Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1884-05-21
Primary Election Laws.

Az act to regulate the holding Of,
and to prevent frauds in the primary
elections of the several political par
ties in the Commonwealth of Pennsyl-
vania.
SEC. l. Be 1t enacted, dc, 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, meeting or caucus held for
the purpose of nominating candidates
for State, city or county officers
within the Commonwealth of Pennsyl-
vania, before entering upon the dis
charge of their duties, severally to
take and subscribe to an oath or atfir-
nation in the presence of each other
in form as follows, namely: 81 { A 81
do that I will as Judge, inspec-
tor or clerk Gas the case may be) at
the ensuing election, impartially and
faithfully perform my duties, in accord
ance with the laws and Constitution
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
and in accordance with the rules and
regulations adopted by the party of
the county of for the government OF
the said primary elections, meetings or
caucus, to the best of my judgement
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 inspector and
clerks, and may administer the oath to
any elector offering to vote as to his
qualifications to vote at such election,
Sec. 2. If any inspector, judge,
clerk or other officer of the primary cleo
tion as aforesaid shall presume to act
in such capacity before the taking and
subscribing to the oath or affirmation
reauired by this act, he shall on convic-
tion be fined not exceeding two hundred
dollars; and if any judge, inspector,
clerk or other officer, when in discharge
of his duties as such, shall wilfully dis
regard or violate provisions of any rule,
duly made by said party of coun-
ty for the government of the primary
elections of the party, he shall on con-
viction be fined not exceeding two hun
dred dollars; and if any judge or inspec-
tor of primary election as aforesaid
knowingly reject the vote OF any per
son entitled to vote under the rules OF
the said party, or shall knowingly
receive the vote OF any person or per-
sons not qualified as aforesaid, shall on
conviction be fined not exceeding two
hundred dollars; and if any judge, in
spector, clerk or any other officer of a
primary election as aforesaid shall be
guilty of any wilful fraud in the dis
charge of his duties, by destroying or
defacing ballots, adding ballots to the
poll, other than those lawfully voted, by
stuhing the ballot box, by false count
ing, by making false returns or by any
act or thing whatsoever, the person SO
offending shall be deemed guilty OF a
misdemeanor, and on conviction be
Il ned not exceeding 1--WE hundred dol
lars or Imprisonment not exceeding
one year, or both, or either, at the dis
cretion of the court.
All acts or parts of acts of Assembly
inconsistent with this act are hereby
repealed, except in counties or cities
where special acts are in force for the
same purpose: Provided, That the pro-
visions of this act shall entail no ex-
pense to the counties or cities.
APpRovED-The 29th day of June,
A. d, 1881. HENRY M. HOYT.