New-York tribune., 1871-04-21
THE KU-KLUX BILL.

% s gIrsss s. az .a r. s S,S's ss e'
re s@neted de- That any person who. under color OF
any law ss,s shall SUBJECT or cause subjected
nerso within the Jurisdiction Of the United states 10 tue
Of AMY so hs Staten sha
law statute ordinance Observation-Disclosures he sr liable
TO the party injured in action at law SUIT IN eqa
other tse seyerS District or Circuit Courts
of the United States with ana subject 70 the same tights
Side in like cases in such courts under the provisions
of the act of the 9th Of April e m bs cy sbs 70
and to furnish the means Of their SndcaSn ana the a
other remedial laws Of the United States which are III
their nature applicable In such cases. 49, o..
That tw0 or more persons within any 5Sgsss sts9
Government Of the United States or to levy war against
the Government Of the United states, by force nim
threat to nnsg r delay Sy e Ssce TO-
scnay to the BY
holding any Office or trust or place Of confidence under
the United States from discharng the duties thereof
Of the United States to leave any State district place
where his duties such officer might lawfully be per
count Of his lawful discharge Of the duties Of his office
or ns a % ues OF s Ts % ef hts
moest hinder. interfere with, or impede him In
ae orr threats s To deter any party or wit
ness in any court OF the United states
in any matter pending in such court fully and truth
fully to ure any such party or witness In his person
testified, by force, intimidation, or threat to influence
the verdict presenment or indictment OF any Juror or
ure such Juror in his property on account of
any verdict presentment, or INDICTMENT lawfully as
been such juror shall cYnspire together or go In dis
sse h the PSe or tSo On
depryng person or any class OF persons OF the equal
/ pit in snutpr fhp law
hindering the constituted authorities of any State
the equal o} the laws or shall conspre to-
gether for the purpose OF In any manner impeding nm
in any state or Territory with intent to deny to any
citizen of the United states the due and equal protection
property FOR lawfully enforcing the right Of person
class Of persons to hs equal RTSectGn t Of tine
any citizen OF the United states, lawfully entitled to
vote, from giving his support or In aawfn man
ed d'Ssai2 SsaiUa an
Unsa siss OF OF to e any such %
person or property on account OF such support or ad
IS s sy # DISTRICT sG Or OF the TSS1
the United states having urisdction Of similar ofenses
than 5000 or by Imprisonment with or without hard
labor as the Court may an IoT peo1 pl os s
Court may determine or by both such fine ana mpriso m
dO Do OF cause. ic be done, any act il
spracy whereby any person shall Injured in his person
property or deprived of having and exercising any
person injured deprived Of such rights aud pryi
leees may have and maintain an action Tor the recovery
rights and privileges against any one or more OF the
euted il The proper District or Circuit Court q ;ae
United states with and subject to N same fights OF
appeal, fWcS Upon error and other Nmedles pTOydssd is
sons the United states in their civil rights and to
firr ne means OF their yindicatiOn."
SEC. g. That in all cases where instruction, domestic
state shall obstruct hinder the execution OF the
thereof and Of the United states as TO deprive any
portion class of the people of such state OF any o e
rights privileges or mmnniues or proeen41 % h naeu % III
tuted authorities OF such state shall either be unable to
protect shall from any cause, fail In or refuse proec
deemed denial by state of the equal protection OF
the laws To which they are entitled under the Consntu
ever any such nsuIrectiOn, violence, unlawful coDha
ton conspiracy shall oppose OF obstr9et Ie ws O
pede or obsruet the due course OF Justice under he
his duty take such measures, by the employment OF
the militia the land and naval forces OF the United
necessary for The suppression such insurrectOn, do
mcstc violence or combinations; and any person VINO
shall be arrested under the provisions OF this ana me
preceding section shall be delivered TO inc Marshal OF
SEC T. That whenever In any STATE or part OF state
the unlawful combinations named in the preceding sec
of this act shall he organized and armed ana so u
and powerful as to be able by Violence TO either
overthrow set at defiance the constituted authorizes
or when the constituted authorities are in completely
WITH shall conniye at the unlawful purposes of such
reason OF either all Of the aforesaid the
ton of such offenders and the preservation OF the public
safety shall In such district impraccable, IN
every such such combinations shall be deemed re-
bellion against the Government OF the United states
and during the continuance OF such rebellion
and within the limits OF the district which which
such limits to he prescribed by proclamation it shall be
lawful for the President Of the United States, when III
his Judgment the public safety shall require it, to
privilege OF the writ OF habeas 10 the
end that such rebellion may be oyerthrown: Provided
entitled An Act relating to habeas corpus, and reguat
ing judicial proceedings in @ certain cases approved
other than prisoners Of war and TO the penalty or re re-
asng to obey the oTdr of hs c a he be M f
OF this section: Provided further That the President
law commanding such ins surgents to dsperse And pro
vded also That the provisions of this section shall not
Congress.
I'm any Court OF the United States upon any inquiry.
hearing trial OF any suit proceeding or prosecution
based upon or arising under the provisions OF ths act
with any such combination or conspiracy and every
ns rnS or ra ana an oath in Court
that he has never, directly or Indirectly eounseed a-
spirscy and each and every person who shall take this
oath and shall therein swear falsely shall be guilty Of
declared against that crime and the first section OF the
entitled, An Act defining addi,ionai causes oi
and petit jurors In the United states Courts approved
1892 be, ana the same IL nerebyi Iepehicu
sEC g. That any person persons having knowledge
that any OF the wrongs conspired to be done and mc
toned in the second section OF this act about TO be
committed and having power to prevent or aid In pre-
venting shall neglect refuse so TO do, and
snch wrongf act shall be committed such person or
persons shall liable to the injured or his legal
representatives, for all damages caused by any such
act which such first named person or persons
by reasonable diligence could have reyented and sheh
damages may be recovered In action on the case IN
the proper Circuit Court Of the United States and any
number persons guilty OF such wrongful neglect OF re-
fuss NAV be joned defendants Ia such acton, pro-
yded that such action shall be commenced within one