The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-11-02

one hundred dollars, and by i'm
prisOnment in the penitentiary
for a term Of not less than three
years.
See. GG. be it further enacted,
etc, That it shall be the duty of
any commissioner of election TO
forthwith arrest any person who
shall vote or attempt to vote more
than once, and commit him to the
parish prison, and to Immediately
file an information against such
person with the district attorney
or district attorney pro tempore
whose duty it shall be to prosecute
such person before the proper
court; and upon his failure so to
do. the Attorney General shall APP
point some attorney to prosecute
such person, and also to prosecute
such district attorney or district
attorney pro tempore for such
failure. Any supervisor of regis
tration, commissioner of election,
district attorney, or district attor-
ney pro tempore who shall refuse,
neglect or fail to comply with the
provisions of this section of this
act, shall be deemed guilty of Il
misdemeanor in Office, and upon
conviction threof shall be remov
ed from Office, aud punished by a
fine of not less than one hundred
dollars, and imprisonment for not
less than three nor more than six
months. ... ...
Sec. 81. Be it further enacted.
etc, That any person who shall,
by threats of discharge from EN-,
ployment, OF withholding wages,
or prescription in business, iuhu,
ence or attempt TO influence any
voter in the casting of his vote AT
any election, shall be deemed
guilty of a miSdemeanor, and up
on conviction thereof shall be pun
ished by fine of not less than
five hundred dollars, which shall
90 to the school fund of the parish
and by Imprisonment in the parisl
prison for not less than three
months.
Sec. Is. Be it further enacted
etc, That any person who shall
discharge from his employment
any labOrer, emptOye, tenant o
mechanic, who shall have beer
working for such person unde
contract, written or oral. for
specified time before such tim
shall have expired who shall
withhold from any laborer, EN-
ploye, tenant or mechanic an.
part of the wages due to such la
borer, employe, tenant or mechan
ic, on account of any vote whicl
such laborer, employe, tenant o
mechanic has given or proposes t
give, shall be deemed guilty of
miSdemeanor. and on convictio
thereof shall be punished by
| fine of not less than five hundre
dollars, one half of which sha
60 to the school fund of the pa,
ish in which the offence was con
l mitted, and by imprisonment
the parish prison for not less tina
! three months.
Sec. SO. Be il further enacted
=, etc, That any person who sda
S modest, disturb, interfere with, {
e threaten with violence, any con
5 missioner of election or person
' Charge Of the ballot boxes, viii
2 III charge of the same, betwee
f the time of the close of the pol
:. and the time that said ballot DO
t eS are delivered to the supervise
S of registration, shall be deeme
!, guilty of a felony, and upon co
viction thereof shall be puniShe
n by fine of not less than five hui
e dred dollars, or by impriSonmel
in the penitentiary not less Thu
!, one year, or both, at the discretiC
i ofthe court.
! Sec. 70. Be it further enacte
: etc, That any person not a
a thorized by this law TO receive
g account the ballots at an electiO
who shall during or after any ele
|, ton, and before the votes ha
:, been counted by the supervise
e of registration, disturb, displaC
g conceal, destroy, handle or tou,
q any ballot, after the same hasbet
/ received from the voter by a col
II missioner of election, shall
II deemed guilty of a mIsdemeant
and shall upon conviction there,
|, be punished by a fine of not le
IL than one hundred dollars, or
v imprisonment for not less than 5
e, months, or both, at The discreti
% of the court.
it Sec. IL. BE it further enacte
4, ETC.. That any person not auth
.e lied by this law to take charge