Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-03-04
IOIAL. i
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
passed AT THE sEoSD SESSION OF THE
TBIRTY.EiG8TH oNGREsS.


I'VE republlsh Laws Nos. so and 80, In
eonseauence of errors having occurred 10
their publication.
lPUBLIc-No. SO.
Az ACT 10 prevent officers OF the army and
navy, and other pertoas engaged in the
military or naval service OF tho United
states, from interfering In elections In
the states.
u. 4 enacted by Oh Ssndfs aud Ro4s. Of
R1fressntatives ofths United StaisI Of Ansriea
ia CoAqrsI dsseBlbled, That Il shall not bo
lawful for any military or naval ofiser 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 authority or control, any
troops or armed men ut the place where
any general or special election is held In
any State OF the United States Of America,
unless II Email be necessary to rcpel the
armed enemiss OF the United States, or 10
keep the peace at the polls. And that Il
shall not be lawful for any officer Of the
army or navy Of the United States to pre-
scribe or tx, or att 'mpt to prescribe or FIX,
by proclamation, order, or Otherwise, the
Qualification of voters ln any State Of the
United States Of America, or In any man
uer 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 tho United States. or other per-
son engaged in the civil, military, or naval
feTvice Of the United States, who violates
this section Of this act, shall, for every
such offence, be libale 10 indictment as for
q misdemeauor, In any court OF the Unitfd
States having Jurisdiction to hear, try, and
determine cases Of misdemeAnOr, AID on
conviction thereof shall pay fiue not eI-
cceclng Ave thousand dollars, and suffer
imprisonment In tho penitentisry not less
than three mouths, nor more than nve
Years, at the discretion Of the court trying
the same; and any person convicted az
Aforesaid shall, more over, be disqualified
from holding any Office OF honor, prnht, or
trust, under the GOveIEmept of The United
States; PrOyided, That nothing herein con
taiEed shall be so construed as To prevent
any officers, soldiers, sailors, Or msrines,
from exercising the right OF suffrage IN any
election district to which he may belong,
If otherwise qualified, according TO the
laws of the State In which he shall of1er 10
vote.
Sec. Q AID Be- u Further enacted, That
any officer or person in the military OF
naval service OF the United Slater, whO
shall order or advise, or who Ehall directly
or indirectly, by force, threat, menace, In
tImidAtion or otherwise, prevent or At'
tempt 20, prevent any q0ali6sd voter Of any
STATE OF the United States OF America from
freely exercising the right OF suffrage al
any general or apnciAl election In any
State Of the United States, or who shall II
like manner compel, OF attempt 20 com
pei, any Officer OF an election In any such
htate to receive a vote from person no
legally qualified 10 vote, or who shall i'm
pose or attempt 10 impose any rules o
regulations Tor conducting such election
different from those prescribed by law, o.
interfere In any maLIer with any office
OF said election In the discharge OF hu
duties, shall for any such offence he liahi
10 indictment rs for misdemraDor, In an.
court of the United states havioE iurisdic
ton to hear, try, and determine cases
misdemeAnor, aud on conviction Ihereo
shall pay fne Of not exceeding 1--WE thou
sand dollars, and suffer imprisonment Il
the penitentlary not exceeding i've years
at the discretion OF the CsuTt trying III
came, and any person convicted a. RfoTe
said shAll, moreover, DO disqualified froC
holding any once OF honor, pTodt, @
trust, under the government Of the Unite
States.
Approved, February IS, 1898.