Year: 1866

WASHINGTON, May 15.-The President
has approved the bill amending an act
relating to the Habeas Corpus regula-
ting judicial proceedings in certain cases
and approved in March, 1868. 1t is,
therefore law.


The following is the bill amending an
act relating to the judicial proceedings
in certain cases, and approved March,
1868. 1t provides that any search, seiz-
ure, arrest or imprisonment made, or any
acts done or omitted to be done during
the rebellion, by an officer or person un-
der and by virtue of any order, written
or verbal, general or special, issued by
the President or Secretary of War, or
by any military officer OF United States
holding the command Of the department,
district or place in which such seizure,
search, arrest or imprisonment was made,
done, or omitted to be done, either by
the person or officer to whom the order
was addressed for whom it was intended
or by any other person aiding or assist
ING him therein, shall be held, and any
bounty declared to come within the
purview of the 4th act and Sd section OF
said act of March, 1868, for all purposes
of defense, transfer, appeal or
limitation provided therein, but
the said order shall by force of this act,
to which this is an amendment, be de.
fense to any suit in action for any act
done or omitted to be done after the pas
sage of this act When the said order
is in writing, it shall be sufficient to
produce in evidence The original writ,
proof of its authority, or certified copy
of the same, or if sent by telegraph, the
production of the telegram purporting
to emenate from such military officers
shall be prima facia evidence of its au'
tbenticity, or if the original of said order
or telegram is lost or cannot be produced
secondary evidence thereof shall be ad'
missible as in other cases. The right OF
removal from the State Court into the
Circuit Court of the United States, may
be exercised after the appearances of the
defendant and filing of his plea, or other
defense in said court, as any term OF said
court subsequent to the term when ap
| pearances is entered and before jury
is empaunelled to try the same, but
nothing herein contained shall be held
to abridge the right of such remova
after Judgment in the State Court, mol
shall it be necessary in the State Court
To offer or give surety for filing of copie:
in the United States Circuit Court, buI
on the filing of the petition verified a:
proyided in said 5th section, the fur
ther proceeding in the State Court shal
| cease and not be resumed until certlh
cate under the seal of the said Circuit
Court of the United States, stating thai
the petitioner has failed to file copies IL
the said Circuit Court at the next tern
is produced. IF the State Court shall
Notwithstanding the performance OF a.
things required tor the removal OF the
case to the Circuit Court, proceed fur
ther in said cause or prosecution before
said certificate is produced, then in thai
case all such further proceeding shal
be void and of no effect, and all parties
Judges, officers and other persons thence
forth proceeding Hereunder or by coloi
thereof, shall be liable in damages there
fort the party aggrieved, tc be recovered
nv an action in the court of the State
having proper jurisdiction in Circuit


Coprt of the United States for the dis
tr;ct in which such further proceeding


NAV have been had, or when the party
officer, OF other persons so offending shal
be found, and upon receiving dam
aces in either court, the party that i
the nlaintlff shall receive double costs
II is made the duty of the clerk OF tn
State Court to furnish copies OF Tn
naners and files in the case to the part!
so petitioning for removal, anu upo'