The Shasta courier., 1872-10-12
Stats. 1868. n. 652, Sec. Is.

who frauduently votes. and every person who votes
mere than once at any election, or knowingly
hands in two or more tickets folded together, or
changes any ballot after tho same has been depos-
tied in the ballot box, adds. 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 mixes with, or
attempts to add to or to mix with, the ballots law
fully polled other ballots while the same are being
counted or canyassed or at any other time, with
intent to change the result of such election, or
carries away destroys, or attempts to carry
away destroy, any poll list or ballots, or
ballot box for the purpose of breaking up or in
validating such election, or wiIfully detains,
mutilates, or destroys any election returns, orin
any manner SO interferes with the officers holding
such election or conducting such canvass, with
the voters lawfully exercising their rights of
voting at such election as to prevent such election
from being fairly held and lawfully
.orducted, is guilty of felony.
Stats. 1855, p. 296, Sec. Il 1858, p. los. Sec. 1
Sec. 46. Every person not entitled to vote, who
frauduently attempts to vote, or who. being
titled to vote attempts to vote more than once at
any election, is guilty of misdemeanor
Stats. 1850, p ILL., Sec. iO1.
Sec. 47. Every person who procures, aids.
assists, counsels, or advises another to give or
offers his vote at any election knowing that the
person is not qualified to vote, is guilty of mis-
demeanor.
Stats. 1866, p. SILL Sec. s.
Sec 48. Every officer or Clerk of Election who
aids in changing or destroying any poll list or in
placing any ballotI in the ballot box, or taking
any therein om or adds, attempts to add, any
ballots to those legally polled at such election
either by fraudulently introducing the same into
the ballot box before or after the ballots therein
have been counted, adds to or mix with the
ballots polled, any other ballots, while the same
are being counted canvassed, or at any other
time, with intent to change the result of such cleo
ton, or allows another to do when in his power
to prevent it, or carries away, er destroys or
knowingly allows another to carry away or de-
stroy, any poll lists ballot box or ballots lawfully
poled, 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
an election who, previous to putting the ballot of
an eector in the ballot box. attempts to find out
any name on such ballot, or who opens or suffers |
the folded ballot of any elector which has been |
handed in to be opened or examined previous 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, discloses tho
name OF any person which such Inspector Judge
or Clerk has rauduently illegally discovered to
have been voted for by such elector is punishable
by fine, notless than fifty nor more than five hun
dred dollars.
Stats. 1868. p. 39S, Sec. L. /
Sec. 80 Every person who forges or counter
els returns of an election purporin~ 10 have been
heid at precinct, town, or ward where no electie
wss in fact held, or willfcy substitutes forged or
counterfeit returns Of election in the place of the
true returns, for precinct, town. or ward where
an erection was actually held, is punishable by i'm
prisonment in the State Prison for term not less
than two nor more than ten years.
Stats. 1868, p. 500, Sec. l.
Sec. 81. Every person who wilfully adds to, or
subtracts from, the votes actually cast at an cleo
ton, 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. 399, Sec. l.
Sec 50. Every person who aids or abets in the
commission of any of the oenses mentioned in the
four preceding sections, o. who, being present at
or cognizant of the commission of either of such
ofenses does not give information thereof as soon
rs practicable to the District Attorney or Grand
Jdry OF the proper county, to some Justice of
the Peace of such county, is punishable by i'm
prsonmont in The County Jail for the period of six
months, or in the State Prison not exceeding two
years.
Stats. 1868, p. 999. See. 1.
Sec. SO. Every person who bv force threats |
menaces, bribery, any corrupt mean, either
directly or indirectly attempts to influence any
elector in giving his vote. or to deter him from
giving the same, attempts by any means what
ever to restrain. hinder disturb any elector
in the free exercise of the right of suffrage or fur
nishes any elecor wishing to vote. who cannot read
with a ticket. informing or giving such eector to
Understand that it contains naule written or
printed thereon different from the name which is
written printed thereon, defrauds any electOr
at any such election, bv deceiving and causno such
elector to vote for different person any Office
than he intended or desired to vote tor or who,
being Inspector, Judge. or Clerk of any election,
while acting such. induces, attempts to in
duce, any elector. either by menace reward, or
promise thereof. to vote differently from what such
elector intended desired to VOTE he is guilty
of a misdemeanor.
Stats. 1850, p. 10, Sec. 9s.
Sec. 81. Every person who. with intent to pro-
mote the election of himself, any other person,
either
l. Furnishes entertainment at his expense to
any meeting of electors previous to during
election
2. Pays for, procures, or engages to pay for any
such entertainment:
3. Furnishes engages to pay deliver any
money or property for the purpose of procuring the
attendance of voters at the polls for the purpose
of compensating any person for procuring attend
snce of voters who are sick or nirm
A. 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 ofpublc questions, and
of printing and circulating ballots. handbis, and
other papers previous to such election lis guilty
of a misdemeanor.
Sec. 55. Every person who, being a candidate
at any election, offers agrees to appoint pro-
cure the appointment of any particular person to
office as an inducement or consideration to any
person to vote for or procure aid in procuring
the election of such candidate is guilty of mis-
demeanor.
Sec. Sc. Every person. not being 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. III 81. S5, s6.0 Every person who
gives or offers bribe to anv officer or member of
anv legislative caucus political convention com
mittee, primary election, political gathering of
anv kind, held for the nurpose of nomn atinp can