New Orleans Republican., 1871-11-05
of delivery, be, and the Same arc hereby
repealed: d:-..-.............
-rGrxE.AL NArynE-No. 81


r. W-[GExERAL NAryRE-No. 81
AN ACT for the restoration Of Commando
George A. Stevens, United States navy
to the active from the retired list.
BE it enacted by the Senate and Housa a
Representatives. of the United States n
America in C0ngress assembled, That IL
President Of the Cnited States Be. aNl. T
hereby, authorized to nominate, and by ~
with the advice and consent Of the SEM
appoint George A., Stevens to the activs
List of the navy, With the rank Of lieuteuanI
commander.
Approved, April 10, 1871. n
GENERAL xATURE-NO. lO.1
AN ACT to enforce tho provisions Of Ii.
fourteenth amendment to the constifn
ton Of the United States, and for othsa
purposes.
Be it enacted by, the Senate and House al
Representatives Of the Cnited States oi
America in Congress assembled, That asv
Derson who, under color Of any Law, statufs.
ordinance, regulation, custom or usage 81
any State, shall subject, or cause to be suh.
iected, any person within the iurisaiction
Of the United States to the deprivation q
any rights, privileges OF immunities secufsi
by the constitution OF the United Ststd
shall. any such law, statute, ordinances
State to the contrary nOtwithstan1.
ing, be liable to the party injured q
any action at law, suit in equity, or Other
proper proceeding for redress, such M.
ceedinQ to be prosecuted in the several An.
trict or circuit courts Of the United Stater
with and subject to the same rights OF ~.
neal, review upon error, and other remediea
provided in like cases in such courts. unier
the provisions of the act of the ninth of
Apr,i, eighteen hundred and sixty-six. en-.
titled "An act to protect all persons in the
United States in their civil rights, asd 70
furnish the means Of their vindication:"
and the other remedial laws Of the Cnitad
States which are in their nature aDplicahle
in such cases.
SEC. 9. That if two or mora rereo,.
within any State or Territory of the TnissS
States shall conspire together TO oyerfhrDw.
or to put down, or to destroy hy force the
government of the United States. or 10 lev
war against the United States, or to oDoose
by force the authority Of the soyernment
Of the United States, or by force, intimida-
ton, or threat, % prevent, hinder. a delav
the execution of any law Of the Critea
States; or by force to seize, take, er posseas
any property. of the United States contrary
to the authority thereof; or BY force, IN
timidatiOn, or threat to prevent any peFssn
from accepting or holding any ofaee o. t1ust
States, or from discharging the datiesth1b9
of, or by force, intimidation, or threat t6
induce any officer Of the United States to
leave any State, district, or place where his
duties a. such officer might lawfully be per
formed. or to injure him in his perso6 q
property on account of his lawful
discharge of the duties Of his office,
or to injure his person while En-.
gagged in the lawful discharge Of the
duties of his Office, Or to'injure his property
So - to molest, interrupt, hinder, g
impede him in the discharge OF his of6ciA
duty, or by force, intimidation or threat
to deter any party or witness in any court
such court, or from testifying in any nat.
ter pending in such court fully, freely and
truthfully, or to injure any such party q
witness in his person or property on account
Of his having so attended or testified, q b.
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 property ON account Of any yer.
dict, presentment or indictment law
fully assented to by him. or on ~
count of his being or having been
such juror, or shall conspire together or 60
in disguise upon the public highw or upon
the premises Of another for the purpose Of
either directly or indirectly 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 prevent
ing or hindering the constituted su-
thOries of any State from giving or securing
to all perso1s within such stare thAAaaA
protection Of the laws, or shall conspire to-
gether for tho putpoee Of in any manner
impeding, hindering, Obstructing or defeat
ing the due course Of justice in any StatsNe
Territory with intent to deny to any citi1eA
Of the United States the due and equal pro.
lection of the laws, or to injure any person
in his person or his property for lawfully en-,
forcing the right of any person or class OF per
sons 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 lawful manner toward or in favor Of the
election Of any lawfully qualified person .,
an elector Of President or Vice President d
the United States, or as q member Of the
Congress of the United States, or p
iniure any such citizen in his person o.
property on account Of such support or ad
vocacy, each and every person 80 Offending
shall be deemed guilty Of high crime, ana
circuit court of the United States Of
district or supreme court of any Territory
Of the United States having jurisdiction 9
similar Offenses. shall be punished by f1e
not less than five hundred nor more thar
five thousand dollars, or by imprisonment
with or without hard labor. as the court
may determine for q period of not lesl
than six months nor more than six years
as the court may determine, or by both sucf
fine and imprisonment as the court shall
determine. And if any one or mor'
persons engaged in any such conspiracy
shall do, or cause to be done, any
act in furtherance of the object Of such con-
spiracy, whereby any person shall be In
.jured in his person or property, or deprived
Of having and exercising any right or privi-
lege of 8 citizen of the United 6tatee, the
person 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 q
rights and privileges, against any one OF
more of the persons engaged in such con
proper district or circuit court Of the Cnfted
States, with and subject to the same right
Of appeal, review upon error and other
remedies provided in like cases, in such
courts, under the provisions Of the act Of
April ninth, eighteen hundred and sixty y-six,
entitled IAN act to protect all persons q
the United States in their civil rights, and
to furnish the means of their vindicati0n"
=. SEC. 8 That in all casos, where insursse
ton. ton. domestic violence, unlawful combine, =
Obstruct or hinder the execution of the laws
thereof and Of the United States as to de
prive any portion or class Of the peopb
Of such State of any of the rights
privileges or immunities or protection
named in the constitution and .se
cured by this act, and the constituted