, 1870-01-15
ELECTION FRAUDS.
Their Prevention and Punishment.

WARRINGTON. Jan. II.
shsrly before the December 1res.s Of cougtss.,
prtveLs auo PuDhh elec ion Ifaudt, which Ra3
itftrrtd to the Election Coum ttee. The CON.
u,ittke bave 8Rr eed upon SUBS ttute, which NJ.
PalLe the Cnai1naa viii aoon report, q. follows:
Representative or Dele gate in the Congress Of tua
Pfe,loenI oi tne unieo states, spy person s14Il
EtoWlDgly pefsot ate aLo vote, or attenpI 70 voe,
In TIE 1ane OF any ether petsuD, vh.tner living.
cane electlnn ior any cAut date for the sane Of
ace or vote at piece Whese NJ nsy no. % " NY
entitled 10 vote. or vote RlLhout having Ia xiul
right 10 vote, Or 40 any nnlA zfai act 10 Becofa
7,vht or an opportunity TO vote for n1mse or any
ntbeT peIsnn, OF By Iotce, thEest, meuact, intrn-
dauop br6el., rsMsia; OF onss o. pfom,e mere
qnslred voter or any State Of The Unsted Srtes Of
6Krclics, Or OF auy Territory thercat from freely
means duee sly rottr 10 rtiose to eIerc.se such
right. OF compel or lLtnce. b, aIy sucn means or
OH erw1' z. suJ o1ilcet Of TN e!ecnon in any sora
y Hle CT Territory 10 FectlTe Ycfe fFoca person
rot legally qualified OF e.utltd 70 vote, Or lutel.
lei e III my naEnef WIIn any or1ctf OF Eztd elec-
uons In tue dh charge Of bis da1e. or BY aay sacn
meAne Other wise inuCCu any oIflcef Of III eIec-
Eon. or on1cGr ~tose dnty It 10 TO AScertalpt an.
Eonnce or declare the retut tf ans tuch e.ectioa,
evtdeIc 10 relation thereto, 10 TtoA:e Of Triase
10 comply win this CT nuJ law rexulatlng roe
ZANE, or, DclLR Al ot1c+r Of an e]totlon, htxect
or reinle 10 perform any dut3 required OF Mn BY
lsw, or do sLy net uEhuihcrtzea uJ iaw re attrg
10 or anec.it q anr su:h eject 'oa Or tue result
M o. q sss1 ses ey
ade crime, Or 70 ontt 10 90 aay dutr t1e
omlss,on OF which u Lefety made cn ne, or at-
oeen1ed guilty q u cnue, AID anal for sncn
.1tme be Fable TO Indictment IN ncy court Of tue
UTILIZED 5iaIes OF competent jur.soitstoo, aod, on
cchv,c,ion thereof, snail be pHnishcd q doe
! OF e1ceeo,ug t5c0, or By 1uptison Lent for
tefm Lot exec ed1t three year, or bain, in the
dlcrtuou OF the ton1f, aid pay the cost o. prose-
cnEon.
SEC 2 Thatif at any registration OF votera for
nu election Tor Representative U Delegate 10 t1e
Cout1eta Of the Ulitsd states, my prrson shLi
kno1loRl, persolate, alo 1t2ihEes, or a1teupt 70
70 II gtser In the name OF suo her perso1t wnetn-
er ltylI or tead or fictitious. or register. OF AZ
tempt 70 register at place ~here he snsil rot be
lQRiu]ly entitled TO register, or reeutet, or &t-
tempt n 1eghtez. not hastbg tawf-l r1koL no to
| DO, or do suJ uLlamfu act 10 sccute repatriation
fof nnset or aoy o,nsr peE,sss Or oy i1rce.
oder. or promise thereof, or otherwise. sawfiily
EteTeIt or h1Ldtr any pesson hkF'ng Ia S1at
sht 70 Sm Guy 7, ezss9S sqea ga
othef~tse, apy ofncet OF registration 10 admit "
II gtblEst1on an1 person not legally entitled snefe.
IeRlstl a1ton IN the discharge OF h. lea, or BY
an. buCn means or otherr'se Iduce ary ot1cer OF
feplsrsuon to siuate or refusa TO comply with nis
dRt3, or any law regulating tbe tams; Of. neloG
an octt nf EeRGtFst.0u nexlec. or feiQ-e 70 per.
to1u N, dnt5 required tf hlu " 49, or Vl0.btt
sIJ du1y iDpost BY l2~, or Do any act unautoot'
l
| t0t; Or ad, couLstl, procure, or sdske auS tuc1
rottr, person, or otcer 70 do au] Il nere,y made
Is htrrfy ade cu1 e. every s1ch belson abal. be
ctectd gully VI c1tne, and ANAL be llsbe to ID.
o:csn en- tht1el0r4 Etu lceu IL tne first Eccuou
OF thts act lnr pe1sona Sults Of any OF the crimes
II tn 81 et:1sU.
sEc 3 That II eDy refson ahhll oy force, toreat,
ntlate, lnrsn.icas't,r, or o:ner~'ss uu1s~faEy
ptevets apJ c.tszsn citZepa tEoM assr 0dng IL
p1tlio uee1n 10 freely dstc1s~, Or heas d:.cu-sed
ihE c!as ueiis or ant cat uldate foT he office
cf pre<ideL1 OF Vice Presicett or EiectoEA .htte-
Of, or Krprstentafite or DteCste In Cor21e6s, o.
| Of sr5 0t1ictI OF The GoytEnntns OF lht Uai:ed
| StA,tf, u1 the laws or He.suies ol Congress- Of
anJ tsfu1e e1s'tlpa, peLdpx or Proposed. Affect
! II thc Go, eILn c. trf The Ua!ed Aler, or Auy
&C psr; next or oQlckt tteTs"f; or If any person
| kknIl BY ally Atcn lut HLs bttaE up, ulrperse4 nl
! molt5t sD{ snch assemo!sge or mo1,t RuY cl'l1en
IN OF OF Such asseqIb sGe, estt3 I'e.sou 70 Offend.
III *hCi te dre,to guilty Of cittue. and snail b.
tIa1:e 10 lndietmebt al pnntAbutps therefor, "a
LFuvIded IN tne rst section OF his act for
! guilty Of any ol The crlmea therein brec!1eo.