The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-06-20

according 10 The provisions of sail act,
scc 10 And be it further enacted, Thatif
n, any election for Rep sentative orpelesa'e
in ths Congress Of he United States any per-
son shall knowingly personatn and vote, or
n,tempt 10 vote, in the name of any other per-
SON. whether living, dead or fictitious, or vote
more than once Mt the same election for any
candidate for tho same Ufice, or vote at place
where lie may not be lawfully cntl' leu !" vo's,
or vote without hayingnny lawful right, oruo
/ any unlawful act 10 secure ig t or an OPP
por,unity TO vote for himself orflny other per.
son ;>or by force, threat, menace, ih'iih'eH-
ton, bribery, reward or .tter, or promise
thereof. or otherwise, unlawtully prevent my
oualiied ystcr ofany State oft!c United States
/ of America or Of any Territory thereof, from
freely exercising the right OF suffrage, or by
onv such means induce aay such voter to re-
fuse to exercise sLch right; or compel or IN
ducr BY any such means, or otherwise, any
officer Of an election ia any such State or Ter
ri,ory 10 receive vote from person no. le-
pally qualified or entitled TO vote; or interfere
in any mann, r with any officer ofsaid elections
in the discharge Of his duties; or by any Of
such means or OF her unlawful means, inducs
aay officer Of m election, or any officer wb's'
duty il is to ascertain, announce or declare the
result of any such election, or give or make any
certificate, document or evidence in re'aioa
thereto, to violate trrefusc to con ply wi h his
duty, or any law regulating the sane: or
knowingly and willfully receive the vote OF
any pcr.sn not entitled to vote, or aid, conn-
sci, procure or advise any such voter, person
or officer TO do my net hereby made crime,
or omit to do any duty Il omission of which
is hereby made - crime, or attempt to do so,
every such person .Ilall ba deemed guilty Of a
crime, and shall for such crime be liable TO
prosecution in my Court ofthc United States
Of America, aal, IN conviction thereof shall
be punished by fine not exceeding 5000, or
by imprisonment for term not crcecaing
three years, or both, in tho discretion Of the
Court, and shall pay the costs Of prosecution.
Sec. 20. And be it further Enacted, That If,
at any registration of voters for mn election Of
Representative or Delegate in the Congress Of
the United States. ahy person shall knowingly
pcrsonatc and gisicr in Il Q name of any otHer
person, whether living dead, or fictitious, OF
fraudulcntly register, or fraudulcntly attempt
TO register, not having lawful ris..t 10 do SO,
or 10 any Unlawful nc; to secure registration
for himself or any other person. or by force,
threat, mcnancc, intimidation, bribery, re-
ward, or offer, orpromise thereof, or other un-
lawful mcans. prevent or hinder any person
having lawful right TO register, from duly
exercising such right; or compel Or induce,
by any of suclI means or othcrunlawful means,
any officer of registration TO admit to rcsisirn-
ton my crson not legally entitled hercio,o or
Interfere in any manner with any officer oil
registration in The discharge Of his duties, or
By any such means. or other unlawful means,
induce any officer Of registration TO violate or
refuse TO comply with his duty, or any law
regulating the same, or knowingly and will:
fully receive the vote ofany person not entitled
to vote, or refuse to receive the vote Of amy
person entitled 10 veto, or aid, counsel, pro.
cure or advise any such voter, person or OIL.
ccrte do any act hereby made crime, or to
omit any net the omission Of which is hereby
made crime, every such person shall be
deemed guilty Of crime, and shall be liable
to prosecution anil punishment therefor, as
provided in section ninecccn Of this net for
persons Of the crimes therein specified: Pro.
vidcd, that every registration made under thu
laws Of any State or Territory, for any Stmt,
or other election al which such Representative
or Delegate in Congress shall he chosen, shall
be deemed to be II registration within tho
meaning ofthis act, no'wiilstsn ling the same
shall also DO made for the Iurpose Of any
State, Territorial or municipal election.
SEC. q. And be it further enacted,
!. That whenever, by the laws Of any Stat,
or Territory, the name of any candidate Of
person to BE- voted for as Representative Of
Delegate in Congress shall be required te
b. printed. written or contained in any
ticket or ballot with other candidates Of
persons to be voted for ut the same cleo
ton, FIR State, Territorial, municipal OF
local officers, it shall be sufficient priulr
facic evidence, either for the purpose o
indicting or convicting my charged still
voting, or attempting or offering to vote
; unlawfnlly under the provisions Of The
, preceding sections, or for committing
either of tho offences thereby created, Il
prove that the person so charged or in,
, dicted voted. or attempted or offered tc
vote such ballot or ticket, or committed
either Of tho offenscs named in the pre-.
! ccding sections Of this act with reference
i to such ballot. And the proof and cs,ab
; lishment Of sueli fact shall BE- taken. hello
and deemed to be prcsumptive evidence
/ that such person voted. or attempted OF
t offered to vote. for such Representative
, or Delegate, as the case may be, or thai
, snch ofcnso was committed with reference
to the election Of such Representative o,
, Delegate, and shall be sufficient to war.
rant Lis conviction, unless it shall b.
shcwn that any such ballat, when cast o,
I attempted or offered to be cast by him
did no. contain the name of candidate 70,
the Office OIL Representative or Delegate il
: the Congress of the United States or thai
, such oiTcnso was not committed with ref.
, ercncc to the election Of such Reprcscn.
taivc or Delegate.
SIC. o. And be it further enacted
That any officer ofany election at which
any Representative or Delegate in Con,
greas of tho United States shall be voted
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