Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-03-30
TPUBLIC--No. 36.1

EUbLiC-INO on
AN ACT to prevent officers of the army aud
navy, and other persons engaged in the mill
tary and naval service of the United States,
from interfering in elections in the States.
BE enacted by The Senate and House Of Repre- |
sentatres Of Me United States Of america IN Con-
:yress assembled That it shall not be lawful for
any military or naval officer of the United
States, or other person engaged in the civil,
military or naval service of the United States,
to order, bring. keep, or have under his au-
rLority or control, any troops or AIMED men at
the place where any general or special election
us held in any State of the United States of
America, unless il shall be necessary to repel
the armed enemies of the United States. or to
keep the peace al the polls. And that it shall
hot be lawful for any officer of the army or
navy of the United States to prescribe or fix,
or attempt to prescribe or fix. by proclamation,
-order. or otherwise, the qualifications Of vo.
tiers In any State of the United States of Anne
mica, or In any manner to interfere with the
freedom Of any election in any State, or with
the exercise of the free right Of suffrage in any
State of the United States. Any officer of the
army or navy of the United States, or other
person engaged in the civil, military. or naval
service of the United States, who violates this
section of this act, shall, for every such Of
fence, he liable to indictment as for INSIDE
neanor, in any court of the United States hav-
cases of misdemeanor, and on conviction there
Of shall pay fine not exceeding five thousand
dollars, and suffer imprisonment in the penn
Tertiary not less than three months. nor more
than five years, at the discretion of the court
trying the same !; and any person convicted as
aforesaid shall, moreover, be disqualified from
holding any es5soe Of honor, profit or trust,
rMder the government Of the United States ::
Procided. That nothing herein contained shall
J.os o led. Tn nrsyant pffiaerc SOL
oilers, sailors, or marines, from exercising the
right of suffrage in any election district to
which he NAV belong, il otherwise qualified,
according to the laws of the State in which he
shall offer to vote.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted. That
any officer or person in the military or naval
service Of the United States, who shall order
ar advise or who shall directly or indirectly
hy force. threat, menace, intimidation or 9TH
erwise, prevent or attempt to prevent any quail
flied voter of any State of the United States
of America from freely exercising the right OF
suffrage at any general or special election In
any State of the United States or who shall in
like manner compel. or attempt to compel,
any officer Of an election in any such State to
receive q vote from q person not legally quail
fed to vtoe, or who shall impose or attempt to
impose any rules or regulations for conducting
such election different from those prescribed
10y law, or interfere in any manner with any
officer of said election in the discharge of his
duties, shall for any such offence be liable to
indictment as for misdemeanor. in any court
of the United States having jurisdiction TO
hear, try, and determine cases of misdemean-
or. and on conviction thereof shall pay fine
Of not exceeding FIVE thousand dollars, and
suffer imprisonment in the penitentiary not
exceeding five years at the discretion of the
court trying the same, and any person convict.
~ AZ aforesaid shall Moreover he disuualified
from holding any Office of honor. profit, or
trust, under the government of the United
States.
Approyed February % 1865