The Placer herald., 1873-08-16


Register of any county without being qualified
for such registration, the Court must order
such registration to be cancelled.
SIC. Is. Every person who, after being duly
required by the Board of Judges at any election,
refuses TO be sworn or who latter being sworn,
refuses to answer nny pertinent question pro-
ounded by such Board, touching his right or
the ilht oi any other person to vote, Is guilt.
Of misdi meanor.
Sic. A. Every person summoned to erpeai
and testify before any Board of Registration,
Who W llfuly dsobeys such summons, Is guilty
of misdemeanor.
SEC As. Every person not entitled to vote
who fraudulently votes, and every person who
votes more than once at any one election, OF
knowingly hands III two or more tickets folded
together. or chang. any ballot after the somt
has been deposited in the ballot box, or adds, Oh
attempts to add any ballot to those legally polled
ut any election. either by fraudulently lntroduc-
ing the same into the ballot box before or after
the ballots there Il have BEEN counted, or adds
10 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 tht
result Of such election, or carries away or de.
stroys or attempts to carry away or destroy,
any poll list, OF ballots, or ballot box, for tht
purpose of breaking up or invadatlng such
rlection or willfully obtains, naut,latss, or do
,troys any election returns, or in 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
lection. as to prevent such election or canvass
from being fairly held and lawfully conducted,
3 guilty OF felony.
SEC. 49, Every person not entitled to vote,
who fraudulently attsIspts to vote. or who, be-
nc entitled to vote, attempts to vote more than
once at any one election, is guilty OF misde-
meanOr.
SIC. AZ. Every person who procures. aids.
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offer his vote at any election, knowing that the
person is not qualified to vote, is guilty OF
misdemeanor.
SIC. AZ. Every officer or Clerk Of Election
who All, in changing or dts,roy,p9 an, poll list,
or in placing any ballots in the ballot box or
| taking any therefrom, or adds. or attempts to
i'd, any bal OTIS to those legally polled at such
election, either by fraudulenty introducing the
Same INTO the ballot box b, 70 or after the bal
OTIS therein have been counted, or adds to OF
mixes with, or attempts add to or mix witt
he ballots polled. any other ballots, while tn
,ame are being counted or canvassed, or at an.
| ,ther tine, with the intent to change the resul,
| # such election, or allows another to do SO when
! his power to prevent it, or carries away, OF
| destroys, or KNOWN Sly allows another, to carry
way or destroy, any poll list ballot box, or bal
lots lawfully pollea. is punishab. e by imprison-
mtnt in the State Prison for not less than two
| nor more than seven years
|
IN 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 folded ballot of any elector which has
been handed in to be opened or examined
| previous to putting tie 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 eector has
voted, or who without the consent of the cleo
tor isclosts the name of any person which such
Inspector, Judge or clerk has fraudulenty OF
! Illegally discovered to have been voted for by
such elector rs punishable by fine, not less than
| fifty nor more than five hundred dollars.
Sec. 50 Every person who forges or coun-
terfeits returns OF en- election purporting to have
| been held at ,,.ecinrt torn. or ward where no
election was in fact he,l, or wll,c'v substitutes
| forged or counterf.it RETURNS Of an election III
The place of the true returns, for prev.2cf, town
| or ward where an election was actually helu, -
| punishable by imprison neLt in the State Prison
| Tor term Of not less than two nor mGre than
ten years.
SEC. 81. Every person whowiufully adds to-.
or subtracts from, the, votes actually cast at an
| election, III any RI turns who al ers such re.
turn is pun shable by impr.s onment in the
state Prison for not less thau one nor mort
| han five Years.
| SEC. 81. Every person who aids or abets III
he commission Of any of the offense mentioned
the four proceed ng sections, or who, boin;.
ores' n Mt or, coenzant of the commission o.
It'll er Of such OF MS, s. does not give rnforma-
| .on thereof rs soon as practicable to the Dis
rict Attorney or Grand Jury of the proper coun
y, or to some Justice O. the Peace of such cOun-
| " is lunshi be by imprisonment i'll the
ounty Jai! FOR II penod CT six months, or in th
state Prison not exceeding two years.
SIC SO. Every person who, by force. threats,
me.sance, bribery, oraay corrupt means, either
| hrcctly or indirectly attempts to influence an!
| leCtOr vote to deter him from
,iving the same or attempts by any meant
| whatever to awe, restrain, hinder, or disturb
any elector i'll the free exercise of the right oi
suffrage. or furnishes any eector wishing to vote
who cannot read, With ticket informing or Civ.
my such eleetor to understand that it contains
name written printed thereon different from
the name which is written or printed thereon
or defrauds any elector at any such election, b.,
de cciving and causing such elector to vote for h
l!ferent person any Office than he intended. OF
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 10y menance or reward, or promise thereof
to vote differently from what such elector in.
tended or desired to vote, he is guilty of mis-
demeanor.
SEc-54. Kvery person who, with intent to
promote the election of himself, any other
person, either.
!. Furnishes entertainment at his expense t.
any meeting of electors previous to or during an
tltctior;
2. Pays for, procures, or engages to pay 70,
any such nteIta nment
8. Furnishes or engages to pay or deliver an
money or property fertile purpose of procurin,
he attendance of voters ut the polls. or for til
purpose OF compromising any person for procur
ng attendance of voters Al the polls except fol
he conveyance of voters who are sick or in
irm.
4. Furnishes or engages to pay or deliver an.
money OF property for any purpose intended Il
'romote the elect"n Of any candidate, except
for the exr' nse of ho.ing and conducting pub.
lie meetings for tn discussion of public ques
sions, and of pr ming and circulating of ballots,
iandbills and other papers previous to sucl
l. ction is guilty of misdenleanor.
SIC. 55. Every person who, being a candi
late ut any election. off IS or agrees to appoin
or procure the appoioment of any particular
'eison to Office as an inducement or considera.
ton to any person to vote for, procure, or aid
II procuring the election of such candidate il