The weekly clarion., 1871-11-23

such crime be Iiable TO prosecution in any
court of the United States of competent jG-
risdiction, and, on conviction thereof, SD al
be punished by fine not exceeding i've
hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for q
! term not exceeding three years, or both, In
the discretion of the court. and shall pay
the costs of prosecution.
SEC 20. Aad be IL further enacted, That
If at any registration of voters for an elee-
ton for Representative or Delegate in the
Congress Of the United States, any person
shall knowingly persOnate and register, or
attempt TO register. in the name of any 9TH
er person, whether living, dead, or fieti-
ticiOus, or fraudulently register, or fraud
ulently attempt TO register. not having a
lawful right so 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,
I prevent or hinder any person having law
iul right to register from duly exercising
such right; or compel or induce by any OF
such means, or other unlawful means, any
officer of registration to admit to registra-
ton any person not legally entitled thereto,
or Interfere in any manner with any officer
| of registration in the discharge Of his du-
ties, or by any such means. or other unlaw-
ful means. induce any officer of registra-
tlon to violate or refuse to comply with his
duty, or any law regulating the same or
| knowingly and wilfnlly receive the vote of
receive the vote OF any person entitled to
| vote, or aid, counsel. procure or advise any
| such voter. person or officer to do any act
| hereby made acrime or 70 omit any act, the
/ omission of which is hereby made a crime,
| every such porson shall be deemed guilty
of a crime. and shall be liable 70 prosecu-
| tiOn aid punishment therefor, as provided
in section nineteen of this act for per-ons
guilty. of any OF thu crimes therein speefi-
ed: Provided, That every registration made.
under the laws of any State or Territory.
for any. State or other election at which
| such Representative or Delegate in Congress
shall be chosen, shall be deemed to be
registration within the meaning of this act
Notwithstanding the same shall be made
Tor the purpose of any State, Territorial, or
municipal election.
SEC. 2I. And be it further enacted, Thar
whenever, by the laws of any State or Ter
ritoLy. the name of any candidate or person
TO be voted for as representative or Dele
gate in Congress shall be required to be
printed, written. or contained in any ticket
or ballot with other candidates or persons
to be voted for at the same election for
State, Territorial, municipal, or local Off
ce S. it be sufficient prima facie evidence
either ter the purpose of indieting or con-
victing any person charged with voting or
attempting or Offering TO vote. unlawfuly
under the provisions of the preceding sec
tions, or for committing either of the Often /
Ses thereby created. to prove that the per-
SON so charged or indicted, voted, or at
t,mpted or offered to vote such ballot or
ticket, or committed either of the offenses
named in the preceding sections of this act
with reference TO such ballot. And |
the proof and establishments of such
facts shall De taken, held, and deemed to be |
presumptive evidence that such person Vot-
ed or attempted or offered TO vote, for such !
Representative or Delegate, as the case NAV |
be, or that such offense was committed with /
reference to the election of such Represen- |
tative or Delegate, and shall be sufficient co /
warrant his conviction. unless it shall be |
shown that any such ballot when cast. by |
him, did not contain the name of any can |
diddte for The Office of Representative or /
Delegate in the Congress of the United |
States. that such Offense was not COM /
United with reference to the election ofsuch /
Representative or Delegate.
SEC. - And be it further enacted. That |
any officer of any election at which any |
Represent alive or Delegate in the Congress |
OF the United States shall be voted for, 1
whether such officer of election he appoint
ed or created by or under any law or aIl- |
thority of the Unite1 States. or by or un- /
der any State. Territorial. District, or mu-
nicipal law or authority, who shall neglect /
or refuse to perform any duty in regard TO !
such election required OF him by any law /
of the United States. or of any State or Ter
rtory; or violate any duty so imposed or
knowingly do any act thereby unauthoriz-
ed, with intent to affect any such election.
or of such election in regard to such Rep
It~tbNdOAft IN 1ctcSdbcf UT WiluDOtu. con-
ceal. or destroy-Any certificate of record so
required by law respecting. concerning, or
pertaining to the election OF any such Rep
resentative or Delegate; or neglect or refuse
to make and return the same so required
by law; or aid. counsel. procure, or advise
any voter, person, or officer to do any act
by this any of the preceding sections
made crime; or TO omit to do any duty
he omission of which is by this or any of
said sections made a crime. or attempt to
a shall hn fQPma6 0nilfu of q
and shall be lis bic to prosecution and pun
iShment therefor, as provides in the nine
teehth section of this act for persons guilty
of any of the crimes therein specified.
SEC %. And be it further enacted. That
whenever any person shall be defeated or
deprived of his election to"auy Office. ex
cept Elector of President or Vioe-President.
Representative or Delegate in Congress, or
mem Der ofa State Legislature. by reason OF
the Denial TO any citizen or citizens VINO
shall offer To vote, of the right to vote. on
account of race, color. or previous condi-
tion of servitude. his right TO hold and en-
joy such Office, aud the emoluments thereof.
shall not be impaired by such denial; and
such person may bring and appropriate
suit or proceeding to recover possession OF
such Office aud in eases where il shall ap-
pear that the sole question touching the
title to such office arises out of the denial of
the right to vote to citizens who so offered
to vote. on account of race color, or previous
condition of servitude. such suit or proceed
ing may be instituted in the circuit or dis
trict court of the United States of the cir
cult or district in which such person le-
sides. And said circuit or district court
shall have, concurrently with the State
courts. Jurisdiction thereof SO far as to de-
termine the rights of the parties of such Of
fice by reason of the denial of the right
guaranteed by the fifteenth article Of
amendment to the Constitution cf the Unit
ed States, and secured by this act.
Approved May 81, 1870.