The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-03-09
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BIN Which pzslsd tie lover House Of |
ConEress, bot failed 70 pass TIE Senate,
thas re are in4unea 70 give tie following
summary Q; IL ItSas sDtitled = bill 10
provide against The invasion Of States, to !
prevent the subJsrsiou Of their authority
AID 70 maintain The security Of elections
Section one provides TIA; Il two OF
more persona within The Jurisdiction Of
the United States, or Of any Of The States
q tbs Union, shall iorcibly overthrow
State government or any Of the consti-
tutsd Gnlhorities q the sane, OF inteEiere
in any ioreible OF unlawful manner With
the doe execution Of the laws Of STATE,
OF Of the United States, or eOnspire Tor
such purposes with the intent TO commit
crime, The persons 10 offending IhaH be
deemed guilty Of ; felony, and Punished
with 6ns NOS eIceeding $1,000 and i'm.
pFiEonmsnt n hard labor not exceeding 10
ysarL
Section tEo provides that II two or
more persons khall conspire to usuTp BY
force any such government, OF any de-
partment thereof, or shall attempt TO sub-
vert or usuTP such State government, OF
shall actually overthrow the government
Of any STATE, such persOnS upon couvic-
ton, shall Be deemed guilty Of crime,
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prisOned not eIceeding two yean.
Section three provides that any per.
sons using FIRE arms or other deadly YEA.
pons against any persons At any place On
the day Of EeZiitFations for the COngreS.
sional elections iOr the purpose Of init.
midating or iniuring such persons while
such election i in progress, aud who shall
do the same before any election, shall be
guilty Of . crime; penalty $500 10 5000;
imprisonment not exceeding three years
Provided, that II any person shall carry
concealed firearms or other deadly Wealr
ons Al such elections or place Of regiStrH-
ton, this shall he taken as pregumPtivO
evidence Of the intsntto intimidstO under
this act.
Section four provides that any TegiItFa-
ton Officer or Supervisor appointed under
the laws Of the State, who shall refuse to
permit citizens 70 vote Or to register, or
10 allow them sufficient opportunities to
register or 70 obtain proper information,
shall also he deemed guilty Of crime;
penalty $500 to 81 ,0OOi imprisonment, six
months 10 two years.
Section Eve relates TO ballol.bOxes, poll
lists and other papers connected with
elections. II declares the abduction or
mutilalion Of any Of these papers, q
crime, punishable BY fine Of 500 to
5000, and imprisonment two 10 FIVE
years.
Section six provides that II any person
shall be killed while acting under this
Law, such killing shall be murder, pun.
iIhible with the death penalty,
Section seven confers civil and criminal
Jurisdiction under this action on the
United States CourtL i1
Section eight provides ioF the appoint
ment Of general supervisors Of elections
Ia all Congressional districts In the same
manner a. Is now provided in any town
Of from 10 10 10000 inhabitants. The
supervisors may be appointed from any
part Of the district, and are 10 be ap.
pointed by the Judges Of the United
States Circuit Courts 80 days before reg
iStFAtiOn. There IL to be = Chief Super
visor in every District.
Section nine provides for the extension
0i the existing law a. TO Deputy United
States Marshals 80 that MarshaIs may be
appointed in every county and parish in
every Congressional District
Section ten prcscribes the duties Of the
officers in charge Of the ballot boxes on
the day Of election; makes II their duty
10 count the votes before leaving the bal
lot boxes, in the presence Of the Super
yiSorA Of Election or Deputy Marshal,
and 10 Immediately send . certified copy
Of the returns to the Chief Supervisor Of
the District, and TO the Clerk Of the
National House Of Representatives.
Section eleven provides that no officer
acting under this act shall receive com.
penSStion, and that tho ballOt.bOxcs, pa
perS, ETC., shall bo retained by the cuStO-
dian until the close Of the first session Of
Congress to which they relate.
Section twelve ptescribeS means where
by contestants in Congress may obtain
certified copies ofthe ballot.
Section thirteen, as originally reported,
provided that whenever any such unlaW.
iul combinations "a lehncdin the revised
statutes and under this act, shall he or.
ganiEed OF attempted, and 40 numerous
and powerful ~ 10 be able, by violence, 10
vel At defiance and Oyerturn anyState nu-
thOrities, In all such cases such combina.
tons shall he deemed rebellion against
the United States, and during the contin-
nance Of such rebellion within the limits
which shall be prescribed by the procla-
nation Of the President oil the United
States, II may he lawful for the President
Of the United States, In his discretion, 10
suspend the privileges Of the writ Of
habaas corpus; and tits provided also that
all the provisions Of the second section Of
the act Of March 8, 1865, relating to
habeas corpus, are hereby revived in full
powers. This section was amended in The
House BY limiting liz operation TO the
States Of Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi
and Arkansas, and 10 tic period Of timc
covered ~ the oxiSt6nce oftlie next Con:
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