...of the President during the existing war should be a defense to any prosecution, civil or criminal, "for any search, seizure, arrest or imprisonment,...done, or committed, or acts omitted to be done," under authority of such order. This act was upheld, the court saying: "That an act passed after the event...

...under his authority made, at any lime during the existence of the present Rebellion. shall be a defense in all courts to any action or prosecution, civil...criminal, pending or to be commenced, for any search, teizure, arrest or imprisonment, made, done or committed, or acts admitted to be done, under and by...

...authority, 1ÍO Г. S. made at any time during the existence of the present rébellion, shall be a defense in all courts to any action or prosecution, civil or criminal, pending or to be commenced, for any such seizure, arrest or imprisonment, made, done or committed, or acts omitted to be done under and...

..."That any order of the President, or under his authority, made at any time during the existence of the present rebellion, shall be a defence in all courts to any action or prosecution, civil or criminal . . . for any search, seizure, arrest, or imprisonment." Statutes at Large, 12:755-58. 6. The assistant...

..."that any order of the President, or under his authority, made at any time during the existence of this present rebellion, shall be a defence in all courts...made by special plea, or under the general issue." The same act further provides that actions against officers and others for torts in arrests commenced...

...under his authority, made at any time during the existence of the present rebellion, shall be a defense in all courts to any action or prosecution, civil...omitted to be done, under and by virtue of such order. By the fifth section it is provided, that, if any suit or prosecution, civil or criminal, has been...

..."That any order of the President or under his authority, made at any time during the existence of the present rebellion, shall be a defence in all courts...made by special plea or under the general issue." In Hartrants Appeal, 85 Pa. St. 433, it was held that neither the Governor nor any of his subordinates...

...That any order of the President, or under his authority, made at any time during the existence of the present rebellion, shall be a defence in all courts...made by special plea, or under the general issue. No. 136. Resolution against Foreign Mediation March 3, 1863 DECEMBER 4, 1862, Thaddeus Stevens offered...

...under his authority, made at any time during the existence of the present rebellion, shall be a defense in all Courts to any action or prosecution, civil...order, or under color of any law of Congress, and such defense may be made by special plea or under the general issue." The Court found a justification of...

...government. By that act the authority of the President, the commander-in-chief, is made a full and perfect defence, in all courts, to any action or prosecution,...any search, seizure, arrest, or imprisonment, " made or to be made, at any time during the present rebellion," whether instituted by habeas corpus or otherwise....