The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-05-06

the person aggrIeved thereby to be recovered by an
action on the case with full and such allowance
for counsel fees the court shall deem just. and
shall ALSO for every such offence, be deemed of q
msiemeauor, and shall on conviction thereof be
fined not less than five hundred dollars, or be i'm
prisoned not less than month and not more than
one year, or BOTH at the discretion Of the court
SEC. 3. And be II further enacted. That whenever
by under the authority of the constitution laws
of any State, the laws of any Territory any act
is or shall be required be dono by any citizen
a prerequisite TO qualify eniitle him to VOTE the
offer of any citizen to perform the act required to
be done aforesaid SHALL If IL fail to he carried into
execution by OF the wrongful act or omission
aforesaid of the person or officer charged with the
duty OF receiving permitting such performance or
offer to perform or acting thereon, be 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 II he had in
fact performed such act; and any judge inspector
other officer Of election whose duty it is or shall
be to receive count certify register report, gTe
effect to the vote Of any such citizen who shall
wrongfuly refuse omit to receive, count, certify,
register report give effect to the vote of such cit
izen upon the presentation by bin of his affidavit
stating such offer and place thereof and the of
the officer person whose duty IL was 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 ieved there
by, to be recovered by an action on the case, with
full costs and such allowance for counsel fees as the
offence be guilty of misdemeanor and shall on
conviction thereof, be fined not less than five hun
dred dollars, be imprisoned not less than one
month and not more than one year, or both, at the
discretion of the court.
SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That If
any person, by force, bribery, threats, intim-
dston' or other unlawful means shall hin. 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
fron off ~ "a aft
shall for every such offence forfeit and pay the
Of five hundred dollars to the person aggreved there
by, to be recovered by an 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 on
viction thereof be fined not less than five hundred
dollars, or be imprisoned not less than one month
and not more than one ear, or both at the discre-
tion of the court.
SEC. g. And be it further enacted, That if any per-
son shall prevent hinder, control intimdate, or
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
of bribery, threats threats of deprving such per
son of employment or occupation, ofeecting such
person from rented house, lands, or other property
by threats of refusing to leases contracts
for labor or by threats of violence TO himself
family, such person offending shall be deemed |
guilty of misdemeanor, and SHALL on conviction |
thereof, be fined not less than five hundred collars,
Or be imprisoned not less than month and not |
more than one year, or both, at the discretion of
the court.
SEC 8. And be it further enacted, That the district
courts of the United States within their respective
iistricts shall have exclusively of the courts Of the
several States cognizaDce of all crimes and offences
committed against the provisions of this act and |
also. concurrenty with the circuit courts of the |
United States of all causes civil and criminal aris
ng under this act except as herein otherwise pro.
'ided and the Jurisdiction hereby conferred shall be
Exercised in conformity with the laws and practice
governing United States courts and all crimes and
'ences committed against the provisions of this act
nay be prosecuted by the indictment of o grand |
ury, or, in Of crimes and offences not infamous
he prosecution may be either by Indictment or in |
orm alton filed by the district attorney in court
having Jurisdiction.