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]()72 TITLE Lxx.—CRIMES.—Ch. 7-6. ll·i·l-. ¤· 2- freely exercising the right of suffrage at any general or special election in such State, shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars, and imprisoned at hard labor not more than five years. [M s 20033.] 1 Omcem <>fA1"f§¤y Sec. 5534). Every officer of the Army or Navy who_prescr1bes or fixes,

 N”·:g,§,';g*g; or attempts to prescribe or fix, whether by proclamation, order, or other-

Of€.0g,,.s_ wise, the qualifications of voters at any election in any State, shall be ‘ Ibid_, Ej]_‘o ‘ punished as provided in the preceding section. [$¢¢·§=’00¤l-] Officers, &c.,_of Sec. 5531. Every officer or other person in the military or naval serv- -****510* NFWY ***· ice who, by force, threat, intimidation, order. or otherwise, compels,_or Eiifggligligggls °g_` attempts to compel, any officer holdmgan election in any State to receive —+i a vote from a person not legally qualified to vote, or who imposes, or Ib"l·v '“· 2· attempts to impose, any regulations for conductine any general or special election in a State different from those prescribed by law, or who interferes in an manner with any officer of an election in the discharge of his duty, shall be punished as prov1ded in section fifty-five hundred and twenty-nine. Di¤<1¤¤}lifi¤¤tion Sec. 5532. Every person convicted of any of the offenses specified in

  • 0* h°ld***g °m°"- the five preceding sections, shall, in addition to the punishments therein

Ibid.,ss. 1,2. severally prescribed, be disqualified from holding any office of honor, p ofit, or trust under the United States; but nothing in those sections shall be construed to prevent any officer, soldier, sailor, or marine from exercising the right of suffrage in any election district to which he mav belong, if otherwise qualified according to the laws of the State in which he offers to vote. CHAPTER EIGHT. THE PUNISHIENT OF ACCESSORIES. Sec. Sec. 5533. Accessory after the fact to murder, l 5534. Accessory to robbery of the mail. robbery, or piracy. l 5535. Accessory to stealing mail-matter. Accessory after Sec. 5533. Every accessory after the fact to murder, robbery,or piracy,

      • °***°**°***‘!“*°*'· shall be im risoned not n1ore than three vears and fined not more than

p 9 r°bb°ry’°r,*m°°y' five hundred dollars. [Mc S 5354-] V 30 April 1790, c. 9, s. 11, v. 1, p. 114. 3 Jhvr., 1875, c. 145, z·. 18, pp. 479,480. Acces¤0ryfor0b· Sec. 5531. Every accessory after the fact to any robberv of the car-

        • 9* of ***6 *****1- rie1·, agent, or other person intrusted with the mail, of such mail or of

_g?77` `ZO any part thereof, shall be fined not more than two thousand dollars. and une,184..,c., ·. _. d tl _1], _ _ h _ __ _ _ _ 335,,_,_286,`._1,-’p_ ie nnpusone a 1a1c a2o1 not more t an ten years. [¤c<·s·»47-·] 320. l'. S. r. Crane, 4 McLean, 317. _Acces¤5¤ryt0sfe¤1- Sec. 5535. Every accessoryafter the fact to the offense of stealing or

  • "€**"°*‘l‘***‘“'*°*`· taking any letter, or other mail-matter, or any inclosure therein, shall be

2 J,,],., ,836, c_ fined not more than one thousand dollars, and be imprisoned not more 270, H. 3S,v.5, p. S8. tllilll HV0 y08.1'S. [s" SS 5*67. 5469, 5471-]