The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-06-16

10 Alu anu assist supervisors VI eIeCtlouh
veriflca,ion Of any list Of persons VIII
may have registered or voted to attend II
each election district or voting precinct
at times and places when and where regis
tration may by law be scrutiniZed ant
names registered, voters be marked fo
challenge, and also attend at all times fol
holding elections at the polls in such dis
triCts or precincts.
SEC 2022-The marshal and his genera
deputies shall keep the peace, and support
aud protect the supervisors Of elections in
the discharge OF their duties, preserve
order at such places Of registration, and al
such polls prevent fraudulent registration
and fraudulent voting thereat, or fraudu
lent conduct on the part of any officer o.
elections, and Immediately, either at the
place OF registration or polling places or
elsewhere, and either before or after the
registration or voting, TO arrest and take
into custody, with or without process,
any person who commits, or attempts OF
offers to commit any acts or otfenses pro-
hibited herein, or who commits any
oaense sgainst the laws OF the United
States.
but no person shall be arrested without
process for any oaense not committed in
the presence OF the Marshal, or his gener-
al or special deputies, or either ot them, or
OF the Supervisors OF elections or either ot
them, aud for the purposes OF arrest or
preservation OF peace, the Supervisors oi
election shall in the absence OF the Mar.
shal's deputies, or il required to assist such
deputies, have the same duties aud pow.
ers as deputy Marshallss Nor shall any
person on the day OF such election be ar.
rested without process for any ohense
committed on the day OF registration.
SEC 2023 Whenever any arrest ismade
under any provision OF this bill, the per.
son SO arrested shall forthwith be brought
before Commissioner, Judge or Court OF
he United States for the examination OF
the ofenses alleged, and such Commission.
er, Judge or Court shall proceed in respect
thereto as authorized by law in case OF
crime against the United States.
SEC. 2024-The marshal or his general
deputies, or such special deputies as are
thereto especially empowered by him, and
under his hand aud seal whenever he, or
other, or any of them, Is forcibly resisted in
executing their duties under this bill or
shall by violence, threats or menaces be
prevented from executing such duties or
from arreshng any person who has COM
mitted any offence for which a marshal,
or his general or special deputies are
authorized to make such arrest, are and
each OF them is empowered to summon to
his aid bv pose cOmitdtuS OF his district.
SEQ 202S-No person shall be appointed
a supervisor OF election or deputy marshal
under the preceding provision, who is not
at the time of his appointment aqualitied
voter OF the city, town, county, parish,
election district or voting precinct in
which his duties are to be performed.
SIC. 552l-If any person be appointed
supervisor OF election or special deputy
under the provisions OF the title,
The election franchises" and has taken
the oath Of office az such supervisor OF
election or such special deputy marshal
AID thereafter negleGts or refuses without
good and lawful cause to perform and dis
charge fully the duties aud requirements
such office until the expiration OF the
term for which he was appointed; and he
shall not only be subject to removal from
office, with the loss Of all pay or emolu-
ments, but shall be punished By Impris-
onment with not less than six months nor
more than ons year; or by a fine not less
than $500 nor more than $500, or BY both, /,
and shall pay the cost OF the prosecution.
SEQ 5,522 Every person, whether with
or without any authority, power, or pro-
cess OF any Stale, territory, or municipal.
ity, who obstructs, hinders, assaults, or
by bribes or solipitatipp, or otherwise in.
terleres with or prevents supervisors OF
elections, or either OF them, or marshal or
his general or special deputies, or either
Of them 10 performance of any duty re.
uuired Of them, or which he or they, or
either may be authorized to perform by
any law 10 the United States IN the exc.
cuiion Of process or otherwise, or who by
any means before mentioned, hiuders or
prevents the free attendance or pres
encs ct such place of registration,
or ct such polls ot election, or
lull and free access and egress
TO and from any such place of registration
or poll OF election, or In going 10 or from
any such place OF registration or poll or
election, or TO and from any room where
any such registration or election or can
yass OF votes or Of making any returna
or counting thereof may be had, or who
molests, interieres with, removes or elects
from any such place OF registration or
poll OF election, or OF canvassing the votes
cast thereat, or making returns or Certiti'
Gates thereof, any supervisor OF election
the marshal or his general or special depu'
lies, or either OF them, or who threat
ems, or attempts, or oilers 80 TO do
or refuses or neglects TO aid auo
assist any supervisor OF election, ol
marshal or his geberal or special deputies
or either Of them, in the performance o
his or their duties, when required by him
ar them, or either Of them, to give suct
aid and assistance, shall be liable TO arres
without process and shsl! he punished oi
imprisonment OF not more than two years
or by tine Of not more than s. QOO, or D!
both, and shall pay the cost Of the prose
cutiOn.
The Supreme Court OF the United State
in the recent case Of Siebolt and others de
cided at the October term, 1870, on q quet
ton raised In the case as TO the constttu
tionaiity OF the revised statutes abog
quoted, uses the following language
These portions oi the revised statutes ar
taken from the act commonly known a
the enforcement act, approved Nav 81
1870, aud entitled ian act to enforce tn
right oicitiEens Of the United States to vot
In several States in the Union, and fo
other purposes" and from q supplement
that act, approved February 2SEh, 1877
relative TO the election Of members Of ID
House OF Representatives, and were q
assertion on the part OF Congress {
power to pass laws for regulating an
superintendirg said elections, and tc
securing purity thereof and rights K
citizens 10 vote -thereat peaceahl
and without molestadou, It Ru