The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-05-12

the nerson aaQreved thereby to DO recovered by an
action on the case with full costs and such allowance
for counsel fees as court shall deem jsst and
| shall also for every sucn offence be deems OF =
| misdemeauor and shall, on convection thereof he
| fned not LEES than i've hundred deilnrs, or be i'm
prisoned not less than month and not more than
| ono year or both at che discretion OF the court
SEC B. Ana be il further enacted That whenever
by under the authority Of the constitution or laws
oil any state or tue laws OF auy Territory, any act
is or shall required to be done y any citizen as
prerequisite to qualify or en- lite him TO vote the
offer any citizen pert rm the act required to
be done as aforesaid SHALL II it tail to tie carried into
execution by reason OF the wrongful omission
aforesaid of the person officer charged with the
dnty OF receiving permitting such performances or
offer to perform or acnng tnerson, De ueemeo ana ,
person so Offering and falling afere said and being
otherwise qualified shall be entitled 70 vote in the
same and TO tue same extent as II he had in
fact performed such act; and any judge, inspector,
or other officer of election whose duty 1t is or shall
be to receive count certify register report or give
effect to the vote OF any SUCH eluzen VINO shsii
wrongfuly efuse omit to receive, count, certify,
register report give effect to the vote OF such cit
izen upon tue presentation by him oil his affidavit
stating such offer aud place the eel ana the name OF
the officer or person hose duty it to act there
on and that he was ~rongiuily prevented by
such person or officer from performing such act,
shall for every such offence forfeit ana pay The sum
OF five hundred dollars the person agg ieved 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 Tor every such
offence be guilty of a msdemeanor, and shall, on
conviction thereof be fned not less than five hun
dred dollars, or be imp isoued not less than one
month and not more than one year, or both, at the
discretion of the court.
sFo a And be it further enacted, That If
any person, by force, bribery, threats intImi-
dation, other unlawful means, shall hin,
der, delay. prevent, or obstruct. or shall
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 or
from voting at any election aforesaid such person
sh al for every such offence forfeit and pay the sum
iv hundred dollars to the person aggrsved there
by, be recovered by an action on The case, with
full and such allowance II counsel fees as the
court shall deem just and shall also for every such
offence be guilty of misdemeanor, aud shall ON con-
victlon thereof be fined not less than i've hundred
dollars, or be imprisoned not less than one month
and not than one year, or both at the oisere-
ton of the court.
sro g. and be it further enacted, That If any per
son shall prevent hinder, CONTROL or intmidate, or
shall attempt to prevent hind~r, control or intni-
any person from exercising or in exercising the
right of suffrage, to whom the right oil suffrage
secured or guaranteed by the fifteenth amendment
to the Constitution OF the United States, by means
of bribery threats threats of deprvlng such per
of employ ment or occupation, or oil eJectlng such
person from rented house, lands, or other property
by threats Of refusing to ease or contracts
for labor, or by threats OF violence to hlmso 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 thaa one month ana not
more than one year, or both, at the discretion OF
the court.
SEC g. And be it further enacted, That the district
of the United States within their respective
districts shall have exclusively of the courts Of the
several States, coguizance of all crimes and offences
committed sgainst the provisions of bis act and
also, concurrently with the circuit courts OF the
United States, of all causes civil and crimioal arts
ing under this act excspt as herein otherwise pro
vided 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 tue provisions OF this act
may be prosecuted BY the Indictment OF grand
jury or in of crimes aud offences not infamous
the prosecution may be eitner by indictment or in
rm .tion filed by the district attorney in court
having nj Isdictijn.