The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-03-05

of the United States, wherever the de-
PENDANT may be found, without regard to
the other party, and District Attorneys.
Marshals and Deputy Aarshals of the
United States, and Commissioners ap-
pointed by the Circuit and Territorial
Courts of the United States, with powers
of arresting and imprisoning or bailing
offenders against the laws of the United
States, are hereby especially authorized
and required to institute proceedings
against every person who shall violate
the provisions of this act, and cause him
to be arrested or bailed, as the case may
be, for trial before such court of the
United States or territorial court as by
law has cOgnizance of the offenSe, ex-
Cept in respect to the right of action &C
cruing to the person aggrieved, and such
District Attorneys shall cause such pro-
ceedings to be prosecuted to their termi-
nation; proidved, that nothing contained
in this section shall be construed to deny
or defeat any right of civil action accru-
ing to any person, whether by reason of
this act or otherwise, and any District
Attorney who shall willfully fail to insti-
tute and prosecute the proceedings here
in referred to shall, for every such of.
tense, forfeit and pay the sum of $500 to
the person aggrieved thereby, to be re-
covered by an action of debt, and shall, on
conviction thereof, be deemed guilty OF
u misdemeanor aud fined not less than
81 900 or more than s., GOO; and provided
further, judgment for the penalty in
favor of the party aggrieved, against any
such District Attorney, or adJudgment
upon an Indictment against any such
District Attorney shall be a bar to either
prosecution respectively.
Sec. 4. That no citizen possessing all
| other qualifications which are or may be
| prescribed by law, shall be disqualified
| for service as 9 grand, or petit juror In
any court of the United States on account
| of race, color, or previous condition OF
servtude, and any officer or other person
| charged with any duty of selection OF
summoning of jurors, who shall exclude
or fall to summon any citizen for the
cause aforesaid, shall, on conviction, b.
deemed guilty Of misdemeanor and be
fined not more than $1,000.
Sec. 5. That all cases arising under thu
provisions of this act in the courts of th'
United States shall be renewable by tn
Supreme Court of the United States with
out regard to the sum in controversy, IN
der the same provisions and regulation
as are now provided by for review of 9th
ers causes in said court.
THE CAUCUS BAYoNET BILL.
Section. |. 1.-two or more persons Will
in the jurisdi ctioni of the United States c
ofany of the States of the Union sha
} forcibly overthrow State government, {
any of the constituted authorities of tn
same or interfere in any forcibly or III
lawful manner with the due execution I
the laws of State, or of the Unite
; States, or conspire for such purposes wit
r the intent to commit crime, the persO
so offending shall be deemed guilty of
felony and punished with fine not e.
, ceedng ten thousand dollars and IL
= prisonment at hard labor not exceediI
ten years.
Sec. 2. If two or more persons sha
| conspire to usurp by force any such go
eminent, or department thereof or sha
: attempt to subvert or uSurp such Sta
9 government, or shall actually overtime
the government of any State, such pc
son, upon conviction shall be deeme
n guilty of crime and fined not less tbs
f five thousand dollars and imprisonmel
not exceeding two years.
Sec. 3. No citizen oft United State
entitled to vote at an election for Repr
q sentative in Congress under the Constit
e ton of the United States, or under Il
fundamental conditions prescribed in al
of the acts of Congress admitting any
the States lately in rebellion, shall be d
} | prived Of such right to vote by any actiC
| of such States, whether by act of the LIE
| islature or amendments to the sever
: State Constitutions, If any ofic
i charged with conducting such electic
70 shall refuse at any election for COngre
8 TO receive the vote of any such citizen
consequence of any such action, he Shs
be guilty of miSdemeanor, and upC
0 conviction be fined firm FIVE hundred
+ one thousand dollars, and imprisonme
+ not exceeding one year.
Sec. 4. Any persons using firearms
other deadly weapons against any pPrsOl
d at any place on the day of registration
h for the Congressional elections for 4
! purpose Intimidation or injuring gu,
persons while such election is in progre
p and who shall do the same before a.
n election, shall be guilty of crime; peni
# | ty FIVE hundred to two thousand dollar
!, Imprisonment not exceeding three yea
" PrOUjdcd that if any persons shall car
" concealed firearms or other dead
Re weapons at such elections or place
h registration this shall be taken as pl
sump;iye evidence of the intent to intlI
date under this act.
Section, five provides that any registI
ton officer or supervisor appointed und
the laws of any State, who shall refuse
permit citizens to vote or to register,
to allow them sufficient opportunities
register or to obtain proper intormatiO
g. shall also be deemed guilty of a Grim
= penalty, $500 to 81 900; imprisonmel
y, six months to two years.
= Section six relates to DallOt-bOXeS, pc
+. lists and other papers connected WI
- elections. 1t declares the abduction
q mutilatiOn OF any of these papers erin
= punishable by fine of five hundred
= three thousand dollars and imprisonme
=. two to five years.
:. Section seven provides that if any pc
! son shall be killed while acting und
:. the law, such killing shall be murdt
! punishable with the death penalty.
Section eight conferS civil and Grimm
: jurisdiction under this act on Unit
= States courts.
:. Section nine provides for the appoin
| ment of general supervisors of election
= in all Congressional districts, in the san
manner as is now provided, in any tow
. from ten to twenty thousand iuhaDitant
any part of the district, and are to be a
: pointed by judges of the United Stat,
: Circuit courts thirty days before registr
: ton. There is to be chief supervise
il every district.
. Section ten provides for the extensic
! Of the existing law as to Deputy Unite
States MarSha!s so that marsh&ls ma
= be appointed in every county and paris
= in every Congressional district
! Section eleven prescribes the duties
the officers in charge of the ballot-boxC
on the day of elections; makes it their d.
| ty to count the votes before leaving til
ballot-boXes, in the presence of the supe
visors Of election or deputy marshals, an
to Immediately send a certified copy {
/ the returns to the chief supervisor of tn
district and to the Clerk of the Nations
House of Representatives.
Section twelve provides that no office
acting under the act shall receive con
| pensatiOn.
1t is provided by section thirteen ths
the hallot-boXeS, papers, etc, shall be re
tanned by the custodian until the close O
the first session of the Congress to whicl
they relate; it also precribes the mean
whereby contestants in Congress may OF
tam certified copies of balloC.
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