, 1880-03-09
SUPREME COURT.
TIE t:SirEI, STATES Et.ECrI0N T.AV


eate": W ,or,.,,on rx,orts A,nsrt strho,d
w 1,.,.s.''a r, .s,.,,a -, ,,n,,aas nar,,,,s
md ecriorari. rte petitioners in this case
werc Judges Ut election TT the City ut llalti- |
more. Tlry were appointed By authority Of ]
State law, and dlsclltrgr,l their duties az
tlves to Congress Nov. s, 1913. Under Secs.
5,5l5 and !,5sea. Revised Statutes they weru
s!alc.eu III '.le e'fra.t r.a..,"t -, w W,p,,a,;
States 1of 1ho O'strlct u ..a! Ma'S'a.a.
b1i c''argc OF interfering Win anu
resistIng the Supervisors 1}i,4. o. kesson ssa.aa
,yI,;l. IL" tattcr werc enrnrcd In he por-
for'nance q thelr duties H., ~ saa ..,ao, electon
u 1s, s''ss "pai"t If to , tpIs coart with netjtion
apom ,.rtp uppe!e% ~ aeas IN s corus an ccrtorr
upon thc ground tlat the statutes under
Which they were tried md convicted arc
uScossr1rur1osAr AND VOID.
The Court, in a careful and elaborate opln-.
/. Tint the question Of the constitutlonallty
| Of suil laws Is good ground for tahs Court
iss,s ,ai.. VII. ~ -. .,,n ,,vrsnu,r.n, ,,,cr
l. Hto tl'o 'es".''5 " .1u '.p',ao4t."sns "'A ,
such convtcis0l1t amt Il re iaWs a!o uetvs.
nea nt IT, H. III ;sc,'a rrI 'ao
= That CnnErass ind the power By tile
| cnnstit,,tfnn tn nass tfis resolution referred
fnmyIz' S"r' u bHiS ReyiscIi Stntuies. Which
mrt.ns Il n 4Iuoi nfrn,,sa nEnfi,st tie IInitni
statoa lar n,,v t,t,icnrs NJ rfctif,n nj mn alec.
lion lield for Ieprcssntative in Congress to
% Imtv Il, rcearI L, s1ci, election, whetiorr
rs,iy.irsd nay re- AtE" }y tho % Inv jaw Of tho State Or
f'i"tiA RI liz t1niteI s;atos. or knowingly
tn do ~ny aet ilnautlorizctl BY any such INV
w,tis Infant IN ntinct such election, or to
muE. ml,H .i frns,dlcnt certlcate OF the result,
nt.': md Sec. 5y!5. which makes It a pcnnl
1St ehy focess 70 os oSstrc ner
i,rln.' or intcr{ere With q Supervisor Of Eiec-
n tnn' ar = sfmrshni. OF Dept,ty Narshnl, III tic
per{ormance I Of any slaty Required ot them
yn5 ls4,taG e1 fee aten4anie sse ut te pase nsS
s. Sees. eas.oli, s,o1s, aola 3,ol7, ,ao5l, and
n,%iLtnrix" ~ Clrcnit Courts to appoint SUPER
,.rs l,f sr,i ni"ct1ors n1,,, thH Mnrsl,ni 10
onnnint T. Snelai IDENTITIES to nd and nssist
% then,, and Which prescribe tic duties OF such
i,Ip ~, i",n ,'rMvijni ~ inmTrcss tn Tia FL
n5catuamt ~ nm "rt ~ Sfuv ii. lid. a1iI suppIe-
temt ;n,s anGfo ot u sa,rasc,tni,ves nn for i,rt
vnntin., ,v fpnI,,,s ti,arrins
Ssn'rE rEE,t tls tho gr,,i tonrts 1,ay Jurisdiction
Of I indictments @ Under tl,eso laws, aud Il col.-
''c'lo!l alau Se.ense s,., ~, ~ 1'n,snsurnr
LAWFUL CAUSE OF lA'1asoHMEsI
from which Hils Court Itas ITO po"or 10 IT,
lloVe ~ i'nbeas CORPUS. ..,o ,or ~, .,oo.
INN III liMkins Iek"ie'ino - ~ ~ nasa"rv U
t,on ot spresel''Gs snl esx ~ - ..nt,rn mi nj ~.
| elusive control tHeFeDf by firtuo o1 lnat
CLAUSE Of the GonsaHutgn WHEEL nfcI9 " h,'ite
thnt tc lines raees, mau lily i'ifa a,'paxn'o. ~
ing eIsct9ns lol oehatS f. ani, mI Sten f. Tia
lves all!li! be pIesc!ofs. y! .n cnG 1u ,'y, ~ NJ
LEGISLATURE thereof; INT Goiagress, may ,a a.
: my ttnu BY Inv MAKE 9r alter suem aceuat- @
lions eXeepI rs 70 tne pe0 Ha wos oS"
Atufs. congress nts T., r""u ttrsi,,
the S1lb1eets ttnu lnhy Stler iMhe east5fty