Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-11-05
THE ELECTION Law.
so,K POINTS FOR THE PEOPLE 10 PONDER
OVER.
rm,,r..nt Changes Made BY the Last Isi.lsslrs-
Heavy Penalties for Bribery and inumiaa-
Standardization Of Voters.

larly IN IeSaIu " -
o-.S,;on q, 4 so-foot limit, for the bseer
nro,e,tion Of the voter in the free ehefc's'
ofbis choice, repeating, or causing the 10,
mission of bad votes or the rtJecnon Oh
oood ones. There have been many en-,
%oui,i.s for the publication Of the sls' o.
these new provisions and certain p'osi',
;on, If the old statutes, ard the e*entiai
parts ale given beloT.
AND CLOSING OF POLLS. :
section : Of chapter 3 of the Code pro,
Ids That at every election the poils snaii
ha onaned IS O IS practicable aittr sun
ris, ibut not before sunrs' Snu
closed al sunset.'
QUALIFICATION OF VOTERS.
sact;on 9 Of the same CHAPTER says:
HSsn.r.on who has TOT been
rst;Ssnt IF the State for ore year, and o.
the county in which he eff'rs 70 Tose iu'
sixty DAYS, next preceding snca e,tc..on
and who is not, at the time OF Inc eisc'ion'
a., ac,usl and bora ide resident OF the als'
tr;ct in which he Offers TO vote, shsil pePsr'
m;ttcI I, vote ia such district. nc
nsrson = = y in tie employ OF any In
r. rnorsted company, or OF this stats, pe
DEEMED a reeideot Of any county, or OF any
district therein, by reason OF beipg en-
nloy ed in such ciunty or district"
INTIMIDATION, ETC.
"Any corporation which shsll, BY is
,ao,,s agents. or otherwise, prevent OF
o.,emnt 10 prevent any voter IN lis en-
nlov rom attending any election, or irem
trseIy exercising his right or suffrage az
anv election at which he is entitled TO
vote, by any threat, direct or indirect, eA-
press or implied, to discharge, or deptiTs
such voter from his employment, or snA
discharge or deprive such voter from lis
e~mployment, because of any vote LIE may
cast cr refuse 10 cast, at any election 81
vhich he ia entitled 10 vote, shall be guilty
of a misd cmeanor, and shall, upon conv'c.
finn be fined not less than five thousand
dollars. nor mora than twenty thousand
doliars, for every such o~ffsnse, at the dis
cretion Of the Jury 81.
In Set o, s, Of Chapter . Of the Code II
ia set forth that ''aDy CO poration which
shall, by its officers, age1ts, or o:nerwite
offer, give or nee, or caused to lie thereo,
given or used, or place, or caute 10 DE-
| nlsced. in the possession, under the con
troll, or at the ditpral OF smother, 10 be
off, red. given or used, directly or indirect
". any MONEY or other thing Of value, fol
the purpose of influencing any voter OF
voters to vote for aparticular candidate, OF
in apy particular manner, or upon any par.
ticular tide of any question to be DECIDED
at auy such election, or to Influence the
result of any such election, shall Do deemed
guilty Of a misdsmeaDor, and shall, pp>n
conviction, bs fined net less than 1--WE
thousand Go lars nor more tina twenty
thousand dolla $, at the discretion Of the
jury"
Section 10 provides that "if any candi'
date offer to, give or distribute amopg the
voters any intoxicating liquor on the day
If election he shall. if elected, forfeit his
Office In Section IL it is laid do Sn that
'if apy person be drunk at or near the place
of holding an election he shall be fined moi
less than ten rO' more than MY dollars,
and be required to give security for his be
havior for six month";"
THE SIXTY FOOT LINE.
SECTION 14.-"Any person wfJ, or the
dsy of election, having inspected the ballot
of a voter, or having Furnished a votr
with a ballo!, accompanies such Iotef
within sixty feet of the 20 ingp'sce whilst
such voter is on his way to the polls for
the purpose OF voting, she be guilty OF .
misdeme,nor; or any perton nc log In
conjunction with another person who has,
on the day Of election, insp.c'ed the bal
lot of a voter, or furnished q v.tsr with q
ballot, who accompanies such voter within
sixty feet of the voting plac, whilst such
voter is on his way to the pclNs for this
purpose of voting, or any person who shall
! call a voter hack after such voter has ap
proached within sixty feet Of any voting
place for the purpose Of casting Vote, and
shall inspect or change the ballot Of tuch
voter, or shell give or offer 10 such ,o'er
another or different b,llo', shall be gu lty
Of q misdemearor OF
Sec. Is. mo ticket or ballot shall, or
the day Of election, be given or delivered
to or received by, any perstn within six ,
feet of the voting place-excep: Re be on.
of the commissioners OF election, who shaiI
receive the same OILY at the ballot box,
and in his official capacity"
The penalty for q violation of either o
these sections is a fine Of not les than SCI
nor more than $500, and imprisonment. a
the discretion Of the Court, not less thai
tea nor more than ninety days"
BETTING.
Sec. 8, chapter 8, III any person bet o
wager money or other article Of value cI
any election ia this STATE, he shall forfei
the yalue OF such money or othsr tbicg
ard fifty dollars in addition there0 70
every such tff me"
FORM OF BALLOTS.
Section ) Of chrpter 5 says that "1f an,
person = with intent to de siv
apy voter, furnish him o ballet and inform
him, or in any manner give snch voter :
understand, that il contained o nam
written or printed thereon different fror
the name which is written or printe
there n; or with like intent, alter the bal
lot Of such voter by marking on. the nam
Of any person for whom tuch voter dehre
to vote; or with ike intent, wIi'e the nam
of any psrson on such ballot other tba
those directed by the voter; or With lik
inteut, make any alteration there
whether such ballot be voted or not; {
, dsfraud any voter at any election, by d
csivipg and causing him to vote for q di
. ferent person for any eff than he iltent
> ed CT desired 10 vote for, he shall bs put
ished Ss heretofore provided. And wbe
sny political party shall by convention
primary election nominate the fall nun
' = Ger of persons 10 he votid for at the ers,
! iog election, fJr st ate or equity ~eficea,
! for Representative, in the Cor Of II
!, Unitei States, and shall print and GIRO
! late, or cause 70 be printed and ~circulstet
t9llO's to be used in voting at tuch ele'
, lion, containing ell the nsmts Of the re
! sons 30 nominated, printed in Roman Ie
tiers and with black ink, With a headin
showing the name Of such politics
party, it shall be unlawful Il
any person to print or circulate or 10 fu
nish t, any voter or Other psrson 10 B
! used in voting at such election any printe
ballot with the same beading aod s!mili
10 apr elrance Of and 10 the ballot prinfe
: as aforts said containing the names Ct sue
nominees with any name or nam Ell printe
thereon ether than those SO nominated