Smyrna times., 1871-08-30
- A. i,NIGIA u.
laws and RESOLUTIONS Of the United states Pas.
sea al lhc iL!lfd session Oi the Forty
First Congress.
GENERAL NArURE-No. s4.1

First Congress.
GENERAL NArURE-No. 34l
hundred seventy entitled An act to enlofer G Ets
Of this Union and for other purposes ''"' ''"0'
BE i enacted by the SENATE and House of Representatives
Section twenty g" ht Act 20 enforce the rights h citizens
hande S S1V[ Sd sn Sp9sfd o% May eighteen
% And be further enacted That any registration
Congress Of the tinted eyena'e @ or peegae in the
otneT person whether living dead. audueny
u right SO to do do unlawful secure REGISTRATION
S @ :s SE O sr 'Ss threat
lawful Hight to " d. du 9 pegsGn Ts hayng
ma nv 1r n%c Gy any OF such means other unlawful
person not legally entitled thereto any
OF 6y any such means other unlawful induce
k SEk or any law regqating the ehics
entitled t b IeSster as voter any person not
entitled to be- regstered r if c 20 so & tb any person
, or elscon or to ascertain announce declare the
evidence ln eiati thereto shall knowingly
ped by law any act aneuioled BY law relating to or
any certificate document, evidence relation therso
& 9% m a s I e11mse or ad' iss any such voter
any act tho omission which hereby made every
9s 10 PrsetH;i"a and punishment therefor as provided in
m G aiG sgysP 9 persons guilty any a the crimes there
at which sIch eprrsertay" Or psae in Enprrs S m
Ing Of this hStandn9 the he
r e PURPOSES Z" amy State territorial municipal cleo
fur her enacted That whenever in anv CITY
or town having Upward "f twenty Thousand mabltants
voters tor ec:lisp Representative Delegate IN the
REPRESENTATIVE z.te in Congress 10
s H. ] IN %rS M to The jSse OF te circuit court
s1 BE- their gaire to have said esS3tou said election,
9otn guarded and Scrutnized il shall be the duty ct the
Eai Judge Of The circuit court within not less than ten
be required within less days prior to said election
And the said court Wen S St % oSSS by ad 91in se n
from lime 10 t I nner % M s5d of i IN Gay 10 gay @td
any unIsr e seal ct said court for each election district
the manner herein prescribed have applied therefor
two citizens residents said city town who shall be Of if
@ w6o a b SW 10 aS eS aea fs as E1sh
% 5s' Of eetiqn And the said circuit court when opened by
thereafter ana uo 10 and including the day following day
aIs act ana @ 1he powers and jurisdiction hereby and
ana ss sitting at chambers shall have the powers aud
ishins contempt authority as wien sitting in court
n Ana De It further enacted That whenever. from sick
United states IN any judicial circuit shall be unable perform
duty and he is hereby required select direct and
0re Of the uige Of the district courts the United States
ton and @ e % sH" Ieen % best ana uPen such selec
Shall Be- the daty %" the IuS II sa 0g lawful for and
and dcarg in the pace and sca SO 50 % @ 10 GTm %
al e powers and Obligations imposed and conferred
sEc L Aud be it iusther enacted fhat shall be the duty
~ ~ te SupeTiso Of election appointed under this and
attend At ali times and places fr t an rtqre1, 70
whe being reglstero Would be- entitled to- vote r RenreS
tSS or Dtrgate it Congress at challenge any person
o rfgl'eFed voters NAV be marked tor challenge and
50 markfd to MAKE when required the lists Of them
anu upon any occasion and time when niance
me pgvons o this act to personally inspect and
@ SH i'm te.T q rs ,gre 10 each a page the org
& e &T3ers az such times upon each day When
WILL IN their or his judgment detect expose wrongful
TenoTs heetrOm or addition thereto in any way, any
SEC Aui be it further enacted That it shall also e the
A
tnem are hereby authorized and required attend at ali
