Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-10-11

DtiSOu WIN NONcS more lDOn once Ut ANY
one election, or knowingly hands in two
or more tickets folded together, or changes
any ballot after the same has been depos-
tied in the balot-box, or adds, or attempts
to add, any ballot to those legally polled
at any election, either by fraudulently
introducing the same into the ballot-boX
before or after the ballots therein have
been counted, or adds to or Rlixes with,
or attempts to add to or mix with, the
ballots lawfully polled, other ballots,
while the same are being counted or can
vassed, or at any other time, with intent
to change the result of such election, or
carries away or destroys, or attempts to
carry away or destroy, any poll list, or
ballots, or ballot box, for the purpose OF
breaking upo invalidating such election,
or willfully detains, mutilates, or destroys
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.
Stats. 1855, p. 296 See. 1858, p. 1876, Sec. l.
SEC. 40. Every person not entitled to
vote, who fraudulently attempts to vote,
or who, being entitled to vote, attempts
to vote more than once at any election, is
guilty of n misdemeanor.
Stats. 1850, p. Ill, See. lOl.
SEC. AZ. Every person who procures,
aids, assists, counsels, 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.
Stats. 1865, p. 5ll Sec s.
SEC. 4S. Every officer, or Clerk of
Election who aids in changing, or de-
stroying, any poll list, or in placing any
ballots in the ballot box, or taking any
therefrom, or adds, or attempts TO add,
any ballots to those legally polled at such
election, either by fraudulently introduce
ing the same into the balot-box before or
after the ballots therein have been counted,
or adds to or mikes with, or attempts to
add to or mix with, the ballots polled,
any other ballots, while the same are be-
ing counted or canvassed, or at any other
time, with intent to change the result of
such election, or 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 ballots lawfully
! polled, is punishable by imprisonment
in the State Prison for not less than two
nor more than seven years.
Stats. 1858, p. l0j, See. ..
Sec. 40. Every Inspector, Judge or
Clerk of any 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 ballot of any elector 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 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, dis
closes the name of any person which
such Inspector, Judge or Clerk has fraud
ulently or illegally discovered to have
| been voted for by such elector, is punish
able by fine, not less than fifty nor mere
than five hundred dollars.
Stats. 1888, p. 3so, Sec |.
SEC. so. Every person who forges or
counterteits returns of an election pur-
porting to have been held at n precinct,
town, or ward where no election wes ia
fact held, or williully substitutes forged
or counterfeit returns of election in the
place of the true returns, for precinct,
town, or ward where an election was act
ualy held, is punishable by imprison-
ment in the State Prison for term not
less than two nor more than ten years.
Stats. 1853, p. 300, See. |.
SEC. 81. Every person who adds to,
or subtracts from, the votes actually cast
at an election, in any returns, or who
alters such returns, is punishable by i'm
prisonment in the State Prison for not
less than one or more than five years.
SEC. 50. Every person who aids or
abots in the commission of any Of the
offenses mentioned in the four preceding
sections, or who, being present at or cog
infant of the commission of either of such
otfenses, does not give information there
Of as soon as practicable to the District
Attorney or Grand Jury Of the proper
county, or to some Justice of the Peace of
such county, is punishable by imprison-
mcnt in the County Jail for the period
OF six months, or in the State Prison not
exceeding two years.
Stats. 1853 p. 800, See. T.
SEC. SO. Every person who, by force,
threats, menaces, bribery, or any corrupt
means, either directly or indirectly at
tempts 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
elector i'll the free exercise of suffrage, or
furnishes any elector wishing to vote, who
cannot read, with ticket, informing or
giving such elector to understand that it
contains name written or printed there
on different from the name which is writ
ten or printed thereon, or defrauds any
| elector at any such election, by deceiving
and causing such elector to vote for a
different person or any office than he in
tended 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 menace or reward, or promise thereof
to vote differently from what such elector
intended or desired to vote, he is guilty
of a misdemeanor.
Stats. 1850, p. ITO, See. 9S.
SEC. "a. Every person who, with in
tent 10 promote the election OF himself,
or any other person, either:
/. Furnishes entertainment at his ex-
pense TO any meeting Of electors previous
to or during an election;
z. Pays for, procures, or engages to
pay for any such entertainment;
3. Furnishes or engages to pay or de-
liver any money or property for the pur-
pose Of procuring the attendance of voters
at the polls, or for the purpose of com
pensatng any person for procuring at
tendance of voters at the polls, except
for the conveyance of voters who are sick
or infrm;
a. Furnishes or engages to pay or de-
liver any money or property for any pur-
pose intended to promote the election of
any candidate, except for the expenses of
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