Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-04-24
FuIl Text Of the FsrOs Bill Recently
Passed BY Congress.
Al! Crlmiasl Jurisdiction Transferred
TO the Federal Courts.
The Prssldsut Authorized to Sus'
Bard State Governments and
Proclaim HaFtiaI Law.
The United States a Ra'iOF," by
Law-Statss' Rights 10 ROre.


Be Il enacted 6y he Senate and H0Jls
Of Representatives Of the United State
of america IN Congress assembled, Tha
any person who, under color Of any
law. statute, ordinance, regulation
custom or usage Of any State, shal
subject. or cause TO be sGbiaCted any
person within the Jurisdiction 0f the
United States TO the deprivations o
any rights, privileges or immunites
secured by the Constitution OF the
United States, shall, any such law,
statute. ordinance, regulation, custom
or usage Of the State to the contrary
notwithstanding, be
LIABLE TO THE PARTY INJURED
in action. lawsuit, etc, in equity OF
other proper proceedings for redress,
such proceeding TO be prosecuted in
the several District or Circuit courts Of
the United States, with and subject TO,
the same rights Of appeal, review up.
on error and other remedies provided
in ike cases in such courts under pro-
vision of the act of the 9th of April,
1866, entitled IAN act to protect all
persons in the United States in civil
rights. and 70 furnish the means for
their vindication and other remedial
laws Of the United States which are
iu their nature applicable TO such
cases"
Sc. >. That if two or more per-
sons within any State or Territory OF
the United States shall
CONsPIRE TOGETHER
to overthrow, or to put down or de-
etr0y by force, the government Of the
United States; or TO levy war against
the United States, or to oppose by
force the government Ofthe United
States; or by force, intimidation OF
threats, TO prevent, hinder or delay
the execution Ofany law of the United
States: or by force to seize, take OF
possess any property Of the United
States contrary TO the authority there
of; or by force,
INTIMIDATION OR THREAT,
10 prevent any person from holding
auv 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 officer Of the United States to
leave any State, district or place where
his duties as an officer might lawfully
person or property on account Of his
Lawful discharge Of the duties of his
Office; or to
INJURE HIS PERSON
while engaged in the lawful discharge
Of the duties of his office; or to iDjure
his property so as to mOlest, hinder.
interfere with, or impede hiTA in the
discharge Of his official duty; or by
force, intimidation, or threat to deter
any party or witness in any cause of
the United States from attending such
court, or from testifying in any mat.
ter pending In such court,
FULLY AND TRUTHFULLY;
or to iniure any such party or witness
in his person or property, on account
of his having so attended or testified
or hv force, intimidation or threat, to
influence the verdict, presentment or
indictment Of any juror or grand jury
of any court of the United Statas, or
TO iniure such juror in his person or
property on account Of any verdict,
PRFsENTMENT OR INDICTMENT
lawfully assented to by him, on ac-
count Of his being or having been such
Juror: or shall cOnspire together or
20 in disguise upon the public high
WAYS or premises Of another for the
purpose, either directly or indirectly,
of depriving any person or any class
Of persons Of the equal protection Of
the laws or equal privileges or
uDTNITIEs UNDER THE LAWS,
Or for the purpose Of preventing or
hinderiDg the constituted authorities
OF anv State from giving or securing
to all persons in such State equal pro-
lection in the laws for the purpose Of
in any manner impeding, hindering,
obstructing OF defeating the due course
Of Justice in any State or Territory
with the intent to deny to any citizen
of the United States due and equal
PROTECTION OF THE LAWS;
or to fniure any person in his person
or his property for lawfully enforcing
the right Of any person or class Of
persons 20 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 OF adj
vocacy in a lawful manner toward or
in favOr Of the election of any quail
fed person az an electOr for President
or Vice President Of the United States,
or ss a member Of 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 so offending shall be
deemed guilty Of high crime, and up
on conviction thereof in any District
or Circuit Court Of the United States,
or District OF Supreme Court Of any
Territory Of the United States having
jurisdiction Of similar offences, shall
be
PUNISHED BY A FINE
Of not less than five hundred nor
more than five thousand dollars, or by
imprisonment, with OF without hard
labor as the court may determine, for
a periOd of not less than six months
nor more than six years, as the court
nsv determine; or by both such fine
and imprisOnment IS the court shall
determine; and II any one or more
persons engaged in such
CONSPIRACY
shall do or cause to be done any act in
furtberance Of the object Of such con-
spiracy, whereby any person shall be
injured in his person or property, or
deprived Of having and exercising any
right or privilege Of a citizen in the
United States, the person so injured
or deprived Of such rights and Drivi-
leges may have and maintain an ac-
ton for recovery Of damages occa-
stoned by such injury or
DEPRIVATION OF RIGHT
and privileges against any one or
more Of the persons engaged in such
conspiracy; such action to be prose-
cutpd in the District or Circuit Court
of the United States with and subject
TO the same rights Of appeal, review
upon error and other remedies pro-
vided in like cases in such courts un-
der the provisions Of the act Of April
9, 1866, entitled San act to protect all
persons in the United States in their
civil rights, and to furnish means for
their viudic8tiOn."
Sec. 3. That in all cases where IN
surrecuon, domestic violence, unlaW-
ful combinations. or c0nspiracies in
any State, shall so Obstruct or hinder
the execution Of the laws thereof and
the United States 50 a. to deprive any
portion or class Of the people ia such
State Of any
RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES OR I8IAfUNITTFs.
or protection named in the Constitu-
fiOn and secured by this act, and the
constituted authorities Of such State
shall either be unable to protect, or
shall from any cause fail In or refuse
nrofectfOn to the peoDle In eueh rights.