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 316 THIRTY-—NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. H. Ch. 6, 7. 1867. Penaltg for of- for any person, directly or indirectly, to promise, offer, or give, pr procure f¤¤‘i¤8» °· or cause to be promised, offered, or given, any money, goods, right in uq.
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influence his or security for the payment or delivery of any money, goods, right in ac. '°“°i tion, bribe, present, or reward, or any other valuable thing whatever, to any person with intent to influence his vote to be given at any election hereafter to be held within the District of Columbia; and every person so offending shall, on conviction thereof, be Hned in any sum not exceeding two thousand dollars, or imprisoned not exceeding two years, or both, at the discretion of the court. M ¤<=<=¤P¢i¤s Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That any person who shall accept, §Q::{;,°&:h°i: directly or indirectly, any money, goods, right in action, bribe, present, or vote. reward, or any promise, understanding, obligation, or security for the pay- ment or delivery of any money, goods, right in action, bribe, present, or reward, or any other valuable thing whatever, to influence his vote at any election hereafter to be held in the District of Columbia, shall, on conviction, be imprisoned not less than one year and be forever disfranchised. Repeating Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That all acts and parts of acts in- °1*¤="·°· consistent with this act be, and the same are hereby repealed. SCHUYLER COLFAX, Speaker of the House of Representatives. LA FAYETTE S. FOSTER, President of the Senate, pro tempore. IN SENATE or THE UNITED Sracrns, January 7, 1867. i The President of the United States having returned to the Senate, in which it originated, the bill entitled “An act to regulate the elective franchise in the District of Columbia," with his objections thereto, the Senate proceeded in pursuance of the Constitution to reconsider the same, and Resolved, That the said bill do pass, two thirds of the Senate agreeing to pass the same. Attest: J. W. FORNEY, Secretary of the Senate. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES on THE UNTTED STATES, January 8, 1867. i The House of Representatives having proceeded, in pursuance of the Constitution to reconsider the bill entitled "An act to regulate the elective franchise in the District of Columbia," returned to the Senate by the President of the United States, with his objections, and sent by the Senate to the House of Representatives, with the message of the President returning the bill : Resolved, That the bill do pass, two thirds of the House of Representatives agreeing to pass the same. Attest : EDWD. McPHERSON, Ulerk. Jil- H, 1867- CHAP. VII.-·An Ad auspcrur the Pa ment 0 BIon as Com- ·-—-··· ,..a... a p... ..z..¤...t.,"Ii. sasl W ite. .?“Z.£’.'2'z iii:.;.!??.??;"?. .t.,¢»a Mm, and for other Be it enacted by the Senate and fbuse of Representatives of the United Fm? ¤j°P°*'*°f States of America in Congress assembled, That the nnal report of the lg:$ commissioners provided for in the second section of the act of Congress Ioyal persons for entitled "An act making appropriation for sundry civil expenses of the