The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-04-08
The 1Suxlux Bill.

The following is the text of the kukluN
bill, as amended an passed by the House
Of Representatives.
SECTION l. Be 1t enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives. Of the United
States Of america IN Congress assembled,
That any person who, under color Of any
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 I'M
mUnities secured by the Constitution of the
United States, shall (any such law, statute,
| ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage
of the State to the contrary notwith-
standing), be liable to the party injured in
any action at law, suit in equity, or other
| proper proceeding for redress; such pro-
ceeding to be prosecuted iii the several
district or circuit courts 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
the OH OF April, 1866, entitled can act to
protect all persons In the United States in
their civil rights, and to furnish the means
Of their vlndication," and the other rene
dial laws of the United States which are in
their nature applicable in such cases.
SEC. 2. That if two or more persons within
any State or Territory OF the unlted States
shall conspire together to overthrow, or 10
put down, or to destroy by force, the Gov
eminent of the United States, nr to levy
war against the United States, Or to oppote
by force the authority of the Govern
ment 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, OF
possess any property Of the United States
against the will and contrary to the author
ity of the United States, or By force, intim-
idation, or threat to prevent any person
from accepting or holding any office OF trust
or place of confidence under the United
States, or from diScharging 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 such officer might law
fully I've performed, or to-injure him in
his person or property on account Of
his lawful discharge Of the duties Of his
office, or by force, intimidation, or threat
to deter any witness in any court of
the United States from testifyng in
any matter pending in such court fully,
freely, and truthtully, Or to injure any
such witness in his person or property on
account Of his having so testified, 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 i'll
his person OF property on account of any
verdict, presentment, or Indictment, law
fully aSsented to by him. or shall conspire
together, or 60 in disguise upon the public
highway, or upon the premises of another,
for the purpose, either directly or indi-
rectly Of depriving any person or any class
of persons Of the equal protection Of the
| laws, or Of equal privileges or immunities
| under the laws, or for the purpose Of pre-
venting or hindering the constituted au-
| thorities Of any State from giving or secu-
ring to all persons within such State the
equal protection OF the laws, or to injure any
person in his person or h S property for law
fully enforcing the right Of any person or
| class Of persons to the equal protection of
| the laws, each and every person SO offend
ing shall be deemed guilty Of high crime,
| and upon conviction thereof in any district
or circuit court of the United States, or dis
| trict or supreme court OF any Territory of
| the United States having Jurisdiction Of
| similar offences, shall be punished by fine
OF not less than tive hundred nor more than
five thousand dollars, or by Imprisonment,
with or without hard labor, as the court
/ may determine, for period of not less than
SIX months nor more than six years, Us the
court may determine, or by both such fine
and imprisonment as the court shall de-
termine. And If any one or more
persons engaged in any conspiracy,
such as is defined in this section,
shall do, or cause to be done, any act in
furtherance Of the object Of such consp.
racy, whereby any person shall be injured
In his person or property, or deprived of
having and exercising any right or privilege
of citizen of the United States, the per-
son so injured or deprived of such rights
and privileges may have and maintain an
action for the recovery of damages occa-
stoned by such injury or deprivation OF
rights and privileges against any one or
more OF the persons engaged in such con-