The weekly Butte record., 1867-04-27
An Act to protect the Elections OF Volun.
tary Political Associations. and TO pun
fsh Fra uds thereon.
The People of tie State OF CdiJo-niG. represented
IN Senate and -4ssesa5ig. enact as foiloscs.

Tie People of tie State of Cdiitorzs. represented
IN Senate and -4ssesz5ty, enact as foiiO'cs.
SscTIoS l. All elections hereafter TO be holden
by any voluntary political association party in
this State. for any delegates managing commit
tee. or for the nomination of candidates for public
office. may be called ordered by published
tce. which shall state the purpose, time, manner
conditions, together with the place or places OF
holding such elections; s-a the authority BY which
the call or notice Is published and the person shall
be named therein who is to supervise or preside S;
each poll where such election is 10 be holden; and
the said person shah be legal voter of the town.
ship, precinct ward election district for which
be IS named Said notice shall likewise declare the
quaiihcatoHs OF the persons TO vote at such eec-
tons: provided that such prescribed qualifications
shall rot be inconsistent with those expressed in
this act.
Sec ,. The notice required BY section one of
THIS act shall be Published in some newspaper or
newspapers printed in the district ward, precinct.
township, city or county Tor which the election IS
called and shall be posted in al lesst three public
places 10 the polling precincts OF saeh election 81
least I'VE days prior thereto; proridn If there be
no newspaper published in the district or county,
then the newspaper puhlication nav be omitted
Secs The person named as Supervisor IN the
notice required BIZ section one OF tals acf or any
person IL his absence OF refusal to serve. assuming
or chosen Ia lie such Supervisor Of the election
aforesaid, shall first be sworn by some officer
thor!zed to administer oathS, or by some resident
freebooter and legally qualified voter OF the pre-
cinct, ward or district in which such election is to
be held, and that he will correctly and faithfully
conduct such election. protect it against all fraud
and unfairness, carefully and truihfully canvass
all votes cast thereat in such manner as may he
required by the authority appointing the election,
and he snail appoint such assistants rs shall be ne
cesry TO receive and take an account OF the votes
cast; prorided, that such assistants shall be repn-
table citizens ane legally qualified electors of the
township, precinct, ward, or district, as the case
may be. And any violation of the provisions of
this section shall be deemed nl>delneanor, and
shall, on conviction, subject the Individual offend
ing to punishment by fine not less than fifty nor
more than five hundred dollars, or by imprsou-
ment in the county jail not more than six months,
or by both such fine and Imprisonment.
Sec. 4. 1t shall be the duty of The Supervisor of
such election TO entertain objections made by any
qualified electer under such published call or no
lice 10 any vote that may be offered on the ground
that the person offering it Is not entitled 10 vote
under the terms Of the said published call for
the said election or that he is not citizen of the
United States, legal resident and voter of the
election precinct. ward, township. or district or
that he has voted before at that place some 9th
er on that day in the election: and il shall be
the duty OF such Supervisor, If such objection be
not Withdrawn To administer 10 the person offer
ing 10 vote oath affirmation TO the effect that
De VIII truly testify As to all matters relating TO his
SAID qualifications under said Published call his
sidente, citizenship Of the United States and il he
has voted at that other place that day at such
election Ii shall then be the duty OF the Superyi-
sor to interrngate the person objected to TO all
the matters in particular which such objection
was made. and generally as to all of said qualiiica-
tons. Ii the person objected TO shall refuse 10
answer such questions aiter sale cath shall have
been administered, it shall he the duty Of the Su-
petyisor to reject such vote. But II such oath be
taken and such questions answered satisfactorily,
it shall be the duty OF the Supervisor to admit the
vote sworn 10 be qualified according to the terms
OF the call and the provisions of this act. And any
violation OF the provisions Of this section by the 81
Ietvl>or shall lie deemed misdemeanor and shall ,
on convection. subject him 10 punishment as pre-
scnbe1 in section three of this act. And any per
son who shall, upon taking such oath and under the
examination herein authorized, wilfully make a
false statement to a matter pertinent and material
i'll such examination, shall lie deemed guilty Of the
crime of perjury, and, conviction, be punished
as prescribed by law.
See. D. Any person who is not q citizen OF the
United States and qualified to vote in the county
wherein the election is held at the next coming
State county, or municipal election, who shall vote
at election held under the provisions of this act
after objections made as specified in section four,
or any perscn who shall vote more than once at
the same or different precincts or polls on the same
day and in the same election, whether such ohjec-
ton be made not, shall be deemed guilty of d
misdemeanor. and on conviction thereof. shall be
punished as provided in section three OF this act.
Sec. 8. Any voluntary political association or
party that shall elect 10 invoke the protection and
subject itself to the provisions of this act shall at
the OF the publication OF notice provided for III
section one declare that sach election therein called
will be held in pursuance of and subject 10 the pro-
visions OF this act under the title of the Primary
Election Law; and in the event such notice last
aforesaid shall lie published and not otherwise. the
provisions Of this act shall be applicable and IN
force in respect TO such election.