PUBLIC LAWS-OH. 646 -JUNE 25, 1948 § 1339. Postal matters The district courts shall have original jurisdiction of any civil action arising under any Act of Congress relating to the postal service. § 1340. Internal revenue; customs duties The district courts shall have original jurisdiction of any civil action arising under any Act of Congress providing for internal revenue, or revenue from imports or tonnage except matters within the jurisdic- tion of the Customs Court. § 1341. Taxes by States The district courts shall not enjoin, suspend or restrain the assess- ment, levy or collection of any tax under State law where a plain, speedy and efficient remedy may be had in the courts of such State. § 1342. Rate orders of State agencies The district courts shall not enjoin, suspend or restrain the operation of, or compliance with, any order affecting rates chargeable by a public utility and made by a State administrative agency or a rate-making body of a State political subdivision, where: (1) Jurisdiction is based solely on diversity of citizenship or repug- nance of the order to the Federal Constitution; and, (2) The order does not interfere with interstate commerce; and, (3) The order has been made after reasonable notice and hearing; (4) A plain, speedy and efficient remedy may be had in the courts of such State. § 1343. Civil rights The district courts shall have original jurisdiction of any civil action authorized by law to be commenced by any person: (1) To recover damages for injury to his person or property, or be- cause of the deprivation of any right or privilege of a citizen of the United States, by any act done in furtherance of any conspiracy men- tioned in section 47 of Title 8; (2) To recover damages from any person who fails to prevent or to aid in preventing any wrongs mentioned in section 47 of Title 8 which he had knowledge were about to occur and power to prevent; (3) To redress the deprivation, under color of any State law, stat- ute, ordinance, regulation, custom or usage, of any right, privilege or immunity secured by the Constitution of the United States or by any Act of Congress providing for equal rights of citizens or of all persons within the jurisdiction of the United States. § 1344. Election disputes The district courts shall have original jurisdiction of any civil ac- tion to recover possession of any office, except that of elector of Presi- dent or Vice President, United States Senator, Representative in or delegate to Congress, or member of a state legislature, authorized by law to be commenced, wherein it appears that the sole question touch- ing the title to office arises out of denial of the right to vote, to any citizen offering to vote, on account of race, color or previous condition of servitude. The jurisdiction under this section shall extend only so far as to determine the rights of the parties to office by reason of the denial of the right, guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States and secured by any law, to enforce the right of citizens of the United States to vote in all the States. 932 [62 STAT.
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