The Weekly Arizonian., 1870-07-30

CT refuse to comply with his duty, or any law
 regulating the same or knowingly and wil-
 fully receive the vote of any person not entitled
 10 vofe or refuse 10 receive the vote of any
 person entitled 10 vote ; or aid, counsel, pro-
 cure or advise any such voter, person or officer to do any act hereby made crime, or to omit any duty the omission of which is hereby made A crime. or attempt to do SO, every such person shall be deemed guilty of crime, and shall for such crime be liable to prosecution in any court of the United States of competent juris- dction, and on conviction thereof, shall bs punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred collars, or by Imprisonment for a term not ex- ceedinr three years, or both. in the discretion of the court, and shall pay the costs of prose- cution.
 SEC. 20. And be it further enacted, That if nj any registration of voters for an election for representative or delegate in the Congress of the United States any person shall knowingly pers nate and register, or attempt to register in the name of any other person whether living or dead or fictitious, or frsudulenily register or fraadulently attempt to register, not having lawful right to do so or do any unlawful act to secure registration for himself or any other person; or by force or other unlawful means nygyent any person having lawful right to register from duly exercising such riget or comneI or induce by any of such means, any officer of registration to admit to registration any person not legally entitled thereto, or ln- terfera in any manner with any officer ofregls- tralion in the discharge of his duties; or by any auch means or other unlawful means induce any officer of registration to violate or refuse to comply with his duty, or any law regulating the same Jr knowingly and wiltuily receive the vo!e of any person not entitled to vote, or aid, coansei, procure or advise any such voter, person, to do any act hereby made crime, or omit any acf tho omission of which is hereby made crime, every such person shall be deemed guilty Of
 crime and shall be liable to punishment and prose- cution therefor, as provided in section nineteen of this ast for persons guilty ot any ot the crimes therein specified Provided, That every regis trgtion made under the laws of any State or Ter ,itory, for any State or other election at which snch representative CT delegate in Congress shall he chosen, shall be deemed to be registration in he ,aeaning of this act, notwithstanding the same sbail be made for the purposes of any State, Ter
 torai or municipal election.
 SEC. 2l. And be it further nacted, That when o,,c, b- tLe laws of any State or Territory, the rs,s of any candidate CT person to Do voted for w rr,re, entative or delegate in Congress shall be r.piIet to be printed written or contained in any tii.f or ballot with other candidates per-
 sons to be voted for at the same election for State,
 r-;-orial nun cipal, or local officers, it shall be
 e..ot ,,riraa facie evidence, either fer the pur- uoso of yia lcating conyetin any person charg r5 ,yi0 voting or attempting to ohor to vote un- i,,rr,llr under tho provisions of the precedingJ ,,~ti,,, or for committing ,ither of the offsnses thereby created, to prove that the person so charg cd ,r !, .;cted, voted, or attempted or offered to y,is s.cL ballot ticket, or committed eithsr of The nlgses named in the preceding sections of this ,sct with r,f,rcace to such ballot And the proof and ,st.biishmeat of such facts shall be taken | held sua deemed to be presumptve evidence that -, .h ,,srsou voted attempted offered to vote, for sitsa representative or delegate. and shal be .nse;er+ to warrant his conviction, unless it shall l., l,ov-r that any such ballot, when cast, or at- terp;ei or offered to be east, by him did not con- ,ain tbe name of any candidate for the office of rs rcgcuta i've or delegate in the Congress of the U9;.sl St7tes, CT that such ofense was not con- 1oitcd with reference to the election of such rep resen.a-ivo or delegate
 SEC s2 hnd be it further enacted That any officer oi any election at which any representative in hc of the United States sh all be voted for whether such officer Of election be appointed or crsaled uuder any law or authority of the United States, or by or under any State, territorial, mun~ cipa qe dstiot law authority, who shall neglect or ref1se 10 perform any duty in regard 10 such election required of hn by any law of the United States. or Of any State CT Territory thereof; or violate any duty so imposed. Or knowingly do any ect thereby unauthorized, with intent to effect any such ele,lion or ths result thereof; or traudu- iGut.y any ialse c6ftiHcdto OA tue IeSuLG OA such election with regard to such representative or d=,ecate; or ,ithhod conceal or destroy any eerscSie oT record so required by law respecting, concsruing. or pertaining to the election of any such representative or deegste; or neglect or re~ fllso to make and return the saune as required by law or aid counsel, procure, or adylse any voter, person 1T officer to do any act by this any of the preceding sections made crime, or attempt to do so .b3u ae deemed guilty Of crime and shall be iish;o . ,iroseuction and punishment therefor, as rray.ae1 in the nineteenth section of this act for nasoa caiity ofanv of the crimes therein specified
 ,-c. .5. And be it further enacted, That when ,yer any person shall De defeated deprived Of { his eiey5:au ts any office, except elecor Of Presi den. 0. Eice-p President, representative delegate in Congress, or member of l State legislature, by res.sa 5f s5 denial to any citizens Tho shall offer fs y..e. of he ri,ht to vote cn account of race, ,es- rv previoas condition cf servitude, his right q, aa.. anl en ioy such ofict, and the emouments t1cc.5., shall not be impaired by such denial md s.sl person may bring an approprIat te suit or ,s.ccs!n, to recover possession of such office, and a eases where it shall appear that the sole ques- ton touching ;he title to such office arises out of tAe dcLal of rhe Eht to Ydte to citizens who 50 ole4eI sl vote, account of race color, pre- fl vious lcn Jon of servitude such suit may be in- 2 s-i.atol ia the circuit district court of the a United States of the circuit district in which . such person resides. And said circuit district | coor. sLaii have, concurrdntiy with tAe State f cnurs jurisdiction tbe reof so far to determine rivs af the -t1rtfas sc1 office by of