The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-11-08

INTERFERING WITH sllERNisORs OF ELECTION.
MARSHAAs OF DEPUTIES
Sec. 3J39 Every person, whether with or
Withou, any authority. power or process ~
pretended authority, power or process of
any state, territory or municjpait y. who
oSstructs, binders, assaults, or oy bribery,
solicitation or otherwise, interieros with or
prevents the supervisors of election, or
either OF them, or the marshal or his gen
egal or special deputies, or either OF them.
IN the performance of any duty required
OF them, or either of them or which he or
they, or either of them, may hc authorized
70 perform by any law of the United States,
IN the execution of process or otherwise, or
who by any OF the means before men
TONED hinderS and prevents the free al
tendance and presence at such places of
registration, or al such polls OF election, or
tull and free access aud egresS to and from
any such place Of REGISTRATION or poll of
election, or in going to and from any such
place OF registration or poll OF election, or
10 and from any room where any such reg
istration or election or canvass of votes, or
OF making any returns or certificates there
Of may be had, or who molests, interleres
with, removes or elects from any such place
of registration or poll of election, or of can
wasting votes cast thereat, or making re.
turns or certificates thereof; any supervisor
OF election, the marshal, or his general or
sseclal deputies, or either OF them, or who
threatens or attempts, or offers to do so, or
refuses or neglecls to aid and assist any
supervisor OF election, or the marshal or his
general or special duties, or either OF them,
in the performance of his or their duties,
when required by him or thcm or either Of
them, 10 give such aid and assistance, shall
be liable to instant arrest without process
and shall be punished by Imprisonment not
more than two years, or by fine of not
more than three thousand dollars, or by
both such fine and imprisonment, and shall
pay the costs of prosecution.
DUTIES or MARSHALs
Sec HO22. The marshal and MS general
deputies, and such special deputies, shall
Keep the peace, and support and protect
the Supervisors of election in the DISCHARGE
OF their duties, preserve order NJ such
places Of registration and at such polls.
prevent fraudulent registration aud iraudu.
lent voting thereat, or fraudulent conduct
on the part OF any officer of election, and
Immediately, either at the place Of registra-
ton or at the polling place, or elsewhere
and either before or after registering or
voting, TO arrest and take into custody,
with or without process, any person who
commits, or attempts or offers to commit
any of the acts or ofleuscs prohibited herein
or who commits any olleuSe against the
laws of the United States but no person
shall be arrested without process for any Of
tense not committed in the presence of the
marshal or his general or special deputies,
or either of them, or OF the supervisor OF
election, or either of them
DUTIES OF CHIEF SUPERVISORS.
See 2Q26, The chief super, isor shall pre-
pare and furnish all necessary books, forms,
blanks and Instructions for the use and di.
rection of the supervisors of election in the
several cities and towns in their respective
districts; he shall receive the applications
OF all parties for appointment to such posi-
lions upon opening, rs contemplated in
section two thousand and twelve, of the
circuit court for the judicial circuit in
which the commissioner 50 designated acts,
ne shall present such application to the
Judge thereof, and furnish Information to
him in respect to the appointment by the
court of such supervisors of election; he
shall require of the supervisors OF election,
when necessary, lists Of the persons who
may register and vote, or either, in their
respective election districts or voting pre-
cinCtS, and cause the names Of those upon
| any such list whose right to register or vote
| Is honestly doubted to be verified by proper
inquiry and examination at the respective
places by them assigned rs their residences
and he shall receive, preserve and file all
naths of Office of supervisors of election, and
Of all special deputy marshals appointed
under the provisions of this title, THE Elec-
tive Franchise and all certificates, returns,
reports and records of every kind and IVA.
ture contemplated or made requisite by the
provisions hereof, save where otherwise
herein specially directed.
MAESHALs TO FORWARD COMPLAINT TO CHiEF
SUPERVISORS,
SEC, 2O2I. All United States marShals and
commissioners VINO in any JUDICIAL district
| perform any duties under the preceding
provisions relating to, concerning or affect
! ing the election OF representatives or dele
gates in the congress Of the United States,
| from time to time, and with all due dill
| genCe, shall forward to the chief supervisor
IN and for their judicial district, all com.
! plants, examinations and records pertain.
| ing thereto, and all oaths of office by them
| administered to any supervisor of election
or special deputy marshal, in order that
the same may be properly preserved and
| filed.
SUPERVISORS AND DEPUTY MARsulLs 70 III
QUALIFIED VOTERS, ErC.
SEC 202S. No person shall
be appointed supervisor q
election or deputy marshal, under the
| preceding provisions, who is not, at the
time of his appointment, qualified voter
OF the city, town, county, parish, election
district, or voting precinct in which his du
ties are to be performed.
PAY OF SUPERVISORS.
Sec. POSI-. . And there shal
be allowed and paid to each super
/ visor of election and each spccia
deputy marshal who is appointed and per
! forms his duty under the preceding proyi
| SONS, compensation at the rate of s. PEI
| day for each day he is actually on duty
| not exceeding ten days; but no Compeusa
ton shall be allowed In any case to superyi.
sors OF election, except to those appointed
in cities or towns Of 10000 or more inhabi
tantS.
FRAUDULENT VOTING, ETC, AT ELECTIONS roI
REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS
| SEC. 5)ll. IT, at any election for repre-
sentative or delegate in congress, any per
! son knowingly personatos aud votes or at
tempts to vote, in the nao,c of any othel
| person, whether living, dead or fictitious
or votes more than once at the samo clec
ton Tor any candidate for the same office
or votes at n place where he may not b,
! lawfully entitled to vote; or votes without
| having lawful right to vote or does any
! unlawful act to secure an opportunity 1,
! vote for himself or any other person, or by
force, threats, intimidation, bribery, re
ward or offer thereof unlawm ly prevents
any qualified OF voter Of any state or terri
tory, from freely exercising the right o
suffrage, or by any suChN means Undue,
any voter TO refuse to exercis,
such right or compels o.
induces by any such means, any
officer oran election in any state or terri
tory to receive vote from a person MOI
! legally qualified or entitled TO vote; or in
tterlerts IN any manrer with any officer o
such election In the discharge OF his duties
or by any such means, or other unlUw,u
means, induces any officer tan election o
officer whose duty II is to ascertain, az
nounco or declare the result of any sucl
election, or give or make any certificate
document or evidence In relation thereto
IT, violate or refuse to comply with his duty
or any law regulating the same; or know
inCy receives the vote Of any person no
entitled to vote, or refuses to receive "a,
vote ofany person entitled to vote, or aids
counsels procutes, or advises any sucl
voter, person or officer to do any act hcreb,
made q crime, or omits to do any duty thu