Year: 1871

the marSnal or the proper ulstrlct, 10 De
dealt with according TO law.


Sec. 4. That wherever, in any State or
part of State, the unlawful combina-
rions named in the preceding sections of
this act shall be organized and armed, and
so numerous and powerful as to be able
by violence to either overthrow or set at
defiance the constituted authorities of
such State and the United States within
such State, or where the constituted
authorities are in completely with, or
shall connive at, the unlawful purposes
of such powerful and armed combina-
lions; and whenever by reason of either
or all the causes aforesaid, the conviction
of such offenders and the preser-
walton of the public safety shall
become in such districts imprac-
tIcsble, in every such case such
combination shall be deemed 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
10y proclamation, it shall be lawful for
tn g 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 oVerthrown; pro-
vided that all the provisions of the
second section of an act entitled
San act relating to habeas corpus and
regulating judicial proceedings in certain
cases." approved March 8, 1868, which
relate ~ the discharge of prisoners other
than prisoners of war, and the penalties
for refusing to obey this order of the
court shall be in force so far as the same
are applicable to the provisions of this
section: Provided further, That the
President shall first have made proclama-
ton, as now provided by law, command
ing such insurgents to disperse; and pro-
vided also that the provisions of this Sec
ton shall not be in force after the end of
the next regular session of Congress.


Sec. 5. That no person shall be a grand
or petit juror in any court of the United
States upon any inquiry bearing on the
trial of any suit, proceeding, or prosecu-
lion based upon or arising under the pro.
visions of this act who shall in the judg-
ment of the court be in completely with
any such combination or conspiracy
| Every such shall, before entering upon
| any such inquiry bearing on the
trial, take aud subscribe an oath
in the open court that he has never
secretly or indirectly cOuuseled, advised or
| voluntarily aided any such combination
or conspiracy; and each and every person
who has taken this oath and shall thereon
swear falsely shall be guilty of perjury,
and shall be subject to the pains and pen
alties declared against that crime in the
| first section of an act entitled "An act
| defining additional causes of challenge
and prescribing an additional oath for
| grand and petit jurors in the United States
! Courts, approved June II, 1852" and
the same Is hereby repealed.


Sec. 6. That any person or persons
having knowledge that any wrongs con-
| spired to be done, and mentioned in the
I'd section of this act, are about to be
committed, and having power to prevent,
or aid in preventing, the same, shall neg
| lect or refuse SO to do, and such wrongful
| act shall be committed, such person or
| persons shall be liable to the person in
| Jured, or his legal representatives, for all
| damages caused by any such wrongful
act which such first named person or per-
sons, by reasonable diligence could have
| prevented, and such damages may be
recovered in an action in the case in the


proper Circuit Court of the United States,


and any number of persons guilty of


such wrongful neglect or refusal may be
| Joined as defendants in such action: Pro


vided, That such action shall be COM
menced within one year after such cause


of action shall have occurred. And if


the death of any person shall be caused
| by any such wrongful act and neglect,


the representatives of such deceased per


son shall have such action thereto and


may recover, not exceeding So, 900 dam
| ages therein, for the benefit of the widow


of such deceased person, if any there be;
or if there be no widow, for the benefit
of the next of kin to such deceased per-


son.


Sec. 7. Nothing herein contained shall


be construed to superSede or repeal any
former act or law, except so far as the


same may be repugnant thereto; and any


offenses heretofore committed against the


tenor of any former act, shall be prose-


cuted; and any proceedings already COM


menced for prosecution thereof, shall be


continued and completed the same as if


this act had not been passed, except SO


far as the provisions of this act may go


to sustain and validate such proceedings.


The Federal Court


! Judge Trgg has been earnestly at work


this week, and yesterday finished the


Criminal docket of his court, having dis


posed of nearly four hundred cases since


Monday, exclusive of the Fourteenth


Amendment cases, which have been post
poned until Monday, the first day of May,


to await the arrival of Judge Emmons


The call of the civil docket will CONNER


on Monday next, of which lawyers en-
gagged should take due notice, for the Judge
seems determined to dispose of the docket


without hindrance or delay. A word to


the wise is sufficient


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