The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-05-10

the person aggrieved thereby to be recovered by
action on the case with full costs and such allowance
for counsel fees as the court shal deem just, and
shall also, for every such offence, be deemed OF
msdemeanor and shall, on conviction thereof, be
fined not less than five hundred dollars or be i'm
prisoned not less than month aud not more than
one year, or BOTH at the discretion OF the court.
SEC 3. And be 1t further enacted That Whenever
by or under the authority of the constitution laws
of any state, the laws OF aOy Territory any act
is or shall be required to be done ~ any ctsen as
a prerequisite to qualify enfitle him to vote, the
offer OF any citizen to perform the act required to
be done Aforesaid SHALL IL II TAIL to 10 carried into
execution by OF the wrongful act or omission
aforesaid Of the person or officer charged with the
duty of receiving or permitting such performance or
offer to perform or acting thereon, be deemed and
held as q performance in law OF such act; and the
person 80 offering and failing aforesaid, and being
other wise qualified shall be entitled to vote in the
manner and to the same extent as II he had IN
fact performed such act; and any judge, Inspector
or other officer of election whose duty II is or shall
be to receive count certify register report, or give
effect to the vote of any such citizen VINO snail
wrongfuy reuse omit to receive, count, Ger tfS,
register report give effect to the vote OF such cit
izep upon the presentation by him of his affidavit
stating such offer and place the eef and the name of
the officer person whose duty it was to act there
on, and that he was ~rongiuily prevented by
such person or officer from performing such act,
shall for every such offence forfeit and pay The sum
five hundred dollars to the person aggieved there
by. to be recovered by an action on the case, with
full costs and such allowance tor counsel fees the
court shall deem Just and shall also for every such
offence be guilty of misdeuneanor, aud shall, on
conviction thereof, be ued not less than five hun
dred dollars, or be imp isoned nos less than one
month and not than one year, or both, at the
discretion of the court.
SEC, A. And be it fu. Their enacted, That If
any person, by force, bribery, threats, intim- |
dation, or other unlawful means shall hin
DER delay, prevent, obstruct shall
combine and confederate with others to hinder
delay prevent or obstruct, any citizen from doing
any act required to be done to qualify him to vote
from voting any election as aforesaid such PEI
sh al for every such offence forfeit and pay the sum
OF i've hundred dollars the person aggreved there
by, to be recovered by action on tho case with |
full costs and such allowance counsel fees as the
court shall deem just aud shall also for every such
offence be guilty of msdemeanor, and shall on con.
siction thereof, be fined not less than five hundred
dollars, or be imprisoned not less than one month |
and not than year, or both, at the discre-
lion of the court.
SIC s. and bs it further enacted, That il any per
son shall prevent, hinder, control or intimdate, or
,hall attempt to prevent, hind r, control or ntim-
late any person from cisng or in exercising the
'Ight of suffrage, to whom the right OF suffrage Is
occurred or guaranteed by the fifteenth amendment
o the Constitution OF the United States, by means
If bribery, threats threats of deprving such per
of employ ment occupation, OF ejecting such
,erson from reuted house, lands, other property
by threats of refusing to ease coutracts
or labor, or by threats OF violence to himself or
amy such person offending shall be deemed
,uilty of misdemeanor, and SHALL on conviction
hereof, be fined not less than five hundred collars
IT be imprisoned not less thaa month and not
more than one year, or poth, AZ the discretion oil
he court.
SEC s. And be it further enacted. That the district
of the United States within their respective
districts, shall have exclusively of the courts Of the
evpral States, cognzapce of all crimes and offences
committed against the provisions of this act and
lso concurrently with the circuit courts of the
United States of all causes civil and criminal, arts
ng under this act except as herein otherwise pro |
ided aud the jurisdiction hereby conferred shall be
Exercised in conformity with the laws and practice
United States courts and all crimes and
End tha.. AIT
nay be prosecuted by the Indictment of grand
ury, in of crimes and offences not infamous
he prosecution may be either by Indictment or in
nrm alton filed by the district attorney in court
ayinR Jurisdiction