Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-07-19
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FRIDAY. July %. Ise7.
.rgest Circulation in City and State.
A FREE BALLOT.

The laws protecting the ballot box from
corruption and frauds of sll kinds, now in
force, should be known 70 all We give
them below that every citizen may know
his rights and duties in the premises. We
especially commend them to the attention
Of our Conservative friends; FIRST, that they
may be strictly obeyed; and second, that
their violation by the Radical faction msy
be strictly observed and the facts noted in
every case, in order thai The guilty may be,
in every instance, brought TO punishment.
They are plain, are unrepealed, and may
be found in the Code, the sections being
given in figures:
4s94 II is a u1isdemeanor for any person
to offer or give a bribe to any elector for
The purpose Of infueneing his vote at any
election authorized by law; or for any
eleclor, entitled 10 vote at such election, to
receive such bribe.
1895. II any person, Offering himself as
a candidate for any Office of honor, profit or
trust in this State, by himself or agent,
treat the electors with spirituous, vinous,
or malt liquors for the purpose of thereby
obtaining their votes, such person shall, on
conviction, be fined one hundred dollars
for the use Of the county.
1896. 1t is a misdemeanor to vote ia an
election not being legally qualified to vote,
or to vote under any assumed or fictitious
name. whether such person be qualified
voter OF not.
1897. tor aby person to procure, aid,
assist, counsel, or advise another to give
his vote, knowing that such person is dis
qualified.
1893. For any person 70 furnish an elector
with a ticket or ballot representing to him
that it contains a name or names different
from those written or printed therein, with
an intent to induce him to vote contrary 10
his inclination, or fraudnlently or deceit
fully to change a ballot, whereby such
elector is deprived Of voting for such per-
son as he intended.
1899. Tie punishment Of the foregoing
ofienses shall be by fine, not less than ten
dollars, or Imprisonment, or both.
1900. If any person unlawfully, and by
force or threats, prevent, or endeavor to
prevent, an elector from giving his vote at
any public election in this State, he shall
be punished by Imprisonment in the
county Jail not less than six months, aud by
fine of not less than one hundred dollars
49Ol. If any person by force or violence
break mp any election, by assaulting the
officers thereof, or the electors, or by de-
stroying or carrying of the ballot-box, or
| using other fOrcible means to prevent an
election from being fairly and legally con-
| Quoted, he shall be imprisoned in the
county Jail not less than three months, and
be fined.
49OR. If any person fraudulently take
any ticket out Of the ballot-box after it has
been received, or shall fraudulently or un-
lawfully put any ticket into the ballot box,
lac is guilty of a misdemeanor.
1903. Any officer holding an election
| who opens and examines or reads the ticket
Of any voter at such election, is guilty Of a
| misdemeanor, and, if a Constable OF
| Sheriff, shall be removed from Office.
1904 II any person give a bribe to any
clerk or canyasser of any election authO-
| rized by law, or any executive officer at
| tending the same, as 4 consideration for an
act done or omitted to be done contrary to
has official duty in relation to such elee
tion, he shall be guilty Of a misdemeanor,
and shall be imprisoned in the county Jail
1905. If any Judge or Clerk of any eIec.
ton authorized by law, knowingly make
or consent to any false entry on the list o
voters OF poll-book, or put into the ballot
box, or permit 10 be 50 put in, any ballo
not given by a voter; or take out of sucl
box, or 50 permit to be taken out, any bal
LOT deposited therein, except in the mannel
prescribed by law, or by any other act ol
omission designedly destroy or change th'
ballots given by the electors, he shall b'
punished by fine and Imprisonment in th,
county Jail.
| 1906. When any one who offers to vot,
at an election is objected to by an electo
as a person not possessing the requisite
qualifications, if any Judge of such elec
ton unlawfully permit him to vote withou
proving his qualification in the manne
prescribed by law; or if any such Judg
| willtully refuse the vote of any person VIII
complies with the requisites prescribed b.
law to prove his qualification, he is guilt
of a misdemeanor.
1907. If any Judge, clerk or executive
officer designedly omit to do any ofhcia
act required by law, or designedly do an,
illegal act in relation to any public rela
ton, by which act or omission the vote
taken az any such election in any city
town, district or precinct are lost, or tn
electors thereof deprived of their sufrag
at such election, or designedly do any ac
which renders such election void, he
guilty Of misdemeauor.
490S. If any Judge, clerk or messenger
after having been deputed by the Judges {
the election 10 carry the poll books OF sue
election 20 the place where by law the
are to be canvassed, willfully or negl
gently fail TO deliver such poll-bool
within the time prescribed by law, saf
with the seal unbroken, he is guilty Of
misdemeanor.
1909. IL any person bring, OF aid
bringing, fraudulent voters into this Stat
for the purpose of practicing fraud npc
the elective franchise, such persons shal
upon conviction, be imprisoned in the PEI
itentiary not less less than two nor mo-
than five years.
49lO. Any Judge, clerk or cEeeuti'
officer who williully or fraudulently va
lates any Of the provisions of the law
}, this State, made for the protection Of q
elective franchise, is guilty Of misd
meanOr.