Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-12-04
OFFICIAL.
Law : OF THE UNITED STATES
Passed al the Second Session Of he Forty-secon
Congress.

GENERAL NATUKB, No. 10l
AN ACT to enforce the provisions Of the fourteenth
amendment to the Constitution OF the United
Bs enacted by TIE senate and Hotiss Of Rspresenta-
tipes 0f the Unfted States o( America IN Congress
sw statute Ordinance, regulation, custom. Or
usage of any State, shall subject or cause TO he
Suojected, any person within the Jurisdiction Of
the United States 10 the deprva ion OF any rights
nrvileQes or immunltlesssecured by the Onnstltu-
lion Of the United States shsll, any such law, tat
State to the contrary Notwithstanding be liable 70
the party injured In any actiopsat law, suit equ
", or other proper proceeding for redress such
proceeding to be prosecuted In the SEVERAL district
Circuit courts OF the United States, with the sub
ect 10 he same rights OF appeal review upoa error
and other remedies provided In ike cases in such
o1urts under the provisions of the act OF the ninth
OF April eighteen ndred and sixty six, entitltd d
IAN act to protect all persons in the United h@tes
their vndication;n and the other remedial laws Of
the United States which are In their nature plica
Ssc. 3 mat il two or mere persons within any
state or Territory of the United States shall con-
spire together TO overthrow, or TO put down. or 10
destroy by force the government OF the United
States or TO levy war against the United States
to oppose by force the authority OF the government
OF the United states, or by force, Intimidation or
threat 10 prevent hinder or delay the execution OF
any law OF the United States, OF by force TO seize,
take. or possess any property 81 the United states
idation or threat TO prevent any person from ac-
ceptng or holding any once or trust or place of
charging the duties thereof or by force, intimida-
lien, or threat 70 induce any cfcer OF the United
states 70 leave any state district OF place where
formed or TO nure his person while engaged In the
lawful discharge Of the duties OF his Office or TO In
lure hla property 70 mOlest, interrupt, hinder
or impede him Ia the discharge OF his ofical duty
or by force, intimidation, or threat to deter any
party Or witness In any court & oI me United states
matter pending In such court fully, freely, and
truthfully injure any such party or witness In
his person property on account OF his having 10
attended or teAtiied, by force, intimidation or
threat to influence the verdict pTesentment, or In
d,c,men OF any Juror ot ~ nr Tor ann N any EoSfs
pers or property on account OF any verdict pre-
sentiment, or indetment lawfully assented TO by
hiIn, or on account OF his being or Daving been
such Juror shall c0nsplre together, or go in dis
gulse upon the public highway or upon the emises
OF anot for tide purpose either directly or lndl
rectly Of depriVing any person or any class Of per-
SONS OF the equal protection OF the laws, or equal
privileges Or mmInies under tne Jaw Jaws OF tor me
authorities Of any State from giving or securing to
all persons within such state me equal protection
OF the laws or shall cOnspre together for the pur
pose OF In any manner impeding, hindering, oD-
htruct ng, or defeating the due course OF Justice In
cizen AZ the limited states the due and equal bro
lection OF the laws, or o iniure any person In his
person or his property for lawfully enforcing the
right OF any person or class OF persons to the tqnal
protection OF the law, or by force, intimidation, or
threat 10 prevent any itzen OF the Unifed STATES,
lawfully entitled to vote from giving his support or
advocacy in lawful manner towards or in favor OF
the election or any lawfully qualified person an as
electUr OF President CT Vice President OF the United
States, or a member OF the Congress OF tine Uni
ted states, TO nJure any such citizen In his per-
son or property on account OF such support OF hd-
vocacy each ana every person 80 offending shall be
deemed guilty OF a high crime, and, upon cOnYic-
lion thereof in any district or circuit court OF the
United States or district or supreme court OF any
Territory OF the United States having Jurisdiction
OF similar Offenses, shall be punished by line not
less than five hundred nor more than i've thousand
dollars, or by imprisonment, with or without hard
az II
not less than six month, nor more than Blk lehrs'
a3 the court shhl determine, or oy bOlh such nne
and Imprisonment as the court may determine
And II any one or more persons engaged In any
such conspiracy shall do, or cause TO be done, any
act In furnerance Of the object OF such conspiracy
whereby any person shall be injured IN his person
or proterty, OF deprived OF having and eXerclhlng
any right or privilege of a ciizen OF Tue United
States, the person 30 Injured or deprived OF such
rights and privileges may have and maintain an
action for the recovery OF damages 0ocAsloned by
such injury or deprivation Of rights ana privileges
against any one or more OF the persons engaged III
such conspiracy, such action to be prosecuted In The
proper district or circuit court Of the United STATES
with and subject to the same rights OF appeal, re-
view upon error. and other remedies provided In
like cases Anch courts under the provisions Of The
act of April ninth, eighteen hundred and 2ty-slx,
entitled IAn act 70 pro- ect all persons In the United
states in their civil rights, and TO furnish the means
of their VindicatlOn."
