The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1871-04-29
THE KU-KLUx Law.
Full Tert Of the shailsnberger
Force BIIl ~ u Finally
Passed Congress
The southern states More Com.
plctcly In Grants Hands
than In lsGj.

The following il the foil text Of
the Ku.Klux bin:
AN ACT TO enforce the provisions
Of the Fourteenth amendment 20
the Constitution Of the United
States, and other purposes.
BE It enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives OF the
United States Of American Con-
gress assembled, That any person,
who,under color OF any law, statute,
ordinance, regulation, custom or us
age OF any State, shall subject or
cause to be subjected any person
within the jurisdiction ofthe United
States, to the deprivations Of any
rights, privileges or immunities Sc
cured by the Constitution Of the
United States, shall, any snch law,
statute, ordinance, regulation GUS
tom or usage of the State to the con-
trary Notwithstanding, be liable to
the party injured in action, lawsuit,
etc, in equity or other proper pro-
ceedings for redress, such proceed
ing to be prosecuted in 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 pro-
vided in like cases in such Courts,
under provisions of the act of the 9th
of April, 1866, entitled can act to
protect all persons in the United
States in civil rights, and to furnish
the means for their vindication and
other remedial laws of the United
States which are in their nature ap-
plicable to such cases."
SECTION. 2. That If two or moro
persons within any State or Terrific
ry of the United States shall corres-
pond together to overthrow, or to
put down or destroy by force the
Government Of the United States; oil
to levy war against Ithe United
States, or to oppose by force the
authorities OF the Government of the
United States; or by force intimida-
ton or threat, to prevent, hinder o.
delay the execution of any law oftht
United States; or by force to seize,
take orposscss any property OF th'
United States contrary to the au
thority thereof; or by force intimi-
dation or threat to prevent any per.
son from holding any office Of trus
or place of confidence under tht
United States, or from discharging
the duties thereof; or by force in
timidation or threat to induce any
officer Of the United States to leav'
any State, district or place 'wher,
his duties as such officer might law
fully be performed; or to injur'
him in his person or property on ac
count ofhis lawful discharge OF hi'
duties of his office; or to injurc hi
person while engaged in the lawful
discharge Of the duties Of his Office
or to injurc his property so as t.
molost, hinder, interfere with, O
impede in the discharge of his Off
cial duty, or by force, Intimidation
or threat to deter any party or wit
ness in any cause Of the United
States from attending Court, OF
| from testifying in any matter pend
ing in such court, fully and truthful
lly; or to injure any such party O
witness in his person or property, OF
account Of bis having so attended OF
testified; or by force, intimidation
or threat, to influence the verdict
presentment or indictment Of any
juror or grand juror Of any court 0
the Uaited States, or to injnre sucl
juror In his person or property OF
account of any verdict, presentment
or indictment lawfully assented Il
by him, on account Of his being o.
having been such juror; or shall con
spire together or go in disguise up
on the public highways or premises
Of another for the purpose, either
; directly or indirectly, Of deprivin4
any person or any class af ofpersonl
Of the equal protection Of the law
or equal privileges or immunitiei
under the laws; or for the purpose
J Of preventing or hindenng the con
stitated authorities Of any State 70
giving or securing to all persons !,
such State equal protection in th'
law; for the purpose Of in any man
ner impeding, hindcring, obstruct
ing or defeating the due course o
justice in any State Or Territor.
with the intent to deny any citizeI
Of the United States due-sad cqua
protection Of the laws; cr tQ ipjuTg
any person. II Biz person . ] Vi rroj
orty for lawfully enforcing the RICH