The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1894-10-24

Many OF lhem are IN I'LL Force
Republicans VIII Read Care
fully.
The Republicans of Tennessee
are earnestly requested to note care
fully the following, which has been
compiled from the United States
Statutes
The text of the Act of Congress
approved February 18th, 1894 en-
titled can act to repeal all Statutes
relating to supervisors of elections
and special deputy marshals and
for other purposes.
1t does not, as is stated in the
press and by public speakers, repeal
the Act of Congress contained in
the Revised Statutes which confer
jurisdiction on L. S. Courts in
cases of violations of laws pertain
ing to elections of members of Con-
gress, nor those acts which define
what are violations of law, but it
only in terms repeats SO much Of
said Acts as "relates to the appoint
ment, qualification and payment of
Supervisors of elections and
Special Deputy Marshals."
The following are misdemeanors
under the u. S. Laws, cognizable as
heretofore by the U. S. Courts and
punishable with fine or imprison-
ment or both, provided the offences
are committed in registrations or
elections for members of Congress:
"To vote or attempt to vote in the
name of another person.
To vote more than once at the
same election.
To vote at a place where the
voter is not lawfully entitled to
vote.
To vote without legal qualifca-
ton.
To do any unlawful act to Sc
cure an opportunity to vote for
himself or another.
TO prevent a qualified voter from
freely exercising the right of suff
rage by force, threats, intimidation,
bribery, reward or offer thereof.
BY any such means to induce a
voter to refuse to exercise his right
to vote.
BY any such means to induce or
compel an officer of election to re-
ceiye vote from person not
legally qualified or entitled to vote.
To interfere in any manner with
an officer of election in the dis
charge of his duties.
By unlawful means or force, or
bribery to induce an officer of
election or officer whose duty it is
to ascertain, announce, or declare
the result or to give or make a
certificate, document or evidence
in relation to elections, to violate
or refuse to comply with his duty
or any State or U. S. Law regu.
lating the same.
For an officer of election to
knowingly receive the vote of a
person not entitled to vote, or re.
fusing to receive the vote of a per.
son who is entitled to vote.
To aid, coerce, procure, or advise
any voter, person or an officer to
do an act made misdemeanor, or
to omit to do any duty imposed by
law upon him concerning the
election.
To register in the name of an.
other person or to fraudulently
register.
To do an unlawful act to secure
registration for himself or another
To prevent or hinder a person
by force, threat, menace, intimi
dation, bribery, reward, from exer.
cising the right to register.
By any such means or other un
lawful means to compel or induce
an officer of registration to admit to
registration any person not legally
entitled to register.
To interfere with an officer Of
registration in the discharge of hi'
duties.
For an officer of registration tc
register person not entitled or re
fuse TO register one entitled.
For an officer of registration tc
, artfully refuse to perform any duty
imposed upon him by law.
TO aid, coerce, persuade, O.
advise any voter, person or office
5 to do any unlawful act or to refus,
to perform a duty imposed upor
him by law, or TO omit to do any
act the commission of which i
, made crime.
5 For any officer of election t.
neglect or refuse to perform any
, duty in regard to such election re
: CURED of him by any law of tn,
5 U. S. or the State to violate any
duty so imposed upon him; tc
knowingly violate the law or to d.
: any act unauthorized with inten
to affect any election or result tt
= frauduently make false certifcat,
. required by law; to omit to do an,