The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-06-17
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mentS VI tHO P'>N- 81 -7E
os ;nfamous as il is, but who have been
either denied Registrations by the tools
If ambitious Governors, or have been
stricken from the lists after they had
been legally registered. All OF these
men can require the Registrars 10 enter
their names upon the lists of voters,
under the following sections of the Act
of Congress passed to enforce the 10Th
amendment. 1t will be observed that
any Registrar who refuses TO register
anv man who is willing to comply with
the reouirements of the Registration
Act makes himself haJie to he party
ag,fiered IN Tie s,m Of $500, in addition
10 full costs and such allowance for
LAWYERS fees as the court shall deem
just and proper, and further fine Of
500 and Imprisonment.
These two sections of the Act were
intended to compel1the Democratic reg
istrars in Maryland and Tennessee to
register the negroes of those two States;
but it applies equally to the Registrars
of West Virginia, and will compel them
to register such white men as are now
illegally kept from the ballot-box. -.
SECTIONS TWO AND THREE OF THE ACT To
ENFORCE THE FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT
SEC .. And be it further enacted,
That if by or under the authority OF
the constitution or laws Of any State, or
the laws of any Territory, any act is or
shall be required to be done as prere-
duisite or qualification for voting, and
bv such constitution or laws persons or
officers are or shall becharged with the
performance of duties in furnishing to
citizens an opportunity to perform such
prerequisite, or to become qualified to
vote, it shall he the duty of every such
person and officer to give to all citizens
of the United States the same and equal
opportunity to perform such prerequl-
site, and to become qualified to vote
without distinction OF race, color or
previous condition of servitude; and II
any such person or officer shall refuse
or knowingly omit to give full effect to
this section, he shall, for every such
otlense, forfeit and pay the sum OF
$500 to the person aggricved 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 Of
tense be deemed guilty of misdcmea.
nor, and shall on conviction thereof, be
fined not less than 500, or imprisoned
not less than one month or more than
one year, or both, at the discretion of
the court. .i
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted,
That whenever, by or under the consti
tuition or laws of any State, or under
the laws of any Territory, an act is or
shall be required to be done by any citi
zen as a prerequisite to qualify and en-
title him to vote, the offer Of any such
citizen to perform the act required to he
done as aforesaid shall, if it fail to he
carried into execution by reason Of the
wrongful act or omission aforesaid Of
the person or officer charged with the
duty of receiving or permitting such
performance, or offer to perform, or act
ing thereon, be deemed and held a.
performance in law Of such act; and the
person so Offering and failing as aiOrc-
said, and being otherwise qualified, shall
be entitled TO vote in the same manner
and to the same extent as if he had in
fact performed such act; and any Judge,
inspector or other officer of election
whose duty it is or shall he to receive,
count, certify, register, report or give
effect to the vote of any such citizen, or
who shall refuse or omit to receive,
count, certify, register report ors give
effect to the vote Of such citizen upon
the presentation 10y him Of his affidavit
stating such offence and the time and
place thereof, and the name of the OF:
ficer or person whose duty it was to act
thereon, and that he was wrongfully
prevented 10y such person or officer
from performing such act shall for
every such offense forfeit and pay the
sum OF five hundred dollars to the per-
son aggrieved thereby, to be recovered
by an action on the case, with fall cost
and such allowance for counsel fees as
the Court shall deem just, and shall
also for every such offense be guilty OF
a misdemeanor and shall, on convic
ton thereof be fined not less than five
hundred dollars, or be imprisoned not
less than one month and not more than
one year. or both, at the discretion Of.
the Court