Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1872-07-25
'ELEcTIoNs...
An Act 10 amend an Act entitled 'An Act relative to
Elections approved January 1Ith,, 1885. l ~


An Act to amend an Act entitled An Act relative to
., elections approved January lIth,4 1885. m .pt
III SEcrioN 1. q Any person guilty of stufiing
any ballot-box, either by false bottoms, or In
any manner whatever, before the votes are
counted, or while being counted, and any
Judge of an election Who shall knowingly
count or read off the votes falsely, shall be
deemed guilty of felony, and upon convic-
torial prison for each and every offense SO
convicted of, for term of not less than one
nor more than five years; lida;2 n7ti'ti
SECTION 2. If any person or persons, at
any election held by virtue of any law of this
Territory, shall, either by force, fraud, STEALTH
or otherwise, destroy, obtain, or attempt to
obtain possession of any ballot-box, or any
ballot or ballots therein deposited, or any
poll-book, tally list, or other article or arti-,
cies, kept and used by the judges and clerks
in conducting such election, while the voting
election, or either before or after the ballots
have been taken out of the box and counted
by the judges of election, shall be deemed
guilty of felony, and upon conviction there
of be imprisoned in the Territorial prison. for
each and every offense so convicted of, for a
term of not less than one nor more than five
years. ,
SECTION 8. Any person who shall vote, or
attempt to vote, in the name of any other
person than his own, and any person who
causes, aids, or abets any person SO to vote,
or attempt to so vote, shall, upon conviction
thereof, be punished for each offense, by inn
prisonment in the Territorial prison, not less
than one year nor more than five years. In y
SECTION A. Ii any person not having the
legal qualifications of a voter, shall fraudu-
lently vote, or shall fraudulently attempt to
vote at any election, such person, on convic-
ton thereof, shall be punished by imprison-
ment in the Territorial prison for term not
less than one nor more than five years.
X SEC1ToN 8. If any elector shall vote more
than once at any election, or shall knowingly
hand in two or more tickets, folded together,
or shall attempt to vote more than once at the
same election, he shall, on conviction thereof,
be punished by imprisonment in the Terri
torial prison for term not less than one nor
more than five years. Il! I'll tIti 4t ha u
SEc1oN 6. If any person shall, directly or
indirectly, use any threats, menace, or force,
or any corrupt means or device, at or previous
to, or during any election held pursuant to the
election laws of this Territory, toward any
elector, to hinder or deter him from voting at
such election; or shall attempt by any means
whatever, to awe, restrain, hinder, or disturb
any elector in the free exercise of the right of
suffrage, he shall, upon conviction thereof,
be lined in any sum not lass than fifty nor ex-
ceeding five hundred dollars.
SECTION z. Any persons wilfully, cor
ruptly, and falsely swearing, or affirming, be-
fore the board of judges of election, or any
member thereof, or the, clerk, while in ses-
sion, or in holding an election, shall be deemed
guilty of perjury, and, on conviction, shall be
punished. If any member of any board of
judges or clerks of election, or any other per-
son in any manner concerned in conducting
an election, shall wilfully and corruptly vio-
late any of the provisions of this act, the
penalty for which is not herein prescribed, or
be guilty of any fraud, deceit, or abuses, in
the execution of the duties of his office, the
penalty for which Is not herein prescribed,
he shah be punished for each and every Of
Tense whereof he shall be convicted, by inn
prisonment in the Territorial prison for a
term not less than one nor more than five
years; or shall pay fine of not less than fifty
nor more than five hundred dollars, in the
discretion of the court. ..es 45 salId +
SECTION s. ALI acts or parts of acts in con-
fiict with this act, be, and the same is hereby
repealed.
SECTION 0. This act to be in force from
and after its passage. . H Fl en
Approved, january IL, 1872 Il. Is
TERRITORY OF MONTANA n
/ Secretary's Office.
1, James u. SallaWdy, SECRETARY VI tuc leI-
ritory of Montana, do hereby certify that the
foregoing is full, true and complete copy OF
an act entitled San act to amend an act en-.
titled an act relative to elections" approved
january IL, 1865, as the same remains on file
| in my office. Ht.
| -, In testimony whereof, Ihaye here.
| q ! unto set my hand and the Great
| shAh' Seal of Territory of Montana, this
| -.- thirteenth day of July, A. ID. 1872
JAMES Z. CALLAwAY, Secretary.