Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-11-06
TITLE Lxx.-CRIMEs.
Crimes against the Elective Franchise and
Grill RiQhtS of Citizens.
CHAPTER SEVEN.

CHAPTER SEVEN.
Crimes against the Elective Franchise and
Civil Rights of Citizens.
SEC. SSH If. at any election for Representa-
tive or Delegate in Congress. any person know
ingly personates and votes. or attempts to vote,
in the name of any other person, whether liv-
ing. dead or fictitious; or votes more than once
at the same eection for any candidate for the
same office; or votes at a place where he may
not be lawfully entitled to vote; or votes with
out having lawful right to vote: or does any
unlawful act to secure an opportunity to vote
for himself. or any other person; or by force,
threat. intimidation, bribery. reward, or offer
thereof, unlawfully prevents any qualified
voter of any state, or of any Territory, from
freely exercising the right OF suffrage, or by
any such means induces any voter to refuse to
exercise such right, or cOmpels, or induces
by any such means, any officer OF an
election in any such State or Ter
ritory to receive vote from
a person not legally qualified or entitled
TO vote; or interferes in any manner with any
officer of such election in the discharge Of his
duties; or by any such means, or other unlaw-
ful means. induces any officer of an election or
officer whose duty it is to ascertain, announce,
or declare the result of any such election: or
give or make any certificate. document, or
evidence in relation thereto, to violate or re
fuse to comply with his duty or any law regu-
lating the same; or knowingly receives the
vote of any person not entitled to vote or re-
fuses to receive the vote of any person entitled
to vote. or aids counsels, prOcures, or advises
any such voter, person, or officer TO do any act
hereby made a crime, or omit to do any duty
the omission of which is hereby made a crime.
or attempt to do so, he shall be punished by a
fine Of not more than five hundred dollars, or
by imprisonment not more than three years.
or by both, and shall pay the costs Of the
prosecution.
SEC. s5l5. Every officer Of an election at
which any Representative or Delegate in Con-
gress is voted for, whether such officer of
election be appointed or created by or under
any law or authority Of the United States, or
by or under any State, territorial, district or
municipal law or authority, who negiects or
refuses to perform any duty in regard to such
election required Of him by any law OF the
United States. or of any State or Territory
thereof; or who violates any duty so imposed;
or who knowingly does anv acts thereby unau
thorized, with intent to affect any such
election. or tie result thereof; 90 who
fraudulently makes any false certificate
OF the result of such election in regard to such
Representative or Delegate; or who withholds.
cOnceals or destroys any certificate of record
so required by law respecting the election Of
any such Representative or Delegates; or who
neelects or refuses to make and return such
certificate as required by law; or who aids
counsels prooures or advises any voter, per-
son. or officer to do any act by this or any OF
the preceding sections made a crime, or to
omit to do any duty the omission of which is
by tNis or any of such sections made a crime,
or attempts TODD so. shall be punished as pre-
scribed in section f1fty-ive hundred and lteRl
leleveDl
SEC. 55i6. Every person who wiIIfully OBJ
structs binders, or prevents any officer or 9TH
warrant or process issued under the provisions
of sections 1884 and 1885, Title Civil Rights, -
or any person lawfully assisting him. from
arrestiBg any person for whose apprehen-
sion such warrant or process may have
been issued; or rescues, or attempts to
rescue@ such person from the custody
assisting when SO arrested, pursuant to the
authority herein given; or aids, abets, or as
sists any person so arrested. directly or indi-
rectly, to escape from the custody of the officer
or other person legally authorized to arrest
the party; or harbors or conce ais any person
for whose arrest warrant or process has been
issued, so as to prevent his discovery and ar
rest after notice or knowledge OF the fact that
a warrant has been issued for the apprehension
Cf such person. shall, for any sucho1enses, be
subject to a fine OF not more than one thou
sand dollrrs, or imprisonment not more than
six months, or both.
shall who refuses to receive any warrant or
other process when rendered to him, issued in
pursuance of the provisions Of section nine
teen hundred and eighty-f1ve, Title Civil
Rights. /" or refuses or neglecs to use all pro
per means diligently to execute the same shall
be liable to a fine in the SUM of one thousand
dollars for the benefit of the party aggrieved
thereby.
SIC, 551s. If two or more persons in any
State or Territory conspire to prevent. by
force intimidation, or threat, any person from
accepting or holding any office. trust, or place
Of confidence under the United States, or from
discharging any duties theI eof; or to induce by
like means any officer Of the United States to
leave any State. district, or place. where his
duties as an officer are required TO be per-
formed, or to iDjure him In his person or
property on account OF his lawful discharge
Of the duties of his office, or while
engaged in the lawful discharge thereof, or to
injure his property so as 70 modest, interrupt,
hinder. or impede him in the discharge OF his
official duties; each OF such persons shall be
punished BY fine OF not less than five hun
bred nor more thsn five thousand dollars, or
by imprisonm- mt, with or without nard LABOR,
not less than six months nor more than six
Years or by both such fine and Imprisonment.
SEC $3.50. If two or more persons in any state
or Territory conspire to prevent BY force. In
timidatiOn, or threat. any citizen who is law
fully entitled to vote. from giving his support
or advocacy, In g legal manner, toward or in
favor of the election OF any lawfully qualified
person as an elector for President or Vice
President, or as member or the Congress or
the United States, or to iBjure any citizen in
person or property on account of such sup
port or advocacy. each OF such persons shall
be punished by fine OF not less than i've
hundred nor more than five thousand dollars,
or by imprisonment, with or without hard
labor not less than six months nor more than
S x years, or by both such fine and imprison-
Sac 552i. II any person be appointed
sunsrvisor OF election or a special deputy mar.
sinai uuder the provisions OF title the elective
franchise" and has taken the oath Of office as
such supervisor OF election or sucn deputy
marshall and thereafter negiects or refuses
wItheut good and lawful excuse. to perform
and discharge fully the duties, obligations and
requirements of such office until the expira-
ton of the term for which be was appointed.
he shan not only be subject to removal from
office with loss Of all pay or emoluments,. but
shall be punished by imprisonment for not less
than six months nor more than one year. or by
q fine Of not less than two hundred dollars ana
80 v,oxa than flva hundred dollars or nv both
fine and Imprisonment, and shall pay the costs
of persecution.