The Placer herald., 1872-11-02

| refuses to answer any pertinent question pro-
pounded by such Board, touching his right or
| the right of any other person to vote, IS guilty
| of a misdemeanor.
SEC. A. Every person summoned to appear
and testify before any Board of Registration, who
wifully disobeys such summons, is guilty OF a
misdemeanor
| SEC. As. Every person not entitled to VOTE
who fraudulently votes, and every person W o
votes more than 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, or adds, or
attempts to add any ballot to those legally polled
| at any election, either by fraudulently introduc
| ing the same into the ballot box before after
| the ballots therein have been counted, or adds
| to or mixes with, or 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 or destroy
| any poll list, or ballots, or ballot box, for the
| purpose of breaking up or invalidating such
! election, or wllfully detains mutiates, or de-
stroys any election returns, or in any manner so
| nterferes with the officers holding such elec
| ton or conducting such canvass, or with the
voters lawfully exercising their rights of voting
| at such election, to prevent such election or
canvass from being fairly held and lawfully con-
Quoted, is guilty of felony
| SEC. 46. Every person not entitled to vote,
| ing entitled to vote, attempts to vote more than
| once ut any election, is guilty of n misdemeanor
| SEC. At. Every person who procures, aids,
assists counses, 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.
| SEC 49, Every officer Clerk of Election
VINO aids in changing or destroying any poll list,
| or in placing any ballots in the ballot box, or
taking any therefrom, or adds, or attempts to
| adj any ballots to those legally polled ut such
| election either by frnuduently introducing the
same into the ballot box before or after the bal
| lots therein have 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 odo 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 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
ont any name on such ballot or who opens, or
suffers the folded ballot of any elecor 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
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 fraudulently or Illegally dis
covered to have been voted for by such elector,
| is punishable by fine, not less than fifty nor
more than five hundred dollars.
SEC So Every person who forges coun-
torfets returns OF an election purportng to have
| been held ut precinct. town, or ward where no
election was in fact held, wilfully substitutes
forged or counterfeit returns of election in the
| place o. the true returns, for n precinct town.
| or warI where an election was actually heh., Is
! punishable by imprisonment III the State lrlson
| for term of not l. 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 81 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 cognizant of the commission OF
either of such otfenses, does not give informa-
ton thereof as soon as practicable to the DIS
trict Attorney or Grand Ju of the proper coun-
ty. or to some Justice of the Peace of such
county is punishable by imprisonment in the
County Jail for n period of six months, or in the
State Prison not exceeding two years.
SEC. So 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, to deter him from
giving the same or attempts by any means
whatever to awe, restrain, hinder, or disturb
any elector 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
| fhp n which is writton printel thereon
| or defrnuds any elector Mt any such election, by
deceiving and causing such elector to vote for
different person or any Office than he intended oi
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 or reward, or promice thereof
to vote differently from what such elector in
tended or desired to vote, he is guilty of mis-
demcanor.
, SEC 81. Every person who, with intent to
promote the election of himself, or any othel
person, either.
l. Furnishes entertainment at his expense tc
any meeting of electors previous to or during al
election;
> 2. Pays for, procures, engages to pay fo
any such entertainment.
3. Furnishes or engages to pay or deliver an,
, money or property for the purpose of procuring
the attendance of voters at the polls, or for th'
purpose of compensatng any person for procur
ing attendance of voters at the polls, except fo
; the conveyance of voters who are sick or infrm
4. Furnishes or engages to pay or deliver an.
! money or property for any purpose intended t'
promote the election of any candidate, excep
for the expenses of holding and conducting pub
: lie meetings for the discussion of public ques
tons, and of printing and circulating ballots
handbls, and other papers previous to sucl
:, a election-is guilty af a msdemeanor.
SEC. 55. Every person who being n candi
date at any election, offers agrees to appoin
!, or procure the appointment of any particula
~ person to Office as an inducement or consdera
ton to any person to vote for, on procure or aid
in procuring the election of such candidate, i
guilty of a misdemeanor.
. SEC. Sc. Every person, not being candidate
who communicates any offer made in violation
of the last section to any person, with intent Il
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. (43 S4, s5, S6.) Every person VIII,
gives or offers n bribe to any officer or membe