, 1879-05-30

~, ontn,'ntn -" ~. so.ti..cu i out they VIII hss
Uthcr ti,1trs than IN ~, T., .i,o ur IT, eFhll
cnco OF liz ofl,crrs hnlutn,s H., ni.a,I4, pIcs
witpcn atl tm.r nrncrc,,"v. ,,,ntnH;n,r ~" ~, :.
countln9 of tho votos and nakIns a'ar a rotuT, .,
rr-
/ ~! f"hi of TIE ELECTION Law
,',H Wi'Gn HliI hc repealed by Tue approval Of this
~ i'ncincs those s4ets1a whiel, give authority
10 tIt' supervisors Ut Elections "to prrsDnat!;
scrntinke s The gnunt nrd canvass cact ballot.
WY all fsc HcctoIs which confer authority upor
umaIsa hlatcs Mar:ttaa sud Deputy AlarstIals III
e"nnselIon n. WIN CunxrrtsttlIal clcctnRs. The
~ thn .. .s III H'Il aso repeal Fec. 552s9
",nh sG Slilinai oththtce ot the United States,
"ta "nsIl "as chactcu for The protection Ut United
%tcs % o!'ieefa engaged IN thy Discharge Of lheiE
'u''cs III congressional elections. This 6ccijon
rHoTEcrs SUPERVISORS AND MARSHAL.
In the performance uf their tfut!cs tv ,rot,ru
the obstruction Ur pssa,itiur Of ti,can ni,i'nr.
or anY lntrrferanre vii, ths,n H. hrt,ss.
liciafiol, or otlcrwise. crj,pcs n~et33;,+ :" ~ r.
United States @e'''ss Luz
!ceIslatJoI, arn rin,n ria ,ss y. .mG psoposea
au.lurtty tn observes and VII M. ~, ,,s' ILL
inEs 1t the Congressional ELECTIONS, viii be- left
but there wlIl hui1o BOWER "a nrf,f rrt t,", ~
to prevent Interference With TIER dt,t.es, OF to
naslist any violation Of law frpm which tl.eir
only tho fha.low Of authority OF The i:nitea
States at national elections viii rctnan. INV"
mr.. .,,... 80 49, 41"''
o1,. ans SUBSTANCE WILL HE oosr
4. ne enPcryiston OF elections Will bo reduced
" n'eIe lnsptc'lot't WITHOUT authority on the
past 9. 1ilG supervisors to do nny ncr whatever
70 make thc electo'l.a talr our. All TINT will
ave such 40 oystsent Of eeeta, peFss'1n t1
partles arc In the habit Of exercising without
W. .,,t, aa.noilty OF us law, III order 70 preyont
si.ell opponents from obtaifl!nE unfair adyant-
ages.
trn, M shaies.. Uess 9, tne nl 70 destroy nnr con.
rrrs snnsi sI.n,} ~ s"o III Tn'eu STATES ever Cog.
Ina h"rn ,,rgI ,'r1,, q. e pnssaso o. thts blu
ton of ,n"mhsrs % ~ cnr et,r Esouna tIst We ees-
concerns n" stotn "io,sa. ,i, 10 mater Wtirh
shoud be cou.rniio1 "rc,tre,1 tl, 'se h s eteetos
that there prc and can b. n III, ~ ss sote ntates
"a national cIrctnn. a,n, ~ ,i'u4 ~ + sosa e'ecuohs
Of tc Un!tc.l States reentIn r 'e s1,s. lay
II i. "vii.nt "sfan1 ~ t9c Cofsttntion
Consultation rovon,esi ~ e!.cti1 iss's o. TIC
~. IN very i,nnnrtsn Hs"u "nu Y. every :atrct
o"itfrn r., ,sras. a, nsMHS. Justly matter ot
Country. '''S'''' an'9 eoncefh 10 tic whole
THE on1orHA1, puov,a,ov
Of t|1o Constitution n, THE s,,1,,o.. I. e.,
lows: '''seS 10 40 1'''
of bctdfnn "ctt;on. "a p.aces, ana manner
tyea shni e sr,3hea T.; "nt 3. anu represents
latnse thereof bit Congress 5 AZ ~ tir,c i.
law, mako Or alter such regulations. sIcent a. n
the places Of choosing Senators.
embraced in The Fifteenth Amendment. # II
as follows: '"'' ="
SEC. l. Tho rjcht Of c,s,,cns ~ ~, 1ra,,.,
statsa to yov saii not be denied or abr'tecd ~
the United stateB, or.by any S,Mte on accnnnt ~
race, color, or previous condition OF scryituds.
sEc. 2. Tho tonErrss ahall have power to an.
'orce thta article by appropriate lcgisfation
Under the genera! provisions OF the Constttu.
ion tscr. 4, Art. u Congress, In 1876, passed a
.Cf1r1re hans sim in,r ,v1,jrh RI, -