348 Trrm: xxrv.——CIVIL RIGHTS. of deprivin , either directly or indirectly, any person or class of persons of the equalprotection of the laws, or of equa privileges and immunities under the laws; or for the purpose of preventing_or hindering the constituted authorities of any State or Territorv from giving or securing to all persons within such State or Territory the equa protection of the laws; or if two or more persons conspire to prevent by force, intunidation, or threat, any citizen who is lawfully entitled to vote, from giving his support or advocacy in a legal manner, toward or in favor of the election of any lawfully qualihe {person as an elector for President or Vice—President, or as a member o Congress of the United States; or to infure any citizen in person or property on account of such support or a vocacy; in any case of consp1racy set forth in this section, if one or more persons engaged therein do, or cause to be done, any actin furtherance of the object of such conspiracy. whereby another isin]ured in his person or property, or delprived ofhaving and exercising any right or privilege of a citizen of the United States, the party so mlured or deprived may have an action for the recovery of damages, occasioned by such injury or deprivation, against any one or more of the conspirators. [See ss 668- 629-1 Action for neg- Sec. 1981. Every rson who, having knowledge that any of the l°•?*t°P*'€"°¤*<‘°¤· wrongs cons ired to EE done, and mentioned in the preceding section, fi1"??..`)" . are about to be committed, and having wer to prevent or aid in pre- 20Apri1, 1871, c. venting the commission of the same, neglgcts or refuses so to do, if such 22· 8- 6» "·l7¤ P- 15- wrongful act be committed, shall be liable to the party injured, or his legal representatives, for all damages caused by such wrongful act, which such person by reasonable diligence could have prevented; and such damages may be recovered in an action on the case; and any number of persons guilty of such wrongful neglect or refusal may be ]oined as defendants in the action; and if the death of any party be caused by any such wrongful act and neglect, the legal representatives of the deceased shall have such action therefor, and may recover not exceeding five thousand dollars damages therein. for the beneut of the widow of the deceased, if there be one, and if there be no widow, then for the benefit of the next of kin of the deceased. But no action under the rovisions of this section shall be susaained whigh is not commenced within one year after the cause of action as accrue . I8¤·S•¤•·1 Districtattorney, Sec. 1982. The district attorneys, marshals, and deputy marshals, the dzc., toprosecutc. commissioners appointed by the circuit and territorial courts, with power 9 A,,,,,1_ ]s’ég6’ E to arrest, imprison, or bail offenders, and every other officer who is espe- 31, s.4, v. 14, p. 28. cially empowered by the President, are authorized and required, at the 31 M8)', I870, c- expense of the United States, to institute prosecutions against all persons {1; “· 9- "· 16· P· violating any of the provisions of chapter seven of the 1‘itle "CRums," ' and to cause such persons to be arrested, and imprisoned or hailed, for trial before tpebcoupt of the United States or the territorial court having cogmzance o the o ense. Commissioners. Sec. 1983. The circuit courts of the United States and the district
;‘·;: courts of the Territories, from time to time, shall increase the number
13, ,_ 4, v_’14,P_ 2S_ of commissioners, so as to afford a speedy and convenient means for the 31 May, 1870, c. arrest and examination of rsons charged with the crimes referred to in H? B- 9- V- 16- P- the preceding section; andxsuch commissioners are authorized and re- ‘ quired to exercise all the powers and duties conferred on them herein with regard to such offenses in like manner as they are authorized by lajwltécé gxgeggse with regard to other offenses against the laws of the m . Theymayappoint Sec. 198-t. The commissioners authorized to be appointed by the preggmngfwmfgmuw cedmgsection are empowered, within their respective counties, to ap-
point, in_wr1ting, under their hands, one or more suitable persons, from
31 sl g>f;.,14 pkg, time t1me,`wbo shall execute all such warrants or other process as the kl Ma lg"), cl commissioners may_1ssue in the lawful performance of their duties, and 114, S 1&v_ 16, P_ the persons- so appointed shall have authority to summon and call to their 142. aid the by tanders or posse comitatus of the (proper count , or such portion of the land or naval forces of the Unite States, or ofy the militia, as
