, 1870-10-28
THE NATIONAL ELECTION LAW,


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From tie .Ntp i'ork Tribune, OFT. %.
In the United States Clrcuit Court, yestar-
day. before Judge Benedict. tlle Grand "i1rora
;,,,Jn.nn.iaa a. f{;,d ;nJ;ct,nan+a Ssr.;rss ro.'
sons charged With violations Of the Congress-
Election law, we're Assembled Thoy are: Lsn-
sing c. Moore, Foreman; Henry Bowers, John
M,,t,as rt.;s sefrRn aSafl; Nun Jun f. .gsns,
Haat r'aa d. nua nom;-s;, usuns, II, ZINES yanea
T Tsa,. samfa nr;, u1HanieA, SIMON p; De sasseT'
Newton, lraac D. Rusael. Hiram kaynor, Isaac
L, Shaw, J. 2. Schoulr, Charles Sanford, Jas.
J. Shaw. David L. White. lame. i. Walker
and Afa1,nder Wetmnra
I,Ica pana5;nt Sa1;r,-o,, H., y,,toaa.
.t..srs 0'"'e'o" 'Ao A'A'"'n6
cua1se; ,.,,..~x..., .,,.,.,,
49,. IL M M 60. onssna!J course q judicial bus.ness
yIu nave Deen ~ eumnnnea 70 atscna q tae Ocfu,
"! tetm Q! Ills Gout ~ tae capaeist o. G:a:u
ssn1ion 10 sone matess o fact 1 81 Iay soS1 Which
hten Organized u.1eE foreman, who Will pre-
law 70 aonsnlsixE me oath 70 witnesses wno MAY
se f@ss fo a e @
aus rum. II will be 3our dusy to examining iato
states witein ~ seut..rn D!ss!'st Of New York
Which mas cot1c 70 y Ut Knox. .eta:e aud ~ FOUR
in"ietmt: :fs 10 q axe EhnWn 10 ms en'F1 *nat
peist'ns narn e'ten Rn.ffs OF Grim nal oNease
a-a.l It .Er Cniea STATES. to elG "a" that .ae5
Il ~ t' tt!ets aa+i. II guilty. pa01shH tneie1oI
cal aithlat " the avs 1utena-u ~ ttsn-
,ar H'ns an'; Pr ttfE !lAuts AZ tbe nlil &-.eA-
%ss ean GIG he
h'ttt .Ahs ~ 1nS S.ats s.ne; 49,, au
its :: t'.t' ~ sne ~. oe VIZ .o,,.. ,ttes ~"
sEuo nl4 .nG T.. ~ ~ ~. .saSs
ats t. nv eio,eru ~ me hatt,nai tsanass, aug i
"EI .-Sln - hne po"e5 " ''e e"' VI
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ethr Ct -! tnls ciass " inMs y ~ pso.ec-
un' ~ 'stf I'tt1sH ~ ~ tAut l" usfst .aH s
| ~ hsn ~ "aNN-noA ', "hete,n "n5
iaA1a ,',,i:'s y" nTelset;' anh 70 nave
tLe 1e;e!. VI ~" ratutt.H 'ul. uetts!'.'' auta
fhttLu fht.'' MI tnc 1lHHs y every clllzea =
Asa''s'ra'aai F'Eht. .ae preservation ~ Thsth IS
i'll: /, tb,t j. aa- lr.. .tel NJ. 'uust alwlys be
| f!ntt c't. hf statutory enactHeut% Tn staEuteS
IT.! lit fii,'th statss utta this sItijcc% sto not
! tillIci nrteF!sl!y s:om futn'tF a':t1 Wesoown
A.., c:ns Ill the nature u the offences crra' ed
~ tEr' A!r:'s"t lit puoiahTnen!. se Inflicted,
ln.H c'l,si n, n, ss!,S CONSISTS ~ CREATING
takc cocrtx1hre ~ II the wisdom OF ciSttaK
nPon the United States thr tlnis Of esf1scinc
laNs Ct this clss: ! .innt ~ az. for with thar
| qut SUE ven nave nHshlne n 'in, Fnf
| y.n. Il Ssnf .a!acEs ~ Efata t4h.rs. i
must sHlnclent !aat slca - "nies
s ax .+s ,s,, ,t . e nc @ & ~ ae ed
81 ttes..' ~ tmtnts Esy, perhaps. b: s"is' d a:.s
a. p'Gi"s u 10 "l!l !" taF.fullE tEns Ell hs
Etas acstnt, tl,e plain weris tf the Law mlst tie
fhr sut- Tihc vii NOT permit uic II state.
TllCis {es3 II H1Sfttsf, al the pf0Ft.ldrS OF Inc
slatHtcs In 9urstaH, I E1rhr.'n, h'weyrr. tac
following: II n,a.te criu,t, 1t any election for
Istprt t+rl1n't.c Ur 1>r gate in Congress, to per-
tt1ir AT! Vote, or uttrtfrt IN vute, in TIC raHe
OF Hry MI cr peTso,,, living ~ t:r.l, or nytionS;
to vote 1pptc Than ntIcr nj the same election f1r
any cart,1iatc for the same mice; TO ynte y, q
p'aee where he mar nnt b. lawfully enr!slesl 10
vote or without a iawfn! right to rnts; to TN
any un!2N ir net to secure right or o1tpcrtuuity
to vote for himself ar atty uthrr peTs,r. The
pua.sa nett for these offences IS tine NOT exceed
ing zoNe, or b5 Imprisonment not exceeding three
yeals, or both Uy the Goth section It Is male au
| vntnse punishable by the Courts Of the Cnite,i
States fGr any person. ut apy registration of voters
fur At tjrett"n for REPRESENTATIVES lu Coazsess,
to know iugy petsonate or register, 0! ATTEMPT to
nEsteI III ths. name Of anJ Other person. whether
rtnR or dead or fictitious. fg virtue Ut thiS sec-
! Ion you mas consider the laws OF the State which
srtjIunc the duties OF officers VI election to he
| sIuptel. us lawS Ut the tnlteu States, far any
| election ct which Representative In Congress
| shalt br voted ror. Yuu May, tre!cfoTp, tle re-
| 4ulrt,a 10 examine Into the mrthoti To ptrh
cfccrs Of elcctton discharge their duties at stch
| erei1t rs, In addition to the State ottlcefs Of
III ctlo1, there Ire Enlted States ut1igezs WIN arc
charged with certain DATES. ana auy ne aiect u1
an1y on their part should a:so be inquired tnto.
iou Will dnd provisions calculated u rrotect