The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-02-17
Southern Affairs.

| The following is an abstract of a
bill in regard to affairs in Southern
States, which was agreed to by the
! Republican members of the House on
| the 18th:
| That if two or more persons within
| the authority of the United States
shall invade any of the United States
of this Union for the purpose of forci-
bly, Overthrowing the existing govern
ment of the said State, or any consti-
tuted authority of the same. or for
the purpose of interfering in any I'M
lawful manner with the due execution
of the laws of said State or of the
United States, or If they shall con-
spire with any person for this purpose,
they shall be deemed guilty of felony,
and on conviction fined not exceeding
$4,000, and confined at hard labor
not exceeding ten years, at the discre-
ton of the court.
Carrying firearms shall be taken as
presumptive evidence OF intent to in
timidate Under this act for this
offense the penalty is not less than
$500 nor more than $1,000 fine, and
imprisonment not less than one year
nor more than three years.
Section 4 severely Furnishes registry
officers who shall wilfully or corrupt
ly refuse or neglect to give persons
entitled to vote full and safe oppor-
tunities to register In the manner pre-
scribed by law The penalties are not
less than $500, nor more than 81 COO
fine and imprisonment not less than
six months nor more than two years,
or both.
Section 6 Furnishes those who take
away ballot boxes from the legal polls
of election, and from legal custody, by
fine of not less than $500 nor more
than $1,000, and Imprisonment not
less than two years.
Section provides that if any of
these riotous actions cause murder.
all engaged in these unlawful acts
shall be deemed guilty of murder, and
on conviction shall suffer the penalty
Of both fine and Imprisonment
Section s gives district courts of the
United States concurrent jurisdiction
with the circuit courts over all cases
arising under this act.
Section 8 defines the powers and
duties of supervisors of elections, and
gives them extended powers
By section 10 the provisions of ex-
duties of special deputy marshals for
cities and towns of 10000 inhabitants
are extended to the several counties,
parishes, and voting precincts in such
district, and such deputies may be Sc
lected from any portion of such dis
trict.
Section II carefully guards the cleo
ton of members of Congress.
Section 1S relates 70 tho procarva
ton of ballots and all other papers of
election.
Section IA relates to the suspension
of the writ of habeas corpus. 1t pro-
vldes that whenever in any State or
part of State unlawful ordinations.
as set forth in sections 81 to 80 of the
Revised Statutes, and in the first and
second sections of this act, shall be
organized and armed and be so nu-
merous and powerful as to be able by
violence to either overthrow or set at
defiance the constituted authorities of
the State or of the United States
within the said State, or when the
State authorities are in completely, or
shall connive at the unlawful proceed
ings of such powerful armed comb.
nations, and whenever by reason of
either or all of these causes, the pub
lie safety shall become endangered in
such district, in every case such COM
bination shall be deemed rebellion
against the Government of the United |
States, and during the continuance of |
such rebellion, and within the district
which shall be SO under sway thereof, |
such limits to be prescribed by procla-
nation, it shall be lawful for the |
President of the United States, when
in his judgment the public safety shall |
require it, to suspend the privilege of |
the writ of habeas corpus, to the end |
that such rebellion may be over
thrown; provided that all the provis-
ions of the act relating to the suspen-
sion of habeas corpus shall apply in
this case.