New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-16
GENERAL NATURE-No. "a. |

claim except tnaC OIL the United States.
Approved February y, 1871.
GENERAL NATURE-No. "a.
AN ACT to amend an act approved Nav
thirty-One, eighteen hundred and seventy
entitled IAN act to enforce the rights Of
citizens of the United States to vote in
the several States of the Union. and for
other purposes"
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled. That sec
ton twenty of the "Act to enforce the
rights of citizens of the United States to
vote in the several States of this Union, and
for other purposes approved May thirty
one, eighteen hundred and seventy, shall
be, and hereby is, amended so as to read as
follows:
: SEC. 90. And be it further enacted, That
if any registratI IN of voters for an election
for Representative or Delegate in the Con-
gress of the United States, any person
shall knowingly personate and register, or
attempt to register, in the name of any
other person, whether living, dead, or
fictitious, or fraudulently register, or frau
dulently attempt to register not having a
lawful right 80 to do: or do any unlawful
act to secure registration for himself or any
other person; or by force, threat, menace.
intimidation, bribery, reward, or offer, or
promise thereof, or other unlawful means,
prevent or hinder any person having law
full right to register from duly exercis-
ing such right; or compel or induce,
by any of such means, or other unlawful
means, any officer of registration to admit
to registration any person not legally emit
tied thereto, or interfere in any manner
with any officer of registration in the dis
charge of his duties, or by any such means,
or other unlawful means, induce any officer
OF registration TO violate or refuse to COM
ply with his duty or any law regulating the
same: or if any such officer shall knowingly
and willtully register as a voter any person
not entitled to be registered, or refuse to so
register any person entitled to be registered;
or if any such officer or other person whose
duty it is to perform any duty in relation
to such registration or election, or to ascer-
tain. announce or declare the result thereof,
or give or make any certificate, document
or evidence in relation thereto. shall know
ingly neglect or refuse to perform any duty
required by law, or violate any duty i'm
posed by law, or do any act unauthorized
by law relating to or affecting such regis
tratiOn or election, or the result thereof
or any certificate, document, or evidence
i'll relation thereto, or if any person shall
aid, counsel, procure or advise any such
voter, person or officer to do any act hereby
made crime, or to omit any act the omis-
sion of which is hereby made a crime, every
such person shall be deemed guilty of a
crime, and shall be liable to prosecution
and punishment therefor as provided in
section nineteen of said act of May thirty
one, eighteen hundred and seventy, for per-
sons guilty OF any of the crimes therein
specified :sPrOvided. that every registration
made under the laws of any State or Terri
tory for any State or Territory for any State
or other election at which such Representa-
tive or Delegate in Congress shall be
chosen, shall be deemed to be a registration
within the meaning of this act, notwlth
standing the same shall also be made for
the purpose OF any State, territorial or mu-
nicipal election"
SEC. ,. And be it further enacted, That
whenever in any city or town having up
ward of twenty thousand inhabitants, there
shall be two citizens thereof who prior to
any registration of voters for an election
tor Representative or Delegate i'll
the Congress of the United States,
or prior to any election at which
Representative or Delegate il Congress
is to be voted for. shall make known, in
writing, to the judge of the circuit court of
the United States for the circuit wherein
such city or town shall be, their desire to
have said registration, or said election, or
both, guarded and scrutinized, it shall be
the duty of the said judge of the circuit
court, within not less than ten days prior to
said registration, if one there be, or, if no
registration be required, within not less
than ten days prior to said election, to open
the said circuit court at the most convenient
point in said circuit. And the said court,
when so opened by said Judge, shall pro
coed to appoint and commission, from day
to day and from time to time, and under
the hand of the said circuit judge, and I'M
der the seal of said court, for each cleo,
ton district or voting precinct in each and
every such city or town as shall, in the man
ner herein prescribed, have applied there
IOr, and to revoke, change, or renew
said appointment from time to time.
two citizens, residents of said city or
town, who shall be of different political
parties, and able to read and write the
English language. and who shall he known
and designated as supervisors of election.
And the said circuit court, when opened by
the said circuit judge as required herein.
shall theretrom and thereafter, and up to
and including the day following the day of
election, be always open for the transaction
OF business under this act, and the powers
and jurisdiction hereby granted and con
1erred shall be exercised as well in Vaca-
ton as in term time; and judge sitting at
chambers shall have the same powers and
jurisdiction, including the power of keep
ing order and of Furnishing any contempt of
his authority, as when sitting in court.
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That
whenever, from sickness, injury, or other
wise, the judge of the circuit court of the
United States in any judicial circuit shall
be unable to perform and discharge the
duties by this act imposed, it shall be his
duty, and he is hereby required, to select
and to direct and assign to the performance
thereof, in his place and stead. such one of
the judges of the district courts of the
United States within his circuit as he shall
deem best; and upon such selection and
being made, it shall be lawful
for, and shall be the duty of. the district
Judge so designated to perform and dis
charge in the place and stead of the said
circuit Judge, all the duties, powers and
obligations imposed and conferred upon the
said circuit judge by the provisions of this
SEC; a.. And be it further enacted, That
It shall be the duty of the supervisors of
appointed under this act, and they
anu each OF them are hereby authorized and