The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-03-05
THE BILL TO GOVERN Tnn SOUTH.

discussionin Congress: M
SECTION /. That if two or more
persons within the jurisdiction Of the
United States or OF ary Of the States
Of the Union shall torcjbly overthrow
State government, or any OF the
constituted authorities OF the same,
or Interfere in any forcble o. unlaw.
ful manner With the due execution of
the laws OF "A State, or of the United
States, or conspire for such purposes
with the intent TO commit a crime. the /
person so offending shall be deemed
guilty of felony and punished with
a fpe not exceeding $4,000 and i'm
prisonment at hard labor not exceed
ing ten years. o..,5,. XXI
SEC. 2. If two or more persons
shall conspire to usurp by force any
such government, or any department
thereof, or shall attempt 10 subyert
or usurp such State government, or
shall actually overthrow the govern
ment OF any State, such person, upon
conviction, shall be deemed guilty OF
crime, and fined not less than So ,OO0
and imprisonment not exceeding two
years ,.
SEC. 3. No citizen Of the United
States entitled 10 vote at an election
Tor Representative in Congress, under
the constitution OF the United States,
or under the fundamental conditions
prescribed in any of the acts of con-
gress admitting any Of the States late
" in rebellion, shall be deprived Of
such rights to vote by any action Of
Isuoh States, whether by act Of the
legislature or amendments 70 the sey-
eraI Stale constitutions. If any Off
Ger charged with conducting such
election shall refuse at any election
for Congress to receive the vote Of
any such citizen in consequence Of any
such action, he shall be guilty Of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction be
fiued $500 to $1,000, and impriSon-
ment not exceeding one year. M
SEC. 4. Any person using firearms
or other deadly weapons against any
persons at any place Oh the day Of
registrations for the Congressional
elections for the purpose Of intimidat-
: ing or injurlng such persons while
such election is in progress, and who
shall do the same before any election,
shall be guilty Of a crime; penalty
! $500 to $4,000; imprisonment not ex-
: ceeding three years; Provided, That
, if any person shall carry concealed
firearms or other deadly weapons at
at such elections or place of registra
ton this shall be taken as presumptlve
evidence of the attempt to intimidate
I under this act. III,
SEC. 5 provides that any registra'
, tion officer or supervisor under the
laws Of any State who shall refuse tc
permit citizens to vote or to register
or 10 allow them sufficient opportuni-
ties to register or to obtain proper in
formation, shall be guilty of crime
penalty $500 to $1,000; Imprisonment
six months to two years.
SEQ. 6 relates TO ballot boxes. poll
r lists, and other papers connected will
' elections. 1t declares the abduction
or mutilation OF any of these paper
> crime, punishable by fine Of $5OC
y to $4,000, and Imprisonment two u
r FIVE years.
Q SEC. provides that if any persol
shall be killed while acting under th
law, such killing shall be murder pun
: ishablc with the death penalty.
Q SEQ. confers civil and crimina
: Jurisdiction under this act on Unitet
: States Courts,
SEC. provides for the appoint
ment of general supervisors of elec
9 tions in all Congressional districts, i
= the same manner as is now provided
a in any town from 10000 to $1,000 in
habitants. The supervisors may b
appointed from any part of the dis
u trict, and are to be appointed by tn
d Judges of the United States Circui
n Courts thirty days before registration
r. There is to be chiet supervisor j
y every district.
u SEC. 10 provides for the extension
Is OF the existing laws as to deput
d United States marshals, so that maj
j. shals, may be appointed in every couT
4 ty aud parish in every congression'
district
SEC. II prescribes the duties I
8 the officers in charge Of the ballo
t. boxes on tho fay Of election; makes
J. their duty TO count the votes beiol
,t leaving the ballot-hoxes, in the pre-
. ence Of the supervisors of election {
% deputy marshal, and to immediatel
1t send a certified copy OF the returl
t. to the clerk of the national House
A. Representatives.
- SEC, II provides Il at no officer ac
- ing under this act shall receive con
ia pensation, and that the ballot.boxe
Of papers, etc., shall be retained by Il
n custodian until the close OF the fir
n session OF the Congress to which the
- relate; also prescribes means wher
II by contestants in Congress may obta
le certified copies of the ballot,
n. Sec, IA provides that whenever ar
4. such unlawful combinations, as define
Il in the reylsed statutes and und'
: this act, shall be organized or a
AZ tempted, and so numerous and powe
al full as to be able, by violence, to $
n at defiance and overturn any Sta
= authorities, in all such cases su,
" combinations shall be deemed
OF rebellion against the United State
p and during the continuance of su,
rebellion within the limits which sh,
be prescribed by the proclamation
be the President Of the United Stati
Of it may be lawful for the Preside
!, of the United States, in his discretio
y 10 suspend the privileges Of the W
er Of habeas corpus; and it is providl
h. also that all the provisions Of 4
,st second section of the act Of March