The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-05-09

the person agsrisved thereby 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, DO deemed of a
misdemeanor, and shall, on conviction thereof, be
fined not lees than five hundred dollars, or be i'm
prisoned not less than one month and not more than
year, or both, at the discretion OF the court.
SEC. 8. And be il further enacted That whenever
by Or under the authority OF the coneti uon or law
OF any State, the laws OF any Territory, any act
Is shall be required to be done BY any citizen as
a prerequisite to qualify enutle him to vote, the
offer of any citizen TO perform the act required to
be done as aforesaid shall ii it fail to be carried into
execution by reason OF the wrongful act or omission
aforesaid OF the petson OF oncer WIN we
offer to perform actiog thereon, be deemed and
held as a performance In law of such act; and the
person SO Offering aud milling as ana beisg
otherwise qualified shall be entitled 10 vote in the
same manner and to the same extent as II he had IN
fact performed such act and any judge Inspector
other oicer of election whose duty IL is or shall
be to receive count, certify register report or give
effect to the vote of any such citizen who shall
wrongfully efuse omit to receive, count, csrtfs,
register report give effect TO the vote oil such cit
izen upon the presentation by him Of his affidavit
stating such offer and place the eof and the name OF
the officer person whose duty 1t was TO act there
on, and that he Wrongiully prevented by
shall for every such offence forfeit and pay The sum
OF five hundred dollars to the person aggtieyed there
by, to be recovered by an action on the case, with
full costs aud such allowance for counsel fees az the
offence be guilty of mlsdemeanor, and shall, on
conviction thereof, be fined not less than five hun
dred dollars, or be imp soned not less than one
month and not more than one year, or D0th, az the
SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That If
any person, by force, bribery, threats intimi.
daton,, or other unlawful means. snail mn,
combine and confederate with others to hinder,
delay, prevent or oostruct, any citizen from doing
any act required to be done to qualify him to vote or
fro., ala "a
sh Ill for every such ofeDceforfet snd pay the sum
OF i've hundred dollars to the person aggreyed 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 con-
yiction thereof 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 discre-
ton of tile court.
SEC g. and be it further enacted, That IT any per
shall prevent, hinder CONTROL or intimidate or
shall attempt to prevent, hind-r control or intimi
date any person from csng or 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 depriying such per
of employment or occupation, or ofeecting such
person from rented house. lands, or other property
by threats of refusing to renow leases or contracts
for labor, or by threats of violence TO himself or
family, such person offending shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, on conviction
thereof be fined not less than five hundred collars,
or be imprisoned not less than one month and not
more than ono year, or BOTH at the discretion of
the court.
SEQ 8. And be 1t further enacted That the district
of the United States within their respective
districts shall have exclusively of the courts of the
several States cognizance of all crimes and offences
committed against the provisions of this act and
also, concurrenty with the circuit courts of the
United States of ell civil and criminal aris
ing under this act except as herein otherwise pro
vided and the jurisdiction hereby conferred shall be
exercised in conformity with the laws and practice
United States courts and all crimes and
offences committed against the provisions OF this act
may be prosecuted by the Indictment of grand
jury or in of crimes and offences not infamous
the prosecution may be either by indictment in
formation fled by the district attorney in court
having Jurisdiction.