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Trru: Lxx.—CRIMES.—-Ch. 7. 1071 or in going to and from any such place of registration or poll of election, or to and from any room, where any such registration or election or can; vass of votes. or of makin any returns or certificates thereof, may be had, or who molcsts, interferes with, removes, or ejects from any such place of registration or poll of election, or of canvassing votes cast thereat, or of making returns or eertincates. thereof, any supervisor of election, the marshal., or his general or special deputies, or either of them; or who threatens, or attempts, or offers so to do, or refuses or neglects to aid and assist any supervisor of election, or the marshal or his general or special deputies, or either of them, in the performance of his or their duties, when required by him or them, or either of them, to give such aid and assistance, shall be liable to instant arrest without process, and shall be punished by imprisonment not more than two years, or bv a fine of not more than three thousand dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment, and shall pay the cost of the prosecution. Sec. 5523. Every person who, during the progress of any verification Obstructingveriof any list of the persons who may have registered or voted, which is 003001* _0f Fo€i¤· had or made under any of the provisions of Title "Tm1 ELECTIVE Fam- t"‘“°" h*"·’· &°· _ CHIsE,” refuses to answer, or refrains from answering, or, answering, Ibid. knowingly gives false information in respect to any inquiry lawfully made, s all be punishable by imprisonment for not more than thirty days, or by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars, or by both, and shall pay the costs of the prosecution. [Sw SS 2016, 2026-] Sec. EV€l`y IHHSt€l` OI` OWHBP OI` p€I'SOI1 llH·Vlflg' charge of filly V€S· Receiving on sel who receives on board any other person, with the knowledge or intent board a vessel or that such person is to be carried from any State, Territory, or district °“"Y‘“€ ‘*‘“'”·Y “”Y of the United States to a foreign country, state, or place, to be held or £°;l§°§St°;l;$aB€;d°r sold as a slave, or carries away from any State, Territory, or district of ——-—-—; the United States any such person, with the intent that he may be so 8621 l;[“}’> 1866* held or sold as a slave, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five ’S' " l' ]4’p` 5o` thousand nor less than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment not more than five years, or by both. [Sw S 6879-] SBC. 5525. Every person who kidnaps or carries away any other per- Kidnaping, son, with the intent that such other person be sold into involuntary servitude, or held as a slave; or who entices, persuades, or induces any 23 _],,',,,; 1Q;;.;, c_ other person to go on board any vessel or ‘to any other place with the 464, e·. 18, p. 251. intent that he may be made or held as a slave, or sent out of the country to be so made or held; or who in any way knowingly aids in causing any other erson to be held, sold, or carried away to be held or sold as a slave, shallibe punished by a fine of not less than five hundred nor more than five thousand dollars, or by imprisonment not more than five years, or by both. [se cs tw-1 Sec. 5526. Every person who holds, arrests, rcturrls, OP Causes to be Holding or reheld, arrested, or returned, or in any manner aids in the arrest or return turning persons to of any person to a condition of peonage, shall be punished b r a fine {’f‘j“8°· of not less than one thousand nor more than five thousand dollars, or 2 Mar., 1867, c. by imprisonment not less than onc year nor more than five years, or }87v S· L *1 I4. p- by both. [¤¤¤§1”€0·] M6' Sec. 5527. Every person who obstructs or attempts to obstruct, or in Qbstmctingexeany way interferes with, or prevents the enforcement of, the preceding 0¤]¢{0P0fl¤W¤1>fo· section. shall be liable to the pains and penalties therein prescribed. Pm'"? P°°“*‘g°· [See 5 1001.] Ibid., s. 2. S1-xc. 5528. Every officer of the Army or Navy, or other person in the Unlawful prescivil, military, or naval service of the United States, who orders, brings, 0;*00 nf **001*0 et keeps, or has under his authority or control, any troops or armed men at any place where a general or special election is held in any State, 25 Feb.,1865, c. unless such force he necessary to repel armed enemies of the United 52»S·]i"·13»P·437· States or to keep the peace at the polls, shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars, and suffer imprisonment at hard labor not less than three months nor more than five years. [Se<>S200=’·l Sec. 5529. Every officer or other person in the military or naval Intimidation of service who, by force, threat, intimidation, order, advice, or otherwise, ;°t°’S ,bP;`°m°°”• prevents, or attempts to prevent, any qualified voter of any State from Nggy? my or