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States Government in any proceeding under this Act [sections 1181-1910 of this Appendix].

(d) No person shall be liable for damages or penalties in any Federal, State, or Territorial Court, on any grounds for or in respect of anything done or omitted to be done in good faith pursuant to any provision of this Act [sections 1881-1910 of this Appendix] or any regulation, order, or requirement thereunder notwithstanding that subsequently such provision, regulation, order or requirement may be modified, rescinded, or determined to be invalid. The United States may intervene in any such suit or action wherein a party relies for ground of relief or defense upon this Act [said sections] or any regulation, order, or requirement thereunder.

(e) Attorneys appointed by the President may, under such authority as may be granted by the Attorney General, appear for and represent the United States in any case arising under this Act [sections 1881-1910 of this Appendix].

(f) (1) The President is authorized to make such studies and investigations, to conduct such hearings, and to obtain such information, as he deems necessary or proper to assist him in prescribing any regulation or order under this Act [sections 1881-1910 of this Appendix], or in the administration and enforcement of this Act [said sections] and regulations and orders prescribed thereunder.

(2) For the purpose of obtaining information under this subsection, the President is further authorized, by regulation or order, to require any person who rents or offers for rent or acts as broker or agent for the rental of any controlled housing accommodations (A) to furnish information under oath or affirmation or otherwise, (B) to make and keep records and other documents and to make reports, and (C) to permit the inspection and copying of records and other documents and the inspection of controlled housing accommodations.

(3) For the purpose of obtaining information under this subsection, the President may by subpena require any person to appear and testify or to appear and produce documents, or both, at any designated place. Any person subpenaed under this subsection shall have the right to make a record of his testimony and be represented by counsel, and shall be paid the same fees and mileage as are paid witnesses in the United States district courts. For the purposes of this subsection the President, or any officer or employee under his jurisdiction designated by him, may administer oaths and affirmations.

(4) The production of a person's documents at any place other than his place of business shall not be required under this subsection in any case in which, prior to the return date specified in the subpena issued with respect thereto, such person either has furnished the President with a copy of such documents (certified by such person under oath to be a true and correct copy), or has entered into a stipulation with the President as to the information contained in such documents.

(5) In case of contumacy by, or refusal to obey a subpena served upon, any person under this subsection, the United States district court for any district in which such person is found or resides or transacts business, upon application by the United States, and after notice to such person and hearing, shall have jurisdiction to issue an order requiring such person to appear and give testimony or to appear and produce documents, or both; and any failure to obey such order of the court may be punished by such court as a contempt thereof.

(6) No person shall be excused from attending and testifying or producing documents or from complying with any other requirement under this subsection because of his privilege against self-incrimination, but the immunity provisions of the Compulsory Testimony Act of February 11, 1893 [section 46 of Title 49], shall apply with respect to any individual who specifically claims such privilege.

(g) The President shall not publish or disclose any information obtained under this Act [sections 1881-1910 of this Appendix] that such President deems confidential or with reference to which a request for confidential treatment is made by the person furnishing such information unless he determines that the withholding thereof is contrary to the public interest.

(h) It shall be unlawful for any person to remove or attempt to remove from any controlled housing accommodations the tenant or occupant thereof

or to refuse to renew the lease or agreement for the use of such accommodations, because such tenant or occupant has taken or proposes to take, action authorized or required by this Act [sections 1881-1910 of this Appendix] or any regulation, order, or requirement thereunder.

43. Defense Production Act, injunction to restrain violations of (50 App. U.S.C. 2156)

§ 2156. Jurisdiction of courts; injunctions; venue; process; effect of termination of Act

(a) Whenever in the judgment of the President any person has engaged or is about to engage in any acts or practices which constitute or will constitute a violation of any provision of this Act [sections 2061-2166 of this Appendix], he may make application to the appropriate court for an order enjoining such acts or practices, or for an order enforcing compliance with such provision, and upon a showing by the President that such person has engaged or is about to engage in any such acts or practices a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or other order, with or without such injunction or restraining order, shall be granted without bond.

