The Shasta courier., 1872-11-02
Stats. 1865. D. 652. see. Is.

VINO fraudulentIy votes, and every person who vote
mere than once at any one election, or knowingly
| hands in two or more tickets folded together, OF
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 fraudulenty introducing the same into
the ballot box before after the ballots therein
have been counted, or adds to or mikes with, OF
attempts to add to or to mix with, the ballots law
fully poled, other ballots, while The are being
| counted canvassed, or at any other time, with
intent to change the result of such election, or
carries away or destroys, 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 willfuly detans,
mutates, or destroys any election returns orin
any manner nterferes with the officers holding
| such election or conducting such canvass or with
the voters lawfully exercising their rights of
voting at such election, prevent such election
or canvass from being fairly held and lawfully
onducted. is guilty of felony.
Stats. 1855, p. 296, Sec. 1858, D. los, Sec.
Sec. 49, Every person not entitled to vote, who
fraudulenty attempts to vote, or who, being en-
titled to vote attempts to vote more than once at
any election, is guilty of misdemeanor.
Stats. 1850, p. Ill, Sec IOI.
Sec. AZ. Every person who procures, aids,
assists, counses, or ADVISES another to give or
offers his V'te at any election, knowing that tho
person is net qualified to vote, is guilty of mis-
demeanor,
Stats 1865, P. 5l1, Sec. s.
Sec. 4S. 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 therefiom, or adds, or attempts to add any
ballots to those legally polled at such election
either by fraululentiy introducing the same into
the ballot box before or after the ballots therein
have been counted, adds to mix with, the
ballots polied, any other ballots, while the same
harp roor rfa1 or Al-
time, with intent to change the result of such cleo
tlon, or allows another to do when in his power
to prevent 1t, or carries away, er destroys, or
knowingly allows lother to carry away or de-
stroy, any poll lists, allot box ballots lawfully
polled, is punishable By imprisonment in the State
Prison for not less than two nor more than seven
years.
Stats. 1858, I. 1855, Sec 2.
Sec. 40. Every Inspeo or, Judge, or Clerk of
an election, who, previous putting the ballot of
an elector in the ballot bo attempts to find out
any name on such ballot, who opens, suffers
the folded ballot of any elettor which has been
handed In to be opened examined previous to
putting the same into the ballot box, who
makes or places any mark or device on any folded
ballot with the view to ascertain the name of any
person for whom tho elector haA voted, who, |
without the consent of the electol discloses the
name of any person which such Ins pector, Judge,
or Clerk has frauduently illegally discovered to
by fine, notess than fifty nor more than five hun
dred dollars.
Stats. 1868, p. 1898, Sec. l.
Sec. so. Every person who forges counter
fets returns of election purportng to have been
held at a precinct, town, 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
prisonment in the State Prison for term not less
than two more than ten years.
Stats 1868, p. 399, Sec l.
Sec. 81. Every person who willfully adds to, or
subtraets from, the votes actually cast at an cleo
tion, in any returns, who alters such returns is
punishable by Imprisonment in the State Prison
for not less than one more than five years.
Stats. 1868, p. 39s, Sec. 1.
Sec. 50. Every person who aids abets in the
commission of any of the offenses mentioned in the
four preceding sections, who, being present at
or cognizant of the commission of either of such |
offenses, does not give information thereof as soon
practicable to the District Attorney or Grand |
Jdry of the proper county, or to some Justice of
the Peace of such county, is punishable by i'm |
prisonment in the County Jail for the period of six
months, or in the State Prison not exceeding two
years.
Stats 1865, p 39s, Sec. l.
See. 53 Every person who, by force, threats |
mendces, bribery, OF any corrupt slneanS, either
directly or indirectly attempts to influence any
eleetor in giving his vote, or to deter him from
giving the same, attempts by any means what
to ave. restrain, hinder, disturb any elecor
in the free exercise of the right of suffrage, or fur
nishes any eector wishing to vote, who cannot 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, defrauds any elector
at any such election, by deeevng and causn9 such
elector to vote for different person any Office
than he intended or desired to vote or who, |
being Inspector. Judge, Clerk of any election |
while acting such, induces, or attempts to in
duce, any elector, either by menace or reward, or
promise thereof, to vote differently from what such
elector intended or desired to vote, he is guilty
of misdemeanor
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
l. Furnishes entertainment at his expense to
any meeting of electors previous to during an
election
2 Pays for, procures, or engages to pay for any
such entertainment;
g. Furnishes or engages to pay or deliver any
money 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 who are sick or infirm
4. 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 ofpublic 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 or pro-
cure the appointment of any particular person to
Office as an inducement consideration to any
person to vote for, or procure or aid in procuring
the election of such candidate, is guilty of a mis-
demeanor.
Sec. So. Every person, not being a candidate.
who communicates any offer made in violation of
the last section to any person, with intent to in
duce him to vote for to procure aid in procur-
ing the election of the candidate making the offer
is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Sec. 81. (S2 81, IS, S6.) Every person who
gives or offers bribe to any officer or member of
any Legislative caucus, political convention, COM
mttee, primary election, 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