Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1870-06-07

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such persons shall be held guilty Of felony,
and on conviction thereof shall be fined and
imprisoned, the fine not to exceed $4,000, and
the imprisonment not to exceed ten-years, and
shall moreover thereafter be ineligible to and
disabled from holding any Office or place OF
honor, profit or trust created by the Constitu-
ton or laws of tho United States.
Sec. Z. And be it further enacted, That if
in the act of violating any provision in either
of the two preceding sections any other felony,
crime or misdemeanor shall be committed, the
offender, on conviction of such violation OF
said sections, shall be punished for the same
with such punishments as are attached to the
said felonies, crimes and misdemeanors by the
laws of the State in which the offence may
be committed.
Sec. 8. Aud be it further enacted, That
the District Courts of the United States within
their respective districts shall have, exclusive.
" of the courts of the several States, cogni-
zance of all crimes aud offences committed
against the provision of this act, and also con-
currently with the Circuit Courts of the United
States of all cases. civil aud criminal, arising
under this act, except us herein otherwise pro-
vided, and the jurisdiction hereby conferred
shall be exercised in conformity with the laws
and practice governing the United States
Courts, and all crimes aud offences committed
against the provisions of this act may be pros
ecuted by the indictment of grand jury, or
in cases of crimes or offences not infamous,
the prosecution may be, either by Indictment
or information, filed by the District Attorney
in court having jurisdiction.
Sec 8. And be it further enacted, That
the district attorneys, marshals and deputy
marshals of the United States, aud the cons
missoners appointed by the Circuit and Terri
torial Courts Of the United States, with powers
of arresting, imprsoning or bailing offenders
against the laws of the United States, and
every other officer who may be specially em-
powered by the President of the United States,
shall be and they are hereby specially author
lied and required, at the expense of the
United States, to institute aproceeding against
all and every person who shall violate the
provisions of this act, and cause him or them
to be arrested, imprisoned or bailed, as the
case may be, for trial, before such Court of
the United States, or Territorial Court, as has
cognizance of the offence, and with view to
afford reasonable protection to all persons in
their constitutional right to vote, without dis.
tinction of race, color or previous condition OF
servitude, and to the prompt discharge of the
duties of this act, it shall be the duty of the
Circuit Courts of the United States, and tho
Superior Courts of the Territories of tho
United States, from time to time, to increase
the number of commissioners, so as to afford
a speedy and convenient means for the arrest
and examination of persons charged with
violation of this act, and such commissioners
are hereby authorized and required to exercise
and discharge all the powers and duties cons
ferred on them by this aot, and the same duties
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they are authorized by law to exercise with
tho United States.
Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That
it shall be the duty of all marshals to obey
and execute all warrants and precopts issued
under the provisions of this act, when to them
directed, and should any marshal or deputy
marshal refuse to receive such a warrant or
other process when tendered, or to use all
proper means diligently to execute tho same,
he shall, on conviction thereof be fined the
sum of $1,000 to the use of the person de-
privod of the rights conferred by this act F.;
and the better to enable said commissioners
to execute their duties faithfully and eficiont-
ly, in conformity with the Constitution OF the
United States and the requirements of this
act, they are hereby authorized and empow>
cred, within their districts respectively, to
appoint in writing, under their hands, any
ono or more suitable persons from time to
timo to execute all such warrants and other
process as may be issued by them in the law
full performance Of their respective duties
and the persons SO appointed to execute any
warrant or process, as aforesaid, shall have
authority to summon and call to their aid the
bystanders, or posse comitdtus Of the proper
county, or such portion of the land or naval
forces of the Uuited States, or of tho militia,
as may be necessary to the performance of the
duty with which they are charged, and to in
sure faithful observance of the Fifteenth
Amendment to the Constitution of the Uni
ted States and such warrants shall run and
be executed by said officers anywhere in tho
State or Territory within which they are is
sued.
Sec. IL. And be it further enacted, That
any person who shall knowingly and wilfully
obstruct, hinder or prevent any officer or 9TH
er person charged with the execution OF any
warrant or process issued under the provi-
sious of this act, or any person or persons
lawfully assisting him or them,' from arrest
ing any person for whose apprehension such
warrant or process may have been issued,
or shall rescue or attempt to rescue such per-
son from the custody of the officer or other
person or persons or those lawfully assigned
as aforesaid when SO arrested pursuant to the
authority herein given aud declared, or shall
aid, abet OF assist any person so arrested as
aforesaid, directly or indirectly, to escape
from the custody of the officer OF other per-
son legally authorized as aforesaid, or shall
harbor and conceal any person for whose ar
rest a warrant or process shall have been is
sued as aforesaid, so as to prevent his discov-
cry and arrest, after notice or knowledge of
the fact that warrant has been issued for the
apprehension of such person, shall for either
of said offences be subject to a fine not ex-
ceeding 81, 900, or imprisonment not exceed
ing six months, or both, at the discretion of
the Court, by indictment and conviction be-
fore the District or Circuit Court of the Uni
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