New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-24

t4eeeuluS three months. nor less imam one
month.
SEC. Il. Be it further enacted, etc, That
any person or persons who shah counsel
aid, connive at, abet, encourage or partici-
pate IN any riots, tumults acts of violence
intimidation or armed disturbance at OF
near the office OF any supervisor OF regis
tFatlon on any day of registration or re-
vision of registration, OF at or near any poll
or voting place on any day of election,
shall be deemed guilty Of felony, and on
conviction thereof shall be punished by fine
not exceeding five hundred dollars nor less
than one hundred dollars, and BY imprison-
ment IN the PenitentiarY for a period not
exceeding two years nor less than Blk
months.
SEC. 48. Be it further enacted, etc. That
any person who shall register, or cause 30
be registered, his name, or that of any other
person, as legal voter, in violation of law
or vote or induce or cause another to vote,
IL violation of the laws or of the cOnstitu-
tional provisions in such cases made and
provided, shall be deemed guilty of a felony,
and on conviction thereof shall be punished
BY fine of not more than FIVE hundred
dollars, nor less than one hondred dollars,
and by imprisonment in the Penitemliarv
for period of not less than one year, nor
more than three years.
SEC 49, Be it further enacted, etc, That
uLS pOlSOI4 VI p6LSOuS WHO SDdll purtlbSE,
OF cause to be purchased, the registration
papers, or certificate of registration,
Of any person duly registered ac-
cording to law, shall be- deemed guilty of
felony, and, on conviction thereof shall
be punished by a fine not exceeding five
hundred dollars nor less than one hundred
dollars, and by imprisonment in the Peni-
tertiary for q term not less than one year
nor more than three years.
d., -
any person who shall vote or attempt to
vote on any false and fraudulent paper or
certificate of registration, or upon any pa
per or certificate of registration issued to a
person other than the the one voting or at
tempting to vote on said paper or certificate
of registration shall be deemed guilty of a
felony, and, on conviction thereof, shall be
punished by fine not exceeding five hun
dred dollars nor less than one hundred dol
lars and by Imprisonment in the Peniten-
tiary for term not less than one wear nor
more than three years.
SEC 81. Be it further enacted, etc, That
any person who shall induce, by offer of re-
ward, by threats of violence, or otherwise,
any person to vote, or attempt to vote, on
any false or fraudulent paper or certificate
of registration, or upon any papers or certi-
fcate of registration belonging to a person
other than the one voting OF attempting to
vote on said paper or certificate of registra-
ton shall be deemed guilty of a felony,
and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished
by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars,
nor less than one hundred dollars, and
by imprisonment in the Penitentiary for a
period not exceeding three years, nor less
than ore year.
SEC 50. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
any person who shall vote, or attempt to
vote more than once at the same election, |
shall be deemed guilty of felony, and |
Upon conviction thereof, shall be punished |
oy a fine of not less than one hundred |
loltars and by imprisonment in the Peni-
entiary for term Of not less than three
Iears.
SEC. So. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
shall be the duty of any commissioner OF
lection to forthwith arrest any person who
hall vote, or attempt to vote, more than |
nee, and commit him to the parish prison,
nd to Immediately file an information |
gainst such person with the district attor-
ey or district attorney pro tempore, whose
uty it shall be to prosecute such person
etore the proper court, and upon his failure
0 to do, the Attorney General shall appoint
ONE attorney to prosecute such person;
nd also to prosecute such district attorney
r district attorney pro tempore for such
allure. ANY supervisor of registration,
of election, district attorney
r district attorney pro tempOre, who shall
7fuse, neglect or fail to comply with the
rovisions of this section of this act shall
Q deemed guilty of a misdemeanor in |
hce and upon conviction thereof, shall be
9mOved from Office and punished bv a |
ne of not less than one hundred dollars |
nd imprisoned for not less than three. nor |
ore than six months.
SEC. 81. Be it further enacted, etc, That
ny person who shall by threats Of dis
large from employment, Of Withholding .
ages, or prescription in business, influence
: attempt to influence any voter in the
ssting of his vote at any election shall be
9emed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon :
'nviction thereof shall be punished by :
40 of not less than five hundred dollars,
hich shall go to the school fund of the :
srish, and be imprisoned in the parish :
'isOn for not less than three months. ,
SEC. 50. Be 1t further enacted, etc, That
~ person who shall discharge from his :
nployment any fahorer, employe, tenant, =
mechanic, who shall have been working | q
T such person under contract, written or :
al, for specified time, before such time =
all have expired; or who shall withhold =
ON any laborer, employee, tenant, or me- !;
anlc, any part OF the wages due to such p
borer, emplOye, tenant or mechanic on ao- =
unit of any vote which such labOrer, !
lploye, tenant or mechanic. has given or T
opposes to give, shall be deemed guilty of a
and, upon conviction there n
shall b6apunished by fine of not less
an five hundred dollars, one-half of which +
all 60 to the school fund of the parish in .
lich the ofense was committed, and by .
prsonment in the parish prison for not =
s than three months. F.
SEC. Sc. Be it further enacted, etc. That d
y person who shall modest, disturb, in 81
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of election, or person in | a
urge OF the ballot boxes, while in charge ii
the same, shall be deemed guilty of q b
ODy, and upon conviction thereof shall be
nished by fine of not less than five hun Il
I'd dollars, or by imprisonment in the ii
not less than one year, OF both, ! a,
the discretion of the court. g.
SEC. 81. Be it further enacted etc, That s.
Y person, not authorized by this law to VI
GIVE or count the ballots at any election, al
% shall during or after any election and al
fore the votes have been counted dis fo
b, displace, conceal, destroy, handle or a,
Lch any ballot after the same has been m
elYed from the voter by a commissioner II
election, shall be deemed guilty OF a ia
and shall, apon conviction SO
reot, be punished by fine Of NOT less in
N one hundred dollars or by imprisonment al
not less than six months, OF both, at the th
oretiOn Of the court RI
&c 50. Be it further enacted, etc, That hf
7 person not authorized by this law to as
Q charge of the ballot boxes at the close of
he election, who shall take, receive, CON tg
l. displace, or in any manner handle or til
Surb any ballot box at any time between | 50
hour OF the closing of the polls and the til
asmissiOn Of the ballot box to the clerk
the district court, OF during such trans tn
sion, or at any time prior to The count | dr.
Of Ehp oboN ha r |
'lony, and on conviction thereof, shall be DC
liahed BY fine of not less than FIVE HIM az