The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1871-04-29

0iaiel, lawfully entitled 10 vote. |
from giving his support or advocacy |
In lawful manner toward or IN "a.
yor Of the election Of any qualified
person "a an Clector Tor President or
Vice President Of tho United
States, or ~ member Of Congress
Of the Uuited States, or to injure
any such citizen in his person or
property on account Of such support
or advocacy--each and every per-
son 40 offending shall be deemed
guilty OF high crime, and upon con-
yiction thereof in any District or
Circuit Court Of the United States,
or District or Supreme Court of any
Territory ofthe United States having
jurisdiction of similar offences, shall
bepunished by a fne'of not less than
five hundred nor more than five
thousand dollars,or by Imprisonment
with or without hard labor, as the
court may determine, for a period
not less than six months nor more
than six years, as tho court may de-
termine; aud if any one or more
persons engaged in such conspiracy
shall do or caused to sbe none any
act in furtherance Of tho object Of
such conspiracy whereby any per-
son shall be injured in his person
or property, or deprived Of having
or exercising any rights or privilege
of q citizen Of the United States, the
person 50 injured or deprived Of such
rights and privileges, may have and
maintain an action for recovery of
damages occasioned by such injury
or deprivation of rights aod privi-
leges against any one or more of the
persons engagded in such conspiracy
such action to be prosecuted in the
proper District or Circuit court OF
the United States with and subject
to the rights of appeal, review upon
errsr and other remedies provided in
like cases in such courts under the
provisions OF the net of April 9th,
1865, entitled can act to protect oil
persons in the United States in their
civil rights and to furnish means for
their vindication.'
Sec. 4. That whenever, in any State
or part Of a State, the unlawful com
bination, named in the preceding
sections of this nc. shall be organ
lied and armed, and so numerous
and powerful 40 to be able by vio-
lcnce to either overthrow or set al
defiance the constituted authoritie:
of such State and the United States
within such State, or where the con.
stituted authorities are in completely
with, or shall conniyc at, the unlaw-
full purposes Of such powerful ant
armed combinations; and whenever
by reason If any, or all, the causes
aforesaid, the conviction OF such Of
tenders and the preservation Of tht
public safety shall become In sucl
districts impracticablc, in every ysucl
case su h combinations shall be
deemed rebellion against the gov
ernmcnt Of the United States, anC
during the continuance of such re
bellion, and within the limits of TIN
district which shall be under thu
sway thereof, such limits to be pre-
scribcd by proclamation, 1t shall b
lawful for the President Of the Uni
ted States, when in his judgment th,
public safety shall require 1t, to sus
pend the privilege of the writ O
habeas corpus to the end that sucl
rebellion shall be overthrown; pro
yidcd that all the provisions Of TIL
second section ofa act entitled "al
act relating to habeas corpus aft
regulating judicial proceedings i
certain cases." approved March 9
1863, which relates to the discharge
Of prisoners other than prisoners d
war, and the penalties for refusing
to obey this order of this Court shall
be in full force 50 far as the same art
applicable to the provisions Of thil
section. Provided further, That tn,
President shall first have made proc
lamation, as now provided by law
commanding such insurgents to dis
perse; and provided, also that tht
provisions Of this section shall no
be in force after the end Of the mex
regular session Of Congress.
Sec. 5. That no person shall be |
grand or petit juror in any court
of the United States upon any in-
quiry bearing on the trial Of q
ny suit, proceeding or prosecution
based upon or arising under tht
Judgment Of the courts be in com
Iplicity with any such combination