The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-04-27
The Iku Kiux Law.

hlux Dill, as Onnily passed Dy CONGRESS
yesterday, and approved by the Presi:,
dent: S @t 3l s-:.:
AN ACT TO RSFoRoE THE PROVISIONS OF
TIE FOURTEENTH AMENnMEET TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES,
AND FOR OTHER PuRP0BEs.
SEoT1oN l. Be it enacted by tho Senate
and House Of Representatives Of the United
States Of America, in Congress assembled,
That any porson who, under color Of anv
law, statute. ordinance, regulation, Gus
tom, or usage OF any State, shall subject,
or cause to be- subjected, any person
within the jurisdiction OF the United
States to the deprivation of any rights,
privileges or immunities, secured by the
Constitution of the United States, shall,
any such law, statute, ordinance, regula.
ton, custom, or usage OF the State to
the contrary Notwithstanding, bc liable
to the party injured in my action at law,
suit in equity, or other proper proceed
ing for redress; such proceeding TO be
prosecuted in the several District or Cir
cult Courts of tho United States, with
and subject to the same rights of appeal,
review upon error, and other remedies
provided in like cases in such courts un.
der the provisions of the Act Of the 9th
of April, 1866, entitled 'An Act to pro-
tect oil persons in the United States in
thoir civil rights, and to furnish tho
means Of their vindication,' aud the
other remedial laws of the United States
which are, in their nature, applicable in
| such cases.
| SEC. 2. That if two or moro persons,
within any State or Territory Of the
United States, shall conspire together to
overthrow or to put down, or to destroy
by iorce the Government Of the United
States, or to levy war against the United
States. or to oppose by forcn the autho-
rity OF the Government of the United
States, or by force, intimidation or
threat, to prevent, hinder or delay the
execution of any law OF the United
States, or by force to seize, take or pos
sess any property of the United States,
contrary to the authority thereof, or by
force, Intimidation or threat, to prevent
any person from accepting or holding
any office of trust or place of confidence
under the United States, or from dis
charging the duties thereof, or by force,
intimidation or threat. to induce any Of
ficer OF the United States to leave any
State, district or place where his duties
as such officer might lawfully be per-
formed, or to injure him in his person or
property on account of his lawful dis.
charge OF the duties of his Office, or to
in]ure his person while engaged in the
lawful discharge Of the duties Of his of.
fee, or to ipjure his property so as to
molcst, hinder, interfere with or i'm petio
him in the discharge of his official duty,
or by force, intimidation or thrcat to de-
ter any party or witness in any court Of
tho United States from attending such
court, Or from testifying in any matter
pending in such court fully, freely and
truthfully, or to injure my such party or
witness IN his person or property, on ac-
count OF his having so attended or testi-
fieo, or by force, intimidation or threat,
to influence the verdict, presentment or
Indictment of any juror or grand juror
in any court of the United States, or to
injure such Juror in his person or pro-
perty, on account Of any verdict, pre-
sentiment or indictment lawfully assent
ed to by him, or on account of his being
or having been such juror, or shall con-
spire together, or go in Disguise upon
the public highway or upon the premises
OF another for the purpose, either direct
ly or indirectly, of depriving any person
or any class of persons of the equal pro-
lection Of the laws, or of equal privi-
legcs or immunities under tue laws, or
Tor the purpose Of preventing or hinder
ing the constituted authorities of any
State from giving or securing to all per
sons within such State the equal protec-
ton Of the laws, or shall conspire to-
gethcr for the purpose of, in any man-
ner. impeding, hindering, obstructing or
defeating the due course of Justice in
any State or Territory, with intent to
deny to any citizen of the United States
the due and equal protection Of the
laws, or to injure any person in his per-
son or his property for lawfully enforc.
ing the right Of any person or class Of
persons to the equal protection OF the
laws, or By force, intimidation or threat,
to prevent any citizen of the United
States, lawfully entitled to vote, from
giving his support or advocacy in law
full manner, towards or in favor of the
election Of any lawfully qualified person
as an elector Of President or Vice Presi.
dent of the United States, or as a M EN-.
Der Of the Congress of the United
States, or to injure any such citizen in
his person or property. on account OF
such support or advocacy, each and
every person 80 offending shall be deem
ed guilty of high crime, and upon con
viction thereof in any District or Circnt
Court Of the United States. or District