The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-04-21

condition of seryitude: and if any suoh person
officer shall refuse knowingly omit to give full eff
feet to this section he shall for every such offence
forfeit and pay the sum of Iiye hundred dollars TO
the person aggrieved thereby to be recovered by an
action the case with full costs and SUCH allowance
for counsel fees the court shall deem just, ana
shall also, for every such offence, be deemed OF
misdemtapor, and shall, on conviction thereof be
fined not less than five hundred dollars, or be i'm
prisoned not less than month and not more than
one year. or both at the discretion of the court.
SEC 3. And be it further enacted, That whenever,
by or under the authority of the constitution laws
Of any State the laws OF Any Territory, any act
ia or shall be required to be done by any citizen
a prerequisite to qualify or entitle him to vote, the
offer Of any citizen to perform the act required to
be done aforesaid SHALL If it fail TO be carried into
execution by of the wrongful act or omission
aforesaid of the person officer charged with the
duty Of receiving or permitting such performance or
offer to perform or acting thereon be deemed anu
held as a performance in law of such act; and the
person offering and failing as aforesaid and being
otherwise qualified, shall be entitled to vote in the
manner and to the same extent as if he had in
fact performed such act; and any judge, inspector,
or other officer of election whose duty it is or shall
be to receive count certify register report or give
effect to the vote of any such citizen who snail
wrongfuly refuse omit to receive, count, certify,
register report give effect to the vote of such cit
izen upon the presentation by him of his affidavit
stating such offer and place the ee and the name OF
the officer person whose duty 1t was to act there
on, and that he was wrongfully prevented by
such person officer from performing such act,
shall for every such offence forfeit and pay the sum
by, to be recovered by 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, on
conviction thereof be fined not less than five hun
bred dollars or be imprisoned not less than one
month and not more than year, or both, at the
discretion of the court.
SEC. A. And be it further enacted, That if
any person, by force bribery, threats, intimi-
dation, or other unlawful means, shall hin.
der, delay, prevent, or obstruct, or shall
rnu inn md confa1 atharan hindor.
delay prevent. obstruct, any citizen from doing
any act required to be done to qualify him to vote
from voting at any election as aforesaid such person
shall for every such offence forfeit and pay the sum
of five hundred dollars to the person aggrieved 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 On con-
victon 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 the court.
Sec 6. And be it further enacted, That ii any per
shall prevent, hinder, control, or intmidate OF
shall attempt to prevent, hinder, control or intim
date any person from exercising in exercising the
right of suffrage, to whom the right of suffrage
| secured or guaranteed by the fifteenth amendment
to the Constitution of the United States, by meani
of bribery threats, threats of deprvng such per
son of employment or occupation, ofejecting suct
person from rented house, lands or other property
by threats of refusing to renew leases contracts
for labor, by threats of violence to himself Oh
| family such person offending shall be deemet
| guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, on conviction
thereof be fined not less than five hundred dollars
| or be imprisoned not less than month and no
| more than one year, or BOTH at the discretion o
| the court.
SEQ 8. And be it further enacted That the distric
courts of the United States within their respective
districts shall have, exclusively of the courts Of tn
several States cognizance of all crimes and offence
| committed against the provisions of this act an,
| also, concurrenty with the circuit courts of th
United States of all causes civil and criminal. aria
ing under this act except as herein otherwise pro
vded and the Jurisdiction hereby conferred shall b.
exercised in conformity with the laws and practic
governing United States courts and all crimes AM
offences committed against the provisions of this &C
| may be prosecuted by the indictment of grant
jury in of crimes and offences not infamous
the prosecution may be either by indictment or in
formation filed by the district attorney in cour
| having Jurisdiction.