New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-13

Oelay the execution OF any law OF the United
States, or, by force, to seize, take or
against the will and contrary to authority Of
the United States, or by force, intimidation,
or threat to prevent any person from ac-
cepting or holding any Office or trust, or
place Of confidence under the United States,
or from 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 as
such officer might lawfully be performed,
| or to injure him in his person or property,
on account Of his lawful discharge Of the
duties of his office, or by forge, intimida-
ton, or threat to deter any witness
in any court of the United States from tes-
tifying in any matter pending in such court
fully, freely and truthfnlly, or to injure any
such witness in his person or property on
account Of his having. 50 testified, or by
force, intimidation or threat to influence the
verdict of any juror in any court Of the
his person or property on account of any
verdict lawfully assentetl to by him; or
| shall cOnspire together for the purpose,
either directly or Indirectly, of depriving
any person or any class of persons of the
equal protection Of the laws, or of equal
privileges or immnnities under the laws, or
for the purpose Of preventing or hindering
from giving or securing to all persons with
in such State the equal protection of the
laws, or to injure any person in his person
or his property for lawfully enforcing the
right of any person or clae6 of persons to
the equal protection of the laws, each and
every person 80 offending shall be deemed
guilty of a high crime, and upon conviction
thereof in any district or circuit court of
the United States, or district or supreme
of Of tho YHs<
having Jurisdiction of similar ofenses,
shall be punished by fine Of not less
than $500 nor more than 5000, or
by imprisonment, with or without
hard labor, as the court may de-
termine, for period of not less than
six months nor more than six years, as the
court may determine, or by both such fine
and imprisonment, as the court shall deter
mine; and if any one or more persons en-
gagged in such conspiracy, such as is de-
fined in the preceding section, shall do or
cause to be done any act in furtherance of
the object Of such conspiracy, whereby any
person shall be injured in his person or
property, or deprived of having or exer-
cisiDg any right or privilege Of citizen of
the United States, the person SO injured or
deprived of such rights and privileges may
have and maintain an action for the re-
covery of damages occasioned by such in
jury or deprivation of rights and privileges
against any one or more Of the persons en-
gagged 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
cases in such courts, under the provisions
of the act Of April 9, 1866, entitled ian act
to protect all persons in the United States
in their civil rights, and to furnish the
means for their EindicatiOD"
SEC. 3. That in all leases where insurrec-
ton, domestic violence, unlawful cOmbipa-
tiOns or cOnspiracies in any State shall so
far obstruct the execution of the laws
thereof and of the United States as to de-
prive any portion or class of people of such
State of any. Of the rights, privileges OF
immunities named in and secured by this
act. and the constituted authorities of such
State shall either be unable to or shall. from
any cause, fail in or refuse protection Of
the people in such rights, and shall fail or
neglect, through the proper authorities, to
apply to the President of the United States
for aid in that. behalf, such facts shall be
deemed a denial by such State Of the equal
protection OF the law, to which they are en-
titled under the fourth article Of amend
ments to the constitution of the United
States; and in all such cases it shall be his
duty to take such measures BY the employ
ment Of the militia or the land and naval
forces of the United States, Or Of either, or
by other means as he may deem necessary
for the suppression of such insurrectiOn,
domestic violence or combination; and any
preceding section shall he delivered to the
marshal of the proper district, to be dealt
with according to law.
Sec. 4. That whenever, in any State or
part of State, the unlawful combinations
named in the preceding section Of this act
shall be organized and armed, and 40
numerous and powerful as to be able, by
violence to either overthrow or set at def
ance the constitutional authorities of such
State, OF when the constituted authorities
are in completely with, or shall cOnnive at
the unlawful purposes of, such powerful and
armed combinations; and whenever, by rea-
son of either or all Of the causes aforesaid,
the conviction of such offenders and the
preservation of the public safety shall be-
come in such district impracticable, in every
such case such combination sha1 be deemed
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 so under the
sway thereof, such limits to be prescribed
by proclamation, it shall be lawful for
the President of the United States, when
in his judgment the public safety
shall require 1t, TO suspend the privileges OF
the writ Of habeas corpus, to the end that
such rebellion may be overthrown; pro
vided, that the President shall have first
made proclamation, as now provided by
law, commanding such insurgents to dis
perse; and, provided also, that the provis-
ions Of this section shall not be in force ]
after the first day Of June, A. D. 1872.
SEC. 5. That nothing herein contained
shall be construed to supercede or repeal
any former act or law, except so far g the
same may be repugnant thereto; and any
offense heretofore committed against the
tenor of any former act shall be prosecuted,
and any proceeding already commenced for
the prosecution thereof shall be continued
and completed, the same as If this act had
not been passed, except 60 far ~ the pro
visions of this act may 60 to sustain and
validate such proceedings.
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