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and testify before any BOARD Oh hesistIauon, VIM
willfully disobeys such summons, is guilty of .
misdemeaner.
Stats. 1868. p. $50, Sec. is.
Sec. As. Every; psrson not entitled to vote
who fraudulentry votes and every person who votes
more than once ut azy ons- election, or knowingly
hands in two or more ticksts folded together, OF
changes any ballot after the same has been dsPos-
tied in the ballot box, or adds or sttsmpts to add
any ballot to those legally polled at any election
the ballot box befure after the ballots therein
have been counted, or adds to or mixes with, OF
attempts to add to or to mix with, the ballots law
fully 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, OF
carries away or destroys, or attempts to carry
away or destroy, any poll list, or. ballots, OF
ballot box. for the purpose of breaking up orsin-
validating sach election, or wilifully detains,
mutilates, or destroys any election returns or IN
any manner interfefes with. the ofbcers holding
such election or conducting such canvass. or.with
the voters lawfully exercising their rights OF
voting ct such election, g 70 prevent such election
or canvass from being fairly. heldasad lawfully
Onducted. is guilty Of felony.
Stats. 1885, p 29s., Sec; i 1883, p los. Sec l
Sec. 46. Every person not entitled to vote, who
fraudulehtly attempts to vote. or who, being en-
titled to vote attempts to vote more than o1ce at
any election. is guilty Of misdemeanor.
Stats. 1850, n Ill. Sec. l0l.
Sec. AZ Every PERSON who procures. aids,
offers his ', to at any election, knowing that the
Persep,is net qualised to.vote is guilty Of mis-
demeanor.
e. .. Stats. 1866 D.: SIT, Sec. 8. ,s''
Sec. 4s. Every officer or Clerk of Election who
aids in changing or destroying any poll list or in
fpiacing any ballot9 IN the ballot box, or taking
any therefi of or adtfs. % attempts to- add; any
ballots to those legally polled at such election,
either by fraudulsntly- introducing the same into
the ballot box before after tho ballots therein
have been counted: or adds 10 or mix with, the
ballots polled, any other ballots, while the same
are beisg counted or canyassed, at any other
time, with intent to change the result OF such cleo
ton, allows anoterstoi do so when in his power
to prevent it, or--.lr riss away. destroys or
knowingly allows aeasher to carry away de-
sroy any poll lists, lyaot box ballots lawfully
polled, is punishable b, imprisonment in the State
Prison for notless than Two nor more than seven
years.
Stats. 1858, +. 1855, Sec. 2.
Sec. 40. Every Inspector. Judge, or Clerk of
an election, who, previous putting the ballot of
an elector in the ballot BIO attempts to find out
any name on such ballot, OIL who opens, suffers
the folded ballot of any ele,tor 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 tho elector has voted, who,
i without the consent the eleetol discloses ths
name of any person which such Ins eector, Judge,
or Clerk has frauduenty illegally discovered to
have been voted for by such eector, is punishable
by fine. notices. than fifty nor more than FIVE hun
bred dollars.
Stats. 1868, p. 1913, Sec. l.
Sec. so. Every person who FORCES or COUNTER
fes returns of an election purporting to have been
held at a precinct, town. OF ward where election
was in fact held, orwillfuiy substitutes forged
counterfeit returns of election in the place of the
true returns, for a precinct, town, ward where
an election 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 wiilfully adds to, OF
subtracts from, the votes actually at an cleo
tion in any returns, VINO alters such returns, il
punishable by imprisonment in the State Prison
for not less than one nor moro than five years.
Stats. 1858, p. 399, Sec. j.
Sec. 50. Every person W no aids or abets in the
commission of any of the ofenses mentioned in the
four preceding sections Sr.who, being present Al
or. cogRizapt Of the commission of either of such
ofenses. does not give information thereof soon
rs practicable to the District Attorney or Grand
Jdry of the proper county, or 70 some Justice Of
the Peace of such cannty, is punishable by i'm
prisonment in the County Jail for the period of six
months, or in the stats Prison not. exceeding two
Stats. 1853. p. 500, Sec l. i. 49,
Sec. So. Every person who, by force, threats
nenaces, bribery, OR any corrupt means, either
directly indirectly attempts to influence any
elector in giving his vote, or to deter him from
giving the same, attempts by any means what
to awe; restrain, hinder disturb any electoI
in the free exercise Of the right of Suffrage or fur
pis ali VOTE ba.c
with ticket, informing, or.giving such eector t.
understand that it contains a name written OF
printed thereon differsat3 tem the name. which i.
written printed thereon, defrauds any elcctol
at any such election, by deceving and CAUSING such
elector to vote for q different person or any Office
than he Intended desiredto vote tor !; or who
being Inspector. Judge, or Clerk of any election
Tvhile acting Us such, Induces, or attempts to in.
duce any elector, either by menace or reward, OF
promise thereof, to vote differently from what sucE
elector intended desired to vote, he is guilty
of q misdemeanor.% -
stats.ls5e. P. ITO. Sec. 9s. :
Sec. 81 Every pefsoh-who, with intent to pro.
mote the election of himself, or any other person
either -.
any meeting of electHssprevious to during an
election So
/ 2. Pays for, prscures or en- cages to pay for any
such entertainment, =. - =
8. Furnishes engs; este pay or deliver any
money or properly far thepurpose of procuring the
attendance Of voters at the polls for the PURPOSE
of eoapensat,'ig any Rers6n for procuring att nd
anee Of voters. at ihe.p;lls except f.r the eenv v
ance df voter, who are sirk y. iutrm IS
/ 4. Furnishes Qr egss5gss to pay yr deliver airy
money or PrgpeTly tor an[ PURPOSE intended to
promote the ele ton Of any. candidate except for
the expenses of boldins and conducting public
meetings for the discussion ofpublc question and
Of printing aud circnfafin ballots bandhis, and
other papers previous - such eleesion lis guilty
of msdemeanor.
! Sex. IS. Every person who being n candidate
at any election, offers or agrees to appoint pro-
cure the appointment Ut any particular person to
office inducements consideration to any
| PERSON to vote for. procure aid in procuring
the election of suehieSddidaie, is guilty of mis-
demeanor
! Sec. 56. Every person, not being a candidate.
who communicates anS ofes 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,
fis guilty of misdStadan6f:
Sec. 81. t22 s4,ss4 s69 Every person who
gives or.offera bri6e "a my officer or member Of
any lcgislstive csaeass political convention, COM
mittee, primary eiecti6S, political gathering of
any kind, held fer the.Rarpose of nominating can
didates forofices of h0nsrs trust, profit in this
State, with intent to inAeence the person to whom
such bride h given or offered to be more favorable
to one candidate than]another, and every person
member of either Of the bodies in this section men
toned, whereceives Of 6fers to receive any such