the discharge of prisoners at
wa. and he pena.iv for refusing Ia obey
an order Of court, shall ae in full force 50
Tar as The same are applicable to fh. pro
visions a: this sec;inn; provided Furlier
HAT the President shall first have made
proclamation as now provided hy law,
commanding such insurgents To disperse
and provided. also. thl, ihc,provisions of
this section sllHli not he in force after the
end oi the next regular session in Con
gress.
SEQ 5. That no person shall be a
grand ar petit juror ia any court of The
United States upon auy laquiry, hearing
or trial of any suit, proceeding or prosecu-
lion based upon or arising under the pro-
visions OF this act who shall. in Use judg-
ment of the conrf. he in completely with
any such combination or conspiracy. and
every spcIl person shall, before eDiering
npon anv such Inquiry. hearing or trial,
lake and subscribe la an oath in open
court. that he has never, directly or in
cnunseilcd. advis Il ar vOlnu-
iarily aided any such combination or con-
spiracy: and each and every person who
has taken this oath. and shall therein
swear falsely, shall be guilty of perjury
and shalt he subject To The pains and
penalties declared against that crime; and
the first section of The act entitled. .An
act defining additional causes of challenge
and prescribing an additional oath for
grand anu peiit Jurors In Cni'eu StaieS
CuuIts," approved June iTit. 1862, be aud
the same is hereby repeated.
SEC. 6. That any person or persons |
having knowledge that any wrongs con
spred to be done and mentioned in the
second section of this aci are about 10 be |
committed, and having power to prevent |
or aid in preventing the same, who shall |
neglect or refuse so To do, and such |
wrongful act shall be committed. such |!
person or persons shall lie Liable Ia the |
peIson injured. or his legal representa- |
lives for all damages caasea by any such |
wrongful act which such flrst-named per- |
son or PERSONS 10y reasonable diligence |
could have prevented, and such damages
NAV he recovered in an action in law in |
the proper Circuit Cour; of tue United |
States, and any number at persons guilty |
of suck wrongful neglect or refusal may |
be Joined as defendants In such action;
provided that such action sh1il be com
menced within one year after such cause |
of action shall have acci ued. and IL the |
death Of anv person shall be caused iy |
any such wrongful act aud neglect, the
legal represcn stiyes %! snCh deceased