The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-10-14

all concerned. The following ars IT,
quoteo Article 2 Section l of the an1tnorties
q, z VI amendments TO the (onsttn,nn 'u'lon
onsess ielatl'e to election of President acts of
,eSueht' approved March l4th, 1892: an a Vice
laolish uniform time for election of pr;I at! 10 e
tors approved January 2stb ls45 a., 0ehtlal Cleo
ing persons appointed as electors apnraoJ o,'pensa
ilth, 1928. The order concludes with a I Obituary
'eh' ol1etls OF the army or navy and otLn u Pre-
employed In the military and naval ser;a persons
ohlIeu o'ates RON interfering in election, - q the
BE 1t enacted, That it shall not be lvf =" Htates;
ltary or naval officer Of the United States any NIL
persons engaged in civil military Or naval ser W oer
United States, to order, keep, Or have nv" Oh tie
authority or control any troops or armed ,set bis
place where any general or special elect;on u tia
any State OF the United States unless il sLi e4
essary to repe armed enemies of the Un;ra5 Ss aec
or TO keep the peace at the polls and that it ~Ie
be lawful Tor any officer Of the army or r,y n bot
United States to prescribe, fix, Or attemnf VI tie
scribe or hx, by proclamation Or order Or nt pre
the qualifications OF voters Of any State of tho
States, or in any manner to Interfere with tI Quilted
of any election in any State or with the
free rights of suffrage in any State of the CnaC Of
Any officer OF the army navy Of the rita1 ~@'s
or other persons engaged III civil, military Or nTfs
vice OF the United States, who violates hi, 1'| sf>
shall, Tor every such otense, be liable TO ir+"oa,
for misdemeanor i'll any court Of the frni,a gAeAt
having jurisdiction to hear and Try and determines
OF misdcmeanor, and on conviction shall ron vases
not exceeding 5000 dollars and suffer- ;innr;" ME
the Penitentiary not less than three months
than five years, at the discretion Of the cons "vs
the same and any person convicted As aforp3 !Rs
moreover be disqualified from holding aay - - s1aJ
honor, profit, trust under tie governntcn, E
/ United States Provided that nothing herein @ Ue
ed shall be SO construed as to preyeut any of
diers sailors, or marines from exercising the $'t
suffrage in any election district to which he m 5nt
long, If otherwise qualified according to the De-
. Slate in which he shall Offer to vote '"e
Sec. 2. datd be 1t Further enacted, That ,nr.m
or person in the military naval service Of b oItF
| ted States who shall order advise or who i'm nut
rectly Or indirectly by force, threat lncuane I:
date otherwise prevent or attempt to prpvent ,
qualified voter OF any State of the United Srat "F
freely exercising the ri ht Of suffrage at oon}
| special election in any State of the United Sraf
who shall in ike manner compel or apmnt- IN NO.
any officer Of any election in such State to
vote from person not legally Qualified to vots
who Shall impose or attempt to impose anv ln(g
regulations Tor conducting such election ,fpyant f
those prescribed by law, Or interfere il any man
with any officer of said election, in disregard If H.
duties, for every such ofense, shall be liable to inr
ment for misdemeanor III any court Of the Ir6il
States having Jurisdiction to hear, try and deermira
of misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall
pay a fine of not exceeding five Thousand dollars ari
suffer imprisonment in the penitentiary not e1rceJr
FIVE years, ut the discretion Of the court irving ia
same aud any person convicted as aforesaid sb,n
moreover, be disqualified from holding any olica ~
honor, profit Or trust under the Government Of l.,
United States.
Approved February %, 1865.
BY command of General Grant
f. D. TOWNSEND AAG