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Stats. 1868, p. 652, scc. IS.

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more than once at aay one election, or knowingly
! hands in two more tickets folded together, or
changes any ballot after the same has been depos-
tied in the ballot box, adds or attempts to add,
any ballot to those legally polled at any election,
either by fraudulently introducing the same into
the ballot box before after the ballots therein
| have been counted, or adds to or mixes with, or
attempts to add to to mix WITH the ballots law
fully poled other ballots, while the same are being
counted or canvassed, at any other time, with
intent to change the result of such election, or
| carries away destroys, or attempts to carry
| away or destroy, any poll list, or ballots, or
ballot box, for the purpose of breaking up or in
validating such election, or wilIfuly detains,
mutilates, or destroys any election returns, orin
any manner so interferes with the officers holding
such election conducting such canvass, or with
the voters lawfully exercising their rights of
voting at such election, to prevent such election
or canvass from being fairly held and lawfully
onducted is guilty of felony.
Stats. 1855, p. 296, Sec. 1858, p los, Sec.
Sec. 46. Every person not entitled to vote who
fraudulently attempts to vote, or who, being en-
ii led to vote attempts to vote more than once at
any election, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Stats. 1850, p. Ill, Sec. l0l. 4.
Sec ~. Every person who procures aids
assists, counsels, or advises another to give or
offers his vote at any election, knowing that the
person is not qualified to vote, is guilty of mis-
demeanor.
stats. 1865, p. 511, Sec. S.
Sec As. Every officer Clerk of Election who
aug in changing or destroying any poll list in
placing any ballotI in the ballot box, or taking
any therefrom, adds, attempts to add, any
ballots to those legally polled at such election.
either by fraudulently introducing tie same into
the ballot box before or after the ballots therein
have been counted, or adds to or mix with, the
ballots polled, any other ballots, while the same
are being counted canvassed at any other
time, with intent to change the result of such cleo
| ton, or allows another to do when in his power
to prevent it, or carries away, er destroys,
knowingly allows another to carry away or de-
stroy, any poll lists, ballot box ballots lawfully
polled, is punishable by Imprisonment in the State
Prison for not less than two more than seven
years.
Stats. 1858, p. 1855, Sec. 2.
Sec. 40. Every Inspector, Judge, or Clerk of
an election, who, previous to putting the ballot of
an eector in the ballot box, attempts to find out
any name such ballot, or who opens, or suffers
the folded ballot of any elector which has been
handed in to be opened or examined previous to
putting the same into the ballot box, or who
makes or places any mark or device on any folded
ballot with the view to ascertain the name of any
person for whom the elector has voted, or who,
without the consent of the elector, discloses the
name of any person which such Inspector, Judge,
or Clerk has traudulently illegally discovered to
have been voted for by such elector, is punishable
by fne notices. than fifty more than five hun
dred dollars.
Stats. 1868, p. 39S, Sec. |.
Sec So Every person who forges or counter
feits returns of an election purportng to have been
held at precinct, town, or ward where election
was in fact held, willfully substitutes forged
counterfeit returns of election in the place of the
true returns, for a precinct town, or ward where
an election actually held, is punishable by i'm
prsoHment in the State Prison for term not less
than two nor more than ten years.
Stats. 1868, p. 399, Sec |.
See. 81. Every person who wiilfully adds to, or
subtracts from, the actually cast at an cleo
t0n, in any returns, VINO alters such returns, is
punishable by Imprisonment in the State Prison
for not less than one nor more than five years.
Stats. 1868, p. $780, Sec. l.
See. %. Every person who aids abets in the
commission of any of the ofenses mentioned in the
four preceding sections OF who, being present at
or cognizant of the commission of either of such
ofenses does not give information thereof as soon
as practicable to the District Attorney 6rand
JLry Of the proper county, to some Justice of
the Peace of such county, is punishable by i'm
prsonment in the County Jail for the period of six
months, or in the State Prison not exceeding two
years.
Stats. 1868, p. 399, Sec. l.
Sec. So. Every person who, by force, threats,
menaces, bribery, or any corrupt means either
directly or indirectly attempts to influence any
elector in giving his vote, or to deter him from
giving the same, attempts by any means what
to awe, restrain, hinder, disturb any eectOr
in the free exercise of the right of suffrage or fur
nishes any elector wishing to vote who read,
with ticket, informing or giving such elector to
understand that it contains written or
printed thereon different from the name which is
written printed thereon, or defrauds any elector
at any such election by deceiying and causno such
elector to vote for different person or any Office
than he intended desired to vote tor or who,
being Inspector. Judge, Clerk of any election,
while acting such, induces, or attempts to in
duce, any eector, either by menace reward, or
promise thereof to vote differently from what such
elector intended or desired to vote, he is guilty
of msdemeanor.
Stats. 1850, p. ITO, Sec. 9S.
Sec. 81. Every person who, with intent to pro-
mote the election of himself, or any other person,
either
1. Furnishes entertainment at his expense to
any meeting of electors previous to or during an
election
2. Pays for procures, or engages to pay for any
such entertainment
B. Furnishes or engages to pay deliver any
money or property for the purpose of procuring the
attendance of voters at the polls for the purpose
| of compensating any person for procuring attend
ance of voters at the polls except for the convey
ance of voters who sick infrm
A. Furnishes or engages to pay or deliver any
money or property for any purpose intended to
promote the election of any candidate, except for
the expenses of holding and conducting public
meetings for the discussion ofpublc questions and
of printing and circulating ballots handbills and
other papers previous to such election lis guilty
of misdemeanor.
Sec. %. Every person who, being candidate
at any election, offers agrees to appoint pro-
cure the appointment of any particular person to
Office nducement consideration to any
person to vote for, procure or aid in procuring
the election of such candidate, is guilty of mis-
! demeanor.
Sec. 56. Every person, not being candidate,
who communicates any offer made in violation of
the last section to any person, with intent to in
duce him to vote for or to procure aid in procur
ing the election of the candidate making the Offer
is guilty of msdemeanor
Sec. 81. (S2 81, SIS, S6.) Every person who
| gives or offers bribe to any officer or member of
any legislative caucus, political convention, COM
mttee, primary election, or political gathering of
any kind, held for the purpose of nominating can
ddates for offices of honor trust, or profit in this
State, with intent to influence the person to whom
such bribe is given offered to be more favorable
| to one candidate than another, and every person
member of either of the bodies in this section men
toned, who receives offers to receive any such
bribe, is punishable by Imprisonment in the State
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