Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-04-25

make, or make oath to, or fraudulent
" deface, or fraudulently destroy any
certificate of nomination. or any part
thereof, or file or receive for filing any
certificate of nomination, knowing the
same or any part thereof to be falsely
| made, or suppress any certificate OF
nomination which has been duly filed,
or any part thereof, or forge or falsely
make the official endorsement on any
ballOt-every person violating any OF
the provisions of this section shall be
deemed guilty OF a felony, and upon
conviction thereof in any court of com
petent jurisdiction shall he punished
by Imprisonment in the penitentiary
for a period of not less than one year
nor more than five years.
Sec. 30. No person shall, during the
election, remove or destroy any of the
supplies or other conveniences placed
in the booths or compartments for the
purpose OF enabling the voter to pre-
pare his ballot, or prior to or on the
day of election wilfully deface or de-
strOy any list of candidates posted in
accordance with the provisions OF this
act. No person shall, during an cleo
tion, tear down or deface the cards
printed for the instruction of voters.
Every person wilfully violating any OF
the provisions of this section shall be
deemed guilty OF misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof in any court
OF competent jurisdiction shall be fined
in any sum not exceeding one hundred
dollars.
Sec. 33. Every public officer upon
whom any duty is imposed by this act
who shall wilfully do or perform any
act or thing herein prohibited, or ne
glect to perform any duty as imposed
upon him by the provisions of this act,
shall he deemed guilty OF misde-
meanor, and upon conviction thereof
shall forfeit his office and shal! be pun
ished by Imprisonment in the county
Jail for a term OF not less than one
month nor more than six months, or
by fine OF not less than fifty dollars
and not more than five hundred dol
lars, or by both such fine and impris.
onment.
Sec. "a. No officer of election shall
do any electioneering on election day.
No person atsoever shall do any
electioneering on election day within
any polling place, or any building i'm
which an election is bein held, or with
in twenty-five feet thereof, nor OBJ
struct the doors or entries thereto, or
prevent ineress to and eeress from said
building. Any election officer, sheriff.
constable or other peace officer is here
by authorized and empowered and it
is hereby made his duty to clear the
passageways and prevent sucn OBJ
structiOn, and to arrest any person so
doing. No person shall remove any
ballot from the polling place before the
closing OF the polls. No person shall
show his ballot after it is marked to
any person in such way as to reveal
the contents thereof, or the name OF
the candidate or candidates for whom
he has marked his vote, nor shall any
person solicit the elect or to show the
same; nor shall any person except a
Judge oil election receive from any
elector a ballot prepared for voting
No elector shall receive a ballot from
any other person than one of the
Judges of election having charge OF the
ballots, nor shall any person other
than such judges OF election deliver n
ballot to such elector. No elector
shall vote or offer to vote any ballot
except such as he has received from
he Judges of election having charge of
the ballots. No elector shall place any
mark upon his ballot by which it may
be identified as the one
voted by him. Every elector who
toes not vote Il ballot delivered to
him by the judges of election having
,harge OF the ballots shall before leav-
ng the polling place return such ballot
to such judges. Whoever shall violate
my OF the provisions of this section
shall be deemed guilty of misde-
meanor, and upon conviction thereof
N any court OF competent jurisdiction
shall be fined in any sum not exceed
ng SloO and adiudeed to pay thecost
)f prosecution.
Sec. 35. 1t shall be the duty of the
secretary OF the territory to cause to
De published in pamphlet form and
distributed through the county clerks
II TIN -i-rsprctrvr cUrTITrfTs n yTIfriCfent
humber OF copies OF this law together
With the registration law of the terri
ory, and such other laws as bear
ipon the subject OF election, as
vii place copy thereof IN the
lands OF all officers OF election.
Sec. 36. Sec. 1OlS of the Fifth Di-
'ision of the Compiled Laws of Mon
ana, and all acts and parts of acts
Inconsistent with the provisions OF
his act are hereby repealed.
Sec. 81. This act shall take effect
md he in force from and after June |,
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