Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-01
GOV. HOYT
GETTING IN GOOD WORK

Bad Legislation Vetoed and Good Legislation
Approved.
We have already published the provi-
sions of the Lands bill, approved by Gov.
Hoyt, to punish frauds at primary cleo
tions. Another bill, which supplies some
of its deficiencies also passed the Legisla-
ture.
Gov. Hoyt has affixed his official sigma.
ture to the following important bill:
To regulate the holding of and to prevent
frauds in the primary elections Of tho
several political parties in the common
wealth Of Pennsylvania.
That from and after the passage Of this
act it shall be lawful and it is hereby made
the duty Of the judges, inspectors and
clerks or other officers of the primary cleo
tions, meetings or caucus, held for the
purpose of nominating candidates for
| state, city and county offices within the
commonwealth of Pennsylvania before en-
tering upon the discharge OF their duties.
seyerally to take and subscribe to an oath
Or affirmation in the presence OF each other
in form as follows, namely: Il Ga. t.. } do
that will as judge, inspector or clerk
Gas the case may beg at the ensuing elec
ton, impartially aud faithfully perform
| my duties in accordance with tho laws and
|
Pennsylvania and in accordance with the
rules and regulations adopted by the party
of the county of -- for the govern
ment of said primary elections, meetings
or caucus 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 quail
! fled shall administer the oath Or affirma-
ton to the inspectors and clerks and may
administer the oath to any elector offering
to vote as to his qualification to vote ut
such election.
Sec. 2. If any judge, inspector, clerk or
other officer of a primary election as afOre-
said, shall presume to act in such capacity
| before taking and subscribing to the Oatlr
or affirmation required by this act he shall
on conviction, be fined not exceeding two
hundred dollars and if any judge, in
spectOr, clerk or other officer, when in
the discharge of his duties as such, shall
| wiIfully disregard or violate the provisions
or any rule duly made by the said --
party of - county for the government
of the primary elections of the party he
| shall on convic tiOn, be fined not exceeding
two hundred dollars, and if any judge or
inspector of 4 primary election rs afore-
said, shall knowingly 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, shall,
on conviction, be fined, not exceeding two
hundred dollars, and If any judge, inspcc:
tor, clerk or other officer Of a primary
election as aforesaid shall be guilty
of any will(ul fraud in the discharge of
his duties by destroying or deiacing bal
lots, adding ballots to the poll other than
those lawfully voted by stufling the ballot
box by false counting, by making false re
turns, or by any act or thing whatsoever,
the person so offending shall be deemed
guilty of misdemcanor, and upon convic-
tion shall be fined not exceeding five hun
dred dollars or Imprisonment not exceeding
one year, or both or either, at the discre-
ton of the court
All acts or parts ofacts of Assembly in
consistent with this act are hereby repealed
except in counties or cities where special
acts are in force for the same purpose !;
provided, however, In such cases where
the provisions of this act are accepted the
special acts shall be null and void pro-
vided further, that the provisions of this
act shall entail no expense to the county
on cities adopting it.
| Approved June 90, 1891.
HENRY NJ. HoYT.