The Placer herald., 1873-08-30

visions OF this section, IL appears III eVfuehee
that the accused stands registered in the Great
Register of any county without being qualified
for such registration, the Court must order
such registration to be cancelled. It-l
SEC. 49, Every person who. after being duly
REQUIRED by the Board of Judges at any election,
refuses to be sv orn, or who, after being sworn,
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 misdemeanor. iti'ir
SEc. A. Every person summoned to appear
and testify before any Board Of Registration
who wlfully disobeys such summons, is guilty
of a misdemeanor.
SEC As. Every person not entitled to vote
who fraudulently votes, and every person who
votes more than once 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 lntroduc-
ing the same into the ballot box before or 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 boz, for the
purpose of breaking up or invalidating such
election, or willfully detains, mutlates. or de-
stroys any election returns, or in any manner so
interferes with the officers holding such election
or conducting such canvass, or with the voters
lawfully exercising their rights of voting at such
election. as to prevent such election or canvass
from being fairly held and lawfully conducted,
is guilty of felony.
SEC. 46. Every person not entitled to vote,
who fraudulently attempts to vote. or who, be-
ing entitled to vote, attempts to vote more than
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meanor.
SEC. AZ. Every person who procures, aids,
assists, COUNCILS, or advises another to give or
offer his vote at any election knowing that the
person is not qualified to vote, is guilty of a
misdemeanor.
SEC. 48. Every officer or Clerk of Election
who aids in changing or destroying any poll list,
or in placing any ballots in the ballot box or
taking any tberefrom, or adds, or 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 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, OF allows another TO do 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 imprlson-
ment in the State Prison for not less than two
nor more than seven years. n.f
SEC. 40. Every Inspector, Judge, or Clerk of
an election, who previous to putting the ballot
of an elector III the ballot box, attempts to find
out any name on such ballot, or who opens, or
suffers the folded ballot of any eector which has
been handed in, to be opened 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 viewto ascertain the
name of any person for whom the elector has
voted, or who without the consent Of the cleo
tor, ,discloses the name of any person which such
Inspector Judge or clerk has fraudulently or
illegally discovered to have been voted for by
such elector is punishable by fine not less than
fifty nor moro than five hundred dollars.
SEc. 80. Every person who forQes or coun-
terfets returns of an election purporting to have
been held at precinct, town, or ward whero no
election was in fact held, or willfully substitutes
forged on counterfeit returns of an election in
the place Of the true returns, for precinct town.
on ward where election actually held, is
punishable 10y imprisonment III the State Prison
for Il term of not less than two nor more than
ten years.
SEC 81. Every person who willfully adds to,
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. 90 Every person who aids or abets in
the commission of any of the Otfense mentioned
in the four preceding sections, or who, being
present ut 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 Jury of the proper coun-
ty, or to some Justice of the Peace of such coun-
ty, is punishable by Imprisonment. in the
County Jail for period of six months, or in the
State Prison not exceeding two years.
SEC 50. Every person who, by force. threats,
menance bribery, or any corrupt means either
directly or indirectly attempts to influence any
elector in giving his vote, or to deter him from
giving the same, or attempts by any means
whatever to awe, restrain, hinder or disturb
any oleGtOr in the free exercise of the right of
suffrage, or furnishes any eector wishing to vote,
who cannot read, with ticket, informing or Civ
ing such elector to understand that it contains
name written or printed thereon different from
the name which is written or printed thereon,
or detrauds any elector at any such election, by
deceiving and causing such elector to vote for a
different person or any Office than he intended or
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 by menance or reward, orpromise thereof,
to vote differently from what such elector in
tended or desired to vote, he is guilty of q mis-
SEC. 54 Every person who, with intent to
promote the election of himself, or any other
person, either.
/. Furnishes entertainment at his expense to
any meeting of electors previous.to or during an
election;
2. Pays for, procures or engages to pay for
any such entertainment.
3. Furnishes or engages 70 pay or deliver any
money or property for the purpose of procuring
the attendance of voters at the polls, or for the
purpose of compensating any person for procur-
ing attendance of voters at the polls, except for
the conveyance of voters who are sick or in
firm.
4. 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 expense of holding and conducting pub
lie meetings for the discussion of public ques,
tions, and of printing and circulating of ballots,
handbills, and other papers previous to such
election-is guilty of misdemeanor. -
SEC. So. Every person who, being candi-
date at any election, offers or agrees TO appoint
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