sEC that In all cases where insurrectlon, do
mestic violence, unlawful combinations, or conspl-
ratOrs In any State shall 30 oDsruct or hlndsr tne
executions Of the laws thereof, aid OF lhe United
States, to deprive any portion or class OF the peo
pie OF such State Of any OF the rights, privileges or
immunitieB, or protection, named In the Conatttu-
tlOn and secured by this act, and the constituted
authorities of such State shall either be unable 70
protect or SHALL from any cause, fall or refuse pro.
lection OF the people In such rghts such facts snail
be deemed a denial by such state OF equal prUtec-
tion Of the laws 10 which they are entitled under
the Constitution Of the United states; and In ali
snch cases, OF whenever any such nsurrection vio-
len ., unlawful combination, or conspiracy small
oppose Obstruct the laws OF the United States or
Inu due execution thereof, or impede or obstruct
tile due course OF Justice under the same II Ahal be
lawful for the Presdent and It shall be mis- duty TO
take such meaaureB by the employment 81 the mill
tia 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 lnsur-
recuon, domestic violence, or combinations; and
any person who snail be arrested under the proyi-
4lons Of this and the preceding section shall be de-
VeTed 10 the marshal OF the proper DISTRICT 10 be
lealt with according to law.
SIC. 4. That whenever in any State or part of a
State the unlawful combinations named In the pre-
cedng section OF this act shall be organized and
Armed and 30 numeross and powerful aa TO be able,
ny Violence, to either overthrow or set ~ denance
the constituted authorities OF aucn state, ana OF Tn
United States within such State, or when the con,
stituted authorities are In completely with, or shal
cjnnve at the unlawful purposes OF, such powerful
and armed combinations; and whenever, by reason
VI either all Of the aforesaid, the conVo-
lion OF such offenders and the preservation OF the
public safety shall become In such district imprRc.
,icaDle, in every such case such combinations shall
he deemed rebellion against the government Of
tile United States. and during the continuance OF
such rebellion, and within the limits OF the district
which shall be 30 under the sway thereof, such linn
llb 70 Do shall Jaw
for the President OF the United States, when IN
Ills Judgment the public safety shall require II, u
tspend the privilege Of the writ OF habeas corpus
TO the end that such rebellion may be oVerthrown
ifOUded, That all the provisions OF the second sec
on OF an act entitled "An act relating 70 habeas
corpus and regulating Judicial proceedings In Ger
tain cases." approved March third, ell hteen hun
bred and sixty three, which relate 70 the discharge
NJ prisoners other than prisoners of war, and to The
penalty for refusing obey the order Of the court
shall be In full force as far as the same are appca
Die TO the provisions of this section: fr0Utded fth
ri That the President shall hrat have made procla
ination, as now provided by law, commanding sucl
Insurgents 10 disperse; And prOUited also, That th'
provisions OF this section shall not be In force afie
tha end OF the next regular session OF Congress.
SEC. b. That no person shall be grand or peti
Juror in any court OF the United States upon any in
uiry, hearing, or trial OF any suit. proceeding, u
. usecutiOn based upon arising under the provi
hlUns OF this at who shall, in the judgment of th
court, be in completely with an, such combination
conspiracy; and every such juror shall, befor
cheering upon any such inquiry, hearing, or tria
take and subscribe an oath in open court that h
has neveT, directly or indirectly, counselled advised
or voluntarily aided any such combination or con
spiracy; and each and every person who shall TAX
this oath, and shall therein swear falsely shall b
guilty of perjury and shall be subject to the pain
aud penalties declared against that crime, and tn
first section OF the act entitled IAN act defining ad
ditlonal causes Of challenge and prescribing an aG
dltiona oath for grand and petit jurors in the Uni
led States courts" approved June seventeenth
,hteen hundred and sixty-two, be, and the sam
IL rreby repealed ~
SIC. o. That any person or persons. havin
knnwledge that any Of the wrongs cOnspired TO b
done ana mentioned In the second section Of th
TO prevent or aid In preventing the same, shall nel
pt or refuse so to do, and suCn wrongful aCts sha