Year: 1871

in such rights, such facts shall be deemed
a denial by such State of the equal pro-
lection of the laws to which they are en-
titled under the Constitution Of the Unit
ed States and in all such cases or when
ever any such insurrection, violence, un-
lawful combination or conspiracy shall op-
pose or obstruct the laws of the United
States, or the due execution thereof, Or
impede or obstruct the due course of
Justice under the same, it shall be lawful


for the President, and it shall be his duty,


to take such measures, by the employment


of the militia 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 insurrection.


domestic violence or combinations and


any persons who shall be arrested under


the provisions of this and the preceding


section, shall be delivered to the Marshal


of the proper district, to be dealt with ac-


cording to law.


Sec. 4. That whenever in any State or


part of State, the unlawful combinations


named in the preceding section of the act


shall be organized and armed, and so


numerous and powerful as to be able, by


violence, to either overthrow or to set at


defiance the constituted authorities of


such State and of the United States with


in such State, or when the constituted au-


thorities are in completely with, or shall


connive at the unlawful purposes Of such


powerful and armed combinations; and


whenever, by reason of either or all Of


the causes aforesaid, the conviction of


such offenders and the preservation of the


public safety shall become in such district


impracticable, in every such case such


combinations shall be deemed a rebellion


against the Government of the United


States, and during the continuance of


such rebellion, and within the limits of


the district which shall be so under the


sway thereof, such limits to be prescribed


by proclamation, it shall be lawful for


the President of the United States, when


in his Judgment the public safety shall re-


quire it, to suspend the privilege of the


writ of habeas corpus, to the end that


such rebellion may be overthrown, provid-


ed, that all the provisions of the second


section of an act entitled IAN act relating


to haJeaS corpus, and regulating judicial


Proceedings in certain cases." approved


March 3, 1868, which relate to the dis


charge of prisoners other than prisoners


of war and to the penalty for refusing tc


obey the order of the Court, shall be in


full force so far as the same are applica.


Bile to the provisions of this section pro.


vided, further that the President shall


first have made proclamation, as now pro.


vided by law, commanding such insurgents
to dispcrse /: and provided, also, that the
provisions of this section shall not be ir
force after the end of the next regular
session of Congress.


Sec. 5. That no person shall be Crane
or petit juror in any Court of the United
States upon any inquiry, hearing, or tria
of any suit, proceeding, or prosecution
based upon or arising under the provision
of this act, who shall, in the judgment 0
the Court, be in completely with any sucl
combination or conspiracy; and every
such shall, before entering upon any suci
inquiry, hearing, or trial. take and sub
scribe an oath, in open Court, that he ha
never, directly or indirectly, counseled
advised or voluntarily aided any sue!
combination or conspiracy and each an
every person who shall take this oath an'
shall therein swear falsely, shall be guilt.
! of perjury, and shall be subject to tn
l pains and penalties declared against tina
, crime; and the first section of the ac
: entitled "An act defining additional cause
y of challenge, and prescribing an addition
al oath for grand and petit jurors in tn
United States Courts approved Jun
r Is, 1862, be and the same is hereby re
: pealed.


g Sec. 8. That any person or persons hay
+ ing knowledge that any Of the wrong
y conspired to be done and mentioned in tn
d second section of this act are about to b
Q committed, and having power to preven
y or aid in preventing the same, shall neg
y lect or refuse so to do, and such wrongfi
II act shall be committed, such person c
l. persons shall be liable to the person injul
n ed or his legal representatives, for a
o damages caused by any such wrongful az
y, which such first-named person or person
u by reasonable diligence could have PR
"a vented, and such damages may be reco'
e. cred in an action on the case in the propt
q circuit court Of the United States, an
"a any number of persons guilty Of sue
Is wrongful neglect or refusal may be joine
N as defendants in such action, provide
r that such action shall be commenced vii
" in year after such cause Of action sha
IN have accrued; and if the death of ar
IT person shall be caused by any such wron
u full act and neglect, the legal represent
nc tives of such deceased person shall ha'
IL such action therefore, and may rccov
ne not exceeding $4,000 damages there
U, for the benefit of the widow of SUI
rd deceased person, if any there be, or


a there be no widow, for the benefit Of t
re next of kin of such deceased person.
r. Sec. 7. That nothing herein contain'
N, shall be constructed to supersede or I
nu peal any former act or law except SO I
In as the same may be ropuguant theret
10 and any offences heretofore committ
10 against the tenor of any former act sh;
r. be proceeding already commenced for t
o. prosecution thereof shall be continued a
rs, completed the same as if this act had II
o, been passed, except as far as the prov
ed ions ofthis act may 60 to sustain a
;es validate such proceedings


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Oh -, the press, n railroad company or the t
,or s egraph.


led There is an editor in New Jersey wi
b,s in addition to his editorial labors, run.