...people, the free and full exercise of the franchise — the symbol and the weapon of freedom ' in every State, Territory, district, county, city, parish,...district, municipality, or other territorial subdivision, without distinction of race, colour, or previous condition of servitude, any constitution, law, custom,...

...person or persons who " by violence or any unlawful means hinders, delays, prevents or obstructs any citizen from doing any act required to be done to...qualify him to vote, or from voting at any election/' &c. It has been held that an indictment under this act can be sustained by proof; that the defendant...

...United States who are or shall be otherwise qualified by law to vote at any election by the people in any state, territory, district, county, city, parish,...municipality, or other territorial subdivision, shall be entitled and allowed to vote at all such elections, without distinction of race, color, or previous...

...other unlawful means, shall hinder, delay, prevent or obstruct, * * * any citizen from doing any net required to be done to qualify him to vote, or from voting at any election [by the people in any state, territory, district, county, city, parish, township, school district,...

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...one month and not more than one year, or both, at the discretion of the court. vent, or obstruct, any citizen from doing any act required to be done to qualify him to vote or from voting at any election as aforesaid, such person shall for every such offense forfeit and pay the sum of five hundred dollars...

...means, hinder, delay, &c., or shall combine with others to hinder, delay, prevent, or obstruct, any citizen from doing any act required to be done to...qualify him to vote, or from voting, at any election. The second count in the indictment is based upon the fourth section of this act, and the fourth upon...

...bribery, threats, intimidation, or other unlawful means, shall hinder, delay, prevent or obstruct any citizen from doing any act required to be done to...qualify him to vote, or from voting at any election as aforesaid, such person shall, for every such offense, forfeit and pay the sum of five hundred dollars...

...with others to linder, delay, prevent, or obstruct, any citizen r rom doing any act required by law to be done to qualify him to vote, or from voting at any election as aforesaid, on account of the race, color, or previous condition of servitude of such citizen, such...

...bribery, threats, intimidation, or other unlawful means, shall hinder, delay, or prevent, or obstruct any citizen from doing any act required to be done to qualify him to vote, or from voting at an election," etc., that the right to vote is not a privilege or immunity of a citizen of the United...