Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-11-06
THE SIXTY FOOT LINE.

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SECTION 14.-"Any Nc"son wh1, on the
dsv of election, h3ving inspsCte!th ballot
OF a voter, or having furni'h "d a Vottr
with q ballot, accompanies such yo;er
within sixty feet tf the 70 ing pace whilst
such voter is on his way to the polls fer
the purpose OF voting, oAG be guii'y Of a
| misGeLClrOi; or n peT,op &c lag In
COZ 1rc ion with another ptr'on who hsS,
on the day OF election, iGsp,c.e1 the bal
lot cf a vOtsr. or furnished 2 v,t9r with ::
ballot, who accom- DaGles such vatir W'th'u
| sixty feet of the voting place vhat SnII
voter IS Oh his way II the pills toT III
purpose of Vo,ipg, Or any person. who 6b"ii
| ralI & voter hack after each NOttr tas hp
preached within s,NtY feet OF any votinG
Itl0r for The purpose Of casting 4 vote, and
| shsll inspect or change the ballot Of such
v,t.r, "r shall give u Gter 20 suc1 '",e'
another or different bn!ot, shall he Gu hj
of q Iui:demeaUO-.'
SEC. Is. mo ticket or ballot shall, or
the day Of election, be given % delivered
to or received by, any person within sA'y
feet Of the voting pl iCe-eSccp1 re BE- cnt
Of the commissioners of election, who S1ai
receive The same OILY at the ballot box
and in his official capicity.'
The penalty or q violation of either o
| these sections il a fiue of not les than So
nor moe than 500, and Imprisonment, n
the discretion OF the Court, cot less TIM
ten nor more Il m ninety days"
BETTING
SEC. 8, chapter ,, ar any person bet o.
wager money or other article OF value on
any election in this State, he shall forfej'
the value OF such money or other thing
ard fhv GcllarS in addition thereto 10
every such cflrne"
FORM OF BALLOTS.
Section ) Of Chnp.er ) says that "lt any
,,r,on \ with iGtsnt TO deceive
gny yCtsr. furnish him a ballot and inform
MIN. or in any manner give SIch voter Il
urde sand, that it contained a nam
Written or p;in'cl thereon different ifoa
the name which il written OF printe'
there n; or with like intent, alter the h?l
Int of such voter by marking CUT the nsm'
of apv person for whom such voter cerEel
I, vote: or with ike in ent, Wi c the nlm'
Of anv p,rsou Gu such ballot other tfa'
these directed by the voter; or WITH ilS'
intent, make any sl;Graliop theIec
whether sdch ballot b. yo'el or not; q
d4fraud any votsr at any election, by &c
/ csiviDg and caIsing him to vote for a dit
ferent person for any ctii e than he intend
cd or desired to vote for, Re shtll be pun
ished rs heretofore provided. And wSe'
sny political party snail by convention o
primary e'eCt on nominate the full mum
rar Of persons to he voted for at the ersu
log e. lien, for st tie or County iii es, 0
Tor Representatives in the Cvrg'es3 OF III
U1tei States, and shall print AID cirCu
late, or csuss to he printed and circulated
tol'o's TO be uSeA in voting At such elfC
ten, containing al the ramts Of the IeT
sons so nominated, printed ia Roman lei
ters ard with black ink, with a headlrj
showing the name of snch pohtica
,ra.tv, it shall b, unlawful IL
a,y person to print or circulate or 10 tur
nish t. any voter or Other peIson to b
used in voting st such election auy priate'
ballet with the same lea lirg aad s'm,Ia
in ap, c trance Of and to the ballot prln'e