The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-08-30
rHE@eHAaLEsroN NEWS TUESDAY. AUGUST 80. 1870
ARair, EBetI@.

%As thsthreaN of ths Charleston Radicals
haYe caused tha public some little uneaal:
ness, we print the following sections OF the
1tetp amend the naturalization law, approx
el-by the President July IA; 1870:
SECTION S. and be 1T further enacted, That
in any city having upwards of-twenty thous-
and inhabitants, it shall be the duty of the
Judge OF the Circuit Court of the United States,
for the circuit wherein said city shall be, upon
the application. of two. citizens, to appoint In
writing for each election district or voting pre-
cinct in said city, and to change or renew
said appointment, as occasion may require,
from time to time, two citizens, resident OF
the district or precinct, one from each politi-
cal party, who, when so designated, shall be-,
and are hereby authorized, to attend at all
times and all places fixed for the registration
OF voters; who, being registered, would be en-
Titled to vote for representative IN Congress,
and at all times and places for holding cleo
lions Of representatives in Congress, and 4 for
counting the votes cast at said elections, and
to challenge any name proposed 10 be regis
tered, and any vote offered, and to be present
and witness throughout the counting OF au
votes, and to remain. where the ballot boxes
are kept at all times after the polls are open
until the votes are finally counted; and said
persons and either Of them, shall have the the
right to afix their signature or his signature to
said register for purposes Of Identification, and
to attach thereto, or to the certificate OF the
humber of votes cast, any statement touching
the truth or fairness thereof which they or he
may ask to attach; and any one who shall pre-
vent any person so designated from doing any
Of the acts authorized as aforesaid, or'who
shall hinder, or melest any such person In do
ing;any of the said acts, or shall aid or iabet IN
preventing, hlnderlns or molestlng any such
person In respect OF any such acts, shall be
guilty of q 9misde and on conviction
shall be punished by imprisonment not less
than one year
SECTION G.. And be it further enacted, That
In any city having upwards Of twenty thousand
inhabitants, 1t shall be lawful for the Marshal
of the United States for the district wherein
said city shall be, to appoint as many special
deputies as may be necessary to preserve order
at any election at which representatives In
Congress are to be chosen; and said deputies
ara hereby authorized to- preserve order at
such elections; and to arrest for any offence
or breach of the peace, committed in their
view 20 - n;
Under the State election law, members OF
Congress are voted for at the same time and
upon the same ballot as the State and
County officers; so that the provisions OF
the actio' Congress above quoted will give
to the whole county, State and. Federal
ticket, the security of impartial supervision.
This act OF Congress guarantees to Charles
ton fair election, whatever Scott and his
corrupt lieutenants may do. The vote will be
honestly counted, and the Reformers cannot
be tricked out oftheir majority by the Radical
managers OF elections. Moreover, the act
to carry out the provisions Of the Fifteenth
Constitutional amendment will prevent the
Ring from intimidating voters, or interfering
With fair election. The latter act applies
to the whole State. 80.