Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-05-05
The Ku-Klux Bill.

Klux bill, as it passed both houses of Con-
gress and was signed by the President:
An Act TO enforce the provisions of the Fourteenth
Amendment to the Constitution Of the United
= Be eaaettd Sy Ms Senate and House Of
Representatives. Of the United States Of Amer
icd, in Congress assembled, That any person
who, under color of any law, statute, ordi-
nance, regulation, custom, or usage of any State,
shall subject, cause to be subjected, any person
within the jurisdiction Of the United States to the
secured by the Constitution of the United States,
shall, any such law, statute ordinance regulation,
Wit6standing, be liable o' to the pa party injured in
any action, lawsuit in equity, or proper pro-
ceeding, for redress such proceeding to be prose.
cuted 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 provided in like cases in such courts
under the provisions Of the act Of the 9th of April,
1866, entitled law to protect all citizens Of the
United States In their civil rights, and 10 furnish the
means for their vindication," and other rene e-
dial laws Of the United States which are In then
nature applicable to such cases.
SRc. 2. That II three or more persons within any
State or Territory of the United States shall con
spire together to overthrow, or put down, or
70 destroy the Government of the United States,
or to levy against the United States, or oppose
BY force the authority Of the G9yernment % Of the
Of any law Of the United States, or by force to
seize, take or possess any property Of the United
States contrary to the authority thereof, or by
force, intimidation threat to prevent any person
from accepting or holding any office OF trust, or
place of confidence under the United States, or
nom discharging the duties thereof, or by force,
intimidation or threat, to induce any officer OF the
United States TO leave any State, district or place
where his duties "a such officer might lawfully be
performed or TO inJure him In his person or prop
erty on account of his lawful discharge of the du-
0f 4 ms s oS Or to M ns ghs o
office, or TO injure his property, so az TO molest,
hinder interfere with, or impede him in the dis
charge of his official duty, or by force, tntmda-
tion or threat to deter any party or witness In any
| court of the United States from attending such
court or from testifying In any matter pending In
such court fully, and trnthfully, or to injure any
such party or witness In his person or property on
account Of bis having attended or testified, or by
force, intimidation, or threat to influence verdict
| presentment or Indictment OF any juror or grand
juror in any court of the United States or TO in
jure such juror In his person or property on ac-
count OF any yeIdlct presentment or lnaictmehl m
being or having been such juror, or shall conspIe
| together or go in disguise upon the public high
way premises of another for the purpose, either
directly or Indirectly of depriving any person oil
| any class of persons of the equal protection o
the laws, or equal privileges or immunities undel
| the laws, or for the purpose of preventing or hin
dering the constituted authorities of any State from
giving securing to all persons within such State
the equal protection of the laws, shal conspirt
| together for the purpose, in any manner, OF i'm
pedng, hndering. obstructing or defeating the due
course of justice in any State or Territory with in
tent to deny to any citizen Of he United State,
injure any person In his person or his prop
erty for lawfully enforcing the right OF anl
person or class of persons TO the ,eqla
protection of the laws, or by force, tntimlda
ton threat TO prevent any citizen of the United
States lawfully entitled to vote from giving hi
support or advocacy In lawfnl manner toward o
in favor of the election of any qualified person a.
an Eector Of President or Vice-Presidcnt Of th'
| United States, or as a member of the Congress o
the United States, to njure any such citizen Il
his person or property on account of sucl
support or advocacy, each and every. per
son so offending shall be deemed guilty OF higi
crime, and, upon conviction thereof In any distric
or circuit court of the United States, or district
supreme court of any territory of the United
States, having jurisdiction OF similar offences
shall be punished by fine OF not loss than $50
nor more than 5000, or by imprisonment, with o.
without hard labor, as the court may de
termine, fora period OF not less THAI
the court may determine, or by both such INT
and imprisonment as the court shall determine
and If any one ormore persons engaged in any suc
conspiracy shal do, or cause 10 be done, any acti
furtherance ofthe object ofsuch conspiracy, where
by any person shall be injured In his person o
property, or deprived Of having and exercising an
right or privilege of citizen OF the United States
the person so injured or deprived OF such right
and privileges may have and maintain an aetio
for the recovery of damages occasioned BY sue
injury or deprivation Of rights and privilege
against any one or more OF the persons engage
! in such conspiracy, such action to be prosecute
States, with and subject 20 the same rights Of ap
peal, upon error, and other remedies pre-
vided In Ike cases In such courts under the prov
slons OF the ACT oI ApI u,oa No Stta IN tbe
" , All S y. srnsh se msSns ior their viI
Stngw avn iIgnw,s' anu W iui N'SN 'AS O'
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SEQ. B; That IN all cases where ins9rIecVoh, @ uS
mesuo violence, nhlaMlnl cothphaonS comm a ~, ~ 40
spnacles, IN any stMe, snait 80 SoSS sd ~, tSos
hinder the execution OF lhe laws tnereol anu 1iT
OF the United states as 70 deptlVe any P3rHh1t Prht
or class OF people 81 sucn staoe ei any Ils nSns
privileges or mMuhitles OF gro'eouOn S'.d many
I'm the constitution and secured - d
thiP act, ana the c0nsutuIpS5u aVtno, Sntn,
ties Of such state ena ps 20 T,e'
pl L ION any oSuhS, ,Sr rhts ~ sSch
! be deemed denle9 Ry susn stnts OF tho equSi pr
lection OF the lays 20 %tSeh tISSyod IhSy H So
utled under tie Oniveu S.nVo iH
and IN All such sssef, or yerever any snen lnsG M
, rectfon' yl9Snoe, unlaWInI eolepinau@on % @ OF ~ ~
spaoy sna1 ePRosSS ~ 9I to Ibe,eof
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