Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-08-25

not moro than one hundred dollars and be
imprisoned not exceeding three mouths.
G. Any person elected, chosen or act
ing as member Of the county or exec
utive committee Of any party, or as .
judge Of a return board to count up and
cast the votes polled at a primary election
held to make nominations for Office, or
any person appointed q clerk Of such re-
turn board, who shall directly or indirect
ly accept, receive or solicit money, Office
appointment, testimonial. reward or any
other thing Of value, or the promise Of all
or either Of them to influence his vote or
action in the discharges, performance or
non-perfOGmance of any act, duty or obi
cation pertaining to such Office, shall be
guilty of q misdemeanOr, and ON conviction
thereof, shall be sentenced to pay fine of
not more than one hundred dollars and to
be imprisoned for time not exceeding
three months.
Z. Any person or persons who shall
directly or indirectly by offer or promise
of money, Office, appointment, employ
ment, testimonial. reward, or other thing
of value, or who shall by threats or intimi-
datiOn endeavOr to influence member of
county or executive committee of any
party, a judge or clerk Of any returning
board in tho discharge, performance or
non performance of any act, duty or 0bli-
cation pertaining to such Office, shall be
guilty Of misdcmeanor, and on conviction
thereof shall be sentenced to pay fine of
two hundred dollars and to undergo an i'm
prisOnment not exceeding six months.
To Regulate Primaries.
Act to regulate the holding of and to
prevent frauds in the primary elections of
the several political parties in the COM
mOnwealth of Pennsylvania. Approved
June 90, 1881.
SECTION 1, That from and after the
passage of this act it shall be lawful and
it is hereby made the duties of the judges,
inspectors and clerks, or other officers of
the primary elections, meetings or caucuses
held for the purpose of nominating candi-
dates for state, city Or county Offices within
the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, before
entering upon the discharge Of their
an oath OF affirmation. in the presence of
each other, in form as follows, namely;
II CA By do (swear or affirm) that l
will as judge, inspector or clerk Gas the
case may be) at the ensuing election, i'm
partially and faithfully perform my duties
in accordance with the law and cOnstitu-
tiOn of the commonwealth of Pennsylva-
nia, and in accordance aeith tho rules and
regulations adopted by tile party Of tile
county Of --- for the government OF
said primary elections, meetings or caucuses,
to the best of my judgment and abilities"
The oath or affirmation shall be first
administered to the judge by one Of the
inspectors, then the judge SO qualified
shall administer the oath or affirmation to
the inspectors and clerks, and he may ad.
minister the oath to any electOr Offering
to vote as to his qualification to vote at
such election.
Sec. 2. If any judge, inspector, clerk or
other officer of a primary election, as
aforesaid, shall presume 20 act in such
capacity before the taking and sub
scribing to the oath or affirmation required
by this act, he shall, on conviction, ba find
not exceeding two hundred dollars.
And if any judge, inspector, cle.k or
other officer, when in the discharge of his
duties as such, shall wilfully disregard or
violate the provisions of any rule duly
made by the said party OF
county, for the government of
primary elections of the party, he shall,
on conviction, be fined not exceeding two
hundred dollars.
And if any judge, or inspector, of pri-
mary election, as aforesaid, shall knowing
ly reject the vote of any person entitled to
vote under the rules of the said ---
party, Or shall knowingly receive the vote
of any person or persons not qualified, as
aforesaid, he shall, ON conviction, be fined
not exceeding two hundred dollars.
And if any judge, inspector, clerk or
other officer of u primary election, as afOre-
said, shall be guilty Of any wilfull fraud in
the discharge Of his duties, by destroying
or defacing ballots, adding ballots to the
poll other than those lawfully voted, by
stuffing the ballot box, by false counting,
by making false returns, or by any act OF
thing whatsoever, the person so offending
shall be deemed guilty Of a misdemeanor,
and, upon conviction. shall be fined not
exceeding five hundred dollars, or i'm
prisOnment not exceeding one year, or
both, or either, at the discretion of the
court.