Military expeditions with the United States. R. S., s. 5286. U. S. . Pirates, 5 Hallock, 154 U. S., 537; S., 548; U. S. . Wiborg, SEC. 13. Whoever, within the territory or against people at peace jurisdiction of the United States, begins, or sets on foot, or provides or prepares the means for, any military expedition or enterprise, to be carried on from thence against the territory or dominions of any foreign prince or state, or of any colony, district, or people, with whom the United States are at peace, shall be fined not more than three thousand dollars and imprisoned not more than three years. Wheat., 184; U. S. 1. Duvall v. U. S., 154 U. 163 U. B., 632; The Three The Chapman, 4 Sawyer, Ex parte Needham, Pet. C. C., 487, 17 Fed. Friends, 166 U. S., 1, 78; 501, 5 Fed. Cas., 471; Cas., 1275; U. S. v. Lumsden, 1 Bond, 5, 26 Fed. Cas., 1012; Charges to Grand Jury, 5 Blatch., 556, 30 Fed. Cas., 1017; 2 McLean, 1, 30 Fed. Cas., 1018; 5 McLean, 249, 30 Fed. Cas., 1020; 5 McLean, 306, 30 Fed. Cas.. 1021; 4 Wkly. L. Gaz., 214, 30 Fed. Cas., 1023; 2 Curt., 630, 30 Fed. Cas., 1024; U. S. r. Rand, 17 Fed. Rep., 142; City of Mexico, 32 Fed. Rep., 105; The Carondelet, 37 Fed. Rep., 799; U. S... The Resolute, 40 Fed. Rep., 543; U. S. . The Robert and Minnie,147 Fed. Rep., 84 U. S. s. Trumbull, 48 Fed. Rep., 99; The Itata, 46 Fed. Rep., 646; U. S. . Ybanez, 53 Fed. Rep., 536; Hendrick. . Gonzales, 67 Fed. Rep., 351; U. S. . Pena, 69 Fed. Rep., 983; U. S. v. Hughes, 70 Fed. Rep. 972, 75 Fed. Rep., 267; U. S. v. O'Brien, 75 Fed. Rep., 900; U. S. v. Hart, 78 Fed. Rep., 868, 74 Fed. Rep., 724; U. S. . Nunez, 82 Fed. Rep. 599; Hart. U. S., 84 Fed. Rep., 799; U. S. Murphy, 84 Fed. Rep., 609. The Madagascar Expedition, 29 Am. L. Rev., 539. Enforcement of foregoing provisions. R. S., s. 5287. Stoughton. Dimick, 535, 23 Fed. Cas., 77. SEC. 14. The district courts shall take cognizance of all complaints, by whomsoever instituted, in cases of captures made within the waters of the United States, or within a marine league of the coasts or shores thereof. 3 Blatch., 356; 29 Vt., In every case in which a vessel is fitted out and armed, or attempted to be fitted out and armed or in which the force of any vessel of war, cruiser, or other armed vessel is increased or augmented, or in which any military expedition or enterprise is begun or set on foot, contrary to the provisions and prohibitions of this chapter; and in every case of the capture of a vessel within the jurisdiction or protection of the United States as before defined; and in every case in which any process issuing out of any court of the United States is disobeyed or resisted by any person having the custody of any vessel of war, cruiser, or other armed vessel of any foreign prince or state, or of any colony, district, or people, or of any subjects or citizens of any foreign prince or state, or of any colony, district, or people, it shall be lawful for the President, or such other person as he shall have empowered for that purpose, to employ such part of the land or naval forces of the United States, or the militia thereof, for the purpose of taking possession of and detaining any such vessel, with her prizes, if any, in order to enforce the execution of the prohibitions and penalties of this chapter, and the restoring of such prizes in the cases in which restoration shall be adjudged; and also for the purpose of preventing the carrying on of any such expedition or enterprise from the territory or jurisdiction of the United States against the territory or dominion of any foreign prince or state, or of any colony, district, or people with whom the United States are at peace. Compelling foreign vessels to depart. R. S., s. 5288. SEC 15. It shall be lawful for the President, or such person as he shall empower for that purpose, to employ such part of the land or naval forces of the United States, or of the militia thereof, as shall be necessary to compel any foreign vessel to depart the United States in all cases in which, by the laws of nations or the treaties of the United States, she ought not to remain within the United States. Armed vessels to give bond on clearance. R. S., s. 5289. U. S. . Quincy, 6 Pet., 445; U. S. . Quit man, 2 Am. L. Rev., 645, 27 Fed. Cas., 680. SEC. 16. The owners or consignees of every armed vessel sailing out of the ports of, or under the jurisdiction of, the United States, belonging wholly or in part to citizens thereof, shall, before clearing out the same, give bond to the United States, with sufficient sureties, in double the amount of the value of the vessel and cargo on board, including her armament, conditioned that the vessel shall not be employed by such owners to cruise or commit hostilities against the subjects, citizens, or property of any foreign prince or state, or of any colony, district, or people with whom the United States are at peace. Detention by collector of customs. R. S., s. 5290. 