New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-04

force intimidation OF threat 10 prevent any,
citizen ofthe United states, lawfully entitja5
TO vote, from giving his support or advocacy
IN a lawful manner toward or in favor of ~
aIect;on of any lawfully qualified person a as
on e1ector OF President or Vice Presidentas
tha United States, or as member OF ~.
Cnr1rrss of the United States, Or ~
ininre any such citizen IN his person ~
aronertv on account of such support or ID
rocacy. each and every person so offendin,
shall be deemed guilty Of high crime. ana
mon conviction thereof in any district q,
circuit court OF the United States Or
district or supreme court of anv Terri.or-
Of the United States having jurisdiction y
similar otienses snail be punished by fna
not less than five hundred nor more thar
five Thousand dollars, or by Imprisonment
With or without hard labor, as the corr,
NAV determine for a period of not less
tI,an six months nor more than six wears
"a the court may determine, or by both such
fine and Imprisonment as the court SHAH
determine. And II any one or mora
,ersons engaged III any such conspirarv
hall do. or cause to be done any
art in furtherance Of the object of such con.
sniracv. whereby any person shall be in.
iured in his person or property, or deprived
If having and exercising any right or priv
Icoe If a citizen Of the United States the
,erson so injured or deprived OF such rights
and privileges may have and maintain an
action for the recovery of damages occa.
stoned By such injury or deprivation Of
rights and privileges, against any one Or
more Of the persons engaged IN such con.
sniracy, such action to be prosecuted in the
,Iroocr district or circuit court of the United
Stafcs. with and subject to the same riglts
Of appeal. review upon error and other
remedies provided in like cases. in such
courts. under the provisions of the act Of
An1.il ninth. eighteen hundred and sxtv-six
entitled An act to protect all persons in
the United States in their civil rights, and
10 furnish the means OF their ylndication.7
SEC. 3. That in all cases where msurree
ton. domestic violence. unlawful combna
tons or conspiracies Ill any State shall 50
ohstrIlct or hinder the execution OF the laws
thereof and Of the United States as 10 Dc
prive any portion or class Of the people
Of surh State OF any of the lights
privileges or immlnities or protection
named in the constitution and Sc
cured by this act. and the constituted
authorities OF such State shall either be VI.
able to protect, or shall from any cause fail
in or refuse protection Of the people in such
rights. such facts shall be dcemed'a denial
by such State of the equal protection of the
laws 20 which they are entitled under the
constitution of the United States; and in al
ton. violence. unlawful combination or con-
sniracv shall oppose or ohstruct the laws Of
the Cuited States or the due execution there
Of or impede or obstruct the due course Of
iustice under the same, it shall be lawful
for the President, and it shall be his duty,
to take such inca >uIes. by the employment
OF the militia. or tie land and naval forces Of
the United States. or OF either. or by other
means. as he may deem necessary, for the
l., i
violence or combinations: and any person
who shall be arrested under the provisions
of this and the preceding section. shall De
delivered 70 the marshal OF the proper dis
trict, to be dealt with according to law
SEC. /. That whenever in any State or
nart of a State. the unlawful cOmbina-
tons, named III the preceding section OF this
act, shall be organized and armed. and so
numerous and powerful as TO be able BY
violence to either overthrow or set at lIi-
ance the constituted authorities OtEach
state and of the United States. with such
State, or when the constituted authorities
are in completely with, " shall conDiye at
the unlawful purposes Of such powerful and
armed combinations and whenever BY
reason OF either or all OF the causes aforesaid
the conviction Of such offenders and pre-
servation Of the public safety shall become
IN such district mpractlcable. III every sucn
ease sucu conhlldlIo shall oe zee ulgQ Tt,
SetloIi - Il VI tue 80
'otdtSs' anu u'- III tHe VHn'liU"HCe VI SuyL
district which shall be 50 under the sway
thereof. such limits 70 be prescribed BY
proclamation, it shall be lawful for the
President OF the United States. when in his
l""@lhtHl ne fu'iit $stIvlF SHali te4uii i.
% suspend the privileges OF the wit o.
h"teas corpus 70 the end Inas
,'vh TtoeiHoh may ne oVtftAfoWl'
i'oHlyIcu, l!-"l ~ 'l1 IfoFItl3n5 oL 1Le
>eyoAN sttIlGh o. an att entultu an at1
rtI"l!hS 10 E22eas colulS, and rcsUat,
ln@ Ju"Gla, proceedings III certain eases
approved Nafcl tMIo. eighteen hundred
ana ;i sLNIE-lnftt' Which relate 10 ms
ui>VAaIet q prisoners OtHer than prisoners
VI "@E' IN" 20 Inc penalty Tor refusing %
10y tHe Greer 81 lAe court, shaH lie IL -u-l
wv w. 80 "a: a. '-F >dAe are "pp-;(do-t -
tue provisions OF TINS section. PROVIDED
la 49, tH4l 'lt its-utnt >haII nrsI lave
ti-a,1c IIotI'llaIIoN' as now PROVIDED ty
49,, ,I .7 SOeu IA>iI SeiI> - u
ptISe' ana provided also. that the proYl-
SONS 81 TINS section shall not be IL force
| a. me END OF the next regular session Of
o'11-1ess'
SEC, >. That no person shall he grand
or petit juror in any court of the United
states, upon any inquiry. hearing or trial OF
any SUIT, proceeding or prosecution based
upon or arising under the. provisions Of this
act, who shall. in the iud gment ofthe court,
be in completely with anT such combination
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 lie has never. directly or
indirectly, counseled advised or voluntarily
aided any such combination or conspiracy;
ana each and every person who shall take
TINS oath, and shall therein swear falsely,