Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1889-12-20

five hundred dollars TO the party ag-
grieved by such refusal or omission,
TO be recovered by an action on the
case, with costs, and such allowance
for counsel fees as the court may deem
just.
SEC. 2OOT. Whenever under the au-
thority Of the constitution or laws Of
any State, or the laws OF any Terri
tory, any act is required TO be done by
a citizen asa prerequisite to qualify or
entitle him to vote, the offer OF such
citizen to perform the act required to
be done shall, if il fail to be carried
into execution by reason Of the wrong
| ful act or omission OF the person or
officer charged with the duty Il re-
ceivinC or permitting such perform
ance or offer TO perform, or act thereon,
be deemed and held as a performance
in law OF such act; and the person SO
offering and failing to vote, and being
otherwise qualified. shall be entitled
to vote in the same manner and TO the |
same extent as If he had in fact per- |
formed such act.
SEC. zoos. Every Judge, inspector, |
or other officer OF election whose duty |
it is 70 receive, count. certify, register.
report, or give effect to the vote Of
such citizen, who wrongfully refuses
or omits to receive, count, certify,
register, report, or give effect TO the
vote OF such citizen upon the presen-
tation by him OF his affidavit, stating
such offer and the time and place
thereof, and the name Of the officer or
person whose duty it was to act there
on, and that he was wrongfully pre-
vented by such persons or officer from
performing such act, shall forfeit the
sum OF five hundred dollars to the
party aggrieved by such refusal or
omission, to he recovered by an action
on the case, with costs, and such al
lowasce for counsel fees as. the court
may deem just.
SIC. 2OO9. Every officer or other
person. having powers or duties of an
]
my OF the provisions OF this Title, who
ly threats, or any unlawful means,
linders, delays, preven,s,or obstructs,
" combines or confederates with
,thers 10 hinder, delay, prevent. or
,bstruct any citizen from doing any
let required TO be done 10 qualify him ;
o vote. or from voting at any election
n any State, Territory. district
'ounty, city, parish, township, school
district, municipality, or other terri
orial subdivision. shall forfeit the
um Of five hundred dollars TO the
'eTson aggrieved thereby, to be recov-
red by an action on the case. with
osts, and allowance for counsel fees as
be court may deem just"
Thus there is a remedy for the :
otter who is denied his rights, and :
L can proceed under both the civil
nd criminal laws. The registration
fficer is no monarch Of all he
Irveys'' when acting in his Office, :,
nd if he takes chances ''on his y
eril' in order to serve his political .
arty, the voter has recourse to the
roceedings mentioned above in +
ection 9OO7. {
The voters Of the Peoples Party
ave been stirred up in relation to Il
leir rights and propose to have d.
Istice. They do not want to e
,gister or vote unless they :,
7e legally entitled to do so, ii
nd they do not mean to be tr
'evented from the exercise Of a 81
wful right if there are any means q
remedy,or to put up with obstruc- 81
Ons from any official without re- in
ring to the proper means for his W
"
We desire to say here, that no N
'rson is entitled to registration di
Hess he is, in good faith, an actual IN
sident Of this city and Territory. -
id has been such, in the precinct D
here he resides one month and in hi
{ Territory six months before fe
gistration. There should be no %
or evasion on this g.
lpOrtant matter. If mans tx
,me Is out Of the Territory, or out pr
the city, he has no right TO regis -
7 or votein this city. Only bona an
c residents should attempt TO do tn
her. That there are persons who te'
e not legally qualified who in pr
nd to attempt to vote, is reason tn
ly certain. 1t is just as certain nj
at the Peoples Party DO not in
nd to submit to any such fraud. oil
All we want is a fair registration nv
the legal voters Of all parties, and by
air election which shall show the ms
nest sentiments Of the lawful cleo no
5 Of this city. If these are secured. NJ,
. will abide the issue and do all in Is
power to support the municipal va
ministratiou in the proper dis
arge OF duty, no matter what NAV Y,
its political complexion. Let the
Fful majority rule, inl