New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-12

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force, intimidation or threat to nr., Or b,
citizen fthe United States, lawfpIlv, ent anJ
to vote, from giving his support or , : snttled
in lawful manner toward or in G. oVocaey
election of any lawfully qualiGed" no Of tGs
an elector of President or Vice person y
the United States. or as a mems esident Of
Congress of the United Stats Of the
injure any such citizen in his 20, or to
property on account of such suppdr, .soa Of
vocacy, each and every person az ax OF I'D.
| shall be deemed guilty Of high cr Intending
upon conviction thereof in any d;atat, and
circuit court of the United >S, stict Or
district or supreme court of anv TIES Or
OF the united states having jurisdicti;o,'ao
similar offenses, shall be punished b s'.o1 Of
not less IMAM hye hundred nor more t5 als
hve thousand dollars, or by imprsonmsauSaaa
with or without hard labor, az tbI,lneut,
may determine for period of 'e court
than six months nor more thar not less
as the court may determine, or hr ia yean
fine and Imprisonment as the co "o.n such
determine. And if any one na saaa
persons engaged in any such con, mon
shall do, or cause to be dona
act in furtherance of the object of snet any
spiracy, whereby any person sbali L cch-
iured in his person or property. nv d.. " ~
of having and exercising any riobt uepnved
lege Of citizen of the Unite5 ST., vi PRIV
person so injured or deprived of sucb I'm, me
and privileges may have and mainta ,sne
action for the recovery of dama~as az
stoned by. such injury or denrivs,;oocc a.
rights and privileges, against anv . nu Of
more of the persons engaged in src Sm Of
spracy, such action to be prosecuted i O ~
proper district or circuit court of tbe =, .ne
States, with and subject to the same I rnes
of appeal, review upon error and osh's
remedies provided in like cases, in snss
courts, under the provisions of the art
April ninth, eighteen hundred and sixtv.ss
entitled AN act to protect all persons i
the United States in their civil r;gbt ,Ons u
to furnish the means of their yind;cati;o ans
SEC. 3. That in all cases where ,nsu,r.,
ton, domestic violence, unlawful comhss
tons or cOnspiracies in any State shams
obstruct or hinder the execution of tb aH 1a 20
thereof and of the United States as - ,a wv
prive any portion or class of the - n ~ 10
of such State of any of the raI,N
privileges or immunities or proteet;os,
named in the constitution and ~
cured by this act. and the consttutsJ
of such State shall either ba uN
able to protect, or shall from any cause sa;I
in or refuse protection of the peOple in sn ..
rights, such facts shall be deemed denial
BY such State of the equal protection If tIs
avs, to which they are entitled undar ths
of the United States; and in al
uch cases, or whenever any such insnr,a.
ion, violence, unlawful combination or eon
piracy shall oppose or obstruct the laws .,
he United States, or the due execution thsra-
II, or impede or Obstruct the due course N
ustice under the same, it shall be lavfl
or the President, and it shall behis duty
o take such measures, by the employment
f the militia, or the land and naval forcesm
he United States, or OF either, or by Other
leans, as he may deem necessary. for ths
Impression of such insurrection, domestS
iOlence or combinations; and any nersr
Tho shall be arrested under the proyisons
this and the preceding section, shall h
elivered to the marshal of the proper al.
let, to be dealt with according to Law,
SEC. a. That whenever in any Stasm
art OF State, the unlawful combjna
ons, named in the preceding section of thn
st, shall be organized and armed, and N
nmerous and powerful as to be ableby :
olence to either overthrow or set at def
ice the constituted authorities of such
ate and Of the United States, within such
ate, or when the constituted authorize
e III completely with, or shall conniye at
e unlawful purposes of such powerful and
med combinations, and whenever BY
ason ofeither or all of the causes aforesaid
e conviction of such offenders and pre
rvation OF the public safety shall become
such district lmpracticable, in every such
sc such combinations shall be deemedan
lion against the government of the United
ates, and during the continuance of such
belllon, and within the limits of the
strict which shall be SO under the syay
ereof, such limits to be prescribed BY
defamation, it shall be lawful for TIN
esident OF the United States, when in hh
igment the public safety shall require il,
suspend the privileges of the writ Of
III rebellion may be overthrow
divided, that all the provisions of the
ond section of an act entitled ian act
ating to habeas corpus, and regulat.
Judicial proceedings in certain cases
proved March third, eighteen hundred
slxty-three. which relate to the
charge OF prisoners other than prisoners
war, and to the penalty for refusing to
" the order of the court, shall be in full
&c SO far as the same are applicable to
provisions of this section. Provided
Their, that the President shall first have
lie proclamation, as now provided by
:, commanding such insurgents to dis
sc; and provided also. that the provi-
IS of this section shall not be in force
n the end OF the next regular session of
lgress.
&c. D. That no person shall be a grand
petit juror in any court of the United
ties, upon any inquiry. hearing or trial OF
suit, proceeding or prosecution based
N or arising under the provisions of this
who shall, in the Judgment of the court.
n completely with any such combination
conspiracy; and every such juror shall,
IRE entering upon any such inquiry,
ring, or trial, take and subscribe an oath
pen court that he has never, directly or
rectly, counseled, advised or voluntarily
ID any such combination or conspiracy
each and every person who shall take
oath, and shall therein swear falsely,
II be guilty of perjury, and shall be sub
to the pains and penalties declared
inst that crime, and the first section Of
act entitled, IAN act defining additional
'es OF challenge, and prescribing an add.
al oath for grand and petit jurors in the
TED States courts" approved June
'nteenth. eighteen hundred and sixty.
. be and the same is hereby repealed
70. o. mat any person or persons nav.
that any of the wrongs are
'plred to be done, and mentioned in the
no section of this act, or are about to be
united, and having power to prevent Or
IA preventing the same, shall neglect or
sc SO to do, and such wrongful act shall 4
'omaltted, such person or persons shah
able to the person injured, or his legal
for all damages caused by
sueh wrongful act which such first
Gu person or persons by reasonable
ence could have prevented, and such
ages may be recovered in an action On
case IN the proper circuit court of the
ea States, and any number Of
ons guilty of such wrongful neg.
or refusal, may be joined as dc.
ants IN such action. provided that such
IN snail be commenced within one year
!, such cause of action shall have ac.
u, ana If the death of any person shall
' Use oy any such wrongful act and neg
"a .he regal representatives of such de-
'u persons shall have such action there
anu may recoYer not exceedinn five