The Placer herald., 1872-10-19

refuses to answer any pertinent question pro-
pounded by such Board, touching his right OF
the right of any other person to vote, Is guilty
of misdemeanor
Sec. A. Every person summoned to appear
and testify before any Board OF Registration, who
wifully disobeys such summons, is guilty OF a
misdeineanor
SEC. 49, Every person not entitled to vote,
who fraudulently votes, and every person o
votes more than once at any one election, or
knowingly hands in two or more tickets folded
together or changes any ballot after the same
has been deposited in the ballot box, adds, or
attempts to add any ballot to those legally poled
at any election either by frauduently introduc
ing the same into the ballot box before or after
the ballots therein have been counted, adds
to or mixes with, attempts to add to or mix
with, the ballots lawfully polled, other ballots,
while the same are being counted or canvassed,
or at any other time, with intent to change the
result of such election, or carries away or de-
stroys or attempts to carry away destroy,
any poll list, or ballots, or ballot box for the
purpose of breaking up or invalidatng such
election, or willfully detains, mutilates, or de-
stroys any election returns or in any manner so
interferes with the officers holding such cleo
ton or conducting such canvass, with the
voters lawfully exercising their rights of voting
at such election, as to prevent such election or
canvass from being fairly held and lawfully con-
ducted is guilty of felony.
SEC. 46. Every person not entitled to vote,
who fraudulently attempts to vote, or who, be-
ing entitled to vote, attempts to vote more than
| once at any election, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
SEC. AZ. Every person who procures, aids,
assists, counsels, advises another to give or
offer his vote at any election, knowing that the
person is not qualified to vote, is guilty of a
| misdemeanor.
Sec. AZ. Every officer or Clerk of Election
who aids in changing or destroying any poll list,
or in placing any ballots in the ballot box, or
! taking any therefrom adds, or attempts to
add, any ballots to those legally polled at such
| election, either by fraudulently introducing the
same into the ballet box before after the bal
lots therein h ave been counted, or adds to or
mixes with, or attempts to add to or mix with,
the ballots polled, any other ballots, while the
same are being counted or canvassed or at any
| other time with the intent to change the result
of such election, or allows another to do 50 when
in his power to prevent it, or carries away, or
| DESTROYS, or knowingly allows another to carry
away or Destroy any poll list, ballot box, or bal
lots lawfully polled is punishable by imprison-
ment in the State Prison for not less than two
nor more than seven years.
SEC 40. Every Inspector, Judge, or Clerk of
an election who, previous to putting the ballot
of an elector in the ballot box, attempts to find
out any name on such ballot who opens, or
suffers the folded ballot of any elector which has
been handed in to be opened or examined pre-
vious 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 discoses
the name of any person which such inspector,
Judge or Clerk has frauduently or illegally dis
covered to have been voted for by such eiector
is punishable by fine, not less than fifty nor
more than five hundred dollars.
SEC. So Every person who forges or coun-
terfeits returns of an election purporing to have
been held ut precinct. town. or ward where no
election was in fact held, or wifully substitutes
H.
place of the true returns, for precinct, town,
or ward where an election was actually held, Is
punishable by imprisonment in the State Prison
for a term of not less than two nor more than ten
years.
Sec. 81. Every person who willfully adds to,
or subtracts from, the votes actually cast at An
election, in any returns or who alters such re-
turns, is punishable by Imprisonment in the
State Prison for not less than one nor more
than five years.
SEC. 52. Every person who aids or abets III
the commission of any of the ofienses mentioned
in the four preceding sections, who, being
. present at cognizant of the commission OF
either of such offenses, does not give informG-
ton thereof as soon as practicable to the Dis
trict Attorney or Grand jury of the proper coun-
: ty or to some Justice of the Peace of such
county, is punishable by imprisonment in the
; County Jail for period of six months, or in the
State Prison not exceeding two years.
SEC. 53. 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
) whatever to awe, restrain, hinder, or disturb
any eector in the free exercise of the right OF
suffrage or furnishes any elector wishing to vote
who cannot read, with ticket informing or Civ
ing such elector to understand that it contains
: a name written or printed thereon different from
: the name which is written or printed thereon
or defrauds any eector ut any such election, 10y
deceiving and causing such elector to vote for
| different person or any Office than he intended OF
desired to vote fer; or who being Inspector
Judge or Clerk of any election, while acting as
such, induces or attempts to induce, any elector
either by menack reward, promice thereof
to vote differently from what such elector in
t tended or desired to vote, he is guilty of mis-
demcanor.
SEC. 81. Every person who, with intent tc
t promote the election of himself, or any Other
person, either.
/; /. Furnishes entertainment at his expense to
9 any meeting of electors previous to or during an
election;
S q Pays for, procures, or engages to pay fol
e any such entertainment.
3. Furnishes or engages to pay or deliver any
. money or property for the purpose of procuring
the attendance of voters at the polls, or for the
purpose of compensatng any person for procur-
!; ing attendance of voters mt the polls except foI
g the conveyance of voters who are sick or intrm
4. FURNISHES or engages to pay or deliver any
. money or property for any purpose intended to
t promote the election of any candidate, except
for the expenses of holding and conducting pub
. lie meetings for the discussion of public ques-
: tions, and of printing and circulating ballots
handbills, and other papers previous to such
, election-is guilty af n misdemeanor.
e SEC. 90 Every person who, being candi
date at any election, offers agrees to appoint
. or procure the appointment of any particular
t person to office an inducement or considera-
ton to any person to vote for, procure or aid
. in procuring the election of such candidate, i,
guilty of a misdemeanor.
y SEC. 56 Every person, not being candidate
who communicates any offer made in violation
of tie last section to any person, with intent to
induce him to vote for or to procure or aid il
procuring the election of the candidate making
the offer, is guilty of misdemeanor.
SEC. 81. (99 S4, SIS, So Every person whc
gives or offers bribe to any officer or member