Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-06-02

secured or protected Icy this act or tC
different punishment, pains or penalties
on account of such person being al
alien, or by reason of his color or Ia:s
than is prescribed for the punishment
! OF citizens, shall be deemed guilty OF
misdemeanor, and on conviction shall
! be punished by fine not exceeding 81 ,01t
/ or Imprisonment not exceeding one
year, or both, in the discretion OF the
| Court.
Section IS. -And be it further enacted,
That the ''act TO protect all persons in
the United States in their civil rights
anG furnish the means OF their vindica-
tion," passed April 8, 1856, Is hereby
re-enacted. and sections sixteen anG
seventeen hereof shall be enforced ac-
cording to the provisions of said act.
Section 10. ind be it further enacted.
That if at any election for Representa-
tive or Delegate in the Congress of the
United States any persorshail knowing
" persouate and vote or attempt 30 vote
in the name of any other person, whetL-
er living, dead or fictitious, Or vote more
than once at the same election fer any
candidate for the same office, og vote al
place where he may not be lawfully
entitled 10 vote, or vote without having
lawful right 10 vote, or 10 any un!&@-
ful act to secure q right or an opportunity
TO vote Tor himself or any other person,
or by farce, threat, menace, IntimIda-
ton. bribery, reward ur oTIer ar promise
thereof or otherwise UDiawluIy prevent
any qualified voter OF any State OF the
J United States of America or of any Ter
rit0ry thereoffrOm freely exercising the
right OF suffrage, or by any such means
induce any voter To refuse to exercise
/ such right, or compel Or induce by any
such means OF otherwise any officer Of
an election in any slch State or Terri
tory 10 receive a vote from any person
Kot legally qualified OF entitled TO vote,
or interfere in any manner with any
officer Of said elections il the discharge
of his duties, or 10y any of such means or
other unlawful means induce any officer
of an election or officer whose duty it is
to ascertain, announce or declare the
result of any such election. or give or
make any certificate, document, or eyi-
Gence in relation thereto TO violate or
refuse to comply with his duty, or any
| law regulating the same, or knowingly
and Wilfully receive the vote Of any
person not entitl ID to vote, or refuse to
receive the vote OF any person entitled
| to vote, Or aid, counsel, procure or ad-
! wise any such voter, person or officer TO
do any act hereby ,na;ie crime, or 10
omit to 10 any duty the omission OF
which is hereby made crime, or attempt
to do so, every such person shall be
deened guilty of q cTisne, and shall fnr
! such crime be liable 10 prosecution in
any Court Of the United States of c0:n-
petent Jurisdiction, and on conviction
thereof shall be punished by fine not
exceeding $500, or by imprisonment for
a term not exceeding three years. or
hoth, in the discretion Of the Court, aad
| shall pay the costs sc prosecution.
! Section 20 ds,d be it further enacted,
| That if al amy registration of voters for
an election OF Representative or Delegate
in the Congress 0. the United States any
person shall knowingly personate, and
register, Or attempt 10 register i'll the
lnane of any other person, whether
| living, dead or fictitious, or frauduientiy
register, Or fraudulently attempt to reg
lister, not having a lawful right SO 10 do,
or do any unlawful act to secure regis
tration for himself or any other person,
! or by force, threat, menace, inJinida-
| ton bribery, reward, or offer or promise
| thereof, or other unlawful means pre-
vent or hi;:aer any person having law
| ful right to register from daily exercising
such right, or compel or induce by any
| of such means, or other unlawful means,
any Officer OF Registration to admit 70
registration any person not legally enti-
tied thereto, or interfere in any manner
with any Officer OF Registration in the
discharge of his duties, or by. any such
means or other unlawful means induce
any officer of Registration to violate or
refuse TO comply with his duty or any
Ia ayu f,aoIrio ha KNOWN eTaA
and wiifully receive the vote of any. per-
son not entitled TO vote, or refuse 70 re-
ceiye the vote Of any person entitled to
vote, or aid, counsel, procure or advise
any such voter, person or officer TO do
any act hereby made acrime, or TO omit
any act the omission Of which is hereby
made crime, every sucn p rson shall
be deemed guilty OF q crime, and shall
be liable to prosecution and punishment
therefor as provided in section nine
| teenth of this act for persons guilty of
any ofthe crimes therein specitie,i: Pro
UjGed, That every registration made
under tie laws OF any State or Territory t,
for any State or other election at which
such Representative or Delegate in Con-
gress shall be chosen, shall be deemed
to be q registration within the meaning
of tiiis act, notwithstanding the same
shall also be made for the purposes Of
any State, territorial or municipal elec-
ton.
Section 81. A7g3 be IL fart!te,. enacted,
That whenever, by the laws ofany State
or Territory, the nane of any candidate
or person to be voted for as Representa-
tive or Delegate in Congress shall be re-
quired to be printed, written or con-
tanned in any ticket or ballot with ether
candidates or persons to be voted for at
the same election for State, territorial,
municipal or local officers, it shall be
sufficient prinea fdcie evidence, either
for purpose of indicting or convicting
any person charged with voting, OF at
tempting or offering to vote, unlawfuily
under the provisions of the preceding
sections, or for committing either of the
offences thereby created, 10 prove that
the person SO charged or indicted, voted
or attempted or offered to vote such bal
lot or ticket, or committed either of the
offences named in the preceding sec
tions of this act with reference TO sucll
ballot. And the proof and establish
Inent of such fact shall be taken, held
ami deemed to the presumptivr evidence
that such person Voted or attempted or
offered 10 vote for such representative
or delegate, as the ease Riay be, or that
such offence was committed with refer
ence to the election of such representa-
tive or delegate, and shall be sufficient
to warrant his conviction, unless il shall
be shown that any such ballot, when
cast. or attempted or offered to be cast
by him, did not contain the name of any
candidate for the Office of Reprosenta-
tive or Delegate il the Congress Of the
United States, or that such offence was
not committed with reference to the
election of such Representative or Dele
gate.
Section %. And be 8further enacted,
That any officer OF any election at which
any Representative or Delegate of the
United States shall be voted for, wheth-
er snch nfficaE. Of ale..tinn be a,lnnintn.I