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    42 USC Sec. 1986                                             01/16/96
 
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    TITLE 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
    CHAPTER 21 - CIVIL RIGHTS
    SUBCHAPTER I - GENERALLY
 
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    Sec. 1986. Action for neglect to prevent
 
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      Every person who, having knowledge that any of the wrongs
    conspired to be done, and mentioned in section 1985 of this title,
    are about to be committed, and having power to prevent or aid in
    preventing the commission of the same, neglects or refuses so to
    do, if such 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 joined 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 $5,000 damages therein, for
    the benefit 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 provisions of this section shall
    be sustained which is not commenced within one year after the cause
    of action has accrued.
 
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    (R.S. Sec. 1981.)
 
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                                CODIFICATION
      R.S. Sec. 1981 derived from act Apr. 20, 1871, ch. 22, Sec. 6, 17
    Stat. 15.
      Section was formerly classified to section 48 of Title 8, Aliens
    and Nationality.
 
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                   SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
      This section is referred to in section 1988 of this title.