The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1871-05-11

SEcrION 1. That any person, who under color of
any law, statute, ORDINANCE, regulation custom or
subjected any person, within the Jurisdiction OF
the United States to the deprivation of any rights,
contrary Notwithstanding be liable to the party
injured in any action, law suit in equity or other
proper proceeding for the redress OF such. pros
ceeding be prosecuted in the several District or
Circuit courts Of the United States, with and sub
ject the same rights of appeal, review upon err
ror and other remedies provided in like casesin I
such courts under the provisions of the act of
sons in the United States in their civil rights and
to furnish the means Of their yin9icatfon and
are in their nature applicable in such e9ses.'i
SEC. 2 That if two or more persons within any
spire together to overthrow srput down, or to des
troy by force, the government of the United
States, OF tn levy war against the United States, OF
oppose by fUVos the authority ef the government
OF the United Statesi or by force intimidation or
threat to prevent, hinder or delay the execution
Of any law of the United States; or by force TO
seize, take or possess any property OF the Unleso
States contrary to the authority thereofi or by
force Intimidation throat to prevent any person
from accepting or holding any once o5 trust OF
from dischSrging the duties thereofj or by force,
intimidation or threat to induce any olheef OF the
United statesto leave any state district Gf Place
formed, or TO injure him in person or property /
on account Of his lawful discharges OF the duties
of his Office or to iniure his person. while en- |
gagged in the lawful discharge of the duties Of his
ONCE or to injure his property So as to nlolest
hinder or interfere with or impede hinsip the |
discharge of his official duties or by force, mtn-
idation or threat to deter any party or witness IN
any court of the United States from attending |
such court or from testiiying in matter pending
in such court fully and truthfuy or TO inJure any
such party Of TnssS i IN 80 @ apened OF Or eeI
or 10y force intimidation or threat influence the
verdict Presentment or indictment OF any Juror @
or grand juror in any court OF the Oni1ed states,
or 70 iniuEe such Juror IN his person OF properly
on oceount Of amy verdict, pFeseptment OF ihaiet-
such Juror or shall eonspire together, OF go in
disguise on the public highway, on the premises
Indirectly depFiving any person, or any class of
persons Of equal protection of the laws, or eqnal
privileges or immunities under the laws or for
\ tho purpose of preventing or hinderfng the con-
stitited authorities of any State from giving or
securing 70 al persons within tim s1sn S.sIe e9
I for the purpose Of in any manner hindering, ln-
Peding, obstructing or defeating the sue eoatse
deny to any citizen Of the United states due and
equal protection Of the laws, OF 60 inlaTe any per
ing The right of any person or classes OF persons,
to equal projection Of the laws, OF by force Htim-
United states entitled to vote, from giving ehis
support or advocacy IN lawful inannss t9wsI6s
| as an eleetor for President or Vice President Of
the United States, or as a member OF Congress o.
the United States or to inJure any sueh person ID
person or property on account Of such support or
| sdyocacy Each and every person so offending
/ shall be, deemed guilty of high crime and upon
eosyiction thereof in any district or circuit court
Of the United States, or district or supreme court
81 anv Territory Of the United States having ju-
i risdiction OF similar offenses, shall be punished
BY fine not less than $500 nor more than -, Wy
sorbY imprisonment with or without hard laooE as
| the court may dstermne, for not less than six
mouths nor more than six years, as the court may
determine or by both such noe and IN Irfson-J
| ment as the court shall determinei Ana II any
4 one or more persons engaged IN any suen con
| spiraey shall do OF csnse to be done any act IN
/ ftrtheranee of the objects of such conspiracy
| whereby any person shall be injured in his per
son or property, or deprived of having or exer-
| cising any right or privilege of a citizen OF The
| United States the person injured or deprived
Of such rights and privileges may have and main
tain action for the recording Of damages oeea-
stoned by such injury OF deprivation o1 rights rights
and privileges against any one or more persons
engags5 Z S S1fS & D9S5r District E9e or circuit court
of the United States with the subject 70 the same
re7nedies provided In like cases in such courts
under the provisions OF the act OF April 9tn is66
entitled AN act to protect an persons M n I tee 16
/ means Of their vindication-' r.-s --
SEC 3. That in all cases where insurrecuo on
domestic violence, unlawful combinations or con-
spiraeIes in any State shall obstruet or hinder
the execution OF the laws thereof and of the uni
ted States, as to deprive any portion or class OF
people of such State, of any rights. privileges or
| fmmunities or projection named IA the Oonstitu;
tion aud secured by this act, and the constituted
authorities of such State shah either be unable to
to protect, or shall from any cause, fail in or re-
/ fnse protection to tfe people in such rights
such facts shall be deemed denial by such State
/ Of equal protection Of the laws 70 whleht they are
4 entitled under the constitution Of the United
states and in all such cases, or wherever any such
/ insrrrection. Violence unlawful combination, or
shaa eRPase da ts ae tSeeo or
= impede or obstruet the due course Of justice an
derthe same, it shall be lawful for the President
d and il shall be his duty TO take such measures by
Ihe employment of the militia. or the land or ma
val forces of the United States, or of either or by
/ anv other means as he may deem necessary for
| the suppression of such insurrection or combt
nations, and any person who shall be arrested IN
shall be delivered to the Marshal of the proper
+ district to be dealt with according to law
| SEC l. Whenever in any State or part OF q STATE
, the unlawful combinations named In the preced
ing sections of this act, shall be orgsnized and
able by Violence to either overthrow or set at de
6anee the constituted authorities ofsueh State o.
