Weekly Trinity journal., 1872-11-02

sSEC. AZ. Every person who procures,
aids, assists, counsels, or advises another
: to give or offer his vote at any election,
knowing that the person is not qualified
to vote, is guilty of misdemeanor.
Stats 1865, p. 5lG Sec. s.
SEC. As. Every officer, or Clerk oi
Election who aids in changing, or de-
, stroying, any poll list, or in placing any
ballots in the ballot box, or taking any
therefrom, or adds, or attempts TO add,
any ballots to those legally polled at such
election, either by fraudulently introduce
ing the same into the ballot-box before or
after the ballots therein have been counted,
: or adds to or mixes with, or attempts to
add to or mix with, the ballots poled,
any other ballots, while the same are-be-
ing counted or canvassed, or ut any other
time, with intent to change the result OF
such election, or allows another to do so
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 ballots lawfully
polled, is punishable by imprisonment
in the State Prison for not less than two
nor more than seven years.
Stats 1858, p. I65, Sec. 2.
SEC. 40. Every Inspector, Judge or
Clerk of any election, who, previous to
putting the ballot of an elector in the
ballot box, attempts to find out any name
on such ballot, or who opens, or suffers
the 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, dis
closes the name of any person which
such Inspector, Judge or Clerk has fraud
uently or illegally discovered to have
been voted for by such eector, is punish
able by fine, not less than fifty nor mere
than five hundred dollars.
Stats. 1868, p. 3So, Sec l.
SEC. 80. Every person who forges or
counterfeits returns of an election pur-
porting to have been held at a precinct,
town, or ward where no election was in
fact held, or williully substitutes forged
or counterfeit returns of election in the
place of the true returns, for a precinct,
town, or ward where an election was act
ually held, is punishable by imprson-
ment in the State Prison for term not
less than two nor more than ten years.
Stats. 1868, p. 800, Sec. l.
SEC. 81. Every person who adds to,
or subtracts from, the votes actually cast
at an election, in any returns, or who
alters such returns, is punishable by i'm
prisonment in the State Prison for not
less than one or more than five years.
SEC. So. Every person who aids or
abets in the commission of any of the
offenses mentioned in the four preceding
sections, or who, being present at or cog
infant of the commission Of either of such
otfenses, does not give information there
of as soon as practicable to che District
Attorney or Grand Jury of the proper
county, or TO some Justice of the Peace Of
such county, is punishable by imprison-
ment in the County Jail for the period
Of six months, or in the State Prison not
exceeding two years.
Stats. 1863 p. 800, Soc. l.
SEC So. Every person who, by force,
threats, menaces, bribery, or any corrupt
means, either directly or indirectly at
tempts to influence any elector in giving
his vote, or to deter him from giving the
same, or attempts by any means whatever
to awe, restrain, hinder, or disturb any
elector i'll the free exercise Of suffrage, or
furnishes any elector wishing to vote, who
cannot read, with ticket, informing or
giving such elector to understand that it
contains name written or printed there
on different from the name which is writ
ten or printed thereon, or deftauds any
elector at any such election, by deceiving
and causing such elector to vote for a
different person or any Office than he in
tended, or desired to vote for; or who,
being Inspector, Judge or Clerk of any
election, while acting as such induces or
attempts to induce, 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 a misdemeanor.
Stats 1850, p. 10, Sec. SO.
SEC. 81. Every person who, with in
tent to promote the election OF himself,
or any other person, either:
l. Furnishes entertainment at his eX-
pense to any meeting of electors previous
to or during an election;
2. Pays for, procures, or engages to
pay for any such entertainment;
3. Furnishes or engages to pay or de-
liver any money or property for the pur-
pose of procuring the attendance of voters
at the polls, or for the purpose of com
pensating any person for procuring at
tendance of voters at the polls, eXcept
, for the conveyance Of voters who are sick
, or infrm;
4. Furnishes or engages to pay or de-
liver any money or property for any pur-
pose intended to promote the election of
any candidate, except for the expenses of
holding and conducting public meetings
Tor the discussion OF public questions, and
, OF printing and circulating ballots, hand
, bills, and other papers previous to such
election;-ls guilty of mi sdemeanor.
{ SEC. DO. Every person who, being a
, candidate at any election, offers or agrees
to appoint or procure the appointment of
any particular person to office as an in
ducement or consideration to any person
to vote for, or procure or aid in procuring
the election Of such candidate, is guilty
of a msdemeanor.
Sec. 90. Every person, not being a
candidate, who communicates any offer
. made in violation of the last section TO
any person, with intent to induce him to
vote for or procure or aid in procuring
the election of the candidate making the
offer, is guilty of misdemeanor.
SEC. 81. (22 81, So, S6.) Every per-
{ son who gives or offers bribe to any Off
Ger or member of any legislative caucus,
political convention, committee, primary
election, or political gathering of any
kind, held for the purpose of nominating
candidates for offices of honor, trust, or
profit in this State, with intent to influ-
ence the person to whom such bribe is
given or offered to be mora fovorobIo 10