, 1870-05-25

| err against th6 ptofLs4ouo - %He att 1A19 "
| sbal for an arrest Of each person he or the,
NAV arrest and take before any such Connis
e,oner. as aforesaid. with such other fees a,
| NAV Le deemed reasonable BY such Commits
siuner foz such other additional SERVICES u
may he necessaEily tIp.t;an psfd0fmsd q H. @4 a4
animation Of keeping the prisoner n Gus
| todJ and providing him with food and lodging
| duIing3his detention, and until tha hnsl de
! termination of. such Commissioners, and
| general for performing such other duties -
may be required n The pIemlses s9eh ices i
| ~ charged BY the Justice. within the ptopsl
| district or county. as near ~ may ba psactica
| HE. and paid ont Of the Treasury Of thu
| United States on the certificate Of the Judg'
OF Of the district within which the rest Il
fendant as part OF tho judgment in the case O.
| conviction. -ty
TIE PRESIDENT 70 ZEE TH1 AnxY Oh aAV1: !.
| SIC. l9. Aud be il further eaacted, That
| shall be lawful for the President OF the untet
States to employ such part OF ths !and aalt
tie militia, as shall be deemed necessary L
prevent the violation and euforce the due exc
| cution OF this act
EE1lo1BLE oFT1cE-HoIpERs.
SEQ. "A. dnd be il further e7sacted, Tha
| Whenever any person shall hold IN office e1
sept Is member Of Congress OF OF SOM
| State Legislature, contrary to the provisions
OF the third section Of the fourteenth article o
the amendment Of the Constitution Of tht
United States. it shall be the duty Of the Dis
| trict Attorney Of the United States for tho dls
| trict in which euch person shall hold Office, =.
nfnresaid, to proceed sgainst such pefson q
writ of quo z1u,Tnn&o, retuEn2hfe to the Circuit
or District Court Of the United States in suct
district, and to prosecute the sane to tho re.
tnoyal Of such person from Office; and any wrii
Of quo .rdyrdnlo, brought as Aforesaid, ahal
| tske precedence OF al other cases on the
docket Of the court to which i is mado return
ablo, and ahan not be continued unless fo1
| cause proved to the satisfaction OF the court.
- SEC, Is. And De II FURTHER enacted, That any
| person who shal1 he1eafter knowingly accept ol
hold sny of1ce under the United States, or 1n1
State, to which he Ia ineligible under tho thl1c
section Of the fourteent article OF anandnent
| Of the Constitution Of tho United States, o.
| who shall attempt to hold or exercise the du
| ties Of any such Office, shall be deemed guilt,
Of QlisdepneAnos against the United States
| and upon CONVICTION thereof before tho CircM
or District Court Of tho United States, shall b.
not exceeding $1,000, OK both, At the discretion
| Of the court.
| EQUAL aI0HT8.
Skc- 16. Asad bs II further enacted, Thai al
| Parsons within the Jurisdiction Of the Unites
States shall have the same right in every Stat
AAA+pI%L
sud enforce contracts, to sue, be parties, give
evidence, and to the full and equal benefit o,
all laws snd proceedings for the security oi
perrons and property rs Is enjoyed BY white
citizens, and shall be subject to Like punish.
mentH, pains, penalties, taxeH, Licensees, and
executions Of every kind, any other law, atat-
contrary notwithstanding. No tax or charge
shall be imposed or enforced by any State upon
any person emigrating thereto from foreign
country, Which Is not equally imposed aud en-
forced upon any porBon crnig1ahng to such
State from any other foreign country, and any
l7u OF anF State in conflict Tith this provision
is hereby declared null and void
SEC II. And Be it further enacled, TEAt any
person who, un1sr color OF any law, statute,
ordinance, regulation, or custom, shall subject
or causo to be subjected any inhabi-
tAns Of any State or Territory to tho
deprivation Of any right seenzed Or pro
or penalties on account Of such person
being an alien, or by any reason Of bis color or
race, than il prescribed for the punishment or
citizens, shall be deemed gully Of misde-
meanor, and, on conviction. shall be punished
By fine, not exceeding $1,000, OF imprison-
discretion Of the court,
- SEC: 49, And be il further enucted, That tho
act to protect all persons in the United States
in their GIRL rights and furnish tho ueans Of
their indication, passed April 8, 1866, Is beze-
BY re enacted, and Sections 16 aud II hereof
act ..p..
REpEkISd OF FALSE VOTING. ..
