The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1888-11-04
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provisions of this chapter, he shall pay to
the county sum not less than fifty or
more than one thousand dollars, and be
imprisoned in the county Jail until such
fine is paid, the same to be recovered by
civil action in the name of the county
commissioners of the proper county, for
the use of the common schools Of said
county.
SEC. 1867. Any Judge, clerk or county
commissioner who shall fail, refuse or
neglect to perform any of the duties lin.
posed upon him by the provisions Of this
article, shall be fined in any sum not ex-
ceeding five hundred dollars, and inn
prisonment in the county Jail for a period
not exceeding three years, or both such,
fine and imprisonment, at the discretion
of the court, unless, for good cause
shown, both such fine and imprisonment
may be remitted by the court.
Sec. 1858. Any person guilty Of stuff
ing any ballot box, either by false bot
toms or in any way whatever, before the
votes are counted, or while being count
ed, and any judge of any election who
shall knowingly count or read of the
votes falsely, shall be deemed guilty of q
felony, and upon conviction thereof shall
be imprisoned in the territorial prison for
each and every offense SO committed, for a
term not less than one nor more than
five years.
Sec. 1861. If any person not having
the legal qualifications Of a voter shall
fraudulently vote, or shall fraudulently
attempt to vote, at any election, such
person, on conviction thereof, shall be
punished by imprisonment in the terri
torial prison for term MT less than one
nor more than five years.
PENALTY FOR REPEATING.
SEC. 1862. If any elector shall vote
more than once at any election, or shall
knowingly hand in two OF more tickets
folded together, or shall attempt to vote
more than once at the same election, he
shall, on CONJUNCTION thereof, be punished
by imprisonment in the territorial prison
for a term not less than one year nor
more than five years. r"
PENALTY FOR sUNDRY VIOLATIONS.
SEC. 1904. Any person wilfully, cor
ruptly or falsely swearing or affirming
before the board of judges of election, or
any member thereof, or the clerk, while
in session or in holding an election, shall
be deemed guilty of perjury, and on con-
viction shall be punished. If any men,
Der Of any board Of Judges or clerks Of
election, OF any Other; person in any man
fner concerned in conducting an election,
shall wilfully and corruptly violate any
| of the provisions of this article, the pen
atty for which is not herein prescribed,
or be guilty of any fraud, deceit or abuse
rim the execution of the duties of his Of
flee, the penalty for which is not herein
prescribed, he shall be punished for each
and every offense whereof he shall be
convicted, by imprisonment in the terri
torial prison for term not less than one
nor more than five years; or shall pay q
fine of not less than fifty nor more than
five hundred dollars, in the discretion o1
the court. .... ..... ..... j..
prRcHAs1Nr VOTES rnon1nIrED.
SEC. 1865. That no person shall pur
chase, or attempt to purchase, eithel
with money or any other valuable thing
the vote of any elector of the territory o.
Montana.
! SELLING VOTES PROHIBITED.
Sec. 1866. That no elector Of the ter
ritory of Montana shall sell, or attemp
to sell, either for money or any other val
liable thing, his vote to any person what
ever.
PENALTY FOR BUYING OR SELLING VOTES
Sec. 1868. Every person violating
either section 1865 or 1866 of this chap
ter, or both, shall be deemed guilty OF
misdemeanor, and upon conviction there
of, shall be subject to a fine of not les
than one hundred dollars, nor more thai
five hundred dollars, and to imprison
ment in the penitentary for not less tha'
three months, nor more than one year, o
both, or either, at the discretion Of tn
court.
PENALTY FOR PERJURY.
Sec. 100. Every person having take
lawful oath, or made affirmation in an
= judicial proceeding, or in any other ma
ter where, by law, an oath or aff1rmatio
7 is required, who shall swear or affirm
r wilfully, corruptly and falsely, in ma
. ter material to the issue or point in que
tion, or shall suborn any other person
: swear or affirm as aforesaid, shall t
. deemed guilty Of perjury or subornatio
y of perjury, as the case may be, and upo
conviction thereof, shall be punished t
:. imprisonment in the territorial prison fl
= a term not less than one year nor MOI
= than fourteen years.
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