Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-12-09
JOHN MoLEAR 8 SON,
Conveyancers, Notaries Public,
Real Estate, Stock, Note and
Exohanpa RrnIxaro

Exchange Brokers,
NO. HI Market Street,
DELAWARE FIRE INSURANCE BUILDING
DEEDS, BONDS, MORTGAGES. 60, 4e., promptly ard
PRoMissoRY NOTES NEGOTIATED.
BroCks AND LOANS Of all kinds bought and sold on
commission In this city at the Brokers BoArds in Ph
dslphia, New York. other cities by means Of CORES
pending brokers who are all firms Of high standing
NO EXTRA COMMISSIONS are charged on Stocks or
purchased abroad the regular brokers commissSn
Of ens quarter per cent being divided between ourselves
DRAPTs.-Ws draw on Philadelphia, New York or nos.
ton and procure drAls on other American cities at the
FOREIGN DRAFTs-Ws draw on Great Bri,,in. 1r,
And, Germany and every other country in Kurope
on houses Of undOubtsd standing in sums 10 suit oul
ExcHANGE-Porsign or Dop,ostie-boueht and soIa
ct the most faFornbls rates allowed by tho market A
York. - " -''"'1 '0' "n'eE' On Ne"
RkAL EsTArE.-wo attend to the purchase and .al.
OF Real Estate In town country and Respectfully uyit
purchaser or sellers TO give call We rent housss
ana vhsn desired BY our customers attend to the eoleo
coLLKcrIoEs,-our correspondence enables us 10
reach any prominent point In America or in Ay sarogp
soaAtTy through ths moat reliable ehannsls Our ci.
ties br making eelleetion1 therefore eonpets and
consequently psruons avaling themselves Of them NAV ~
oAndoIt tbs. their business will be faithfully and
sronPuy altended 70. 'nF charges are low a. are
made BY any reliable parties.
is s,sy 'ss. s where - are 'mpoysa aim is
no patronage Of our friends and The public gsner ally
ian JOHN MeLEAR 4 son
AN ACT FURTHER TO PnOTECT THE FREE
EXERCISE OF THE ELECTIVE FRAN
CHISE.
Whereas the enjoyment Of civil liberty is Of
the most vital Importance 20 any people claiming
70 oe ttee And WhsTsds no such enjoyment can
bs had without the free and untrammelled exer.
else Of tue right 10 vote, which right should be
protected, not only BY penal sanctions, but by
the creation aud use Of civil remedies therefore.
6so. ]. Be u enacted by ths Senate and Houss
Of RapTHSnlatips Of hs State Of Del1Uqrs in Gen.
sraI ASsInbly nat, That if any person who ia a
duly qualified elector Of this Siato, according to
tho Constitution and Laws thereof, shall hereaf
Ter DO prevented from voting, or obstrueted in
his effort to vote at any election, by reason of
any interference BY any person or persons, or
milltary power, or other power, exercising, or
attempting to exercise force, intimidation, or
threats, or requiring any qualifications or con.
ditions unknown to such Con ,titutiou ard Laws
he shall be deemed and taken to have suffered
private damage and injury, and shall have civil
remedy therefor, In the Courts Of this State, by
action Of trespass, or on the case according to
tue nature Of the interference, against all and
eVery person or persons who promote such inter.
ference, whether by active participation, or by
ADVISING, eouuselling, or in any wise encouraging
the same and in any trial under this act, tue
jury II, IN their opinion the circumstances will
Sarrant 1t, may give exemplary damages
Seo. =. ARd be IL further Enacted, That il shall
be the duty OF every citizen Of this State who
has knowledge Of any design on the part Of any
other citizen or citizens Of this State TO promote
interference with elections either by soliciting
or adviaing the presence Of a military force at
or near the place or places Of holding such cleo
tions, or by the employment Of any other organ
iEed or unorganiSed body OF men, or by intmi.
dation, or threats, forthwith to make public dis
closure OF such knowledge, stating names, by an
nthdasit 10 be made before any one of the Jude.
es Of this stats, and hle the same in the Office of
the Clerk VI the Peaes Of the County where the
Judge resides, and il any such citizen, having
such knowledge, shall fall to make such affidavit
and cause tue same to be filed as aforesaid, he
shall be treated hs a promoter Of the interfer-
snce mentioned in the Grat section of this act,
and be liable as is.therein provided,
heo' y. And be IL further enacted, That the lin.
ttAton OF hctions commenced under this act shall
be ten yesrs from the time OF the acoruing of
the cause Of action.
Sec. 4. And b. il further enacted, That the Sec.
rstaFy Of State ehAll Immediately cause COPY
Of this act, duly certified, to be published 10
all the newspapers Of the State such publication
10 continue for one month.
Passed at Dover, October 29, 1854.
STATE or DELAWARE,
ExEcuTIvE DEPARTMENT.
L. Samuel NJ. Harrington, Jr., Secretary of
btate Of Delaware do hereby certify that thief
going is correct copy Of an Act of the General
Assembly entitled, 'An Act fnrther to protect
thn free exercise Of the Election FRANCHISE"
pssssdsat Dover, October 2s, 1864.
- 10 testimony whereof, have hereunto
lfa set my hand and seal OF Office at Dover
this Fourth day Of November, a. D.
l>o--' sishtssD hundred aud siIty.fOur.
Nov. 8. i'm