New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-06

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pep oi S &C. of War, to the associallol
% 'no n,entioned. for the purpose OF Gu ~
H;,, # still further to relieve inc oe'li'u''
'nrsons above mentioned. :, .ro act
&C 81. That the provisions III no for
IN Gan act making appropriations ~.
en.,i in,. civil expenses OF the goVerni!.ien'
sor the wear ending June THIRTEEN, eis nther
bundred and seventy one. anu ioA nnhl;c
nnrnoses.' for the erection VI a,;lsour;
binding in the city OF SAINT i1oua'' and other
Cor tho use of the cust0mhoune anI ,;toJ
~? III nt,ces of the government OF the Chi my,
S S,a4as shall be extended and male a'a.a,
~ Gov. and during the year ehulh9 80
. ~; t3 eiohteen hundred and seventy
'" SIC %. That the salary OF the consul va" "a
Matamoras. Mexico, be estaoilshe1 a' Nv"
tbousend dollars per annuih !oi ~. -, Inn.
wear ending June THIRTEEN, els nftar
tlred and sevcnty-one, ana theftai.oi.
That there be paid to the deputy asS'lsta n'
..I,ro,. in fine office of the assistant treas
urer in the city of New York the sum u Oh
i',r,nndraj.dollars. the same being a dehclencS
~ his compensation for the present h7cai
year. J ;s herebv. an
nropriated. for increased compehSa'Ion 20
assistant marshals in taking tEe eeheuo ot "
n1ohtecn hundred and seventy, the sun VI
tbTre hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
SIC, p. That for the purpose OF more Ell
Gcctuallv securing life and property on me
cnast 81 New Jersey and Long Island Tor
tba fiscal year ending June thirty, eighteen
hundred and seventy-tw0, TWO huii1i ~
Thousand dollars, to be expended i'll accoIu-
ance with the provisions ct the "Act iol .no
better preservation Of life and properly
t'o,n rtsseIs shipwrecked on the coast OF
the United States" approved Decein Der
fourteenth. eighteen hundred and htfy-fouf,
and that the Secretary of the Treasury De
authorized to employ crews OF eAptrleHcsl
surfmen at such stations and Tor such ptiloo7
as he NAV deem necessary and proper, ana
at such COMPENSATION as he may deem rea-
sonable. not to exceed forty dolia[s pci
month for each person to be employed.
That the jurisdiction conferred by the
Joint resolution of June eighteen, eighteen
hundred and sixtv-siX, i'll regard to claims
from the counties of Berkeley and Jetfer-
son. in the State of West Virginia, ana
nv the Joint resolution of July twenty
eight. eighteen hundred and sixty SIX: IN
regard to claims from the State OF len
neSsee, and by the joint resolution OF De
cembcr tWenty-three, eighteen hundred anu
sixty-nine. as amended by the act OF March
three. eighteen hundred and seventy-one,
in re~ard to steamboats, and other vessels,
shall not be wit hdrawn or impaired by any
construction of the law creating comlnis-
sioners of claims to examine claims arising
in States proclaimed to be in instruction,
and the jurisdiction upon all claims pre-
scented by loyal citizens from said state OF
Tennessee and from said counties OF Berke-
lev and Jefferson. to the proper department
before the third of March, eighteen hum
dred and sevcnty-one, shall remain as be-
fore the passage of said act creating SAID
commissioners of claims.
For covering the steam pipes in the Capt.
tol with fire proof non-conducting telling,
eight thousand dollars.
SEC. IS That there be, and is here
by, appropriated, to pay expenses
OF the legislative assembly of Wyoming
Territory. convened October, ammo Domlnl
eighteen hundred and seventy. and Tor
printing journals of said assembly. and in
cidental expenses of the Office OF secretary
for the year eighteen hundred and seventy,
the sum OF four thousand two hundred and
fifty dollars.
SEC % That three thousand dollars is ap-
propriated cut of which such sum shall Ue
paid 10 John Thompson Mason. late col
iector Of the port of Baltimore. for services
rendered in the disbursement Of the light
house fund, and tor services performed tor
lighthouse purposes outside the limits of his
collection district, such sum as the Secretary
of the Treasury may find legally due and
owing to said party on an adj ustment of his
accounts by the Treasury Department.
SEC. 80. That the act approved January
the twcnty-second, ammo Domini eighteen
hundred and siyty-seven. entitled AN act
to fix the times for the regular meetings of
Congress" be, and the same is hereby, re-
pealed after the adjournment of the present
session of Congress.
Approved, April 20, 1871.
GENERAL NATURE-NO. 10.
AN ACT TO enforce the provisions OF the
fourteenth amendment to the constitu-
ton OF the United States, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America IN Congress assembled. That any
person who, under color Of any law, statute.
ordinance, regulation. custom or usage of
any State. shall subject. or cause to be sub
Jected. any person within the Jurisdiction
OF the United States to the deprivation of
any rights. privileges or immunties secured
by the constitution Of the United States,
shall, any such law, statute. ordinance.
regulation, custom usage of the
State to the contrary notwithstand-
ing, be liable to the party injured in
any action at law. suit in equity, or other
proper proceeding for redress, such pro-
ceeding to be prosecuted in the several dis
trlct or circuit courts of the United States.
with and subject to the same rights of ap-
peal. review upon error, and other remedies
provided III like cases in such courts. under
the provisions of the act of the ninth of
April, eighteen hundred and sixty-six. en-
titled "A act to protect all persons in the
United states IN their civil rights and TO
furnish the means of their vindcation:"
and the other remedial laws of the United
States which are in their nature applicable
in such eases.
SEC. :. That II two or more persons
within any State or Territory of the United
States shall consplre together to overthrow.
or to put down. or to destroy by force the
government of the United States, or 10 levy
war against the Cnited States or to oppose
10y force the authority of the government
OF the United States, or by force. lntimida
ton, or threat, to prevent, hinder. or DELAY
the execution of any law of the United
States; or by force to seize. take, or nossnss
any property of the United States contrary
to the authority thereof; or by force. in
limitation, or threat to prevent any person
from accepting or holding any office or trust
or place OF confidence under the United
States, or from dscharging the duties there
OF, or by force, Intimidation, or threat to
induce any officer of the United States 10
leave any State, district, or place where his
tntles as such officer might lawfully be per
formed, or to injure him in his person or
property on account Of his lawful
discharge of the duties of his office.
or to injue bis person while en-
gagged IN the lawful discharge of the
du'ies OF his office, or to injure his property
so as to modest, interrupt, hinder. or
impede him in the discharge OF his official
duty, or by force, intimidation or threat
to deter any party OF witness in any court
OF the United States from ATTENDING
such court, or from testifying in any mat
ter pending in such court fully, freely and