The Weekly Arizonian., 1869-05-08
Election in the Territories.

duced the following bill
 4 Bill to PreserUe the purity of Elections in
 the Territories ofthe United States.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of Amer lea in Congress assembled, That if at any election authorized in any Territory of the United States any person stIll knowingly per- sonate and falsely assume to vote in the name ofany person, whether such other person shall 1 then be living or dead, or if the name of said other person be the name of a fictitious person, or vote more than ence at the sane election for any candidate for the same office, or vote al place where he may not be lawfaly entitled 10 vote. or without having lawful right to vote, or falsely register as voter, or do any unlawful act to secure right or an oppOrtu- nty for himselfo or other person to vote, or shall, bribery, reward. offer. or promise of any val- uable thing whatever, or by any contract for employment or labor or for any right whatever or otherwise attempt to prevent any voter who may at any time be qualified from freely exer- cising the right of suffrage, or shall by either of such means induce any voter to refuse or neglect to exercise such right, or compel or induce, by either of such means or otherwise, any officer of an election to receive vote from a person not legally qualified or entitled to vote, or interfere to hinder or impede in any manner any officer in any election in the dis charge ofhis duties, or by either ofsuch means, or otherwise, induce any officer in any election, or officer whose duty 1t Is to ascertain, aEno- unce, or declare the result of any vote, or give or make any certificate, document, or evidence in relation thereto, to violate or refuse to com ply with his duty or any law regulating the same, or if any such officer shalll neglect or refuse to perfrOm any duty required of him by 1 law, or violate any duty imposed by law, or do any act unauthorized by law relating to or l cfecting any such te, election, or the result 1 thereof, or if any person shall aid, counsel, procure, or advice any such voter, person or ofcerto do any a:t herein. made a crime, or 10 omit 10 do any duty tue omission ofwhich is
 
 hereby male a crime, or attemp so to do, or if any rersou shall by force, threat, menace, inti. or otherwise prevent any citizen or citizens from assembling in public meeting to discuss or hear discussed any subject whatever, 'i if any person shall by any means break up, lisPerse, or moles. any assemblage or any chti. sen in or ofsuch assemblage when met or meet ng to discuss or hear discussion as aforesaid or hall by any means prevent any citizen from at. ending any such asSemb blaze, every person so ,fe n1ing shall be deemed guilty ofa crime, and hall for such crime be liable to indictment in my court of the United States of competent and on conviction thereof shall be .djldged to pay fine not exceeding five huns fred dollars or less than one hundred dollars, nd suffer imprisonment for term not exceed ng three years nor less than six months, in the 7, of the court, aud pay the costs of prosecution. In tue House March P, Mr. Paine, on leave, introduced the following bllI
 4 BjLI 10 regulate the manner. of Aolding
 Elections for Representatives aud Delegates
 
 tn Congress,
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of of the United States of Amer> ca in Congress assembled, that at every cleo ion hereafter held in any State or Territory for representative or delegate in Congress, all votes :ast for any person who shall be ineligible to ,fioe under ard by reason of the third section Df the fourteenth article of the amendments of he Constitution of the United States shall be lull and void; and the person having the .ighest number of votes of those eligible to of. ice at such election shall be the representative IT delegate, as the case may be-
 Hon. Coles Blshtord was on Thursday con irmed by the Senate as Secretary of the Terri ory of Arizona, but by sop:e mistake his name i5 not aD0esr in tba -r,uh,igha1 Eot vast or3ar