Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-09-27


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 ballot-box, or adds, or attempts
to add, any ballot to those legally polied
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 mixes 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 up or invalidating such election,
or willfully detains, mutilates, or destroys
any election returns, or in any manner so
interteres 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. 1856, p. 296, Sec /; 1855. p. i8j, See. 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 misdemeanor.
Stats. 1850, p. Ill, Sec l0l.
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 n misdemeanor.
Stats. 1890, D. 5ll Sec. s.
SEC. AS. Every officer, or Clerk of
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 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 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
in the State Prison for not less than two
nor more than seven years.
Stats. 1853, p. 1876, See. 3
SEC. 40. Every Inspector, Judge or
Clerk of any election, who, previous to
putting the ballot Of nm clector IN the
| ballot box, attempts to find out any name
on such ballot, or who opens, or suffers
the ballot of any clector 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
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. 1873. p. 3so, See. l.
SEC. so. Every person who forges or
counterfeits returns of an election pur-
porting to have been held at a precinct,
town, or ward where no election wps in
fact held, or willfully substitutes forged
or counterfeit returns of election in the
place of the true returns, for n precinct,
town, or ward where an election was act
ually held, is punishable by imprison-
ment in the State Prison for term not
less than two nor more than ten years.
Stats 1868, p. 800, Sec. l.
SEC. 81. Every person who adds to,
or subtracts from, tho votes actually cast
Mt 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. SO. Every person who aids or
abets in the commission of any of the
offenses mentioned in the four preceding
sections, or who, being present at or cog
nlzant of the commission of either of such
oficnses, 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-
ment in the County Jail for the period
Of six months, or in the State Prison not
exceeding two years.
Stats 1888. p. 800, Sec. l.
SEC. SO. Every person who, by force,
threats, mennces, bribery, or any corrupt
means, either directly or indirectly at
ttempts to influence any clector in giving
his vote, or to deter him from giving tho
same, or attempts by any means whatovor
to awe, restrain, hinder, or disturb any
elector in the free exercise of suffrage, or
furnishes any eleotor 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 defIauds any
elector at any such election, by dccciving
and causing such eector to vote for d
different person or any office than he in
tended, or desired 10 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 10 vote, he is guilty
of a misdemeanor.
Stats. 1850. p. ITO, Sec. 9S.
SEC. 54. Every person who, with in
or any other person, either
/. Furnishes entertainment Mt his ex-
pens0 to any meeting of electors previous
to or during an election;
2. Pays for, procures, or engages TO
pay for any such entertainment;
8. 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
pensating any person for procuring at
tendance of voters at the polls, except
for the conveyance Of voters who are sick
or infrm;
4. 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
holding and conducting public meetings
for the discussion of public questions, and
Of printing and circulating ballots, hand