New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-08-18

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meanor,- and on conviction, skan be pun
ished by fine not exceeding one thousand
dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding one
year, or both, in the discretion Of the court
Sec. IL. And be it further enacted, That tht
act to protect all persons in the United
States In their civil rights, and furnish ths
means of their vindicatiOn, passed Apr
nine, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, Il
hereby re-enacted; and sections sixteen ane
seventeen hereof shall be enforced accord
ing to the provisions of said act.
SEC. 10. And be it further enacted, ina
if at any election for representative or deie
gate in the Congress Of the United State!
any person shall knowingly personate anc
vote, or attempt to vote, in the name OF any
other person, whether living, dead or flctl
tiOus; or vote more than once at the same
election for any candidate for the same
office; or vote at place where he may moi
be lawfully entitled to vote; or vote with
out having a lawful right to vote; or do any
unlawful act to secure right or an oppor
tunity to vote for himself or any other
person; or by force, threat, menace, intimi
dation. bribery, reward, or offer, or promise
thereof, or otherwise unlawfully prevent
any qualified voter of any State OF the United
States of America, or of any Territory
thereof, from freely exercising the right OF
suffrage, or by any such means induce any
voter to refuse to exercise such right
or compel or induce by any such means,
or otherwise, any officer OF an election LII
any such State or Territory to receive a
vote from person not legally qualified or
entitled to vote; or interfere in any man
ner with any officer of said elections in the
discharge of his duties; or by any of such
means, or other unlawful meads, induce
any officer of an election, or officer whose
duty it is to ascertain, announce, or declare
the result of any such election, or give or
make any certificate, document, or evidence
in relation thereto, to violate or refuse to
comply with his duty, or any law regulating
the same or knowingly and wilfully re-
ceive the vote of any person not en-
titled to vote, or refuse to receive the
vote of any person entitled to vote; or AID,
counsel, procure, or advise any such voter,
person. or officer to do any act hereby made
"a crime, or to omit to do any duty the omis-
sion of which is hereby made crime, OF
attempt to do so, every such person shall be
deemed guilty of a crime, and shall for
such crime be liable to prosecution in any
court of the United States of competent
jurisdiction, and, on conviction thereof,
shall be punished by fine not exceeding
five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment
for term not exceeding three years, or
both, in the 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 an cleo
ton for representative or delegate in the
Congress Of the United States, any person
shall knowingly persOnate and register, or
attempt to register, in the name of any
other person, whether living, dead, or ficti-
tious, or fraudulently attempt to register,
not having lawful right so to do; or do
any unlawful act to secure registration for
himself or any other person: or by force,
threat. menace, intimidation, bribery,
reward, or offer, or promise thereof
or other unlawful means, prevent or
hinder any person having a lawful
right to register from duly exercising such
right: or compel or induce, by any such
means, or other unlawful means any officer
of registration to admit to registration any
person not legally entitled thereto, or inter-
fere in any manner with any officer of
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 know
ingly and wilflIlly receive the vote of any
person not entitled to vote, or refuse to
receive the vote of any person en-
titled TO vote. or aid, counsel,
procure, or advise any such voter, person,
or officer to do any act hereby made crime,
or to omit any act, the omission of which
is hereby made a crime, every such person
shall be deemed guilty of a crime, and shall
be liable to prosecution and punishment
therefor, as provided in section nineteen OF
this act for persons guilty of any OF the
crimes therein specified PrOvived, That
every registration made under the
laws of any State or Territory, for
any State or other election at which such
or delegate in Congress shall
be chosen, shall be deemed to be "a registra-
ton within the meaning of this act not
the same shall also be made
for the purposes OF any State, territorial or
election.
SEC. q. And be it further enacted. That
whenever. by the laws of any State or Ter
ritory, the name of any candidate or person
to be voted for AS representative or delegate
in Congress shall be required to be printed,
written or contained in any ticket or ballot
with other candidates or persons to be voted
for at the same election for State, territorial,
or local officers, it shall be suffi-
Gent prima facie evidence, either for the
purpose Of indicting or cOnvicting any
person charged with voting, or attempting
or offering to vote, unlawfully under the
provisions of the preceding sections, or
for committing either Of the Offenses
thereby created. to prove that the person
so charged or indicted, voted, or attempted
DE- offered to vote, such ballot or ticket, or
committed either of the Offenses named in
the preceding sections of this act with refer
ence to such ballot And the proof and es-
of such facts shall be taken,
held, and deemed to be Dresumptive EVIL
lence that such person voted, or attempted
DE- offered to vote, for such representative
Dr. delegate, as the case may be, or that such
)tfense was committed with reference to
the election of such representative or dele
gate, and shall be sufficient to warrant his
unless it shall be shown
that any such ballot, when cast, or
attempted or offered to be cast. by
him, did not contain the name of any candi-
iatefor the office of representative or dele
gate in the Congress Of the United States,
Or that such Otfense was not committed with
reference to the election of such representa-
tive or delegate.
Sec. 90 And be it further enacted, That
any officer of any election at which any
or delegate in the Congress
Of the United States shall be voted for,
whether such officer of election be ap-
pointed or created by or under any law or
authority of the United States, or by or
under any State, territorial, district, Or mu
nicipal law or authority, who shall neglect
Or refuse to perform any duty in regard to
such election required of him by any law
Of the United States, or of any State or
territory thereof; or violate any duty
so imposed, or knowingly do any
act thereby unauthorized, with in
ent to affect any such election, Or
the result thereof; or fraudulently make any
false certificate of the result of such cleo
ton in regard to such representative or
delegate; or withhold, conceal, or destroy
any certificate Of record so required by law
concerning, or pertaining to the
election of any such representative or dele
gate; or neglect or refuse to make and re-
turn the same as so required by law; or
aid, counsel, procure, or advise any voter,
person, or officer to do any act by this or
any of the preceding sections made a crime;