The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1870-06-09

ANDERSON c. H., c., MORNING, g, 1870

DERSON G. H., S. c., THU
United States or any State, to which he is in
eligible under the third section of the fourteenth
article of amendment of the Constitution Of
the United States or who shall attemptt to hold
or exercise the duties of any such office, shall
be deemed guilty of misdemeanor against the
United States, and, upon conviction thereof be,
fore the circuit or district court Of the United
States shall be imprisoned not more than one
year, or fined not exceeding one thousand dol
lars, or both, at the discretion OF the court.
Sec 16. That all persons..within the jurisdic-
ton of the United States shall have the same
right in every State and Territory in the United
States to make and enforce contracts, to sue, be
parties, give evidence, and to the full and equal
benefit of all laws and proceedings for the Sc
curity of person and property as is enjoyed by
white citizens, and shall be subject to like pun
ishment, pains, penalties, taxes, licenses, and
exactions of every kind, and none other, any
law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or custom to
the contrary Notwithstanding. No tax or
charge shall be imposed or enforced by any
State upon any person immigrating thereto
from a foreign country which is not equally i'm
posed upon every person immigrating to such
State from any other foreign country; and any
law of any State in conflict with this provision
is hereby declared null and void.
Sec. II. That any person who, under color OF
any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or Gus
tom, shall subject, or cause to be subjected, any
inha habitant of any State or Territory to the de-
privation of any right secured or protected by
this act, or to different punishment, pains, or
penalties on account of such person. being an
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prescribed for the punishment of citizens, shall
be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and, on
conviction, shall be punished by fine not ex-
ceeding one thousand dollars, or imprisonment
not exceeding one year, or both in the discre-
ton of the court.
Sec 49, That the act to protect all persons
in the United States in their civil rights, and
furnish the means of their yindication, passed
April 9, 1866, is hereby re-enacted; and Sec
tions 16 and II hereof shall be enforced accor-
ding to the provisions of said act.
Sec 49, That if at any election for represen-
tative or delegate in the Congress of the United
States any person shall knowingly personate
and vote, or attempt to vote in the name of any
other person, whether living, dead, or fictitious;
or vote more than once at the same election tor
any candidate for the same Office or vote at
place where he may not be lawfully entitled to
vote; or vote without having lawful right to
vote; or do any unlawful act to secure right
or an opportunity to vote for himself or any
other person or by force, threat, menace, In
timidation, 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 any elec-
ton in any such State or Territory to receive a
vote from person not legally qualified or en-
titled to vote or intefere in any manner with
any officer of said elections in the discharge of
his duties; or by any of such means, or other
unlawful means, induce any officer of an elec-
ton, or officer whose duty it is to ascertain, an
nounce, or declare the result of any such elec-
ton, or give or make any certificate, document,
or evidence in relation thereto, to violate OF re-
fuse to comply with his duty, or any law regu-
lating the same; or knowingly and wilfully re-
ceive the vote of any person not entitled to vote
titled to vote; or aid, counsel, procure, or ad-
wise any such voter, person, or officer to DO any
act hereby made crime, or to omit to do any
duty the omission of which is hereby made a
crime, or attempt to do so, every such person
shall be deemed guilty of crime, and shall for
such crime beaiable 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. That if, at any registration of voters
for an election of representative or delegate In
the Congress of the United States, any person
shall knowingly personate and register, or at
tempt to register in the name of any other per-
son, whether living, dead, or fictitious, or fraud
ulently register, or fraudulently attempt to reg
any unlawful act to secure registration for him.
self 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 lawful
right to register from duly exercising such right;
or compel or induce, by any of such means, or
other unlawful means, any officer of registra-
tion to admit to registration any person not le-
gally entitled thereto, or interfere in any man
ner with any officer of registration in the dis
charge of his duties or by any such means, or
other unlawful MEANS induce any officer of reg
istration to violate or refuse to comply with his
duty, or any law regulating the same, or know
ingly and wilfully receive the vote of any per-
son not entitled to vote or refuse to receive the
vote of any person entitled to vote, or aid,
counsel, procure, or advise any such voter, per-
son or officer to do any act hereby made crime,
or to omit any act the omission of which is
hereby made crime, every such person shall
be deemed guilty of crime, and shall be liable
to prosecution and punishment therefor, as
provided in section nineteen of this act for per-
sons guilty of any of the crimes therein speci-
ed Provided, that every registration made un-
der the laws of any State or Territory, for any
State or other election at which such represen-
tative or delegate in Congress shall be chosen,
shall be deemed to be q registration within the
meaning of this act notwithstanding the same
shall also be made for the purposes of any