...passed, now § 20 of the Criminal Code, was originally entitled "A bill to enforce the right of citizens of the United States to vote in the several States of this Union, who have hitherto been denied that right on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude."...

...Act of May 31, 1870, 16 Stat. 140. That statute was entitled "An Act to enforce the Right of Citizens of the United States to vote in the several States of this Union, and for other Purposes." In furtherance of its chief end of assuring the right of Negroes to vote, it provided in §§ 2 and...

...section 6 of the act of May 31, 1870 (16 Stat 140) entitled "An act to enforce the right of citizens of the United States to vote In the several States of this Union, and for other purposes." The text of section 6 of this act was as follows : "And be it further enacted, That if two or more...

...491). 01 Act of May 31, 1870 (16 Stat. L. 140) entitled, an act "to enforce the legal right of citizens of the United States to vote in the several States of this Union." Amended by act of February 28. 1871 (1« Stilt. L. 433). Together, these statutes are referred to as...

...Act of May 31, 1870 (16 Slat, at L. 140): ''To enforce the rights of citizens of the United Slates to vote in the several states of this Union, and for other purposes," — among which was undoubtedly the preservation of the purity of elections, and the obtaining of an...

...491). « Act of May 31, 1870 (18 Stat. L. 140) entitled, an act "to enforce the legal right of citizens of the United States to vote In the several States of this Onion." Amended by act of February 2S. 1871 (16 Stat. L. 433). Together, these statutes are referred...

...Act, approved May 31, 1870, and entitled "An Act to enforce the right of citizens of the United Statei to vote in the several States of this Union, and for other purposes;" and from the supplement of that act, approved Feb. 28, 1871. They relate to elections of members of the...

...under a federal law enacted in 1870 (16 Stat. 140) entitled "An Act to Enforce The Right of Citizens Of The United States To Vote In The Several States Of This Union, and for other purposes." That law, among other things, made it a penal offense against the United States for any officer at...

...under a federal law enacted in 1870 (16 Stat. 140) entitled "An Act to Enforce The Right of Citizens Of The United States To Vote In The Several States Of This Union, and for other purposes." That law, among other things, made it a penal offense against the United States for any officer ut...

...Reconstruction, 1865-1877, 136-137 (1965). 10. The official title is "An Act to enforce the Right of Citizens of the United States to vote in the several States of this Union, and for other Purposes." 1 1. The substantial difference in coverage of the two sections as they were in the Act of 1870 precludes...