Show X 0 IF tile UNITED U N I 1 1 I it E 1 S STATES TAT E S PASSED AT triz third SESSION OF TUR TUK FORTY dohty FIRST COO BESa CG matune yo NO da I 1 AN ACT to amend on ain act approved it my ay iy hiie eight cco hundred tied and sti venty nty entitled an net act to enforce the nghia cf ci CiLi tins zenil of the iho united to I 1 vote volo in the several of this bunjon anil and for other ober purports be it enacted conc teil by tile he senate anil and houma of of tile the unlit it states stales or of america in congress Coo greas assembled that me auction C tion twenty of he ha art act to enforce the rights or of carew of the iho U united cited states slate to lo vote vo 0 in the ibo states slates of taij 11 is union and for ether purposes approved may eighteen bundred and seventy Bc venly be bo be and hereby 1 li amended so 0 o ri ni to rend read rad lullo ioa sec isec 20 an and be boil it burth r that thai ir if noy any registration of voters fur for an election lor for or delegate in tho the congress Congre jr of the united foiled slates any person shall personate and regi tor or site attempt ampt to lo register to 10 the ibo nome of nail other person pore 1 lacicer I living dead or fictitious or fraud fraudulently it I 1 c n lly register or fraudulently attempt to register not dot baving a lawful right so to do or do ROY noy act to secure registration for himself or any other per pon or by force threat jenace bribery reword reward or oner after or or other unlawful means ra Minn prevent or hinder any person boving A lawful right to regi ator irom from duly exorcising such right or it c nip I 1 or by an any of such means or other unlawful manos any officer of el registration regist rallon to lo admit to tied lloa tiny noy person not legibly entitled thereat or lator rom IQ am tiny boy manner with any aay officer or of registration in the discharge of bis bid duties or by any itch means mcana or other unlawful means loduco a any anny y officer of registration to violate or refuse to comply with his bid duty or any low law regulating the same or it art any such officer shall line bno fegly find willfully register as n R inter any person not entitled to bo be regis registered lored or refuse to 0 o so 0 o register any 0 aa parson el I 1 I 1 I 1 lle to be registered or it ft tiny anca 1 or r person beao d duty u ty it ja Is to perform a any ny dut duty in rotation to such fluch registration or election or to announce or declare the result thereof or getoor give or make inako any certificate tift document or evidence in ro thereto ahall neglect or refuse to perform any duty required by law or violate any duty imposed by law jaw or do any act by law relating to or alle all cling such registration or election or the result iho the roof or any ny certificate document decumen to or evidence in relation thereto or it if any person P emon shall ehat aid counsel procuro procure or advise any such voter person or to do soy any act serelar hereby mailo made a crime arinio or to omit rally idy act the 0 a of which Is in hereby mado made a crisc carre every such person shall bo be cd guilty of a a crime and shall bo be liable to prosecution end and ment as aa pro vidi I 1 in ia section fic clion inn eteen or of said act of may thirty one eighteen mardred and sei ae coly enty for persons guilty of 01 ony any or tho the crimes therein opec fled abat I 1 bat every registration mado made under tho the laws or of any state or territory for any state slate or other election oat at which lich such auch representative or legate io in congress coball bo be chomen shall bo be deemed to bo be a registration within tho the to talling of this fact of not withstanding dg the same all abill tit also bo be made for the purposes of any state territorial or election sm 2 and be ba it further enacted tuat that whenever to IQ toy any city or towo town having upward of twenty Ibor ceba be two citizens who prior to any registration of voters totara for an election lot lor or delegate in tho the congress of the united states fl or prior to any election at whick a tive tito or delegate Dulc gato in congress Is to bo be voted tor for shall halt mako make known in ri to the judge of the circuit court or the Slik for the wherein ouch city or town shall bo be their desire to have oava said mid registration or said eaid election or both guarded and boil scrutinized it shall bo be the duty doty of ilia ibo told rold judge of the ibo circuit court within not dot leu a than ton leo days prior to said registration irons if thoro there be oraf tic no registration bo be required within not lead lea than ten days prior to paid dec clee ties to open tho the said circuit court nl at the moat meet convenient point to in said mid circuit anti and the iho ald aid court when boa so 90 opened by dead caid sludge shall proceed to appoint and cammi from day to in day and from timo time to linic anti and under the hand band of the aard lal circuit bodga ant anil under unace the ecal cal of said aid court for each election district or precinct in each and every bob city or town as 43 IP in bf be manner herein prescribed have hato applied and to revolt revoke e chata geor renew aid appointment from time to time two citizens residents of laid city or town laws who nall nail parties par lioi sea