+ constituted authorities are In completely with. d
shall eonniYe at the unlawful PURPOSES Of suci
L noyrerFul and armed combinations and whenever
by reason Of either all the causes Aforesaid the
: conviction Of such offenders and preservation o.
the public safety shall become in such district
shall he deemee rebellion against the goyeFnmen
of the United States, and during the continuane'
of such rebellion and within the limits of tn,
district which shall be so under sway thereof
q such limits to be prescribed by proclamation,
shall be Lawful for the President of the lUniIe'
States when in his Judgment the public safet.
shall require ~ 20 suspend tne Pfitlesj I, ot N
ion may be oyerthro%n- -. = ~. -. -
PROVIDED, That ali the provisions OF the seeonS
section of the act entitled relating 10 habea
corpus and regulating Judicial proceeding in. Ger
tain rases, approved March Sd, 1865 which relate
3 the discharge of prisoners other than prison
ers of war, and no penalty for refusing to obey a
order of court shall be in full force, so far tn
are applicable to the provisions OF this sec
81 ropie further. that the President shall frs
have made proclamation as now provided by law
Il commanding such insurgents to disperse, and
Provided also, that the provisions of this sec
e ton shall not se in force alter the next regular
m SIC. : That no person shall be a Grand or Pet
~ il Juror IN court in the United Statos upon an
p Inquiry, hearing trial of any suit, prOeeedin
n or prosecution, based upon or arising under tn
provisions Of this act who shsll in the Judgmen
ic Of the court be in completely with any such CON
~ bination or conspiracy and every such perso
es shaii- before entering upon any such inquiry
h.a,- o- trial tn
I open court, that he has never, directly or ind
ie rectiy, counseed advised or aided any such com
. binafion or conspiracy, and each and every pei
ID SON. who has taken the oath and shall theree
le swear falsely shall be guilty Of perjury shall
subject 10 the pains and penalties declared agains
n thai crime aud the first section OF the act emit
tied AN act defining additional causes Of cha
sagsd aSf p59is 9rors h the Gnited States
approved June II, 1851 be and the same is here
!, YsIci 6. : That any person or persons havin
IN knowledge thar any wrongs conspired 70 be done
~ are about TO be committed and having power Z
n prevent aid in preventing the same, shall nos
ect or refuse so to do, and such wrongful act sha
ss be committed such person persons shall be Ii
able to the person injured, or his legal represent
: alive, for all damages caused by any such wrong
I'D full act which such first named person or person
by reasonable diligence could have prevented, an
such dama may 6 cS oSr IN az b nt Hn t
States and any number Of persons guilty Of sue
nd wrongful neglect or refusal may 5e Joined as d'
fendants in such Retton pIortded that such a.
tion shall be eOmHaenced within one year afte
such cause OF action snail nave occurred &nd
NJ the death of any person shall be caused by an
1 sucn wrongful act or neglect the legal represen
'e- atiVes of such deceased person shall have sue
In actisn therefore, and may recover not exceedln
S5OOOO damages therein, for the benefit Of tn
Is widow Of such deceased person, if any there b
. 4 or II there be no widow for the benefit of tn
on next Of kin Of such deceased person
to SEC. Z. Nothing herein contained shall be col
~ strued to supereede or repeal any former act
Il law except so far as the same may be repugnaI
. thereto, and any offences heretofore eofnmittr
4 against the tenor Of any former act shall be pro
ecuted, audany prosecutions already commences
the prosecution thereof shall be continued an
completed, the same il this act had not bee
passed, except 50 far As the provisions of this a
N may 70 70 sustain and validate such proceeding