67 Fed. Rep., 659. SEC. 17. The several collectors of the customs shall detain any vessel manifestly built for warlike purposes, and about to Hendricks. Gonzales, depart the United States, or any place subject to the jurisdiction thereof, the cargo of which principally consists of arms and munitions of war, when the number of men shipped on board, or other circumstances, render it probable that such vessel is intended to be employed by the owners to cruise or commit hostilities upon the subjects, citizens, or property of any foreign prince or state, or of any colony, district, or people with whom the United States are at peace, until the decision of the President is had thereon, or until the owner gives such bond and security as is required of the owners of armed vessels by the preceding section. R. S., s. 5291. SEC. 18. The provisions of this chapter chapter. Construction of this shall not be construed to extend to any subject or citizen of any foreign prince, state, colony, district, or people who is transiently within the United States and enlists or enters himself on board of any vessel of war, letter of marque, or privateer, which at the time of its arrival within the United States was fitted and equipped as such, or hires or retains another subject or citizen of the same foreign prince, state, colony, district, or people who is transiently within the United States to enlist or enter himself to serve such foreign prince, state, colony, district, or people on board such vessel of war, letter of marque, or privateer, if the United States shall then be at peace with such foreign prince, state, colony, district, or people. Nor shall they be construed to prevent the prosecution or punishment of treason, or of any piracy defined by the laws of the United States. CHAPTER THREE. OFFENSES AGAINST THE ELECTIVE FRANCHISE AND CIVIL RIGHTS OF CITIZENS. Conspiracy to injure, SEC. 19. If two or more persons conspire etc., citizens in the ex to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any citizen in the free exercise or enjoyment of ercise of civil rights. R. S., 8. 5508. U. S. Reese, 92 U. any right or privilege secured to him by the s., 214; U. S. Cruik shank et al., 92 U. S.; Constitution or laws of the United States, or 542, 1 Woods, 308, 25 Fed. Cas., 707; Strau der . W. Va., 100 U. S., 303; Va.. Reeves, 100 U. S., 313; Ex parte Virginia, 100 U. S., 339; Neal. Delaware, 103 Harris, 106 U. S., 629; . because of his having so exercised the same, or if two or more persons go in disguise on the Ex parte Siebold, 100 highway, or on the premises of another, with Clark, 100 U. S., 399; intent to prevent or hinder his free exercise or U. S.. 370; U. S. enjoyment of any right or privilege so seCivil Rights Cases, 109 cured, they shall be fined not more than five U. S., 17: Ex parte thousand dollars and imprisoned not more than ten years, and shall, moreover, be thereafter ineligible to any office, or place of honor, profit, or trust created by the Constitution or laws of the United States. Yarbrough, 110 U. S., 651; U. S.. Waddell, 16 Fed. Rep., 221, 112 Frank, 120 U. S., 678; In re Coy, 127 U. S., U. S., 76; Baldwin: 731; In re Neagle, 135 U. S., 1; In re Lancaster, 137 U. S., 393; Logan v. U. S., 144 U. S., 263; Brown v. U. S., 150 U. S., 93; In re Quarles, 158 U. S., 532; Motes . U. S., 178 U. S., 458; Hodges v. U. S., 203 U. S., 1; Rakes v. U. S., 212 U. S., 55; Slaughter House Case, 1 Woods, 21, 15 Fed. Cas., 649, 16 Wall., 36; Seeley. Knox, 2 Woods, 368, 21 Fed. Cas., 1014; U.S.. Butler, 1 Hughes, 457, 25 Fed. Cas., 213; U. S. v. Butler, 4 Hughes, 512, 25 Fed. Cas., 226; U. S. . Degrieff, 16 Blatch., 20, 25 Fed. Cas., 799; U. S. . Mitchel, 1 Hughes, 439; 26 Fed. Cas.. 1283; Le Grand . U. S., 12 Fed. Rep., 577; In re Baldwin, 