New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1871-04-27

that such rebellion may be overthrown: Pro
Utded, That all the provisions Of the second
section of an act entitled s. An act relating &c
habeas corpus, and regulating judicial pro
ceedings in certain cases, approved Marcel
third. eigeteen hundred and SiXty-three which
relate To the discharge of prisoners other thar
prisoners of war. and tn the penalty far refus
lug 10 obey the order of the court, shall be IN
full force. so far the same are applicable Il
the provisions Of this section: Pr0Uided fur
Their That the President shall first have made
proclamation, as now provided by law com.
manding such insurgents 80 dsperse Ind
proutded also, That the provisions Of this sec
ton shall not he in force after the end of the
next regular session Of Congress.
SEC. ;. That no person shah he a grand or
petit Juror in any court ct the Uuited States
upon any inquiry, hearing, or trial of any suit
proceeding, or prosecution, based upon or arts
ing under the provisions of this act, who shall.
in the Judgment Of the court, be ia completely
with any such combination or conspiracy and
every such Juror shall. before entering upon anv
such inquiry, hearing, or trial, take and sub
scribe an oath in omen court that he has never.
directly or indirectly, counseled, advised. or vol
UNFAIRLY aided any such combination or con-
spiracy and each and every person who shall
take this oath, and shall therein swear falsely.
shall be guilty Of perjury, and shall 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
and petit jurors in the Unit 4. States courts,
approved June seventeenth. eighteen hundred
and sixty two, be, and the same is hereby,
repealed
SEC. 6. That any person or persons having
knowledge of any of the wrongs conspired to be
done, and mentioned in the second section of
this act, are about to be committed, and, having
power to prevent or aid in preventing the
same shall neglect or refuse so to do. and such
wrongful act shall be committed, such person
or persons shall be liable to the person injured.
or his legal representatives, for all damages
caused by any such wrongful act which such
first named person or persons, by reasonable
diligence, could have prevented and such
damages may be recovered in an action on the
case in the proper circuit court of the United
States, and any number of persons guilty Of
such wrongful neglect or refusal may be joined
as defendants in such action PrOUided, That
such action shall be commenced within one
year after such cause or action shall have oc-
Cured and if the death of any person shall
be caused by any such wrongful act and
neglect, the legal representatives Of such de-
ceased person shall have such action therefor,
and may recover, not exceeding five thousand
dollars damages thereon, for the benefit Of the
widow of such deceased person, if any there be,
or if there be no widow, for the benefit of the
next OF kin of such deceased person.
SEC. !. That nothing herein contained shall
be construed to supersede or repeal any former
act or law except so far as the same may be
repngnant thereto; and any ofienses heretofore
committed against the tenor of any former act
shall be prosecuted, and any proceeding already
commenced for the prosecution thereof shall be
continued and completed, the same as if this
act had not been passed, except so far as the
provisions of this act may go to sustain and
validate such proceedings.