The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-03-04
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The following is a full synopsis OF
the bill as presented. 1t is entitled
A" An act to protect electors and to
prevent fraud at elections:
Section /. That if two or more
persons within the jurisdiction of the
United States or OF any of the States
of the Union, shall forciUly over
throw State government, or any OF
the constituted authorities of the same,
or interfere in any forcible or unlaw-
full manner with the due execution Of
the laws of State, or OF the United
States, or eonspire for such purpose
with the intent to commit crime,
the person so offending shall be deemed
guilty of felony and punished with
a fine not exceeding ten thousand dol
lars and imprisoned at hard labor not
exceeding ten years.
Section 2. If two or more persons
shall conspire to usurp by force any
such government, or any department
thereof, or shall attempt to subvert or
usurp such State government, or shall
actually overthrow the government OF
any State, such person, upon conyic-
ton, shall be deemed guilty Of IL
crime, and fined not less than five
thousand dollars and imprisoned not
exceeding two years.
Section 3. No citizen of the Uni
ted States entitled to vote at an cleo.
ton for Representative in Congress,
under the Constitution of the United
States, or under the fundamental con-
ditions prescribed in any Of the acts
of Congress admitting any of the
States lately in rebellion, shall be de.
prived of such right to vote by any
action of such States, whether 10y aci
of the Legislature or amendments t.
the several State Constitutions. Ii
any officer charged with conducting
such election shall refuse at any cleo.
tion for Congress to receive the vote
of any such citizen in consequence u
any such action, he shall lie guilty Of
misdemeanor, and upon conviction
be fined from five hundred to on,
thousand dollars, and Imprisonment
not exceeding one year.
Section 4. ANY person using fire
arms or other deadly weapons agains
any person at any place on the
day of registration Tor the Congress
iepal election for the purpose of in
timidating or ipjuring such person
While such election is in progress, ant
who shall do the same before any
election, shall be guilty of crime
penalty five hundred to two thousanC
dollars; Imprisonment not exceeding
three years: Provided, That if any
person shall carry concealed fire
arms or other deadly weapons at sucf
elections or place of registration, TIM
shall be taken as presunptive evi
dence of the intent to intimldatt
Under this act.
Section 8 provides that any regis
tration officer or supervisor appointed
| under the laws Of any State who
shall refuse to permit citizens to vot'
or to register, or to allow them suttcien
opportunities to register or to Obtain
proper information, shall also IL
dee;ned guilty of a crime ; penalty
FIVE hundred to one thousand dollars
imprisonment, six months to tw'
years.
Section 6 relates to ballot boxes
poll lists and other papers connecte'
with elections. 1t declares the abduc
ton or muiilation of any Of thes'
papers crime, punishable by tint
of five hundred to three Thousand
dollars and imprisonment two to INV
years.
Section 7 provides that if any per
son shall be killed while acting undo
the law, such killing shall be murder
punishable with the death penalty.
Section 8 confers civil and crimina
jurisdiction under this act on Unite,
States courts.
l Section 8 provides Cor the appoint