Weekly Trinity journal., 1875-08-14
ELECTION LAW.
PENAL CODE.
PART 7. TITLE w.
OF CRIMES AGAINST TfIE ELECT
I'VE FRANCHISE.

SEC. Al. Every person charged with
the pertOi nance OF any duty under lhe
provisions of any law Of this State relat-
ing to elections who wilfully neglects or
refuses to perform it, or who IN his othclal
capacity knowingly and traudulently acts
in contravcntion or violation OF any OF
the provisions of such laws is, unless n
different punishment for such act or omis-
sion is prescribed by this Code, punls liable
by fine not exceeding one thousand dol
lars, or by imprisonment in the State
Prison not exceeding five years, or by
| both.
SEC. ~. Every person who willfully
causes, procures, or allows himself to be
registered in the Great Register Of any
county, knowing himself not to be ent-
| tied to such registration, is punishable by
fine not exceeding one thousand dollars,
or by imprisonment in the County Jail
or State Prison not exceeding one year,
or by both. In all cases where, on the
trial of ii person charged with any otiense
under the provisions of this section, it
appears in evidence 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.
Stats. 1855, p. 219, Soc. "a.
SEc. 43. Every person who, after be-
ing required by the Board Of Judges ut
any election, refuses to be sworn, or who,
! being sworn, refuses to answer any peril
nent question propounded by such Board
touching the right of another TO vote, is
guilty Of Il misdemeanor.
Stats. 1855, p. 5ll, See. 5.
Sec. A. Every person summoned to
appear and testify before any Board of
Registration, who willfully disobeys such
summons, is guilty Of a misdcmeanor.
Stats. 1885, p go. See. l5.
SEC. IS. Every person not entitled to
1 vote, who traudulently 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 depos-
ted in the balot-b box, or adds, or attempts
to add, any ballot to those legally polled
at any election, either by fiaudulentiy
| 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 poled, other ballots,
while the same are being counted or can.
vasscd, or at any other time, with intent
to change the result of such election, on
carries away or destroys, or attempts to
carry away or destroy, any poll list, or
! ballots, or ballot box, for the purpose OF
breaking upor invalidating such election,
or WilliuIly detains, mutilateS, or destroys
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intertcres 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. 29G, See. l; 1853, p. l35, See l.
SEC. 46. Every person not entitled to
vote, who trauduently attempts to vote,
or who, being entitled to vote, attempts
to vote more than once at any election, is
guilty of a mi>dcmcanor.
Stats. 1880, p. Ill, Sec. l0I.
SEC. AZ. Every person who procures,
alds, 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 misdemcanor.
Stats. 1855 u. 5ll See. s.
SIC. is. Every officer, or Clerk of
Election who aids in changing, or de-
stroyng, any poll list, or in placing any
ballots in the ballot box, or taking any
theretrom, or adds, or attempts to add
any ballots TO those legally polIed at such
election, either by frauduleltly introduc-
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-
lng counted or canvassed, or ut 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
poled, is punishable by Imprisonment
IN the State Prison for not less than two
nor more than seven years.
Stats 1858, p. l55, See, 2.
SEC. 40. Every Inspector, Judge or
Clerk of any 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
lhe ballot OF any elector which has been
handed i'll 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 eector 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
nlentIy or illegally discovered to have
been voted for by such elector, is punish
able by fine, not less than fifty nor more
than five hundred dollars.
Stats. 1858, p. SSo, 500. |.
SEC. so. Every person who forres or
counterielts returns of an election pur-
porting to have been held at precinct
town, or ward where no election wp, in
TACT held, or willfuly substitutes forged
OF counterfeit returns OF election in the
pace OF The true returns, for precinct.
town, or ward where an election was act
ualIy held, IS punishable by imprison-
meht IN the State Prison for a term not
less 'hah Two nor more than ten years.
Stats. 1868, p. 500, Sec. |.
SEC, 81. Every person who adds to.
OF subtIacts from, the votes actually cast
at an election, in any returns, or who
alters such returns, is punishable by i'm
pllSOnment in the Sfota pr;.c,, g. -.