New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-12
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ms - make hm:yote contrary 10 his choice or onewnIpn
has more names than lawfully to DO voted and 30 Is
"a nuly or who ofends against any provision OF this
.act shau be deemed guilty Of misdemeanor and
punised therefor by fine Sct exceeding $3.50 or by i'm
enrisonment not exceeding six months
"a ANY person voting offering to vote at any cleo
3ion in an election district OF which no is not legal
voter shall be deemed guilty Of misdemeanor, punish
able on conviction by fine not exceeding $780, and i'm
prsonment for one to six months luciting or aiding
another to vote illegally, or to go into district with IN
tent so TO vote to be likewise punished the person
70 voting offering TO vote be not legal voter some
where this State, he SHALL conviction, be imprisoned
therefor longer than six months. Any inhabant OF
another State country who shall offer TO vote mere
shall upon conviction, be adudged guilty OF ielohy
punishment by confinement in q State Prison LOT not
longer than year.
IS Every election head officer who knows, or has
good reason to believe that oense against these pro
visions has been committed shall givelnformaon there
Of to tho DstrictAttorney and any neglect to perform
an official duty prescribed by this act shall DO punished
as misdemeanor.
o. Depositing In q baot-box a different ballot from
that rendered by the voter otherwise managing TO nave
deposited in the box ballot not truly poed, shall De
deemed guilty Of felony whereof the penal'y Is V"o
years in the state Prison.
a. Returns OF all complaints for violations OF this act
shall returned by the magistrate to the dstrctaor
ney within five days OF the close OF each year the eeVe
raj district attorneys shall make like returns 10 the
Governor before the 10th of January foowng ana inc
Governor shall on or before Feb. ls transmit the same
10 the Legislature
2s No candidate for any Office but that OF Inspector
shall be an Inspector or PolClerk at any poll.
49, At General Election flor Judges OF Appeals to be
the 18th Of May next Inspectors OF Elections are
to chosen this City and wherever else there may be
vacancies For May election, Inspector in each
CITY District be appointed by the Alderman OF the
Ward by the Civil Justice Of the District and one by
the Republican members Of the Board OF Education
80 This act is to be published in pamphlet takes im
mediate effect and repeats all laws and parts OF laws III
consistent with its provisions.
Such is the substance of Senator Genets
very long, though not too long, BILL Many OF
lis provisions are qnite wholesome, and midi
cate clear knowledge of the defects OF our
present system. On the whole, it is decided
Improvement on our existing laws. Making
the districts smaller and closing the polls at
p. NJ, or as soon thereafter as all electors then
presyS shall have voted, is excellent The
safeguards against false counting and traudu-
lent returns were greatly needed and seem TO
us well considered.
But we protest against letting off repeaters
and suborners of repeaters with such hight
penalties as a fine not exceeding S2OO ana by
imprisonment not less imam one, nor cAcceuine
SIX months" 1t is monstrous that such helm
GUS crimes should be treated as mere mlsde-
meanors, and rather trivial at that Nor do
we consider Imprisonment "not exceeding SIX
"mouths" fit penalty for knowingly voting
OF Offering to vote by those who are not voters
a all. We regard all these as felonies OF
high grade, and demand that they be dealt
with accordingly.