The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-10-08
The Congressional Election Law.

We give below an abstract of the
provisions of the election law passed
at the last session of Congress, which
are applicable to this State:
The statutes at large of the United
States, second session forty first Con-
gress, 1869-7O, provides: page 40
Chap. CxIv. Sec. 1. That all cit
zens of the United States who are or
shall be otherwise qualified by law to
vote at any election By the people In
any State, Territory, district. county,
city, parish, township, school district,
municipality or other territorial sub
division, shall be entitled and allowed
to vote at all such elections without
distinction of race, color or previous
condition of servitude; any constitu-
ton, law, custom, usage or regula-
ton of any State or Territory. or BY
or under its authority, to the contrary
Notwithstanding.
SEC. f. That if any person, by force,
bribery, threats, intimidation, or other
unlawful means, shall hinder, delay,
prevent, or obstruct, or shall combine
or confederate with others to hinder,
delay, prevent, or obstruct any citi-
zen 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
offense, forfeit and pay the sum of
FIVE hundred dollars to the person
aggrieved 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 otense, be guilty of
a 1nisdemeanor, and shall, on convic-
ton thereof, be faed not less than
FIVE hundred dollars, or be imprisoned
not less than one month. and not
more than one year, or boths at the
discretion of the Court.
Chapter cxLIv, page 258, statutes
at large:
SECTION 5. That in any city hav-
ing upwards of twenty thousand in
habitants, 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 applica-
ton of two citizens, to appoint In
writing for each election district or
voting precinct 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 political party, who, when so
designated, shall be, and are hereby
authorized to attend at all times
and places fixed for the registration
of voters, who being registered. would
be entitled to 7ofe for ReDresentatiVa
In Congress, and at all times and
places for holding elections of repre-
sentatlves in Congress, and for count
ing the votes cast at said elections,
and to challenge any name proposed
to pc registered, and any vote offered,
and to be present and witness
throughout the counting of all 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
right to afhx their signature.
or his signature, to said regis
ter for the purpose of identified
ton, and to attach thereto, or TO the
certificate of the number ofvotes cast.
and (any) statement touching the
truth or fairness thereof which they
or he may ask to attach; and any one
who shall prevent any person so des-
ignated from doing any oS the acts
authorized as aforesaid, or who shall |
hinder or modest any such person In
doing any of the said acts, or shall aid /
DR. abet in preventing. hindering or
any such person in respect