SEC 19- 1nd be il further enacted, That il
at any election for Representative or Delegate
in the Congress Of the United States, any per-
son shall knowingly petsonato and vote, or at
tempt 10 vote, in the name of any other per-
soD, whether living, dead, OF fictitious, or vote
more .han onca At the same election for my
candidate for tho sAme office, OF vote at place
wherc he may not be lawfully entitled to vote
without having lawful right to 1ote. or do
any unlawful act to aecn1e right q an oppor-.
tunity to vote for himself or any other person,
or By force, threat, menace, intimidation, bE-
berry, reward, u offer or pro1nisa thereof,
or otherwise, unlznfully prevent any
qualified voter Of any State Of tbs
United states Of AMERICA, or Of Any
TetEisoU thereof, from feely exercising the
right Of suffrage, OK by any auch mean. induce
any voter to refuse To exercise any such right,
or compel or induce BY any such means Or
otherwise, any officer OF N election in any such
person not legally eutitled 10 vote, CT iuter-'
fete in any manner with the officer Of said
election IN the discharge OF his duties, OF by
my Of such means, Or other unlawful msAns
induce any officer OF an election, or officer
clare the result Of any such election, Or give
relation thereto, to violate OF refuse to COM
ply with hiB duty, or any law regulating
tho samc, or knowingly and wilfn11y receive
the vote Of any person not entitled TO rote, or
refuse to receive tho voto ct any person en-
titled to vote, OF aid, counsel, procure or nd
wise my such voter, person or officer to do auy >
act hereby made cTime, CT omit to do any duty,
the omission Of which ia haraby made crime,
or attempt to do 60, every euch petson shall be
deemed guilty Of xcrimc, and ahau be for such
tn, frff in Inv
United States Of competent Jurisdiction, and
on conviction thereof ahAll be pun;ahed by \
fine not exceeding $500, Or by imprisonment
for term not exceeding three years, or both,
in tho discretion Of the court, and shall pay
the coats OF prosecution.
Sec. 90 4nd be Il further e,aaeted, That il ut
any registration Of voters for an election OF
or Delegate in the Congress Of
the United States any peEson ahah Knowingly
the namo Of any other person, whether living,
dead, or fictitious, or fraudu1ently register, or
fraudulently sttempt to register, not having
lawful right 80 10 do, or do any unlawful act to
secure repatriation for hirnseH or any other
person, or By force threat. OF offar, or promise
thoraof, OF BY unlawful means, prevent OF hin-
der any person having lawful right to regis
ter, from duly exercising such right, or com- |
pei or induce by any OF such means, OF
my other unlawful means ANY officer OF
son not 1egauy entitled thereto, or interfere in
any manner with any officer OF registration in
the discharge OF his duties, or by any ouch |
mcans, or any unlawful means, induce any
officer OF registration to violate or refuse to |
comply with his duty or any law regulating the
OF any pe1aon not entitled to vote, or refuse |
to receive tho vote Of any person entitled to |
vote, or aid, counsel, procure, or advise any /
such voter, person, or officer to do sny act |
hereby made crime, or to omit any act the I
every such person shall be deemed guilty Of )
crime, and shall be liable to Indictment and
punishment therefor, As provided Tor IN tho |
nineteenth section OF this act for persons |
guilty Of any Of the crimes therein specified
SEC. q. And be Il farther eaacted, That any
person who shall be deprived Of or fail to be |
elected to any office, except that Of member |
Of Congress Or member Of q State Legislature,
BY rcason of the denial of any citizen Of the
right to vote who offered his vote at the elec-
tiun, on account OF his race, color, OF previous
condition Of servitude, shall be entitled to
hold srch of1ice and perform the duties and
receive the emolumen.s thereof, and may TO-
cover possession Of such Office BY quo soar-
rtrnfo or other appropriate proceeding in the
Circuit or District Court Of the United States
for the proper district, or in any State Court
having jurisdiction Of such proceeding
The trial OF the Rev. J. o. CLARK, D. D.,
which began before the Allegheny PresbJterJ
Of tile United Presbyterian Church. on the
18th instant, and ended on tho 18th, was .
curious case. The Doctor WAS engaged to
Miss Lille Hawkes., but tie lady became IN
sane. She afterwards recovered, but the
Doctors congregation opposed the match.
and be caIno TO tlle conclusion that her eani-
ty had not been fully re-establjshed, and
therefore backed out from his agreement. The
lady and Let friends felt ag1ieyed; hence the
present trial In defence OF his conduct, the
Doctor hid written statement before tho
1resbytery, admitting the engagement, and
mErndonce and want Of Judgment IN enter