The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-05-13

Forfeit and pay the sum Of Eve hundred dollars TO
the person aggreved thereby. to be recovered by
action the case with full costa and such allowance
for couusel fees the court shall deem just, and
shall also, for every SUCH offence, be deemet Of a
IN sdemeaoor, and shall, on convection thereof, 10
fined not LEES than five hundred dollars, be i'm.
prsoned not less than one month aud not more than
one year. or both, at the discretion OF the court.
SEC. D. And be it further enacted That whenever
by under the authority of the constitution or laws
any state, the laws OF any Territory, any act
Is or shall be required to be doue by any citizen
prerequisite to qualify enfltle him to vote, the
offer OF any citizen to perform the act required to
be done aforesaid shall If it ail to be carried into
execution by OF the wrongful act or omission
aforesaid Of tue person or officer charged with the
dnty OF receiving permitting such performance or
offer to perform or acting thereon, DO deemed and
held as a performance in law of such act and the
person offering and failing 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 1t is or shall
be to receive count, certify register report or give
effect to the vote of any such citizen who shall
wrongfuy refuse or omit to receive count certify
register, report or give effect to the vote Of such cit
izen upon the presentation by him of his affidavit
stating such offer and place ana the name Of
the officer person whose duty 1t was to act there
on, and that he wrongfully prevented by
such person or officer from performing such act,
shall for every such offence forfeit and pay the sum
oil five hundred dollars to the person aggrieved there
by, TO be recovered by action on 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 |
conviction thereof, be fined not less than five hum
dred dollars, or be imp isoned not less than one
month and not more than one year, or both, at the
SEC. 4. And be il further enacted, That If |
any person, by force, bribery threats, intimi-
dstion, or other unlawful means, shall hin,
combine and confederate with others to hinder,
delay, prevent obstruct, any citizen from doing
any act required to be done to qualify him to vote
frOr uaa off ctN
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 on The case, with
full costs and such allowance for counsel fees as the
court shall deem just and shall also for every such
offence be guilty of misdemeanor, and shall,
viction thereof be fined not less than five hundred
dollars, or be imprisoned not less than one month
lad not moro than one year. or both at the disere-
ion of the court. |
SEQ. 8. and be it further enacted That it any per
ION shall prevent hinder, control, intimidate,
hall attempt to prevent hindsr control. or intimi
late, any person from exercising in exercising the
ght 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
# bribery, threats threats of deprivng such per
on of employmen or occupation of ejecting such
,erson from rented house, lands other property,
by threats of refusing to leases
or labor by threats of violence to himself or
amily, such person so offending shall be deemed
utility of misdemeanor and shall, conviction |
hereof, be fined not less than five hundred dollars
4 be imprisoned not less THAI one month and not
more than one year, or both, at the discretion of
he court.
.. And be it further enacted, That the district
ourts of the United States within their respective
stricts shall have, exclusively of the of the
evera States, cogoizance of all crimes and offences
ommitted against the provisions of this act and
lso, concurrentiy with the circuit courts of the
United States, of all causes civil and criminal, aris-
1g under this act except as herein otherwise pro
ided and the jurisdiction hereby conferred shall be
xercised in conformity with the laws and practice
overning United States courts and all crimes and
fences committed against the provisions OF this act
'sy be prosecuted by the indictment of grand
Try, or. in of crimes and offences not infamous
no prosecution may be either by indictment or in
rm ttion filed by the district attorney in a court
aving jurisdiction