Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-10-22

Notice.
At a meeting of the Republican Central Com
miltec OF New Castle county, held Saturday,
October 18th, 1868, the following resolution was
offered and adopted, the Secretary directed to
have 1t published with the law of the State on
the subject, and the following gentlemen APP
pointed to have 1t carried into effect, yiz-Col.
A. IL. Grinslaw, IL. IL. McMullin, Samuel Ban
croft Jr., and Thomas Titus:-
ResOired That Committee be appointed,
whose duty it shall be, on proper information, TO
prosecute amy officers of election in New Castle
county, who shall receive any Illegal vote and
any persons not entitled to vote, who shall vote,
OF offer to vote at the election to be held Novcm-
her 3D., next.
A. ii. GRiMsIAw, Chairman.
5. BANCROFT, d., Secretary.
The following are the sections of the Revised
Code, Chapter 10, defining the duties of the cleo
ton officers: -
Sec. Of at any election, the presiding officer
or Judge of the election, shall knowingly and
willfully receive, or advise and consent to the
ceiving, of the vote Of any person not entitled to
vote at such election; or IL such presiding officer
or Judge, shall knowingly and willfully refuse to
receiveor advise and concur in refusing to receive
the vote OF any person entitled to vote at such
election every such presiding officer, or Judge
shall for every such offence, forfeit and pay tue
sum of two hundred dollars to any person who
will sue for the same; OF such presiding officer,
or judge, shall for every such offence, be deemed
guilty of misdemcanor, and shall be fined not
less than fifty or more than two hundred dollars.
Both the aforesaid penalties shall not be incurred
for the same offence; and conviction upon an
indictment, or Judgment in an action of debt
may be pleaded in abatement of the alternative
proceeding. But, In all cases, an offender under
this secion shall be further liable to be indicted
and punished, as in other cases, for wlliul and
corrupt perjury In having violated his OATH or
affirmation. as such presiding officer or Judge.
Sec. 10.-lf any presiding officer Of an election,
Sheriff, or other person. shall willfully destroy,
secrctc, conceal embezzle, or puroin, or in any
manner counterfeit, alter, or vary, any certificate
OF election, either of n hundred, or OF a county,
or shall wifully do any act or thing whereby to
prevent any such certificate from being duly pro-
duced, returned, or delivered, according TO law,
such presiding officer, Sheriff, or other person,
SHALL for every such offence, be deemed guilty OF
u misdcmeanor, and shall forfeit and pay fine OF
five hundred dollars.
Sec. 11.-If any person, not entitled to vote,
shall vote, or offer TO vote, ut any election, or II
any person shall vote, or offer to vote, in hun
dred in which he shall not at the time of such
voting or offering to vote reside or II any per-
son, having voted once, shall vote or offer 10
vote, q second time at the same election, either
10 the same or another hundred; or If any per.
son shall fraudulently deliver, or offer to the
presiding officer of an election, more than sin
gle ballot; every person so offending, shall, fol
every such offence, forfeit and pay the sum of on,
hundred dollars to any person who will sue fol
the same; or the person so offending, SHALL fo
every such offence, forfeit and pay to the State
fine of not less than fifty dollars nor more thai
five hundred dollars. Both the aforesaid penal
tics shall not be incurred for the same offence, ant
conviction upon an indictment, or Judgement
in an action Of debt may be pleaded 10 abate
!. ment Of the alternative proceeding,