New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-04-06

vis,ons Of ehapter sl2 of tbs laws 1896. entitled
An act amendaory OF aSn net 70 ascertain by
proper pruOfs the ciuhcus who shili DC ,cbv an
iicht q: Suffrage passed May Is, lsGo' are "0'
SIC d. Any person who shall knowingly regis e,ce
cause himself 10 Ire registered rs voter III anJ iigcd
zion district in wich he Is at the time go" vo,
vutcr, aud in which lie II not leeaiy eh'"
' S o Nv u",son who shall knowingly vote ~ any
clecIon in any election district IN which he IS no, han
INN, legally cI,ltilcd 10 vote who shall vote , Inv
m ~, any sn.h ELECTION or who shall persohnte any
other perss or pretended fictitious pei'o anv a.
"r "r 70 vote i'm the name ~ such person. 1r ~ ~ 81
sn,,,c1 ar ne name, shall be auJudSco Su' "
felony. hill ,non any pretense or In
dnr,ne,t whatever cause procure or Dc VI ay to
ncr Instrumental causing or pIo'uiE' any cleo
We Ha A,sttct in which such person 10. al III
the time a legally quallhed 'otci' o instru-
mental in procuring. any person TO Vet nch or ptson is
10 vote, election district ~ ,or fherein or who
advise or in any manner ncte any person TO woe
or offer to vG1e s sba Ip Se aGndged guilty Of felony
SEC D. Any person duly convicted Oh e'uI G
i'm the state Prison for term Oh ho' les' INA" ' "
more than three year, =, ..u,, y, ,il,,l nd
1 tise txearing either In registering his own
oc m voter IN an election district, or ia procuring or
the name Of any gtafr a coprop perjury
s src o - rry person no shall wfully and corrupy
va s,u he adndged guilty of subornaton OF perjury,
and shall upon conviction thereof suHeT tue -
directed by the IL" i'll o"'"' u " ~
sc a. II any officer on whom any duty Is enolned IN
this net shall be guilty oil any with. noS'to' , ~ e~e
duty or OF any corrupt conduct or practice IA Tue Iii
cution of the same and be thereoI cohNicleu ho o"
sTC 81 In case any Inspector Of Election shall know
pgly permit any person register his name as voter
legally qualified voter. who shall knowingly peImI
any person registered AS an eectol III an ASSUMES
name, who shall cause or permit any nI n eectoD
frauduleuty placed upon any registry III any eecuon
district whereof he shall at the time be an hser.ot W
who shall knowingly and wfuly permit or suIf =,
peI son 10 at any election, VINO j. not W
vote tcrea the said inspe offending SHAH on con-
yction thereof be adjudged guilty Of felony ANY per
sol duly convicted OF either Of the oenses IN the Two
crdiug sections mentioned shall be sentenced 10 sie
Prison. not less than one, more more IMAM 'o
SIC 49, Any Inspector OF Election, other ofhcers
whose duty shall be 10 canvass or ald IN ne U
the votes cast at any election who shall rauduenty
nscount the same or who SHAH any false or fraud
uent return OF the votes cast or who snail auduen.s
omit o make true and accurate returns Of the votes
actually cast at any election and every person "ho
shall in any manner inCtc or induce any Inspector vi
Election or officer, aforesaid to raudueh ms
count the votes cast make any false or rauduet
return Of such votes omit 10 make true ana ac-
curate of the votes actually cast AT any eecon
aud every person who shall fraudulenty after or cnaug
nm any manner any returns Of votes made by any
Inspector of Election other officer SHALL upon cohNc
ton be adudged guilty Of felony ana sha De sen
fenced the Prison for term not less IMAM TWO OF
than hvc years. -. a, -
SIC a. IL Is hereby made the especial duty OF the
District Attorney OF the County OF New-lork to nme,
dately prosecute all complaints which may be MADE o,
violation OF any Of the provisions OF I'm, act 10 nai
Judgment and all indictments found for Onenses coin
united under this act shall be tried III the Court OF oyer
aud Termner. aud the Court before whom any cOnVc-
ton for violation of any Of the provisions OF TINS act
shall be had shall not III any case suspend sentence Or
Judgment a., o,,o
including the provisions providing penalties Tor vlO-
ton Of any such provisions not INCONSISTENT WIN ms
hereby made applicable to all elections Ill he
SIC &C. This act shall take effect immediately. except
Sections 10 and H. which shagake effect on the lstday