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

the person aggrieved thereby to be recovered by
action the case with full costs and such allowance
for counsel fees as the court shall deem just and
shall also, for every such offence bo deemed of a
mlsdemeanor, and shall, on conviction thereof be
fired not less than five hundred dollars, or be i'm
prsoned not less than one month and not more than
one year, or BOTH at the discretion of the court
SEC. 8. And be 1t further enacted, That whenever
by under the authority of the constitution or laws
of any State, or the laws OF any Territory any act
is shall be required to be done by any citizen as
| prerequisite to qualify entitle him to vote the
offer OF any citizen to perform the act required to
be done aforesaid SHALL II it fail to be carried into
execution by reason of the wrongful or omission
aforesaid Of the person or officer charged with the
duty Of receiving permitting such performance
offer to perform or acting thereon, DO deemed and
held as a performance in law of such act; and the
person offeving and falling as aforesaid, and being
otherwise qualified shall be entitled to vote in the
same manner and to the same extent as If he had in
fact performed such act and any judge, inspector,
other officer of election whose duty it is shall
be to receive count certify, register report or give
wrongfully refuse or omit to receive count certify
register report give effect to the vote of such cit
izen upon the presentation by him of his affidavit
stating such offer and place thereof and the name of
the officer person whose duty 1t to act there
on, and that he was wrongfully prevented by
such person or officer from performing such act,
shall for every such offence forfeit and pay the sum
OF five hundred dollars to the person aggreved there
by, to be recovered by action the case, with
full costs and such allowance for counsel fees the
court shall deem just and shall also for every such
offence be guilty of q misdemeanor, and shall, on
conviction thereof, be fined not less than five hun
bred dollars, or be imprisoned not less than one
month and not more than one year, both, at the
discretion of the court.
SEC a. And be it further enacted, That if |
any person, by force, bribery, threats, intimi-
der, delay, prevent, or 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 at any election aforesaid such person
shall for every such offence forfeit and pay the sum
of five hundred dollars to the person aggreved there
by, to be recovered by an action the case, with
full costs and such allowance for counsel fees the
court shall deem just and shall also for every such
offence be guilty of misdemeanor and shall on con-
viction thereof be fined not less than fy We hundred
dollars, or be imprisoned not less than month
and not moro than one year, both, at the discre
ton of the court. l.
SEC. 8. and be it further enacted, That If any per
son shall prevent, hinder, control intimidate,
shall attempt to prevent hind-r control. intiln
date any person from exercising in exercising the
right of suffrage, to whom the right of suffrage is
secured or guaranteed by the fifteenth amendment
to the Constitution of the United States by means
of bribery threats threats of deprivng such per
son of employment or occupations Of ejecting such
person from rented house, lands or other property
by threats of refusing to leases contracts
or labor, or by threats of violence to himself or |
amily, such person offending shall be deemed |
guilty of o msdemeanor and shall, on conviction |
hereof be fined not less than five hundred dollars
Or be imprisoned not less than one month and not
more than one year, or both, at the discretion of
he court
SEC g. And be it further enacted That the district
courts OF the United States, within their respective
districts shall have, exclusively Of the Of the
everaI States cognizance 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 ars
Dg under this act except as herein otherwise pro |
ded and the jurisdiction hereby conferred shall be
xercised in conformity with the laws and practice ?
overnng United States courts and oil crimes and
fences committed against the provisions of this act
,ay be prosecuted by the Indictment of a grand 4
lry or, in of crimes and Offences not infamous
he prosecution may be either by indictment or in
'rm ation filed by tho district attorney in court
aying jurisdiction. Il