of State a detailed statement of result of election by election districts. § 326, ante.

United States supervisors of election, qualifications of.

SEC. 726. They must be qualified voters of the city, village or town in which they are appointed to discharge their duties. § 2028, R. S. U. S., 2d ed.; see § 598, ante. Must be of different political parties, and able to read and write the English language. § 2012. Id., § 582, ante.

Before entering upon their duties they must take and subscribe the required oath of office.

General powers and duties of supervisors.

SEC. 727. Supervisors of election, are authorized and required to attend at all times and places fixed for the registration of voters, who being registered, would be entitled to vote for a representative or delegate in congress, and to challenge any person offering to register. § 586, ante.

United States supervisors, powers and duties, when defined.

SEC. 728. The powers and duties of such supervisors are defined in sections 2016-2020, U. S. R. S., 2d ed.; §§ 586-590, ante.

To attend at all times and places when the names of registered voters may be marked for challenge, and to cause such names registered as they may deem proper to be so marked. See § 586, ante.

To personally inspect and scrutinize such registry, and for purposes of identification to affix their signature to each page of the original list, and of each copy of any such list of registered voters, at such times, upon each day when any name may be received, entered or registered, and in such manner as will, in their judgment, detect and expose the improper or wrongful removal therefrom, or addition thereto, of any name. See § 586, ante.

To attend at all times and places for holding elections of representatives or delegates in congress, and to count the votes cast at such elections; to challenge any vote offered by any person, whose legal qualification the super

visors, or either of them, may doubt; to be and remain where the ballot-boxes are kept at all times after the polls are open until every vote cast at such time and place has been counted, the canvass of all votes polled wholly completed, and the proper and requisite certificates or returns. made, and to personally inspect and scrutinize from time to time, and at all times, on the day of election, the manner in which the voting is done and the way and method in which the poll-books, registry-lists and tallies or check-books, are kept. See § 587, ante.

To personally scrutinize, count and canvass each ballot in the election district or voting precinct cast, whatever may be the indorsement on the ballot, or in whatever box it may have been placed or be found. See § 588,

ante.

To attach to the registry-list, and any and all copies thereof, and to any certificate, statement or return, any statement touching the truth or accuracy of the registry, or the truth or fairness of the election, and canvass, which the supervisors of the election, or either of them, may desire to make or attach, or which should properly and honestly be made or attached, in order that the facts may become known. See & 588, ante.

The supervisors of election are authorized and directed in their respective election districts of voting precincts, on the day of registration, on the day when registered voters may be marked to be challenged, and on the day of election, to take, occupy and remain in such position, from time to time, whether before or behind the ballotboxes, as will in their judgment, best enable them to see each person offering himself for registration or offering to vote, and as will best conduce to their scrutinizing the manner in which the registration or voting is being conducted. See § 589, ante.

And at the closing of the polls for the reception of votes, the supervisors are required to place themselves in such position, in relation to the ballot-boxes, for the purpose of engaging in the work of canvassing the ballots, as will enable them to fully perform the duties in respect to such canvass provided herein, and shall there remain

until every duty in respect to such canvass, certificates, returns and statements has been wholly completed. See § 589, ante.

Registration.

SEC. 729. Section 5513, R. S. U. S., 2d ed. (§ 621, ante), provides that every registration made under the laws of any State or Territory for any State or other election at which a representative or delegate in congress may be chosen, shall be deemed to be a registration within the meaning of the United States laws.

It will be the duty of supervisors to see that the provisions of the State law relating to registration, voting and the canvass of votes are stricly complied with.

United States officers required to preserve order and prevent fraud, etc.

SEC. 730. The U. S. Marshal, his general and special deputies, are to keep the peace and support and protect the supervisors of election in the discharge of their duty; are to preserve order at the places of registration and the poll; to prevent fraudulent registration or voting, or fraudulent conduct on the part of any officer of election, and they are authorized to arrest without process for offenses against the United States laws committed in their presence. $592, ante.

United States supervisors should mark the lists for identification.

SEC. 731. The United States statutes require the supervisors to personally inspect and scrutinize such registry, and for purposes of identification to affix their sig nature to each page of the original list, and of each copy of any such list of registered voters, at such times, upon each day when any name may be received, entered or registered, and in such manner as will in their judgment detect and expose the improper or wrongful removal therefrom or addition thereto of any name. § 586, ante.

Fraud, forgeries, etc., at elections.

SEC. 732. Particular attention is called to sections 5424, 5425, 5426, 5427, 5428 and 5429, of title 70, chapter 5,

of the Revised Statutes of the United States (§§ 608-613, ante) relating to forgeries, frauds, etc.

This statute was intended to reach all cases of fraudulent naturalization. Section 5428 (§ 612, ante) provides: That every person who knowingly uses any certificate of naturalization heretofore granted by any court, or hereafter granted, which has been or may be procured through fraud, or by false evidence, or has been or may be issued by the clerk, or any other officer of the court, without any appearance and hearing of the applicant in court, and without lawful authority; and every person who falsely represents himself to be a citizen of the United States, without having been duly admitted to citizenship, for any fraudulent purpose whatever, shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, or be imprisoned not more than two years, or both.

Punishment under the United States laws for false registration, false personation, etc.

SEC. 733. Section 5512, R. S. U. S. (§ 620, ante), provides that if any person knowingly personates and registers, or attempts to register, in the name of any other person, whether living, dead, or fictitious, or fraudulently registers, or fraudulently attempts to register, not having a lawful right so to do, he shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment not more than three years, or by both, and sha!! pay the costs of the prosecution.

Punishment under the United States laws for wrongful voting, false personation, voting twice, preventing legal voting.

SEC. 734. Section 5511, R. S. U. S. (§ 619, ante), provides that if any person knowingly personates and votes, or attempts to vote, in the name of any other person, whether living, dead or fictitious; or votes more than once at the same election for any candidate for the same office; or votes at a place where he may not be lawfully entitled to vote; or votes without having a lawful right to vote; or does an unlawful act to secure an opportu

nity to vote for himself, or any other person, he shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment not more than three years, or by both, and shall pay the costs of the prosecution.

Punishment of bribery under the United States laws.

SEC. 735. Section 5511, R. S. U. S. (§ 619, ante), provides that if any person shall, by force, threat, intimidation, bribery, reward, or offer thereof, unlawfully prevent any qualified voter of any State, or of any Territory, from freely exercising the right of suffrage, or by any such means induces any voter to refuse to exercise such right, he shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment not more than three years, or by both, and shall pay the costs of prosecution.

Punishment for illegally receiving votes.

SEC. 736. Section 5511, U.S. R. S. (§ 619, ante), also punishes an inspector for knowingly receiving the vote of any person not entitled to vote, or refusing to receive the vote of any person entitled to, by fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment not more than three years, or both, and the costs of the prosecution.

When unregistered elector may vote.

SEC. 737. Section 2007, title 26, of the Revised Statutes of the United States (§ 577, ante,) in so far as the right of a person to vote for representative in congress is in question, overrides the provisions of the State law, and any person brought within the provisions of the national law must at least be permitted to vote for representative in congress.

The following is the text of section 2007 (§ 577, ante): "Whenever under the authority of the constitution or laws of any State, or the laws of any territory, any act is required to be done by a citizen as a pre-requisite to qualify or entitle him to vote, the offer of such citizen to perform the act required to be done shall, if it fail to be carried into execution by reason of the wrongful act or omission of the person or officer charged with the duty of receiving or permitting such performance or offer to perform, or act