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1092` _ SIXTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 321. 1909. CrrAr>·rnn Tnmrn. e,gf?‘?§;;§:'gc§,,;;Qjg orrnnsns AGAINST mn n1;;c1;vl`pzEr1;I1;IANcn1sn AND crvrr. nrorrrs 0171 Hg , , sw. s . 19. Conspiracy to injure, etc., persons in 2; Intimidation of voters by officers, the exercise of C1V'1l rights. etc., of Army or Navy. 20. Depriving citizens of civil rights 24. Officers of Army orNavy prescribing under color of State laws. Ogualiiications of voters. _ 21. Cznsprrrng to prevent officer from per- 25. cers, etc., of Army or Navy rnterorm duties. ferrng with officers of electron, etc. · 22. Unlawfrrnf presence of troops at 26. Pegsons disqualjged from holding ofe ections. ce; when so iers, etc., may vote. . C°““*’*'*"¤' ‘° *5* Sec. 19. If two or more ersons conspire to injure oppress iligitegtgmiigagfnciiii threaten, or rntrmrdate any citizen m the free exercise or enjoyment "EL °§_ M_ 5508, ,,_ of any right or pr1vilege—secured to him by the Constitution or laws 1°°7· - of the United States, or because of his having so exercised the same, or if two or more persons go rn disguise on the highway, or on the _ _ premises of another, with intent_ to prevent or hinder his free exercise P¤¤*¤¤¤*°¤* M- or enjoyment of any right or privilege so secured, they shall be fined I not more than five thousand dollars and imprisoned not more than ten years, and shall, moreover, be thereafter ineligible to any office, op phaclg of horéor, profit, or trust created by the Constitution or laws t 'ted t t . oiljegglqvlgggludlfgggj O Sm;. Whoierfdr, under color of any law, statute, ordinance, ooror or sms mrs, regulation, or custom, wrllfuléy subjects, or causes to be subjected, °'§’;_ S__ m 55,,, ,,_ any inhabitant of any State,_ erritory, or District to the deprivation 10*** of any rights, privileges, or rmmumtres secured or protected by the Constitution and laws of the United States, or to different punishments, pams, or penalties, on account of such inhabitant being an — alien, or by reason of hrs color, or race, than are rescrrbed for the P¤¤i¤¤¤•=¤*fo*· punishment of citizens, shall be fined not more tllan one thousand _ _ dollars, or imfprisoned not more than one year, or both. ·

  • `°*”g{¤"¤ *0 P’°· Sec. 21. I two or more persons in any State Territory or District

VEB! 0 C9!' f10m p2I‘· , . · . . ’ ’ roamrgg agesés1B P conspire to prevent, by force, mtimrdatron, or threat, any person from myd, "` ‘pjcceptfng or holdmfg anydofhpe, trust, or place of confidence under the nite tates, or om isc aany duties thereof; or to induce b like means any officer of tde ilnited States to leave any State Tiirritory, District, or place, where his duties as an officer are required to be performed, or to injure hrm rn his pxerson or property on account of hrs lawful discharge of the duties of is office, or while engaged in the lawful discharge thereof, or to injlure his propertyso as to molest, interrupt, hinder, or rmpede hrm in the discharge of rs officral dutres,

  • "‘”****“¤°¤°*<*’· gaph o such persons shall be fined not more than five thousand

o lars or imprisoned not more t an six ears, or both. °,‘{;j:p*;i::p(jjjjf¢¤¤° Sec. Every officer of the Army or Navy, or other person in the rz. no sms. p. civil, military, or naval service of the United States, who orders, ‘°"· brings, keeps, or has under hrs authority or control any troops or armed men at any place where a general or special election is held in any State, unless such force be necessary to repel armed enemies of

    • ¤¤*¤¤¤=¤¤¤ fo¤· the United Stages, shall be finedfinot more than Eve thousand dollars

and imprisone not more than ve years. ‘ bjigjdgjggvrygg Sec. 23. Every officer or other person in the military or naval mg, gem 549 P service of thehUnited States who, by force, threat, intimidation, order, ·_ ·· · ’· · · advice or otherwise prevents or attempts to prevent an ualiied lm voter tif any State fiom freely exercising the right of sirffriigg at lany rnsssnmonterir. general or special electron in such State shall be lined not more than ve thousand dollag and imprrsoned not more than five years. Amr 02 3m" 0*5- Sec. 24. Every 0 cer of the army or navy who prescribes or fixes Il · . iigsnignfbixggi H or attempts to prescribe or fix, whether by proclamation, order, or 1,%; ·· “°°· °“°· P· glghplrwrse, thehqéralmcatrorésdof voters at any election in any State s a be punis e as rovi e in the preceding section. dgggggfwiggceryiglj Sno, 25. Every offiher or other person in the military or naval xm, mzm seem, service of the United States who, by force, threat, intimidation, order, •