The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-07-29

fnl combination or conspiracy shall oppose OBJ +
struct the laws of the United States the due
execution thereof, or impede obstruct the due
course of justice un der the same it shall be law
full for the President, and it shall he his duty to
take such measures, by the employment Of the /
militia the land and naval forces of the United
States, or of either, or by other means, a. he may
deem necessary for the suppression of such in |
surrection, domestic violence. OF combinations /
and any person who shall be arrested under the |
provisions of this and the preceding section shall
be delivered to the marshal of the proper dis
trict, 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
aud armed, and so numerous and powerful to
be able, by violence, to either overthrow or
defiance the constituted authorities of that State,
and of the United States within such State, or
when the constituted authorities in compli-
city with, or shall connive at the unlawful pur-
poses OF, such powerful and armed combinations,
and whenever, by reason of either 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 combinations shall be deemed rebell-
ion 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 it, to
suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas
pus, to the end that such rebellion may be over
thrown Prorided. That all the provisions of the
section of the act entitled "An act relating to
habeas corpus, and regulating Judicial proceed
iugs in certain cases." approved March third,
eighteen hundred aud sixty three, which relate
to the discharge of prisoners other than prison
ers of war, aud to the penalty for refusing to
obey the order of the court, shall be in full force
so far as the same are applicable to the provisions
of this section P,oeided further, That the Presi-
dent shall first have made the proclamation.
now provided by law, commanding such insur-
o diSDerse: And R-oride6 further. That
the provisions of this section shall not be in force
after the end of the next regular session of Con-
gress.
See. 5. That no person shall be a grand
petit juror of the United States upon any inquiry,
bearing, trial of any suit proceeding or prose
cution based upon arising under the prov isions
of this act who shall, in the Judgment of the
/ court, be in completely with any snch combina-
tIon or conspiracy and every such juror shall,
before entering upon any such inquiry, hearing,
or trial, take and subscribe an oath in open
court that be has never directly indirectly,
counsellcd advised, voluntarily aided any
such combination or conspiracy and each and
every person. who shall take this oath, and shall
therein swear falsely, shall be guilty of perjury,
and shall be subject to the pains and penalties
declared against that crime and the first sectiobl
of the act entitled An act defining additioua
causes of challenge and prescribing an addi-
tional oath tor grand aud petit jurors in the Uni
ted States COURTS" approved June seventeenth,
els hteen hundred and six two, be and the same
is Lereby repealed
Sec. 6. That any person persons, having
knowledge that any of the wrongs cuuspred to
be done aud mentioned in the second section of
this act about to be committed, and having
power to prevent or aid in preventing the same,
shall neglect refuse do, and such wrong
full act shall be committed, such person Per
shall be liable to the person injured, his
legal representatives, for all damages caused by
any such wrongful act which such first named
person or persons by reasonable diligence could
have prevented; and such damages may be
covered in action the case in the proper
circuit court of the United States, and any num-
Der of persons guilty of such wrongful neglect
refusal may be Joined defendants in such
tion Prorided, That such action shall be
menced within a year after such cause of ae;irn
shall have accrued and if the death "f auy per
shall be caused by any such siui ars,I
neglect, the legal representatives ct suc8 de
ceased person shall have such actiaD theret,r.
and may receiver not exceeding five th'asa i 4
lars damages therein, for the benefit o: t;e widow
of such deceased person, if any there be. or If
there be no widow, for the benefit of the next of
kin of such deceased person.
Sec. Z. That nothing herein contained shall be
construed to supersede or repeal any former
i-aE la.s-sxssRs 20 i.r as the same may be IsRsg
nant thereto; and any offsnses heretofore a
mitted against the tenor of my former act shall
be prosecuted. and any proceeding already COM
menced for the prosecution thereof shall be con-
tinued and completed the same as if this act had
not been passed, except SO far the provisions
of this act may go to sustain and validate such
proceedings.
Approved. April 20, 1871.
AN ACT for convening the next legislative as
sembly of the territory of New Mexico, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep
reseatdtires othe United States America in Con-
gress assembted, That the legislature of the Ter
ritory OF New Mexico be, ard it is hereby, au-
thorized TO convene on the first Monday of Deccm
ber, A. d. eighteen hundred and seventy -one !;
and that election for the members of both
branches of said legislature be authorized {" be
held on the day of the next general election, un-
der the existing laws of said Territory.
Approved, April 20. 1871.
| AN ACT concerning the compen sation of the
collector of customs for the district of Will am
ette, in the State of Oregon.
Be It enacted by the Senate and House IF Repre-
sentafires Of the United States Of America, ia
Congress assembled, That section of the act
/ approved June fourteenth, eighteen hundred and
seventy, entitled "An act TO establish the collec-
tion district of Willamette, in tie State OF Ore
g6n,' shall be, and is hereby, amended fol-
! lows: Strike out all of said section after the
words to reside at Portland" and insert in lieu
thereof, ssaBd said collector shall be allowed a
salary at the rate of thousand dollars per an
mum, with the fees allowed by law, and COM
mission on all customs money collected and ac-
coun ted for by him, such salary, fees and COM
missions not to exceed at the rate of three thou
/ sand dollars per annum."
Approved, April 20, 1871.
/ AN ACT amending an act to reduce internal
taxes, and for other purposes, approved July
fourteenth, eighteen hundred and seventy.
/ Be IL enacted By the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatires of the United Sfafes IF America, IN
Congress assenabIed, That the thirty second sec
! ton of said act is hereby amended by adding o
the last clause thereof as follows Procided. That
i in case of difference of width of gauges of con-
| Meeting railroads, the goods may be Immediately
/ transferred from to another under the per-
sonal supervision of an inspector, and such rules
and regulations the Secretary Of the Treasury
| may prescribe.
Approved, April 20. 1871.
AN ACT to amend the act approved June six
teentb, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, enti-
/ tied s.An act providing for the election Of ju-
to serve in the several courts Of the Dis
triet of Columbia. -
Whereas, by the first section Of said act the
list of jurors in said courts is to be made
by the register Of Washington city, and the