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 1070 True 1.xx.—-CR1MES.——Ch. 7. Ibid., s. 10. of the provisions of section nineteen hundred and eighty-five, Title "C1VrL Rmnrs," or refuses or neglects to use all proper means diligently fp execute the same, shall be liable to a fine in the sum of one thousand _ _ dollars, for the benefit of the party aggrieved thereby. t»<>¤:r>¤rac»€_ to Sm, 5518, If two or more persons in any State or Territory conspire gffgdimmgézg to prevent, by force, intimidation, or threat, any person from acceptin unda, Unit,,,; or holding any office, trust, or place of confidence under the United States, &e. States. or from discharging any duties thereof; or to induce by like §“@Hci means any officer of the United States to leave any State, district, or
 * 3, v,12,p, 284, place, where his dut1cs as an officer are required to be performed, or to

_,0?Q·;p¤li1871.¤- injure him in his person or property on account of his lawful dischargeof ···‘· · "· 7·P· 13· the duties of lips office, or while engaged in the lawful discharge thereof, or to injure is property so as to molest interrupt hinder or impede him inlthe discharge of his official dutids; each of, such persons shall be pumshed by a. imc of not less than five hundred nor more than hve thousand dollars, or by imprisonment, with or without hard labor, not less than six months nor more than six years. or by both such fine and im risonment. [Sees5MP?-l Qonspiracytode- SEC, 55l9. lf two or more persons in any State or Territory conspire, gpygceny ij6N0n or go in d1sgu1se_on the highway or on the premises of another. for the mation (gzzlyx pprpose of dfeppiving, eiither directly or indirectly, any person pr class - W o dpeisons o_ e equa protection of the laws, or of equal privileges W Im .1871, ¤- an immunities under the laws; or for the purpose of preventing or {gz {12* V' 17* PV hindering the constituted authorities of any State or Territory from giving or sccuring to all persons within such State or Territory the eq ual protection of the laws; each of such persons shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred nor n1ore than five thousand dollars, or by imprxsonmept, with or without hard labor, not less than six months nor more than six years, or by both such fine and imprisonment. [sw 5 mc.] Conspiracy to Sec. 5520. If two or more persons in any State or Territory conspire Drexel}! the Slap- to prevent by force, intimidation, or threat, any citizen who is lawfully §;,e’°&:“Y °““ " entitled to yote, from giving his sugport or advocacy, in a legal manner, —-.T.-~-- M s . toward or in favor of the election o any lawfully qualified rson as an Ibm- elector for_President or Vice-President, or as a member of this Congress of the United States; or to injure any citizen in person or roperty on account of such support or advocacy; each of such persons sliall be punished by a fine ot not less than five undred nor more than five thousand dollars, or by imprisonment, with or without hard labor, not less than six _ months nor more than six years, or by both such line and imprisonment. lSqperv:om of Sec. 5521. lf any person be appointed a supervisor of election or a fg8g;?;? :5 gpg: ipecial deprrty mspshal kundely the lprovisions of Title "Tm=: ELECTIVE h 1 ,- _ 'RANCHISE, an _ as ta en the oat of office as such supervisor of elec- ? gig;;: $71--- tion or such special deputy marshal, and thereafter neglects or refuses, 99, E' Hyvl ,6)-; without good and lawful excuse, to perform and discharge fully the 437. duties, Ol)llgRb1OY'lS,-Rlld requirements of such officc until the expiration of the term for which he was appointed, he shall not only be subject to removal from office with loss ot a l pa or emoluments, but shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than six months nor more than one year, or by a hne of not less than two hundred dollars and not more than nyc hundred dollars, or by both fine and imprisonment, and shall pav t e costs of prosecution. [See 55 2011-sou.] ` Inrertering with Sec. 5522. Evcryperson, whetherwith orwithoutanvauthority,power, %——.—. solicitation, or otherwise, interferes with or prevents the supervisors of md-,¤·10iP-436- election, or either of them, or the marshal or his general or special deputies, or either of them, in the performance of any duty required of them, or either of them, or which he or thev, or either of them, may be authorized to perform by any law of the United States, in the executron of process or otherwise, or who by any of the means before mentnoned mders or perverts the free attendance and presence at such places of registration or at such polls of election, or ful and free access and egress to and from any such place of registration or poll of election,
 * 3;l:*’*;:1§>r;¤h<$€l¤¢· or process, or pretended authority, power, or process: of any State, Terdep{m€E_ “* °’ rxtory, or municipality, who obstructs, hinders, assaults, or by bribery,