New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-23

ceed one hundred dollars, to be recoveroa
by prosecution before any court ~ ooT LOU
| tent jurisdiction. Pc
| SEC. o. be 1t furthet enacted, etc. Tbo+
| whoever shall knOWinly give or vote w.
VI more eaiIots voted as one at any election
| snail De nned IN sum not to exceed oro
| hundred dollars, to be recovered by nroso1
cutlon before any court of competent iuris.
| diction A1S-
| SEC. 63. Be it further enacted, etc. That
whoever, by bribery or by promise to gjve
employment or higher wages to any person
| attempts to influence any voter at aIv cleo
ton, shall be deemed guilty of INSIDE
meanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall
| be punished by fine of not less than one
hundred dollars, and by. Imprisonment in
the Parish Prison for not less than three
| months.
SEC. 64. Be it further enacted. etc, That
whoever Rlllfully aids or abets any one not
legally qualified to vote at ang election
shall be fined IN sum of not less than tifty
dollars, to be recovered by prosecution be-
lore any court OF competent jurisdiction.
SEC. b3 BE it further enacted, etc., That
whoever is dia0rderly at any poll or voting
place during the election shall be fined in q
sum not less than twenty dollars, to be re-
covered by prosecution before any court of
competent jurisdiction.
SEC &c. Be it further enacted, etc, That
whOsOeyer shall modest, interrupt or dis
turb any meeting of citizens assembled to
transact or discuss political matters shall
be fined in sum not less than fifty dollars,
to be recovered by prosecution before any
court OF competent Jurisdiction; any sheriff,
constable, or police officer present at the
violation of this section shall forthwith
arrest the offender or offenders and convey
him or them as soon as practicable before
the proper court.
SEC. 81. Be it further enacted, etc, That
the court imposing any fine as directed in
sections tfty-nine, sixty, sixty -one, sixty
two, sixty three sixtv-t0ur and sixty-fiVe Of
this act, shall commit the person SO fined to
the parish prison until the fine is paid; pro-
yided that said imprisonment shall not ex-
ceed six months.
SEC 68. Be it further enacted, etc, That
10 case where any oath or affirmation shall
be administered by any supervisor OF regis
tratiOn or commissioner of election in the
performance OF his duty as prescribed by
law, any person swearing or affirming false
~ in the premises shall be deemed guilty of
perjury, and subjected to the penalties pro-
Vided by law for perjury.
SEC. 90. Be it further enacted, etc., That
the violation of any provision of the act or
section of the act repealed by this act shall
not be considered as exempting the per-
sons SO offending from prosecution and pun
4HuAoAt acquiring W lu6 PROVISIONS VI stLlu
act.
SEC 70. Be it further enacted, etc, That
any person duly appointed commissioner of
election, and duly notified by the police
jury of such appointment, who shall fail to
attend the election aud perform the duties
of commissioner as herein provided, except
in case of sickness, shall forfeit the sum OF
one hundred dollars t. the parish, to be re-
covered before any court of competent
jurisdiction at the suit of the parish to be
prosecuted by the district attorney or dis
trict attorney pro tempore, who are hereby
directed to proceed to collect such fine
when it shall De brought to their knowledge.
SEC. H. Be 1t further enacted, etc, That
this act shall take effect from and after it's
passage, and that oil others on the subject
of election laws be and the same are here
by repealed.
(Signed) 0. H. BREWSTER.
Speaker OF the House of Representatives.
(Signed) ?. B. s. PINCHBACK,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate.
(Signedl Fl. G. WARMOTH,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
Approved November 20, 1872.
A true copy:
Y. A. WOODWARD,
Assistant Secretary of State.