The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1872-10-25

counted out. After said ball,i
are counted as herein pro
vided, they shall all again be replaced il
the said box, AMI said box shall then b.
locked and carefully sealed u a I'd a:
hereinbefore directed, delivered to the
county clerk; aud after being so deliver
ell to the clerk, and It shall remain IN his
custody, in the same condition as when
delivered by the officers of the election,
until it j. delivered in the same way a,
the poll-books are now required to be de.
livered to the examining board. Said
clerk shall take care that said boxes are
carefully kept, snd that ro one of them
is in anyway broken open or tampereI
with while lawfully in his custody.
3. The examining board of each
county, at the time and place that they
are now required by law to examine the
poll-books, shJll also open the said boxes,
aud sh1ll carefully examine and count
the b Hot, IN each for each candidate OF
per.on voted for, and shall make out and
transmit certificates Of the result, and OF
the number Of ballots or votes for eac.,
person voted for, in the same way "a they
are now required by law to do in elec.
tion, held for such representatives. Said
board shall not count, nor in any way e.
innate, any ballot that has on it any :.
tinguishing mark, other than is provided
for in section five; nor shall any ballot
be counted which has on it the name Of
more than one LcrsOn for the same office.
SO. After said ballots are counted,
they 7h,ll be carefully bound up in bun
die, - that those from each precinct or
voting place shall be seperate from those
from the Others, and shall be delivered
TO. and preserved hy, the county clerk,
in the same way that poll-books are re-
quired to he preserved. for the periud of
twg. years at least. The boxes shall I've
delivered to the county clerk, who hall
preserye them f,r Use at the succeeding
elections.
I 5 10. In all respects where the same
are applicable, all laws of this Common
wealth pertaining to elections are express
ly made to apply to the elections provld-
ed for in this act, whether such laws pro-
vide for the epunishmento of otiense or other
wise. provided they are not in conflict
with the provisions of this act.
5 IL. Any pers, orpersons violating any
of the provisions Of this act in regard to
the conducting of such election, OF if any
officer Of the election, or sheriff, or mem
her of the board of examiners, or county
court rk. shall fail faithfully To dis
charge all bis duties hereunder, he or
III shall, on conviction thereof, be
e ed not less than fifty nor more than
five hundred dollars, at the discretion of
the jury.
II And if any person or persons
sh II b. guilty Of unlawfully, or fraud.
ulently and corruptly, opening or at
tempting tn open, one or more Of the
said hnxe, while they are by this act re-
quircd TO be kept lockel or sealed or If
aly person or persons shall lie guilty of
changing, or attempting to change, or
alter any blllo' that has been depos, ted
in the box aforesaid; or if any person
shall he guilty OF frau lulently or know
ingly destroying any one of said ballots
befure they are counted by the examin-
ing board; or if any per>on or persons
shall fbrcihly and against the will of
voter, and before he has voted, inspect
anl hook lt the ballot of such voter. 50
Il, To see the name of the person for
who IA h. intend Ia votr, as shown by
such ballot, every such person guilty as
aforesaid, shall, on conviction thereof, be
fined not less than two hundred
nol more than one thousand dollar. at
tie di.cretion of the jury. Aud any
per,on or persons who shall unlawfully
re owe, or attempt to remove, or
I he from any Of all boxes, one
or more of the ballots deposited
tb., in; and any person who shall un.
law ally take and carry away from prop
er custody, or who shall attempt
to take and carry away, one
or more of said boxes from
the proper custody ard place of
keeping lhcrcof, ard any person, beng al
oilcer ct the election, whD all traudu.
iently fail IN deliver said boXe,, With the
ballot, therein, Ia the county clerk, with.
ia the lime allowed by law, every person
thu offending shall. ON conviction there
uf, he fined not less than two hundred or
M re- than one thousand dollars. at the
III ere ion OF the jury; AMI any person
or per-ons Who shall frludulently
and wrousiully put or insert
one or more ballots or paper
intending to repre,ent ballots, into amy
one ur more of the boxes mentioned ia
thiiact, at any time before the counting
uf the ballots is concluded aud completed
by the board FIR examining the pnlls, and
their certificate made out, on conviction
thereof shall, for each fraudulent and
wrongful act, lie fined NOT les than
(s200) two hundred dollars nor more
than one thousand dollars.
H. When an elector shall offer his
ballot to the judge OF election. il shall he
the duty OF the sheriff to announce, in
an audible voice, the name of the elector
who offers his ballot
IA This act shall take effect from
IL passage.