n % f il pteSs ior h"lug elections Of REPRESENTATIVES OF
elections to cyns any S y S9us d the S a1t yTtg east at ad
doubt remain Where the 6ot T S ar st @ Shs m
% saq Ine ana place shall be counted all Votes
GAtvS o returns male whether SAID certificates returns
serrCFa or municipal law ami personally inspect auj
eS non ts mAnhsl n w the voting is done way
check books whether lie sg1 r i '9 An ~ IaeS
the United states or anv iueI oy any aw oi
t r @ or De.eate N Congress shall obtain benefit
anl Ach 81 them i' hereby required respective
count and canvass and every ballot in then lis ee
ment On S pe:Hct N cast whatever MAJ be the ndors
or be o!at to make and forward ocer Who in acc"rd
hsSs been deSisae the chief supervisor Of the uc dis
shall be- such certificates Of ali such ballots a. said
aud aud all copies aud to any esrti6cate
ed M te same or any portion thereof be equir
"T % law any statement touching accuracy
which the supcryisds IF scti"9 nr eit @
aud honestly be made attached in order that the facs NAV
tsrT any Ia" OF any State Territory the
Aud be enacted That the better to enable
sne sd supervisors Of eecpn discharge their duties they
tb e Sg eaen OF them Is hereby authorized aud directed in
t a OF S+ys Of regsIraton the dav days regis
positions. time to Hr III SuGi H & position ION
ballot boxes will % juJgmept best e0sbe 0s gHinI ; ,H
offering 10 yet s a. iI IsrHg himself for registration
con5ac, M manner 10 Which the registration voting being
tSsy, tGey al az ana ac Of h"n hereby required place
1oxes Tor the purPoe Of work in canyang
to fsy pera sai H. contained as viii enate them him
in this act and shall % m respect to such canvass provided
10 such % st remain until ever, duty in respect
t6e centr!y any law OF any state or Territory
trici q, y o ana be IT lgher enacted That any election
there Iii p ia any city town village, for which
election which Reprrscnta r i tscpn ~ = H] ior any
fra,x a '9 oe 70 exercise and discharge fully aGd
snc moestaton violence thereof on the art Of
the hereby amended It % t Ip'P Is f TINS act and
M eet9n a9G each Of them to prompt report under
% zen days after the day election the officer
this act shall have BEEN s OF section Lreen Of
ne served shall be- Of the By which they we're
charge the duties anf obligations uireI AID y his
the said chisf Tny c Hei eGqF' % IT & sGf be the duty
eHsnIn m INTO E n Of the circuit court, to forthwith
a;tendaac before hH o witnesses; administer and
the assembling Of the Congress for which any such RDrse
o. ,hs H9u1e Of Congress Of the Cnited
states az he evidence by him takeu ali Information y him
obtained a'I tIi rrr,g's 20 him made. - ~
Fer acted, That whenever an election
AZ "' g. ".i'r- or Delegates Congress are to be
Gn'ss sL be !y4l N any city Of twenty thousand
llhaDdns or upward ths marshal Oi the United
tho 'li7-'i I'D "lel sil cy
Pe"'..- ne l;y, pu the Application. m writing,
" . - 4ay such city 10 an
duty II shall be- re-
ISe- a. - i o A5t To aid and assist tho psrvisors
~ election AZ he erihctto OF OI yerom made under
te PROVISIONS OF tts act who
OF tithsr 70 attend IN each election district precinct
AZ ts times ana places liked for of yots ad
tlaes anu places
scfunized, and the Of
marked Tor challenge and also
ing sue eieeons nv DSs Of the election such
precinct And the marshal aud his
special dsp@iss snail have shall be the utx nf
such special oep 70 Keep the
seet tns g elections in the discharge duties
preserve Ofuer such places
prevent Iaadaent and voting thsrea
ortraudulent conduct ON the
immediately either At said place nniis
place elsewhere. aud either before or after
voting 70 arrest and take into custody,
who shall cOamit or Atteop or "sr ~ cp