(b) The district courts of the United States and the United States courts of any Territories or other place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States shall have jurisdiction of violations of this act [section 2061-2166 of this Appendix] or any rule, regulation, order or subpena thereunder, and of all civil actions under the Act [said sections] to enforce any liability or duty created by, or to enjoin any violation of, this Act [said sections] or any rule, regulation, order, or subpena thereunder. Any criminal proceeding on account of any such violation may be brought in any district in which any act, failure to act, or transaction constituting the violation occurred. Any such civil action may be brought in any such district or in the district in which the defendant resides or transacts business. Process in such cases, criminal or civil, may be served in any district wherein the defendant resides or transacts business or wherever the defendant may be found; the subpena for witnesses who are required to attend a court in any district in such case may run into any other district. The termination of the authority granted in any title or section of this Act [said sections], or of any rule, regulation, or order issued thereunder, shall not operate to defeat any suit, action, or prosecution, whether theretofore or thereafter commenced, with respect to any right, liability, or offense incurred or committed prior to the termination date of such title or of such rule, regulation, or order. No costs shall be assessed against the United States in any proceeding under this Act [said sections]. All litigation arising under this Act [said sections] or the regulations promulgated thereunder shall be under the supervision and control of the Attorney General.

44. Strikes subject to injunction (29 U.S.C. 178)

§ 178. Strikes subject to injunction; inapplicability of sections 101-115 of this title; review

(a) Upon receiving a report from a board of inquiry the President may direct the Attorney General to petition any district court of the United States having jurisdiction of the parties to enjoin such strike or lockout or the continuing thereof, and if the court finds that such threatened or actual strike or lockout

(i) affects an entire industry or a substantial part thereof engaged in trade, commerce, transportation, transmission, or communication among the several States or with foreign nations, or engaged in the production of goods for commerce; and

(ii) if permitted to occur or to continue, will imperil the national health or safety, it shall have jurisdiction to enjoin any such strike or lockout, or the continuing thereof, and to make such other orders as may be appropriate. (b) In any case, the provisions of sections 101-115 of this title, shall not be applicable.

(c) The order or orders of the court shall be subject to review by the appropriate United States court of appeals and by the Supreme Court upon writ of certiorari or certification as provided in sections 346 and 347 of Title 28.

45. Interstate freight tariffs, etc. (49 U.S.C. 43)

§ 43. Proceedings in equity to enforce tariffs, etc.; district attorneys; damages; witnesses; precedence

Whenever the Interstate Commerce Commission shall have reasonable ground for belief that any common carrier is engaged in the carriage of passengers or freight traffic between given points at less than the published rates on file, or is committing any discriminations forbidden by law, a petition may be presented alleging such facts to the district court of the United States sitting in equity having jurisdiction; and when the act complained of is alleged to have been committed or as being committed in part in more than one judicial district or State, it may be dealt with, inquired of, tried, and determined in either such judicial district of State, whereupon it shall be the duty of the court summarily to inquire into the circumstances, upon such notice and in such manner as the court shall direct and without the formal pleadings and proceedings applicable to ordinary suits in equity, and to make such other persons or corporations parties thereto as the court may deem necessary, and upon being satisfied of the truth of the allegations of said petition said court shall enforce an observance of the published tariffs or direct and require a discontinuance of such discrimination by proper orders, writs, and process, which said orders, writs, and process may be enforceable as well against the parties interested in the traffic as against the carrier, subject to the right of appeal as now provided by law. It shall be the duty of the several district attorneys of the United States, whenever the Attorney General shall direct, either of his own motion or upon the request of the Interstate Commerce Commission, to institute and prosecute such proceedings, and the proceedings provided for by sections 41, 42, or 43 of this title shall not preclude the bringing of suit for the recovery of damages by any party injured, or any other action provided by chapter 1 of this title. And in proceedings under said sections and said chapter the said courts shall have the power to compel the attendance of witnesses, both upon the part of the carrier and the shipper, who shall be required to answer on all subjects relating directly or indirectly to the matter in controversy, and to compel the production of all books and papers, both of the carrier and the shipper, which relate directly or indirectly to such transaction; the claim that such testimony or evidence may tend to criminate the person giving such evidence shall not excuse such person from testifying or such corporation producing its books and papers but no person shall be prosecuted or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of any transaction, matter, or thing concerning which he may testify or produce evidence documentary or otherwise in such proceedings; Provided, That the provisions of sections 44 and 45 of this title shall apply to any case prosecuted under the direction of the Attorney General in the name of the Interstate Commerce Commission.