27 Fed. Rep., 187; U. S. v. Lancaster, 44 Fed. Rep., 885; U. S. v. Sanges, 48 Fed. Rep., 78; U. S. v. Patrick, 53 Fed. Rep., 356; U. S. . Patrick, 54 Fed. Rep., 338; Haynes . U. S., 101 Fed. Rep., 817; U. S. . Davis, 103 Fed. Rep.. 457; Mullen. U. S., 106 Fed. Rep., 892; Davis v. U. S., 107 Fed. Rep., 753; Karem . U. S., 121 Fed. Rep., 250; Morris t. U. S., 125 Fed. Rep., 322; McKenna v. U. S., 127 Fed. Rep., 88; U. S. 1. Eberhart, 127 Fed. Rep., 254; U. S. r. Moore, 129 Fed. Rep., 630; U. S. 1. Powell, 151 Fed. Rep., 648; Smith v. U. S., 157 Fed. Rep., 721; U. S. v. Mason, 213 U. S., 115. Depriving persons of civil rights under color of State law. R. S., s. 5510. Blackburn, 8 Chi. L. N., 26, 24 Fed. Cas., 1158; Re Parrott, 1 Fed. Rep., 481; U. S. v. Bun- tin, 10 Fed. Rep., 730; SEC. 20. Whoever, under color of any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or custom, willfully subjects, or causes to be sub109 U. S., 16; U. S. . jected, any inhabitant of any State, Territory, or District to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution and laws of the United States, or to different punishments, pains, or penalties, on account of such inhabitant being an alien, or by reason of his color, or race, than are prescribed for the punishment of citizens, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. Washington, 20 Fed. Conspiracy to prevent person from holding office States, etc. R. S., s. 5518. Clune. U. S., 159 SEC. 21. If two or more persons in any duty under United State, Territory, or District conspire to prevent, by force, intimidation, or threat, any person from accepting or holding any office, trust, or place of confidence under the United States, or from discharging any duties thereof; or to induce by like means any officer of the United States to leave any State, Territory, District, or place, where his duties as an officer are required to be U. S., 590. U.S. Johnson, 2 Fed. Rep., 682. performed, or to injure him in his person or property on account of his lawful discharge of the duties of his office, or while engaged in the lawful discharge thereof, or to injure his property so as to molest, interrupt, hinder, or impede him in the discharge of his official duties, each of such persons shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than six years, or both. Unlawful presence of R. S., 8. 5528. SEC. 22. Every officer of the Army or troops at elections. Navy, or other person in the civil, military, or naval service of the United States, who orders, brings, keeps, or has under his authority or control any troops or armed men at any place where a general or special election is held in any State, unless such force be necessary to repel armed enemies of the United States, shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars and imprisoned not more than five years. by officers, etc., of Army and Navy. Intimidation of voters R. S., s. 5529. SEC. 23. Every officer or other person in the military or naval service of the United States who, by force, threat, intimidation, order, advice, or otherwise, prevents or attempts to prevent, any qualified voter of any State from freely exercising the right of suffrage at any general or special election in such State shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars and imprisoned not more than five years. Officers of Army or R. S., s. 5530. SEC. 24. Every officer of the Army or Navy prescribing qualiNavy who prescribes or fixes, or attempts to fications of voters. prescribe or fix, whether by proclamation, order, or otherwise, the qualifications of voters at any election in any State shall be punished as provided in the preceding section. Officers, etc., of Army or Navy interfering with R. S., B. 5531. SEC. 25. Every officer or other person in the military or naval service of the United officers of election, etc. States who, by force, threat, intimidation, order, or otherwise, compels, or attempts to compel, any officer holding an election in any State to receive a vote from a person not legally qualified to vote, or who imposes, or attempts to impose, any regulations for conducting any general or special election in a State different from those prescribed by law, or who interferes in any manner with any officer of an election in the discharge of his duty, shall be punished as provided in section twenty-three. |