Weekly Trinity journal., 1875-10-16

on such ballot, or who opens, or suffers
the ballot of any elector which has Deeh
handed in to be opened or examined pre-
yious to putting the same INTO lhe Dall1u
box, or who makes or places any Ila,h
or device on any folded ballot with the
view TO ascertain the name OF any person
for whom the elector has voted, or VINO, !
1yithout the consent of the elect0r, dis
closes the name of any person when
such Inspector, Judge or Clerk has fraud
ulenty or illegally discovered to nave
| been voted for by such elector, Is punish
| able by fine, not less than fifty nor more
than five hundred dollars.
Stats 1868, p. 3S9, Sec. /.
SEC. so. Every person who forges or
counterfeits returns Of an election pur-
porting to have been held at precinct,
| town. or ward where no election w9s In
fact held. or willfully substitutes forged
or counterfeit returns of election IN the
place of the true returns, for precinct,
town, or ward where an election was act
ually held, is punishable by imprlson-
nent in the State Prison for term not
less than two nor more than ten years.
Stats 1858, p 800, Sec. l.
SEC. 81. Every person who adds to,
or subtracts from, the votes actually cast
at an election, in any returns, or VINO
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
abets in the commission Of any OF the
offenses mentioned in the four preceding
sections, is punishable by imprisonment
in the County Jail for the period OF SIX
months, or in the State Prison not exceed
ing two years.
Stats. 1868. p 800, Sec. /.
SEC. So. Every person who, by force,
threats, menaces, bribery, or any corrupt
means, either directly or indirectly at
tempts to influence any eector 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
irving such elector to understand that 1t
contains a name written or printed there
on different from the name which Is writ
ten or printed thereon, or detIauds any
; elector at any such election, by decelvlng
5 and causing such elector to vote for a
different person or any office than he m
tended, or desired to vote for; or who,
election, while acting as such, induces OF
attempts to induce, any elector, either
: by menace or reward, or promise thereof
to vote differently from what such electol
intended or desired to vote, he is guilty
of IL misdemeanor.
Stats. 1850, p. ll0, Sec 0S.
SEC. 81. Every person who, with in
tent to promote the election OF himself
or any other person, either:
l. Furnishes entertainment at his ex
pens0 to any meeting of electors previous
to or during an election;
2. Pays for, procures, or engages t.
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 voter
ut the polls, or for the purpose of com
pensating any person tor procuring at
tendance Of voters at the polls, eXcep
II for the conveyance of voters who are sicl
. or inhrm;
r. i. Furnishes or engages to pay or de
II liver any money or property Tor any pur
= pose intended to promote the election o
II any candidate, except for the expenses o
a holding and conducting public meeting
: for the discussion OF public questions, anC
a Of printing and circulating ballots, hand
/ bills, and other papers previous to sucl
e eection;-ls guilty OF u misdemeanor.
y SEC. 50. Every person who, being
candidate at any election, offers or agree
y to appoint or procure the appointment o
'e any particular person to office as an in
Y ducement or consideration to any persol
i to vote for, or procure or aid in procuring
Y the election of such candidate, is guilt.
:, of IA misdeneanOr.
II SEC. 56. Every person, not being
- candidate, who communicates any otie
" made in violation OF the last section +
- any person, with intent to induce him t.
u vote for or procure or aid in procurin!
- ~ the election Of the candidate making tn
NJ ~ offer, is guilty Of II misdemeanor.
,r SEC. 81. az 81, s5, S6.) Every per
son who gives or offers bribe to any Off
Ger or member Of any legislative caucus
political convention, committee, primary
~ election, or political gathering of an!
~ kind, held tor the purpose Of nominating
= candidates for offices of honor, trust, o
! profit in this State, with intent to infu
~ ence the person to whom such bribe
" given or offered to be more favorable t.
one candidate than another, and ever
person, member of either of the bodies il
to this section mentioned, who receives o
Of offers to receive any such bribe, is pun
III ishable by imprisonment in the Stat
Prison not less than one nor more thai
fourteen years.
IN SEC. So. Every person who by threats
" intimidations, or unlawful violence, will
" fully hinders or prevents electors from
10 assembling in public meeting for the con
ns sideration of public questions, is guilt
= of Il miSdemeanOr.
Is Sec. 80. Every person who willfull
a disturbs or breaks up any public meetin
y Of electors or others, lawfully being he'll
* for the purpose of considering publ
70 questions, Is guilty of a misdemeanor.
le SEC. 90. Every person who makes
5, offers, or accepts any bet or wager upo
A. the result Of any election, or upon tn
ut success or failure of any person or candi
NJ date, or upon the number of votes to b
to cast either in the aggregate or for an,
1r Particular candidate, or upon the vote t
OF be cast by any person, is guilty Of mis-
n. demeanor.
IS SEC. 81. Every person who willfull
" violates any of the provisions OF the law
IL of this State relating to elections, is, un
d less different Punishment for such viola
If tion is prescribed by this Code, punisha
70 Bile by fine not exceeding one thousan
n | dollars, or by imprisonment in the Stat
Il Prison not exceeding five years, or b
both.
SEC. 81. Every person who prints an
10 ticket not in conformity with section on
e, thousand one hundred and ninety-one O
IS the Political Code, or who circulates o
Is gives to another any ticket, knowing a
the time that such ticket does not con
form to the provisions of section on
. thousand one hundred and nnety-one c
ar ar the Political Code, is guilty Of misde
~ meanor.
81 | JAS. G. TROTTER, Clerk of tn
! Board of Supervisors, IN and for tn
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