46. Motors Carriers (49 U.S.C. 322 (b))

§ 322. Unlawful operation—(a) Violation of chapter or order; penalty where none otherwise provided

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(b) If any motor carrier or broker operates in violation of any provision of this chapter (except as to the reasonableness of rates, fares, or charges and the discriminatory character thereof), or any rule, regulation, requirement, or order thereunder, or of any term or condition of any certificate or permit, the Commission or its duly authorized agent may apply to the district court of the United States for any district where such motor carrier or broker operates, for the enforcement of such provision of this chapter, or of such rule, regulation, requirement, order, term, or condition; and such court shall have jurisdiction to enforce obedience thereto by a writ of injunction or by other process, mandatory or otherwise, restraining such carrier or broker, his or its officers, agents, employees, and representatives from further violation of such provision of this chapter or of such rule, regulation, requirement, order, term, or condition and enjoining upon it or them obedience thereto.

47. Federal Aviation Program (49 U.S.C.1487)

§ 1487. Judicial enforcement; jurisdiction; application; costs

(a) If any person violates any provision of this chapter, or any rule, regulation, requirement, or order thereunder, or any term, condition, or limitation of any certificate or permit issued under this chapter, the Board or Administrator, as the case may be, their duly authorized agents, or, in the case of a violation of section 1371(a) of this title, any party in interest, may apply to the district court of the United States, for any district wherein such person carries on his business or wherein the violation occurred, for the enforcement of such provision of this chapter, or of such rule, regulation, requirement, order, term, condition, or limitation; and such court shall have jurisdiction to enforce obedience thereto by a writ of injunction or other process, mandatory or otherwise, restraining such person, his officers, agents, employees, and representatives, from further violation of such provision of this chapter or of such rule, regulation, requirement, order, term, condition, or limitation, and requiring their obedience thereto.

(b) Upon the request of the Board or Administrator, any district attorney of the United States to whom the Board or Administrator may apply is authorized to institute in the proper court and to prosecute under the direction of the Attorney General all necessary proceedings for the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter or any rule, regulation, requirement, or order thereunder, or any term, condition, or limitation of any certificate or permit, and for the punishment of all violations thereof, and the costs and expenses of such prosecutions shall be paid out of the appropriations for the expenses of the courts of the United States.

48. Orders of Maritime Board (46 U.S.C. 828)

§ 828. Enforcement of orders of Board

In case of violation of any order of the Federal Maritime Board, other than an order for the payment of money, the Board, or any party injured by such violation, or the Attorney General, may apply to a district court having jurisdiction of the parties; and if, after hearing the court determines that the order was regularly made and duly issued, it shall enforce obedience thereto by a writ of injunction or other proper process, mandatory or otherwise.

PART IV-TO PROVIDE MEANS OF FURTHER SECURING AND PROTECTING THE RIGHT TO VOTE

SEC. 131. Section 2004 of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1971), is amended as follows:

(a) Amend the catchline of said section to read, "Voting rights".

(b) Designate its present text with the subsection symbol “(a)”.

(c) Add, immediately following the present text, four new subsections to read as follows:

"(b) No person, whether acting under color of law or otherwise, shall intimidate, threaten, coerce, or attempt to intimidate, threaten, or coerce any other person for the purpose of interfering with the right of such other person to vote or to vote as he may choose, or of causing such other person to vote for, or not to vote for, any candidate for the office of President, Vice President, presidential elector, Member of the Senate, or Member of the House of Representatives, Delegates or Commissioners from the Territories or possessions, at any general, special, or primary election held solely or in part for the purpose of selecting or electing any such candidate.

