Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-03

fokNANCE OF HIS DUTIES.
Acting Attorney General Adrich this after
noon made the following statement: The at
tention Of the department has been called 20
certain alleged instructions 10 the police and
state officers in Alabama, Arkansas and New
York with reference to their conduct toward
such deputy United States marshals a. may
be in attendance az the polling places.
such instructions bring their authors aud
all persons attempting 10 carry them into
effect within the provisions OF sections 5Sis and
and $500 of the criminal statutes Of the United
States, which are as follows:
Sec 5Sia II two or more persons in any state
or territory conspire TO prevent, by force, in
limitation or threat, any person from accept
Ing or holding any office. trust or place OF con-
idence under the United States, or from dis
charging any duties thereof, or 80 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
performed. or TO injure 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 70
inlure his property so as 20 modest, In
terrupt, hinder or impede him in the die
charge Of his official duties. each of such per-
sons shall be punished By a fine Of not lees
than g.. 900 or by imprisonment. with or With
out hard labor, not less than six months nor
more than six years, or by both such fine and
imprisonment
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WITH surEh'isoRs-
Sec. $500. Every person, whether with OF
without any authority. power or process or
pretended authority, power or process, Of any
state, territory or municipality. who obstructs,
binders, assaults, or by bribery, solicitation or
otherwise interferes with or prevents the
or the mar shall or his general or special depu-
ties, or either Of them. which be or they, or
enner OF them' may be authorized TO
&c. =, my "a" OF the United
or who by any of ,be mes hase,o ,.,ar,,rraS
binders or peryerts the free at,sndanca and
presence at such plsces ~ registrat,on or =,
such polls Of election or s,l Ana srsa acca..
and egress TO and from any sncb nlace 81 ,ae-
istration or poll of election. or in roine 10 and
from any such place Of recistrapion or nou
Of election. or 10 and from snv room
where anv such registration or election
or canvass of votes or of making any
returns or certificates thereof. NAV be had or
who molests. interferes with. removes or elects
from any such place OF registration or Doll Of
election or of canyassng votes cast thereat or OF
making returns or certificates thereof. any sp-
peryisor of election. the marshal or hi.
general or speciai denuties or e;.her
of them. or who threatens or attemnt.
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neplects to aid and assist any snnervi.or an
election or the p,arshal q, his ,ana,.f =, sno.,ai
denntias or either ~ tba,n in az ,,ort,r,rn.,o.
of his or ,ha;r duties uber, -.ou;rad 10 ~, -
them or either nj them 10 CIV sucb "a ana a.
sistance shall he liable 10 instant arres, w;,hon,
process and shall he nnnisbea NV ;mnrison-
ment not more than two yaars or X, a e. q,
not more than "a OoO or nv botb sprb t;na ana
imnrisonment and sh.u nav the cot ~ ,hs
prosecution"
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y, ~ DE rAoeI
IN vie" OF 'hese provisions IL Is not Thought
that any person or combination Of persons will
seek IN any way 10 interfere with the marshais
IN .ne oiscnafge Oh their duties. ANY such IN
marsbais and their dsOn,;a. .r s,,oS ,i;,.s,
places as peace oficers and not nsr,
tisans, and their instructions allow no dis
elimination for or against any party. An
honest ballot and a fair count is what the
law was designed to provide, and its consti-
nationality has been SO strongly upheld. ana
the paramount power of the federal gov
eminent clearly asserted by the
Supreme Court. that 1t would be idle to
discuss that question. The idea that the
United States is not as much the OBJ
ject OF the peoples love and patriotism as any
| state Is utterly mischievous, although implied
In the circulars referred to. A peace officer Of
the United States who seeks to prevent Illegal
cit;yeDs thar does tba ,,aoca ,f;oar - n -
The Impression that the federal government ia
foreign power should be obliterated
The statement that section 2o2l is the only
soou1n au'noi LINZ . INC appointment OF oeputy
lnarsnas anu thereiore mat such appoint-
menus can DE made only IN cues OF p,ooo IN
n.n..a; az wa - NO. tne view OF Ine NV
en'eI uineu oy the At'orney 1enerai OF myself,
nor nas such view oeen heid or expressed py
any attorney General since the enactment OF
.ne Jaw. 80 lar as 1 can discover, the instruo-
lions gwen Dy attorney General Tart In his CIR
cuiar letter OF september 4, 1870, have been
CONTINUOUSLY acqoiesceo In.
SPECIAL pEpur1Es' prrtys-
Tn this circuIa, be said.
~, -,
lou Will observe ths' the special oepuues
mentioned In section 202l OF tho Revised Stat
utes have peculiar duties assigned to them
duties which otherwise do not belong to deputy
marshals. Such special deputies can be APP
pointed only in cities Of 20, 900 inhabitants or
upward.
But the duties assigned to marshals and
their deputies by section 2022 or other like stat
utes belong to all duly appointed deputies,
a. -; ~! .. ~ 70 sP1oAi WYNN. .
Deputies TO- dischsrpe this Latter Class 81 Sus;ss
may be appointed to any number whatever. &C.
cording to the discretion Of the marshsi. in all
states in which sheriffs have . similar power"
prpury M.asu.,s, p,aurs
un -.:- ,-., -
ne quo1"on ""osne. VIC oePuy marsnAis
have the right to be within the guard
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