Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-05-06
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The following is the ku. Klux bill us finally
passed by both Houses OF Congress:
10 cnturce the provisions of the Fourteenth
Amendment to the Constitution OF tlc Uni
ted States, aud for other purposes
Section l. BE it enacted by the Sunate aud
| llouse OF Representatives of the United States
OF America IN Congress assembled, That any
person who, undcr color of any law, stat utn,
ordinance, regulation, custom ur usage any
State, shall su'jcct, or c"usc 70 hr subjected,
any person wltn'n the jurisdiction ui tAc Uni
ted States to the deprivation OF any rights,
privileges or im,nunitlrS secured bv the Con
stItutiun Of the United States. Shall, any such
law, statute. "rh,nancc, regulations custn.n ur
usage ut Tie Stale To the contrary nutwith
standing DC Liable to the party injured in any
acton at law, suit in 'qu,ty. "r 9th, proceed
lns Tor redress; surn p'"ccrdjna To be prose-
cutcd in the several District or Circuit Coults
OF the United States, with aud subject TO the
same rights OF appeal review upon error, aud
other remedies provided in like cases in such
Courts, under the provisions Of the ac; OF the
ninth of April, eighteen hundred anu sixty
six, entitled "An act to protect all persons IN
the Unilcd Stntcs in their vivi rights, and
to furnish tie means Of their vindicuion ,
States which are in their nature applicable in
such cases
Section. 2. That if two or more persons
within any State or Territory Of the United
States shall conspire together to overthrow,
or to put down, or to destroy ty force the
Government of the United States, or to levy
war against the United States or to oppose
by force the authority of the Government
of the United States, or by force, intnida.
ton or threat to prevent, hiadcr, or delay the
execution of any law Of tic United States, or
by force to seize take OF possess any proper
ty of the United States contrary to The au
thority thereof, or by force, intimidation or
threat, to prevent amy person from accepting
or holding any Office or trust or place Of con.
iidence under the United States, or from dis
charging the duties thereof. or by force, in
tmidation or threat to induce my officer of
the United States to leave any State district
or place where his duties Us such ofliC. might
lawfully be performed, or to injure him in
his person or property on account of his law
ful discharge of the duties of his Office, or to
injurc his person while engaged in the lawful
discharge OF his office, or to injure his propre
ty SO us to molest, hinder, Interfere with or
Impede him in the discharge of his oicinl
duty, or by force, Intimidation or threat to
deter any party or witness in any Court Of the
untcd States from attending such Court, or
from tcst,fying in any matter pending in such
court, fully freely. and truthfny, or to in.
jurc any such party or witness in his person
or property on account Of his having so at.
tended or testified, or hy force, intimidation,
or threat to influence the verdict, presnntmcnt,
or indictment, of any juror or grand juror in
any court of the United Statcs, or to inure
such juror in any court of the United States
or to njurc such juror in his person or to in
jure such juror in his person or property on
account OF such verdict, prcscntment or in.
dlctment lawfully asscnted to by him, or on
account OF his being or having been such ia
ror, or shall conspirc together, or 60 in ds
guise upon the public highway or upon the
premises of another for the purpose, either
directly or indirectly, Of depriving any per.
son or class OF the equal privileges ar immu
mites under the laws, or for the purpose of
preventing or hindering the constituted uu
thorities of any State from giving or securing
to all persons within such State the coual
protection of the laws, or shall conspire to
gcther for the purpose of in any manner i'm.
pcding, hinacring, ohstructing, defeating the
due course of justice in any State or Terrific.
ry. with intent to deny to any citizen of the
United States the due and equal protection
of the laws, or to injuro any person in his
person or his property for lawfully enforcing
the right of any person or any class of persons
! to the equal protection Of tho laws, or hy
force, intimidation, or threat to prevent any
citizen of the United States lawfully entitled
70 vote from giving his support or advocncy
in lawful mapDer towards or In favor of the
election ofnnd lawfully qualified person as an
alector Cf President or Woo President oc .ha