"(c) Whenever any person has engaged or there are reasonable grounds to believe that any person is about to engage in any act or practice which would deprive any other person of any right or privilege secured by subsection (a) or (b), the Attorney General may institute for the United States, or in the name of the United States, a civil action or other proper proceeding for preventive relief, including an application for a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or other order. In any proceeding hereunder the United States shall be liable for costs the same as a private person.

"(d) The district courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction of proceedings instituted pursuant to this section and shall exercise the same without

regard to whether the party aggrieved shall have exhausted any administrative or other remedies that may be provided by law.

"(e) Any person cited for an alleged contempt under this Act shall be allowed to make his full defense by counsel learned in the law; and the court before which he is cited or tried, or some judge thereof, shall immediately, upon his request, assign to him such counsel, not exceeding two, as he may desire, who shall have free access to him at all reasonable hours. He shall be allowed, in his defense to make any proof that he can produce by lawful witnesses, and shall have the like process of the court to compel his witnesses to appear at his trial or hearing, as is usually granted to compel witnesses to appear on behalf of the prosecution. If such person shall be found by the court to be financially unable to provide for such counsel, it shall be the duty of the court to provide such counsel."

PART V-TO PROVIDE TRIAL BY JURY FOR PROCEEDINGS TO PUNISHI CRIMINAL CONTEMPTS OF COURT GROWING OUT OF CIVIL RIGHTS CASES AND TO AMEND THE JUDICIAL CODE Relating to Federal JURY QUALIFICATIONS

SEC. 151. In all cases of criminal contempt arising under the provisions of this Act, the accused, upon conviction, shall be punished by fine or imprisonment or both Provided, however, That in case the accused is a natural person the fine to be paid shall not exceed the sum of $1,000, nor shall imprisonment exceed the term of six months: Provided further, That in any such proceeding for criminal contempt, at the discretion of the judge, the accused may be tried with or without a jury: Provided further, however, That in the event such proceeding for criminal contempt be tried before a judge without a jury and the sentence of the court upon conviction is a fine in excess of the sum of $300 or imprisonment in excess of forty-five days, the accused in said proceeding, upon demand therefor, shall be entitled to a trial de novo before a jury, which shall conform as near as may be to the practice in other criminal cases.

This section shall not apply to contempts committed in the presence of the court or so near thereto as to interfere directly with the administration of justice nor to the misbehavior, misconduct, or disobedience, of any officer of the court in respect to the writs, orders, or process of the court.

Nor shall anything herein or in any other provision of law be construed to deprive courts of their power, by civil contempt proceedings, without a jury, to secure compliance with or to prevent obstruction of, as distinguished from punishment for violations of, any lawful writ, process, order, rule, decree, or command of the court in accordance with the prevailing usages of law and equity, including the power of detention.

EXHIBIT D TO STATEMENT OF SENATOR DOUGLAS

[From the Congressional Record, Jan. 28, 1959]

"OUT OF CONVICTION"-A SECOND STATEMENT ON THE SOUTH'S RACIAL CRISIS SIGNED BY 312 MINISTERS OF GREATER ATLANTA

(Three hundred and twelve ministers and rabbis of the Greater Atlanta area, acting as individual citizens issued a statement on November 22, 1958, calling for the preservation of the public school system. Sixteen different denominations are represented among the signers.)

On November 3, 1957, a statement dealing with the racial crisis in the South, and signed by 80 Atlanta ministers, was released for publication. The fact that this statement, often referred to as "The Atlanta Manifesto," received widespread publicity through the secular and religious press, radio, and television, not only in the South but across the Nation and abroad, was an eloquent commentary upon the nature of the crisis in which we are involved and upon the failure of many of our leaders to confront the problems of our day in a spirit of realism.

Six principles set forth in this statement as essential to the solution of our problem may be summarized as follows:

1. Freedom of speech must at all costs be preserved.

2. As Americans and as religious leaders, we have an obligation to obey the law.

3. The public school system must not be destroyed.

4. Hatred and scorn for those of another race, or for those who hold a position different from our own can never be justified.

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