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1068 'l`rrm·: 1.xx.—CRIMES.—Ch. 7. over, be thereafter ineligible toany office, or Place of honor. profit. or trust cweated by the Constitution or laws of the L nitcd States. [sw 5 aw:.] Othererimescom- Sec. 5509. lf in the act of violating any provision in either of the two mi¥¤‘d While \‘*<>· preceding sectiona any other felony or misdemeanor be committed, the l“*“;“ gm f‘“€"‘“'l' offender shall be punished for the same with such Rumshment as is

 - attached to such felony or misdemeanor by the laws of the State in which

Ibid-· S- 7- the offense is committed. Deprivmq chi- Sec. 5510, Every person who, under color of any law, statute, ordimls °Y ****1 Yigms nance, regulation, or custom, subjects, or causes to be subjected, any Qtg;;‘i;“_;`°l°" M inhabitant of any State or Territory to the deswrivation of anyjighta »é—»;.» - privileges, or immunities, secured or protected iy the Constitution and Ib"l·»“·17·P·H*· laws of the United States, or to different punishments, pains, or penalties, on account of such inhabitant being an alien, or by reason of his color or race, than are prescribed for the punishment of citizens, shall be punished by aiine of not more than one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment not more than one year, or by both. [M 5 1979.] _ Fraudulent wt- Sec. 5511. If, at any election for Representative or Delegate in Con-

  • E‘¥· &€-» at °l°*" gress, any person knowinglv personates and votes, or attempts to vote,

t10f1S lor R6})??- · ° * • · ' Smmive to com in the name of any other person, whether living. dead, or fictitious; or gms_ votes more than once at the same election for anly candidate for the same TLT- office; or votes at a place where he rnav not be awfully entitled to vote; ..L;;- or votes with0ut having a lawful rxgl1t to vote; or oes any unlawful U- S- F; S<g¤<l€·g‘§» act to secure an opportunity to vote for himself, or any other person; or gilbf _( ggéh by force, threat. mtimidation, bribery, reward, or offer thereof, unlawu Bi;tQl{_ 200W1g: fully prevents any qualified voter of any State, or of any Territory, from S. v. Hendrici, 2 freely exercising the right of suffrage, or by any such means induces any SM1, 476 ¤qd_479: voter to refuse to exercise such right, or compels, or induces, by any U S r O’\e1ll " • · * . • .

 {ST i. S]; such_ means, any officer of an election in any such State or .l`e1r1to1y to

Johngm, ’2 Saw recexve a vote from a person not legally qualified or entitled to vote; 482. ’ ’ or interferes in any manner with any officer of such election in the discharge of his duties; or by any such means, or other unlawful means, induces any officer of an election or officer whose duty it is to ascertain, announce, or declare the result of any such election, or give or make anfy certiiicate, document, or evidence in relation thereto, to violate or re use to compli; with his duty or any law regulating the same; or knowingly receives the vote of any person not entitled to vote, or refuses to receive the vote of any person entitled to vote, or aids, counsels, procures, or advises any such voter, person, or officcr to do any act hereby made a crime, or omit to do any duty the omission of which is hereby made a crime. or attempt to do so, he shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, orby imprisonment not more than three years, or by both, and shall pay the costs of the prosecution. _ Frzgudulcnt reg- Sec. 5512. If, at any re istration of voters for an election for Repre— ‘*"*‘"°“· &°· sentative or Delegate in tlge Congress of the United States, any person 28 Feb., 1871, c. knowinglv personates and registers, or attempts to register. in the name 99.5-].\‘-16.1;+33- of any other person, whether living, dead, or fictitious, or fraudulently 131 :812* registers, or fraudulently attempts to register, not having a. lawful riight I45f " “ ’’so to do; or does any unlawful act to secure registration for himscl or

 any other person; or by force, threat, menace, mtrmidation, brnbery, r0—

Bmbh; ‘4H_ U_*S_ vaard, or offer, or promise thereof, or other unlawful means, prevents or ,,_ Hmfhsmlyd, 13 hinders any person havmv :1 lawful right to register from duly (’X0\'ClS· lllutch., 330; Har- ing such right; or comgelis or induces by any of such means, or other B9? ééguadleyv 2 un awful means, any 0 `cer of registration to admit to registration any ' ‘* ‘ person not legally entitled thereto, or interferes in any manner with nnv officer of registration in the discharge of his duties, or by any such means, or other unlawful means, induces any officer of registration to violate or refuse to comply with his duty or any law regulating the same; or if any such_0fHcer knowingly and willfully registers as a voter any person not entitled to be registered, or refuses to so register any rson entitled to be registered; or if any such officer or other person wlig has any duty to perform in relation to such registration or election, in ascertq1ning, announcing, or declaring the result thereof, or in giving or making any certificate, document, or evidence in relation thereto, know-