aul ablo able to road read and write the english langu language aZg and who ahalt be known and designated as a supervisors of olec election tion and aad the dead circuit court when opened by the laid cola circuit judge as ai required lerman herein shall and thereafter and up to loaid and including the day following the day of election bo be open for the transaction of buflo but t 0 njg act cl ana the lift kowm were an and d I 1 ura d of on lo 10 horelly beliy gotch an aal fo be ex as well veil in ia macd vacation don as to lo term time lim nod la judge sitting billing nt at chambers alkali ball hire have the same fame powers nod aud including tho the power of keeping order land and of punishing ADY contempt of hib bib authority as when sitting bitting in court sec bee 8 and bt be it U further enacted that sh whenever enever from sickness injury or otherwise of the circuit court of the ibo united states in toy any judicial circuit shall to bo unable to la perform and discharge lb I 1 be duties by this fact imposed it ic shelf be lia his duty rod ad ho he lif ii hereby required to select anil and to direct aill aol Q to the performance thereof io in hi his sides and aad steed such euch one of the ibo judges or of the courts of the slates balei within his hei circuit as be shall deem best beil ao an I 1 upon such selection anil assignment being made it ile be lawful ter for kod and bo 0 the ibo duty duly or the ibe district judge to to 10 perform and discharge IQ in the ho place rod galead of the sold kid circuit judge all tho the duties powers power fl and oil ob a tta af laa depos ad an nl 1 conferred con ferrel forre I 1 upon the said c circuit r c u J judge go by the provision of this ibis act sec 4 and be it fi further Coic taid that it shall bo be llie duly of the be aPper visors of election eloc ilou a this abi kot got dj j I 1 bey and och each of them are hereby authorized all tj critical and ud required to lo attend at all and places for tho ilia registration of Tote roi bo be being registered would be entitled to a tat for a tito five or delegate in Con congreso gresi and to challenge to at all hamem anti and places villen ft hen tile tho names of aregis i ra scrod voters kiy bo be nursed marked for challenge an and 1 I 0 a cauBO names registered as they shall deem decar proper to lo be so 0 o marked to male when required tits tho bial or either cither of them provided dod for in ia section thirteen of this act and verify the iho blame aino flod and upon ary occasion casioa oc and at any time when in attendance under the provisions olbia t i at stcl lo 10 personally inspect anti adil nize ot ouch euck registry stry and for purposes pur of ident fi e a tion to affix anix their or hie bla signature Bi nature to each sea etry page of tho the original list and or of each and every copy of any ny such bach liot lint of tog voters nt at itch times limes upon each liy dy when villen any dam may 0 or bo catered cn frel or cd our BOI in such each manner aal a v aul wul ill in iber or late hs judgment detect and exnor life improper or wrongful wron fol removal nl or addition ib tb c rate areto in any way of fany any notes minic or named see sec 6 5 A airl od bo be SL it further enacted that K t shall also alao be ilia duty dufy of the gold supervisors 0 of f election nod anil they and each ch of them are hereby sad aad required to attend tt at al all I 1 times a end and places for holding hobling elections of representatives or delegates io in Con Cong gresio rca land for counting alo a votes TOM cat cast rt nt said elections to 0 o cami lengo any n T tolo 0 t 0 offered by any person whose breit za q c lio the or either of I 1 hem shall doubt to bo be and to ro main where tile tho ballot boxes are kept ILL at all times after the polls ar are open until each nail and erry cost cast at said baid timo time anil and place shall bo be counted the of all totes polled be wholly completed and the proper unit and site eite certificates or returns anade whether said eaid or returns bo be required under any law of the united foiled stilted slates or any state slate herrl torill or municipal law ond and to personally in and scrutinize from timo time to time and and at nil all times limes on the day of election the tb manner in which the voting toting is done end aej tio be way and method in which the poll booan reg lotry lists sod tallies borcheck or bookil the he panic ora required by any law of the ali untied states or ody any state territorial or municipal law are kept kepi and to the end cod that thai each candidate forthe office of representative or delegate in ia congress shall obtain the benefit tr of every vote veto for him vast cist tho ilia said supervisors caora or of elections are arc and each of here is hereby required in their or him bia red rca el action districts or voting precincts to personally scrutinize count and each and every ballot in their heir or his election or voting precinct cost cat whatever ditrick may tie lie the on maid ballot or in 10 ahac ever box bos it il away have been placed or be found folio 1 to malo make aej ail forward to tho the officer she nho is ia i accordance with vilu the ibo 1 y of section thirteen or of this act shall obal lava been designated QS its the chief so ohp Mr or the judicial district is ia