The Weekly Arizonian., 1870-07-30

and such allowance for counsel fees as tn court shall deem iust, and shall also fo
 every such offence be guilty of misde
 meanor, and shall, on conviction thereof b fined not less than five hundred dollars o be imprisoned not less than one month anc
 not more than one year, or both, st the dis cretion of th@ court.
 SEC. 4. And be 1t further enacted, That i
 any person, by force, bribery, threats, inti.
 midatioE, or other unlawful means, shal
 hinder, delay, prevent, or obstruct, or shal
 combine and confederate with others to hin
 der, delay, prevent, or obstruct. any citizen
 from doing any act required to be done to
 qualify him to vote Or from voting at any election as aforesaid, such person shall for every such offence forfeit and pay the sum of five hundred dollars to the person aggrieV~
 ed thereby, to be recovered by an action on
 the case, with full costs and such allowance for counsel fees as the court shall deem just and shall also for every such offence be guilty of 2 misdemeanor, and shall, on con-
 viction thereof, be fined not less then five hondred dollars, or be imprisoned not less than one month and not more than one year, or both, at the discretion of the court
 SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That if Ui, intimidate, or shall attempt to prevent, hin- der control or intimidate, any person from ex- ercising or in exercising the right of suffrage,
 to whom the right of suffrage is secured or guaranteed by the fifteenth amendment to the Cons titution of the United States, by means of bribery, threats or threats of depriving such person of employment or occupation, or of eiecting such person from rented house. lands, or other property or by threats ofrefus- ing to renew leases or contracts for labor, or by threats of violence to himself 0. family, such persons 30 offending shall dc deemed guilty of msdemeanor, and shall, on con. viction thereof, be fined nos less than five hundred dollars, CT be imprisoned not less than one month and not more than one year. or both, at the discretion Of the court.
 SEC 6. And be it further enacted, That if two or more persons shall band or conspire together, or go in disguise upon the public highway or upon the premises ofauother, with intent to violate any provision of this act, or to in jure, oppreSs, threaten, or intimidate any citizen with intent to prevent or hinder his free exercise and enjoyment of any right or privilege granted or secured to him by the Constitution or laws of the United States, or because Of his having exercised the same, such persons shall bs neld guilty of felony, and, on conviction thereof, shall be fined or mprisoned, or both, at the discretion of the court-the fine not to exceed ten year3-and shall, moreover, be thereafter ineligible to, and disabled from holding, any officer or place of hsnor, profit or trust created by the Consttu- ton or laws of the United States.
 SEC. '. And be it further enacted, That if in the act of violating any provision in either Of Of the two preceding sections, any other felony, crime or misdemeanOr shall be committed, the offender, on conviction of szch violation of said sections, shall be punished for the same with such punishments as are attached to the said felonies, crimes, and misdeIueanors by the laws of the State in which the offence
 lay be comitted.
 SEC. 8. And be 1t further enacted, That the district courts of the United States, within their respective districts, shall have, exclu- svely of the courts of tho several States, cogn;> zance of all crimes and offences committed against the provisions of this act. and also, with the circuit courts of the United States, of all causes, civil aud criminal, arising under this act, except as herein other ferred shall be exercised n conformity with tue ld"a anu pidCNlSe BoE ESiu'nS CultCU OIdteS courts; and all crimes and offences commits ted against the provisions of this act may pros ecuted by the indictment of Q grand jury or, in eases of crimes and offences not infamous, the prosecution may be either by indictment or information filed, the district attorney in court having jurisdiction.
 SEC 9. And be it further enacted, That the district attorneys, marshaIs, and deputy mar shals of the United States, the commissioners appointed by the circuit aud territorial courts of the United States, with powers of arrest- ing, imprisouing, ar baiiing offenders against the laws of the United States, and every other officer who may be specially empowered by the President of the United States shall be, and they are hereby, specially authorized and required at the expense of the United States, to institute proceedings against all ard every person who shall violate the provision $ of this act and cause him or them to be arrest ed and imprisoned, or bailed, as the case may be- for trial before such court Of the
 United States or territorial court as has cogni- zance of the offense. And with view to afford