Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1871-05-05

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, punished 10y fine not less than five
, hundred, nor more than five thousanC
, dollars, or by Imprisonment, with OF
without labor, as the court may deter
mine, for a period of not less than si2
months nor more than six years, as
the court may determine, or by both
such fine and Imprisonment as the
court shall determine. And if any
one or more persons engaged in any
such conspiracy, shall do, or cause tC
be done, any act in furtherance of the
object Of such conspiracy, whereby any
person shall lie injured in his person
or property, or deprived of having and
exercising any right or privilege OF a
citizen of the United States, the per-
son so injured or deprived of such
rights and privileges may have and
maintain an action of recovery OF
damages OccaSiOned by such injury OF
deprivation of rights and privileges
against any one or more persons engag-
ed in such conspiracy, such action to
be prosecuted in the proper district or
circuit court of the United States,
with and subject to the same rights OF
appeal, review upon error, and other
remedies provided in like case in
such courts under the provisions OF
the act of April ninth, eighteen hun
dred and siXty-siX, entitled IAN act TO
protect all persons i'm the United
St9tes in their civil rights, and TO fur
nish the means Of their vindication. "
Sec. 3. That in all cases where in
surrectiOn, domestic violence, unlaw-
4ul combinations, or cOnSpiracieS in
any State shall so obstruct or hinder
the execution of the laws thereof, and
of the United States, as to deprive any
portion or class of the people of such
State of any of the rights, privileges
or mmunities or protection named in
the Constitution and secured by this
act, and the constituted authorities of
such State shall either be unable to
protect, or shall, form any cause, fail
! in or refuse protection OF the people
in such rights, such facts shall be
| deemed a denia! by such State of the
equal protection of the laws which
! they are entitled under the COnstitu-
tiOn of the United States and in all
! such cases, or whenever any such in
surreciion, violence, or unlawful COM
! bination, or conspiracy, shall oppose
or Obstruct the laws of the United
! States, or the execution thereof, or
! impede or ObStruct the due course OF
| justice under the same, it shall be law
| full for the President, and it shall be
| his duty, to take such measures, by
! the employment OF the militia, or the
| land and naval forces of the United
States, or Of other, or by other means,
as he may deem necessary for the sup
| preston of such insurrectiOn. dOmes-
tic violence and combinations; and
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/ der the provisions of this and the pre-
ceeding section shall he delivered to
the marshal of the proper district, to
be dealt with according to law.
See. +. That whenever in any State
| or part of a State the unlawful combi
nations, named in the proceeding sec
| ton of this ACT Shall he organised and
armed, and so numerous and powerful
rs to be able, by violence, To either
overthrow or set at defiance the con-
stituted authorities of such State, and
| the United States within such State,
or when the constituted authorities
are in completely with, or shall con-
nive at the unlawful purposes of such
powerful and armed combinations,
and whenever, 10y reason of eiIherOr all
! lhe causes aforesaid, the conviction Of
such offenders, and the preservation Of
| the public safety shall become in such
! district impracticable, in every such
! case such combinations shall be deem
! ed a rebellion against the Government
/ Of the United States, and during the
| continuance OF such rebellion, and
within the limits Of the district which
| shall be 50 under the sway thereof,
such limits to he prescribed hy procla-
nation, it shall be lawful for the Presi-
/ dent of the United States, when, in
/ his Judgment, the public safety shall
require it, to suspend the privileges of
the writ Of habeas corpus, to the end
! that such rebellion may he over
/ thrown; Provided, That all the provi-
sions OF the second section of an act
entitled An act relating to habeas
corpus, and regulating judicial pro-
ceCdings in certain cases" approved
! March 3. 1868, which relate 10 the dis
! charge Of prisons, other than prison.
ers of war, and 20 the penalty for refus-
ing to oEey the order Cf the court, shall
be in full force so far as the same are
applicable to the provisions of this Sec
ton; Provided, further, That the
| President shall first have made prOcla-
maticn, as now provided by law, COM
manding such insurgents to disperse: ::
And provided also, That the provisions
of this section shall not be in force af-
ter the end of the next regular session
OF Congress.
See. 5. That no person shall be a
grand or petit juror in any court of the
United States, upon any inquiry, hear
ing or trial of any suit, proceeding or
prosecution, based upon or arising un-
der the provisions of this act, who
shall, in the judgment of the court, be
in completely with any such combina-
ton or conspiracy, and every such iu-
ror shall, before entering upon any
such inquiry, hearing or trial take and
subscribe an oath in open court that he
has never, directly or indirectly, cOun-
/ selled, advised OF voluntarily aided any
such combination or conspiracy, and
each and every person who shall take
this oath, and shall therein swear
falsely, shall be guilty of perjury, and
shall be subject to the pains and pen
alties declared against that crime, and
the first section of the act entitled
An act defining additional causes OF
challenge and prescribing an addition
al oath Tor grand and petit jurors in
the United States courts, approved
June seventeenth, eighteen hundred
and sixty-two, be, and the same is
hereby repealed.
Sec. 6. That if any person or per-
SONS, having knowledge that 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 tho same, shall neglect OF
refuse so tC 90, and such wrongful acl
shall be committed, such person on
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, 10y reasonable dill
gence, could have prevented; any such
damages may be recovered in am ac.
ton 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
ioineI as defendants in such action
provided, that such action shall be
!, commenced within one year after such
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