which tho city or town bercin they or be shall acre shall be such cert certificates and returns of all such ballots as a abid lid 0 officer may direct land and require and to attach to tho the registry lis pal tiny nail copies ther thereof eor and to any certificate statement or return whether the iho acme or any ny part or portion thereof bo be required by any low law of the united stated stales or of any state territorial or municipal law any statement touching the truth or accuracy of tho the registry or ilia iho truth or faar anit aass of tho the election and canvass which cli the be said baid supervisors of election or either cither of them may desire to mile make or attach ettA cli or which should properly and hinesly bo be made or attached in order that the facts facia rany become known any law of an any state or territory to tho the contrary sec 6 aul be it further that the better to the saul supervisors of election to discharge their duties they rare are and each of them is in hereby authorized aut and directed in their or his bis respective election did dia tracts or voting precincts on the ho day or jay days of registration on the do day or days when registered I 1 voters mity may bo be marks maracl I 1 to be challenged chali I 1 and on the dy day or days of election to I 1 take occupy and remain la in such position or editions lions from frem timo time to t time i me whether before or behind the ballot boxes ns as will in thol their r judgment best beat enable them or him to fice bee each person offering himself for registration or offering to vote tote and as will best beat conduce to their or his hia scrutinizing ilia manner in which the or rating is being acin conducted anti and ILL at the closing of the polls for ill abo a 0 reception or of votes they are arc and each of them is il hereby required to place themselves or himself in ID such po ilion in relation to lo the ballot boxes for the purpose of engaging in the iho work of canvassing the bo beliefs ballot in ill 9 said a id contained as will enable them or him bim to ful fully I 1 y perform the iho duties is in roped respect to such euch canvass provid ti in ia this act anti and shelf there remain u uncil n t it every duty in respect to lo much mich canvass I 1 car certificates returns in an I 1 statements abali ebell have been wholly compelled any low of ray any state cr territory to iti it c ti seo sec 7 and bo be it farther on wed that thai if 1 ia I a any ny election district dial riol or voting precinct in any city town or village for which there shall ahall have been appointed supervisors of I 1 lection election for any election at which a I 1 live or delegate in congress shall be voted toted for tho the said supervisors of election or either cither of them shall not be allowed to exercise and discharge fully and freely and bilboul bribery interference hinder once anco molestation violence or threats the realf on tits part of or from any person or persons persone each anti every of the duties obligations aad powers conferred upon them by iby this thia act acl and the bo act acl hereby it shall be the duty ditty of this ij supervisors or of election had each of them to make prompt report under oarb 1 within ten days lay after the ibo day of election to the ho officer who in accordance v ilia the iho provi i of section thirteen of this thia act shall have i been designated as ai the chief supervisor of the judicial district in which tho the city cily or I 1 own wherein they or he served shall bo be fofol of the e manner anil and means by which thy they were or lio ile was wag dot colbo be allowed to fully fall aal I 1 freely pier ciso ciao nod find discharge diac ilia duties an I 1 obligations required and imposed by this act and upon receiving any such buch report it shall bo be the duty of the paid chief supervisor acting both la in march capacity and officially as a al er of tile circuit court to fort holth examine into alt all the facts thereof to and compel be beaole him of any witnesses administer olha oaths and take lake testimony in respect to the charges mada slid prior to the assembling of the congress for which noy any much buch represent representative aliv or delegate was voted toted for to have bate filed with the civik of the of representatives of the iho congem engross of the united states stales all the iho evidence by him taken all information by him obtained and au all re rc r lorla lohm to lk an made hinds sec 6 anil and bo be it further enacted thai to whenever tn in election at which representative or delegates in congress are arc to bo be chosen ahall she bo be held beld in any city or town of twenty thousand 0 n d inhabitants or upward the marshal of b bo 0 united states for the in which said bald oily city or town to situated satiated shall hall have power powe and it shall be his duty on oa the application to 10 writing of at least two citizens cil izcoa residing in any puch city or low town to 10 appoint special deputy marshals whose duty it shall be wh when a n required as provided in ibis act to kid aid and assist the or of election in the teri tell or of ROY ny list of persons made bader the lh poor inions of act who way may have dogim perna or voted or either billier cil lier to lo attend in ia each district or voting precinct at |