New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-03

tho United States, Or as a member az ~
Coporess of the United States. or me
;n;nre anv such citizen in his pprso, 70
nronertv on account OF such support or ~ VI
rocacy. each and every person so offcndar
shall be deemed guilty Of high crime, AZ
unon conviction thereof in any district =.
cirrut court of the United States " =.
district or supreme court Of any Terrtar,
Of the United States having iuri,diction y
similar otfenses, snail De punished by a fns
not less than five hundred nor more tbas
five thousand dollars, or by Imprisonment
vith or without hard labor. as the Cor
NAV determine for period Of not lass
tiar six months nor more than six YEAR
"a the court may determine, or by both spc3
fine and imprisonment as the court SHAH
determine. And if any one or mors
persons engaged in any such consrjracr
ihaIl do, or cause to be done, an.
act in furtherance OF the object of such co-'
spiracv. whereby any person shall be IN.
illred in his person or property, or deprived
of having and exercising any right or priv
Iepe of a citizen OF the United States. thA
nerson so injured OF deprived Of sach right.
and privileges may have and maintain AN
9ction for the recovery OF damages oaca.
stoned by such injury or deprivation ~
rights and privileges. against any one or
more of the persons engaged il such cnn.
sniracv. such action 10 be prosecuted in tho
,iro,,er district or circuit court Of the United
STATES. with and subject to the same right;
of appeal. review upon error and Other
remedies provided in like cases in such
courts. under the provisions of the act Of
April ninth. eighteen hundred and sixtrsx.
entitled IAN act to protect ali persons in
the United States in their civil rights. and
to furnish the means Of their vllGicati0n."
SEC. 3. That il all cases where Insured
ton domestic violence. unlawful c0lnb:na-
tions or conspiracies in0ny State shall 50
obstruct or hinder the execution Ot the laws
thereof and of the United States as to de-
prive any portion or class of the people
OF such State OF any Of tie lights,
privileges or immunities or protection
NAMED in the constitution and Sc.
cured by this act. and the constituted
authorities of such State shall either be IN.
able to protect. or shall from any cause fail
in or refuse protection of the people il such
RIGHTS. such facts shall be deemed denial
hy such State of the equal protection Of the
laws. to which they are entitled under the
constitution of the United States; and in all
such cases. or whenever any such lnsurrec-
ton. violence, unlawful com blnation or con-
spiracv shall oppose or obstruct the laws Of
the United States or the due execution there
u,
Justice under the same. it shall be lawful
for the President. and it shall be lis duty,
to take such measures, by the employment
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 instruction, domestic
violence or 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 10 law
SEC. 4. That whenever in any State or
part of a State. the unlawful conbina
tons, named in 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 def
ance the constituted authorities Of such
State and Of the United States, within such
state, or when the constituted authorizes
are in completely with. or shall conniye 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 bee M
III such district impractlcaDic, in every such
case such combinations shall be deemed re-
bellion 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 10 ne prescribed BY
proclamation. il shall he lawful for tie
President OF the United States. when n his
Judgment the public safety shall require it.
TO suspend the privileges OF the writ Of
habeas corpus. t. the end that
such rebellion may be overthrow.
Provided that al the provisions OF the
second section OF an act entitled "an act
relating TO haheaS corpus. and rcgulat-
ing judicial proceedings in certain cases
approved March third. eighteen hundred
and slXty-three, which relate 70 the
discharge of prisoners other than prisoners
u war, and 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. Provided
further, that the President shall first have
made proclamation. as now provided bF
law. commanding such insurgents TO dis
perse: and provided also. thar the provi-
sinns of this section shall not be in force
alter the end OF the LtNt regular session Of
Congress.
SEC. >. That no person shall be a grand
or petit juror i'll any court of tie United
States, upon any inquiry. hearing or trial Of
ANY SUIT, proceeding or prosecution based
upon or arising under the provisions OF this
DC IL completely with any such combination
or conspiracy: and every such Juror shall,
before entering upon any such inquiry,
nearing, or trlal. take and subscribe an oath
IN open court that he has never. directly or
lnuirectIT. counseled. al vised or voluntarily
aided any such combination or conspiracy;
ana each and every person Who shall take
tins oath, and shall therein swear falsely,
shaH be guilty OF perjury. and shall be sub
'ect TO the pains and penalties declared
against that crime. and the first section OF
'ie act entitled, 'an act defining additional
causes OF challenge. and prescribiu an add-
4!"ilai oath tor grand and petit jurors in tire
'hiteu states courts, approved June
seNenteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty
Two. be and the same is hereby repealed.
SEC D. L nat any person or persons nav
ing hnoWledge that any OF the wrongs are
cohsplred to be done, and mentioned in the
second section of this act. or are about to be
committed, and having power 10 prevent or
aii III preventing the same. shall neglect or
refuse so to do. and such wrongful act shall
He committed, such person or persons shall
pr liable 10 the person injured. or his legal
representatives. for all Gdluarcs caused by
any such wrongful act which such first
ii I;i;lcu person or persons by reasonable
Glh%ehce could have prevented. and such
damages may be recovered in an action en-
IHe case IN the proper circuit court of the
nted States. and any. number Of
persons guilty of such wrongful neg
tr,; or refusal, may be joined as de
lehdantS in SECh action, provided that such
"cuon shall bc commenced within one wear
"lItf such cause of action shall have ac-
Giued; and il the death OF, any person shall
n' caused by any such wrongful act and neg
Ittt' the legal representatives of such de-
ceased persons shall have such action there
~ anu may recover hot exceeding i've
ihoNS&nd dollars damages therein tor the
ochehJ OF the. widow Of such deceased per
T"nS IL any, there be, or il there lie no
WIDOW, lor the henetit o. The ~ ~ Kin OF