The Kanzas news., 1859-03-12
oseding five hundred dellars. OF by impris.

ceedIng hye hundred doltar5s or by lmpfls.
onhsnt not exceeding oas year.
/ Sec so.yM any psrson shall fraudulently
or deesitfuiiy change > vote of any eiectoE.
by which such elector shall be prevented
from voting for the candidate or candidates
be intended, every such person 50 offending
shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor,
and shall be punished by fine not exceeding
two hundred dollars, or by Imprisonment
not exceeding six months.
Sec. 81. Every person not . qualified To-
ter, who shall vote at any election, or shall
offer 10 vote, knowing himself to be not
qualified, and every qualified voter who, at
such election, shall vote IN any township.
! ward or school district in which he does
not reside, and has not resided ten days
next preceding the election, or who shall
vote more than once At the same election;
or who shall wilfully give IN two or more
votes folded together, shall. on conviction
thereof be adjudged guilty of misdemean-
or, and shall be punished by fne of not less
than twenty FIVE, nor more than one hun
dred dollars, and by Imprisonment not ex-
ceeding six months.
Sec. 62. Every person who shall procure,
aid or counsel any person who is not quail
fed to vote at any election, or who is not
qualified to vote at the place where the vote
of such person is given or offered to give
to Be given or offer his vote at any such
election or place. knowing that such person
| is not qualified to vote; and every person
who shall procure, aid or counsel any per-
| son to 60 or come into any township, ward
| or school district, for the purpose of voting
therein at any election, knowing that such
person is not duly qualified to vote in such
township, ward or school district, shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and on
conviction thereof, shall be punished by
fine and imprisonment; the fine not to ex
ceed one hundred dollars, nor the imprison-
ment three months.
Sec. 83. Any person not authorized by
law, who shall. during the progress of any
election in this Territory, or after the clo-
sing of the polls, and before the ballots are
counted and the result ascertained, break
open or violate the seals or locks of any
ballot box, in which ballots have been de-
posted at such election, Or who shall OBJ
tain undue possession of such ballot box,
containing such ballots, and conceal. Withhold
or destroy the same, or who shall fraudu-
lently or forcibly add to or diminish the
number of ballots legally deposited, and all
persons aiding or sbetting therein, shall be
adiudged guilty of misdemeanor, and on
conviction thereof. shall be punished by i'm
prisonment not exceeding three years. or by
fine not exceeding one thousand dollars.
Sec. 81. It shall be the duty of every
inspector of elections, and of every sheriff,
constable and justice of the peace, knowing
or having reason to believe that an offence
punishable under the provisions of this
chapter has been committed, to cause the
offender forthwith to be arrested, and to give
information thereof to the county attorney
of the county where the offence is commit
ted, without delay, and such attorney shall
adopt effectual measures for the conviction
of all persons who shall violate the provis-
ions of this chapter; and in such case, and
all others, the county attorney shall receive
the fees allowed prosecuting attorneys.
Sec. 85. It shall be the duty of all courts
having cognizance thereof, to charge the
grand jury at each term to make present
ment of all offences committed, within their
respective counties, against the provisions
of this chapter.
Sec. 86. The clerks of the tribunals
transacting county business, shall prepare
and furnish, ten days previous to each cleo
tion, to the canvassers of each township
and ward, in their respective counties, blank
poll books, returns and certificates.
Sec. 81. AL laws and parts of laws
heretofore passed on this subject are hereby
repealed.
Sec. SO. This act to take effect and be
in force from and after its passage.
Approved February 1859.
S. MEDARY,