The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1870-06-18

the amendments to the Constitution of the
United States
SEc. 10. Any person accepting or holding
Office, or attempting to hold OF exercise the
duties of any Office, after the passage of this
act, in violation of the 14th Amendment
may be imprisoned not more than one year,
or fined not more than 81. .OOO or both.
SEC. l6. ALI persons in every State shall
have the same right to make and enforce
contracts, to sue, be parties, give evidence,
and enjoy the full and equal benefits of laws
for security of person or property as is en-
jOyed by white citizens, and shall be sub
ject to like punishments, taxes, licenses and
exactiOns of every kind No tax shall be
imposed by any State on persons immigrat-
ing thereto, which is not equally imposed
upon every person so immigrating.
SEC II. Any person who under cover of
Law shall subject, or cause to be subjected,
any person to the deprivation of any right
secured by this act, or to different punish
ment on account of his being an alien, or by
reason of his color or race, than is precrib-
ed for the punishment of citizens, may be
fined not more than 81 600, or imprised not
more than one year, or both.
SEC. Is. Re-enacts the civil right bill of
April 9, 1866, and provides that sections l6
and II of this act shall be enforced accord
ing to the provisions of said act of April 9,
1866.
SEC. l9. If at any election for member of
Congress any person shall vote or attempt
to vote in the name of any other person liv~
ing or dead, or fictitious; or vote more than
once, or where he is not entitled, or without
lawful right or do any unlawful act to Sc
cure an opportunity to vote for himself OF
other person; or by any unlawful means
prevents any voter from freely exercising
his right; or compels or induces any officer
Of election to receive an illegal vote; or in
terfere IN any way with an officer Of election
or induces such officer to neglect or violate
any law requiring him to ascertain OF an
nounce the result ofany election; or induces
such officer to receive an illegal vote, or
who shall aid or advise any officer or voter
to violate this act, may be fined not more
than $500, or imprisoned not more than
three years, OF both, and shall pay costs Of
prosecution.
SEC. 20. Applies penalties of preceding
section to registration of voters, and pro-
-vides that any registration made under the
laws of State for State or other elections at
which members of Congress may be chosen,
l., - II ,oo;-k-ok1or rv1EbiH fho
meaning of this act
SEC 81 Where the laws of State require
the name Of a candidate for Congress to be
placed on a ballot with names of candidates
for local Offices, proof that any person voted
for local Offices shall be prima facie evidence
under the provisions of this act, that he
voted at the same time for member of Con
gress.
SEC. %, Any officer of election, at which
a member of Congress is voted for, who
shall neglect or refuse to perform any duty
required by any law of the United States, or
of any State, or who shall aid or advise any
person to do any thing forbidden by this
act, or who shall omit anything required
herein, may be punished as provided in sec
ton 49,
SEC. % When any person is defeated for
any Office except Presidential Elector, or
member of Congress or Legislature, by rea-
son of the denial to any citizen, who shall
offer, of the right to vote on account Of race,
color or previous condition of servitude, his
right to such Office shall not be impaired
thereby, and Ae may bring suit to recover
! his Office and where the above is the only
question touching the title to such Office,
such suit may be brought in the United
States Courts