The Hawaiian gazette., 1888-10-02

that Un6 expenses exceed Une amount ACG al
lowed or were incurred for any purpose hereby forbid
den his election shall be void and he shall not be eligible
for reelection for four years
OF CHALLENGING VOTERS
SECTION g. 1t shall be the duty of any Inspector Of
Election and of any bystander to challenge any person
offering to vote, whom such Inspector or bystanders
shall know suspect is not qualified to vote
SECTION So Whenever any persons vote is chal-
lenged of the Inspectors shall state to him the
cause of such challenge and shall then swear such
person substance according to the form of oath set
forth in Schedule hereto annexed After such oath
is administered, Inspector, or the person chaeng-
ing shall put questions for the purpose of asceraining
whether the proposed voter is duly qualified.
SECTION 49, If such person shall refuse to be sworn
aforesaid being sworn shall refuse to any
proper question o which the Inspectors shall be udge
his vote shall be rejected.
SECTION 100 Any person taking the oath prescribed
in Section So and wlfuy making false answers to any
question put to him Hereunder shall be guilty of per
jury" in the second degree and if he shall thereupon
vote at such election his shall be null and void
OFFENCES OF PUBLIC OFFICERS.
SECTION 101 Every public officer required by this
Act to do perform any act thing with reference to
any of the provisions of this Act who shall wlfully
shall be guilty of any violation of the provisions of this
Act shall be punished by fine not exceeding one
thousand dollars by imprisonment at hard labor for
any term not exceeding two years. by both such fine
and Imprisonment at the discretion of the Court and
shall also be disqualified for three years from holding
any Office under the Government from sitting in the
Legislature from voting He shall also be liable to
pay damages to any person injured by such Act
doing or the failure to act or do any such act
SECTION l02. Any person holding any position of
trust profit under the Government who SHALL either
personally or through another for pay without pay
act runner committeeman, clerk, secretary, or in
any other capacity for the purpose of procuring
assisting the election of any person, except voter
and in casting his voe shall be punished by fine not
exceeding hundred dollars by Imprisonment at
hard labor for any term not exceeding six months
by both such fine and Imprisonment in the discretion of
the Court Besides the said punishment the Office of
such person shall be at vacated and such person
shall be disqualified for threey from holding office
under the Government and from voting at any election
and from sitting in the Legislature The provisions of
this Section shall not however be construed to apply
to Cabinet Ministers so to preclude them from pub
icy or privately making oral written statements of
the policy of the Administration, or advocating the
SECTION 103 Any person who shall, either In person
or through another be dsordery or create disturbance
whereby any meeting of the Inspectors herein pre-
scribed provided for shall be disturbed nerered
with whereby any person who intends to be lawfully
present at such meeting for the purpose of registering
or correcting the register is prevented from attending,
who shall in like manner cause any disturbance at
any election and all persons assisting aiding shall
upon conviction thereof be punished by fine not
ceedng two hundred dollars, or by Imprisonment at
hard labor for term not exceeding six months by
both such fine and Imprisonment at the discretion of
the Court and shall not be entitled to vote at the
election next succeeding such conviction at such
election to be candidate for election.
SECTION 104 Where not otherwise specifically pro-
vded Police and District Magistrates hereby author
lied to hear and determine all arising under this
Act
SECTION 105 In all cases, under the provisions of
this Act where duties to be performed by the Chair
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