Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-10-16
Legal.

,.o,,ntx which said return sheet shall be
filed. and the siay and hour of fling marked
thereon, and shall be preserved by the pro-
thonotary for pubic inspection. AT Twelve
O'Clock on the said second day following
any election, the prothonotary Of the court
of common pleas shall present the said re-
turn ,a the said court, When two
or more counties are connected for the eiec-
ton of any officer, the courts Of such coun-
ties shall each appoint a return judge to
meet at such time and place, as required by
law, to compute and certify the vote OF
such district.
SIC. l9. ANY assessor, election officer or
person appointed rs an overseer, who shall
neglect or refuse to perform any duty en-
Joined BY this act, without reasonable or
legal cause, shall be subject to penalty OF
one hundred dollars and if any assessor
shall knowingly assess any person as a voter
who is not qualified. or shall Will iuiiy refuse
to assess any one who is qualified, ne shali
be guilty OF a misdemeanor IN offce, ana
on conviction shall be punished by nne
not exceeding one thousand dollars, or im-
prisonment not exceeding two years, or
both, at the discretion of the coart, and
also be subject to an action OF damages oy
the party aggrieyed and any person
shall iraudulently alter, add TO, deiacc, or
destroy any list of voters made out as d.
rected by this act, or tear down or remove
the same from the place where II has been
fixed, with fraudulent or mischievons intent,
or for any improper purpose, the person so
offending shall be guilty OF misdemeanor,
and on conviction shall be punished by a
fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or
inprisonment not exceeding two years, or
I l. ..ft tb..e and IT
any persons shall, BY violence or intinilda-
t,on, drive, or attempt to drive IRON the
polls, any person or persons appointed by
the court 10 act as oyerseers OF an election,
or in any way viIIfully prevent said over
seers from performing the duties enJoined
upon them by this act, such persons shall
be guilty of nsisdemeaner, and upon con-
viction thereof shall be punished by bne
not exceeding one thousand dollars, or by
/ Imprisonment not exceeding two years, or
both, at the discretion Of the court Any
person who shall. or the day of election,
visit q polling place in any election distriei
at which he is not entitled to vote, and
shall use any Intimidation or violence for
the purpose of preventing any officer OF
election from performing the duties reguir-
ed of him by law, OF for the purpose OF pre-
venting any qualified voter of such district
from exercising his right to vote or from
exercising the right to challenge any person
offering to vote, such person shall be DEEM
ed guilty o. misdemeanor, and upon cor
viction thereof shall be punished by hne
not exceeding one thousand dollars, or BY
Imprisonment not exceeding two years, or
both, at the discretion Of the court. Any
clerk, oyerseer or election officer, who
shall disclose how any elector shall have
voted, unless required to do 50 as witness
in a Judicial proceeding, shall be guilty OF
a misdemeanor, and upon conviction there
of, shall be punished by fine pot exceed
in one Thousand dollars, or by imprison-
ment not exceeding two years, or BOTH a.
the discretion Of OF the court.