The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-05-11

the person aggrsved thereby, 10 be recovered by an
action on the Case with full and such allowance
for COUNSEL fees the court shall deem Just, ana
shall also. for every offence, he deeme OF =
misdemeauor and shall, oonv lciDn th-reof, lie
hned not less than I'VE hundred do lars, or be i'm
prsoned not less than one month aud not M IRE than
one year, or both, at the discretion OF the court
sso g. aad be it further enacted That whenever
by under the authority Of the constitution or laws
OF any state tue LAYS OF aey Territory, any act
Is or shall be required TO be done ~ any citizen as
a prerequisite to qualify or enute him to vote the
offer OF any citizen to peril rm the act required TO
be done Aforesaid shall II it fail TO be carried into
execution by reason OF the wrongful act or omission
Aforesaid of the person or officer charged with the
duty of receiving permitting such performance or
OFF, to perform actieg thereon, De deemed ana
held as a performance In law of such act; and the
person so Offering and failing aforesaid and being
otherwise quafs d, shall be entitled 10 vote IN the
same manner aud to the same extent as IL ne mad IN
fact peror med such act; and any Judge, inspector,
or other officer of election whose duty It s or shall
be to receive count certify register report or gve
effect to the vote of any such CITIZEN VINO snail
wrongfuy efuse or omit to receive, count ctrni,
register report or effect to the vote OF such cit
izen upon the d, esentaton by him OF his affidavit
stating such offer aud place tue eel ana the name OF
the officer person whose duty IL was to act there
on and that he was ~rongiully prevented BY
such person or officer from performing such act,
shall for every such offence forfeit ana pay Inc sum
five hundred dollars TO the person sgg ieved there
by, to be recovered by an action on the case, wih
full costs aud such allowance Tor counsel iees as we
,urt shall deem Just and shall also for every such
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conviction thereof, be fned not less than five hun
dred dollars, or be imp isoned not less than one
month and not more than one year, or both, at the
discretion of the court. .
any person, by force, bribery, threats, intimi-
dation, or other unlawful means, shall hin.
dor, delay, prevent or 1os,.uc., OF h,s saa1
delay, prevent or obstruct, any citizen from GOING
any act required to be done to qualify him to vote or
from voting at any election as aforesaid such person
sl,.r fnrfpit and the
I've hundred dollars to the person aggreved there
by, be recovered by an action on the case, with
full costs and such allowance r counsel ices as the
court shall deem just and shall also for every suck
offence be guilty of misdemeanor and shall, On con-
victlon thereof be fined not less than hve hundred
dollars, or be imprisoned not less than one month
and not more than one year. OF potu ~ ths oissio-
sno s. and bs it further enacted, That il any per
shall prevent hinder, control or intimidate, or
shall attempt to prevent hind control or intimi-
dae any per from csing or in exercising the
right of suffrage, to whom tbs 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 depriving such per
son of employ ment occupation, or ofejeclng tucb
person from rented house. lands, other property,
by threats of refusing to renow leases or
for labor, by threats of violence to himself or
family such person offending shall be deemed
guilty Of msdemeanor, and shall on copvioton
thereof be fined not less than five hundred soiais,
or be imprisoned not less thao one month and not
than one year, or both, at the discretion OF
the court
SEQ s. And be 1t further enacted That the district
courts of the United States within their respective
Districts snail have usvely of the courts Of the
several States cog azance of all crimes and offences
committed against the provisions of this act and
also, concurrently with the circuit courts OF the
United States of all causes civil and criminal, arts
ing under this act except herein otherwise pro
vidsd and the jurisdiction hereby conferred shall be
exercised in conformity with the laws and practice
governing United States courts and all crimes and
offences committed against provisions OF this act
may be prosecuted by the Indictment of grand
Jury or cases of crimes and offences not infamous
the prosecution may be either by indictment or in
form .ton filed by the district attorney IN court
having urlsdetiJn.