The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-05-08

tho porson aggreved thereby, to be recovered py an
action on the case, with full costs ana suoh
for counsel fees the court sna,l oeen JUST ana
~ aIso for every such offence, be deemed OIL
misiameanor and shall, on conviclion tnereoh oe
6ned not loes than five hundred aolaIs, Or pe , t
prlsoned not less than one month ana na '1h
nnna year or both at the discretion OF the cou1t'
svc q And be it further enacted That whenever
NV or under the authority of the constitution OF laws
Of any state, the laws OF aby aay
i. or shall be required be done oy any citzen az
a nrareouisite to qualify enitle nm 10 vote, Tue
offer of any citizen to perform tne hot iequie.u
be done as aforesaid shall II 1t iai 70 te
axaoution by reason of the wrongful act ..
efaresaid of the person officer charged Win INC
duty Of receiving permitting sncn d VI
offer to perform or acting thereon po . "a IT.
ba,d "a a performance in law OF such act shu tne
neraon so Offering and failing as aforesaid, anu peing
atberwise qualified, shall be entltieu 10 Fo'e IN s
same manner and to the same eAteh. az u o
fact nerformed such act and any Judge,
or otber officer of election whose duty IL Is OF snaiI
be TO receive count, certify register lepois Hi
effect to the vote of any sucn SN Cunt o.rtify
wronafuIly refuse omit to receive, couH',
;ssr renort or give effect to the vote oil 5ncn cit
zen upon the presentation by nun Oh us ,,'a ~
stating such offer and place the ee', anu 'no 90, 49,
tbe officer or person whose duty II was 10 act eie
e,lo III that ha was wrongfully prevented by
such person or officer from performing such av.,
shall for every such offence iorielt ana pay Va. ,h
~ ive hundred dollars to the person there
~ ~ w ~ ho rocovaTed by an action on the case with
full costs and such allowance Tor oounsei Iees 40 ne
court shall deem just and shall also ior s'etS 9uo,
oHanca ha ouilty of a misdemeanor, ana shaii on
cnnviction thereof be fined not less than hVe nun
| dred dollars or be imprisoned not less than one
| month and not than one year. OF po'n' Nv 'no
a'scneu1n and 0 he II further enacted, That If
anv nerson. by force, bribery, threats, intmi-
| dalton, or other unlawful means, sna'i nh,
combae and confederate with others to hlnaer
| delay prevent obstruct any citizen from uoins
any act required to be done to quaiy nun 70 WIZ Vi
from voting at any election as aforesaid such person
sh III for every such offence forfeit and pay the sum
of five hundred dollars to the person aggreved tnere
by to be recovered by an action on me case, WIN
fiji costs and such allowance for counsel fees as the
court shall deem Just and shall also Tor every snch
offence be guilty of misdemeanor, and SHALL on con-
victou thereof be fined not less than hve hundred
| dollars or be imprisoned not less than one month
and NOT more than one year, both, at the discre-
| ton of the court. mi, :. - ,.
syo S, And be it further enacted That IT any per
son shall prevent hinder, control or intimidate OF
shaU attenpt to prevent hinder control. or lntml-
date any person from exercising or in exercising the
right of suffrage, to whom the right OF Suffrage 10
| saSnred or guaranteed by the fifteenth amendment
IN the Constitution OF the United States, by means
of bribery threats, threats of deprying such per
son of employment or occupation, or OF eJectng sucl
person from rented house, lands, or other properly
n Inv threats of refusing leases or contracts
for labor, or by threats of violence to himself o.
| family, such person so offending shall be deemed
| entity 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 moi
| more than one year, or both, at the dscreuoh Oh
srn And be it furthe, enacted, That the district
eourts of the United States within their respective
districts shall have exclusively of the courts Of the
several States oognzance of all crimes and offences
committed against the provisions oil ms acl an.
also. concurrently with the circuit courts OF tht
limited States, of all causes, civil and criminal, arts
inc under this act except as herein otherwise pro
vided and the jurisdiction hereby conferred shall b
exarcised in conformity with the laws and practice
governing United States courts and all crimes ant
Offences committed against the provisions of this &C
| ,n,y ha nrosecuted by the indictment OF gram
nry or IN cases of crimes and offences not infamous
the prosecution may be either by indictment or in
form alton filed by the district attorney in cour
having jurisdiction.