Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-11-05

by law to prove bis qualifications, know
ing him to be entitled to vote, he shall,
upoa conviction, be punished by imprison-
ment in county jail not exceeding three
months, or by fine not exceeding two hun
dred dollars, or by both such fine and i'm.
prisonmenf.
Sec. 9. If any Inspector, or clerk, or
executive officer, shall designedly omit to
do any official act required by the law, or
designedly do any illegal act in relation TO
any general or special election, by which
act or omission the votes taken al any
such election in any district shall be
lost, or the electors thereof shall be de-
prived of their sufTrages at such election,
or shall designedly do any act which shall
render such election void, he shall, upon
conviction, be forever disqualified to hold
any Office or place of trust, honor, or profit
under the laws or constitution ofthis state,
excluded from suffrage, and punished by
Imprisonment in the penitentiary for a
term not exceeding two years.
Sec. 10. Hany officer, other than such
as are before mentioned in this article, On
whom any duty is enjoined by the statutes
of this state relative to elections, shall be
entity of any wiffdl neglect of such duty,
or of any corrupt conduct in the execu-
ton of the same, be shall, upon conviction
be punished by Imprisonment in a county
jail not more than one year, or by fine not
exceeding one thousand dollars, or by
both such fine and Imprisonment.
ARTICLE THIRD.
Of Violence and Riot at Elections, and Of
the Protection Of Electors from Arrest.
Section IL. 1t shall not be lawful fol-
any military officers or other person to
order, or bring, or keep, any troops Of
armed men, al any place within a mile o.
the place where any general or specia
election is held, unless it be for the pur
pose of quelling a riot or insurrection, il
the manner provided by law, or for the
purpose of defence in time of war; anc
whoever shall violate the provisions of thi.
section, shall, on conviction, be punished
by Imprisonment in a county jail not ex
ceeding one year, or by fine not less thar
| five hundred dollars: and if the offenc,
shall be committed with intent to infiu
ence such election, the person convictet
thereof shall forever be disqualified TO hol
any office or place Of trust, honor, or prof
under the laws or constitution of this stat
and shall be punished by Imprisonment il
the penitentiary for term not exceedin!
two wears. and be excluded from the rich
ofsuffrage.
Sec. IL. If any one shall, by illega
force or threats of force. prevent, or en-
deavor to prevent any elector from givin
his vote, he shall, upon conviction, be pun
ished by Imprisonment in the penitentIar
for term not exceeding two years, or i
county jai. not exceeding one year, c
by fine not more than five hundred dollar.
or by both such fine and Imprisonment.
Sec. Is. No elector shall be arreste
on any civil suit. or any warrant, exec
fer crime or breach of the peace, or
order to obtain surety of the peace, dul
ing any day on which general or speci
election is held, or while going to or n
turning from such election; and any ex
; cutive officer of justice, or other perso
making or causing such arrest, contraT
to this section, knowing the person a
2 rested to be an elector, shall, on convi
] ton, be punished by Imprisonment in
county jail rot exceeding six months,
by fine not exceeding FIVE hundred dollar
or both such fine and Imprisonment.