Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-03-28
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| SIC. 8. Azd be It further enacted Tha
wherever an election at which Representative
| or Delegates in Congress are to be chosen shall
| be held in any city or town of twenty thousans
inhabitants or upward, the marshal of the Unitet
States for the district in which said city or towr
is situated shall have power, and it shall be hi
duty, on the application, in writing, of at leas
two citizens residing in any such city or town
to appoint special deputy marshals. whose duty
1t shall be, when required as provided in thu
act, to aid and assist the supervisors of election
in the verifcation of any list of persons made
under the provisions of this act, who may have
registered, or voted. or either; to attend in
each election district or voting precinct at the
times and places fixed for the registration Of
voters, and at all times and places when and
where said registration may by law be scrutini-
zed, and the names of registered voters be
marked for challenge; and also to attend, at
all times for holding such elections, the polls of
the election in such district precinct. And
the marshal and his general deputies and such
special deputies, shall have power, and it shall be
the duty of such special deputies, to keep the
peace, and support and protect the supervisors
of elections, in the discharge of their duties,
preserve order at such places of registration
and at such polls, prevent fraudulent registra-
ton and fraudulent voting thereat,, or fraudu-
lent conduct on the part of any officer of cleo
ton, and Immediately, either at said place of
registration or polling-place, or elsewhere, and
either before or after registering or voting, to
arrest and take into custody with or without
process, any person who shall commit, or at
tempt or offer to commit any of the acts or Of
lenses prohibited By this act, or the act hereby
amended, or who shall commit anyoffense against
the laws OF the United States: Prorided, That
no person shall be arrested without process for
any offense not committed in the presence of the
marshal or his general or special deputies, or
either Of Them or of the supervisors of election,
orr tbaPf f HON, nd for ba 0f p
rest or the preservation of the peace, the super
yisors of election, and each of them, SHALL in
the absence of the marshsrs deputies, or if re-
quired 20 assist said deputies, have the same
duties and powers as deputy marshals And
proridcd further, That no person shall, on the
DAY or days of any such election, be arrested
without process for any offense committed on
the day or days of registration.
Sec 8. Ind be itfurther enacted, That when
ever any arrest is made under any provision of
this act, tho person arrested shall forthwith
be brought before commissioner, judge, or
court of the United States for examination ofthe
offenses alleged against him; and such commits
sioner, Judge, or court shall proceed in respect
thereto as authorized by law in case of crimes
against the United States. Il
Sc 10 And be 1T further enacted, That
whoever, with or without any authority, power,
or process, or pretended authority, power,
process, ofany State, territory, or municipal
authority, shall obstruct hinder, assault, or by
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or prevent the supervisors of election, or either
of Them or the marshal or his general or
special deputies, or either of them, in the per-
formance of any duty required of them, or
either of them, or which he or they, or either of
them, may be authorized to perform by any
law Of the United States, whether in the exec1-
ton of process or otherwise, or shall by any of
the means before mentioned hinder or prevent
the free attendance and presence at such
places of registration or at such polls ofelsction
or full and free access and egress to and from
any such place of registration or poll of cleo
ton, or in going to and from any such place of
registration or poll of election, or to and from
any room where any such registration or cleo
ton or canvass of votes, or of making any re-
turns or certificates thereof, may be had, or
shall modest interfere with, remove, or eject
from any such place of registration or poll or
election. or of canvassng votes cast thereat, or
of making returns or certificates thereof, any
of election, the marshal, or his gene
raj or special deputies, or either of them, or
shall threaten, or attempt or offer so to do. or
shall refuse or neglect to aid and assist any
of election, or the marshal or his
general or special deputies, or either of them,
IN the performance of his or their duties when
required by him or them, or either of
hem, to give such aid and assistance, he shall
be guilty of misdemeanor, and liable to in
slant arrest without process, and on conviction
thereof shall be punished by imprisonment not
more than two years. or by fine not more than
.hree thousand dollars, or by both such fine and
Imprisonment, and shall pay the costs of the
prosecution. Whoever shall, during the pro-
yress of any verihcation of any list of the per-
IONS who may have registered or voted, and
which shall be had or made under any Of the
provisions ofthis act, refuse to answer, or re-
rain from answering, or answering shall know
ngy give false information in respect to any
INQUIRY lawfully made, such person shall be
liable to arrest and imprisonment as for mis-
iemeanOr, and on conviction thereof shall be
punished by Imprisonment not to exceed thirty
lays or by fine not to exceed one hundred dol
airs, or by both such fine and imprisonment
md shall pay the costs of the prosecution
SEC. IL. A'ld be 1t further enacted, That who
,ver shall be appointed supervisor of election
,r special deputy marshal under the provis-
ons of this act and shall take the oath of office
Is such supervisor of election or such special |
leputy marshal. who shall thereafter neglect or !
efuse without good and lawful excuse, to per-
orm and discharge fully the duties, obligations |
md requirements of such office until the expira-
hall not only be subject to removal from office |
With loss OF all pay or emoluments, but shall be /
,uilty of misdemeanor, and on conviction |
hall be punished by imprisonmet for not less |
ban six months nor more than one year, or by /
inc not less than two hundred dollars and not /
xceeding five hundred dollars, or by both fine |
nd imprisonment, and shall pay the costs of |
prosecution.
SEC u A,ld be It further enacted, That the /
MARSHAL, or his general deputies, or such special /
Equities as shall be thereto specially empower
d by him, in writing, and under his hand and |
cal, whenever be or his said general deputies /
r his special deputies, or either or any of /
hem. shall be forebly resisted in executing
heir duties under this act, or the act hereby /
mended, or shall by violence threats, or ma
aces, be prevented from executing such duties.
7 from arresting any person or persons who