The New York herald., 1870-05-28
PUR1F1cAT1oM OF THE BALLOT.
The Bill to Enforce the Provisions Of the
Fifteenth Amendment

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Tho following is the text of the bill enforce the fifteenth
amendment AZ passed by both Houses of Congress-
AN Aor TO enforce tho right citizens the United States
TO vote In the several States OF Union otner
BE enacted by the Senate House Of Representatives
OF ns United states OF America In Congress- assembled That
wise auallsd by law any election Sy The people IN
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shall be entitled and allowed TO all such elections
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such person and officer to give to all citizens United
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than one month or more than one year, or botn at the
sEo And be Il further enacted Tha. whenever by or
under the authority OF the constitution law OF any State
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failing aforesaid and being Otherwise qualified sna
If he had In performed act and any judge
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presentation by him Of his anday stating such otter
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the Of five hundred dollars the person aegevcd
cost and such allowance for fees as the court shah
deem Just and shall also for every such offence be guilty OF
not less than ye hundred dollars be imprisoned less
than one month and not more than boh at the
SIG l. And be further enacted That IL any person. by
shall hinder delay prevent or obs'rnc. or shalt combns and
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him to vote or from voting at any election as aforesaid such
Of sS to the asEeysd thereby to be sy
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every such offence be guilty AZ mis- emesnor and shall on
oncd not less than one month and than year.
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prevent hinder control Or n,%iaa.e shall attempt
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secured sunrsntes the afeen.h amendment to the
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guilty Of misdemeanor ana shall conviction therooi be
asd s nS less than % hundred dollars or be Imprisoned not
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tons any other felony, crime or misdsmeanor shall be
OF said sections shall be punished for the same with such
pqnshments attached to the said feIones crimes ana
ay ss sy the laws Of the State in which the offence
sEo s. And be Il further enacted That the District Conr,s
OF the United States within their respective dsrcts sha
have exclusively Of the courts OF the several States cogn
With Circuit .ssat5ff',s
except as herein Otherwise provided the jursdic
the laws and practice governing United States and
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the I aPgoned By the Circuit and Territorial
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speedy the arrest and esamnson
OF psson1s charged r with yoso1 Of h. such
else and discharge az the powers and duties conferred on
created by they are authorized by law to exercise
with regard to other offences against the the United
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deprived Of the rights conferred BY this act And The
duties faithfully and ocsn in Conformity IT, wh he eer cen
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SEQ II. And be further enacted That any person who
shall knowingly and wully obsruc hinder prevent any
olcer or other person charged with the execution OF any
warrant or process issued under the provisions Of this
any person persons lawfully assisting him them from
assns any person for whose apprehension such
to rescue such person from the custody OF the
aforesaid when SO arrested, the authority
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escape from the custody Of the ocer other person legally
for whose process shall have been
issued aforesaid prevent discovery and
after notice or knowledge Of the fact that warrant has
been issued for the apprehension Of person. shall for
either O. q 1 said Offences be subject TO- fine not OK.
both At ts discretion OF the court on conviction before the
or circuit n which said offence may have been committed
or before the court OF criminal
nod within OF the organized Territories of the
United States. S
H. be further enacted That the commissioners
district attorneys the their deputles and the clerks
of the said district, circuit and territorial courts sla be
paid for their services the like fees may bo allowed To-
them similar services IN The person or per
sons authorized TO execute the TO be BY
such for the arrest of offenders against the
provisions Of this act shall be entitled TO the usual fees
allowed to the marshal for of he or
they arrest and take before such az