Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-01-24

| has been committed, to give Information
thereof to the district attorney OF the
| county in which the otfense shall have
been committed, whose duty il shall be
to adopt effectusl measures for the
punishment of ell persons violating the
provisions OF this act.
Sec. 81. II shall be the duty of the
presiding judge of every court within
this territory, especially to charge the
grand jury at each term OF said court, i,
to take notice of all offense committed
in violation of any Of tine provisions of
this act.
Sec. So. The territorial auditor shall
csuee this act to be published in pamph.
let form. and he shall cause such num-
Der OF copies thereof, with the necessary
forms and instructions, as shall be sufii-
cient to supply the several officers upon
whom the duty is devolved by this act,
| and shall cause the same to be distri-
buted to such officers at the expense of
the territory, and the sum of one thou
| sand dollars or 80 much thereof as may
be necessary is hereby appropriated to
deirsy the expense OF such publication
Sec. Sd. Whenever it shall appear by
affidavit that errors have occurred in
the determination of the board of county
canvassers in anY county in this territory.
the supreme court, or any judge thereof
may by order, require ssid board to COR
rect such errors, or show cDuse why such
correction should not be made, and in
the event OF the failure OF said board to
make such correction, or show cause as
aforesaid, the said court may compel
said board by writ OF mandamus to cor
rect such errors; and il such board of
county capvassers shall have made its
determination and dissolved, such court
may compel 10 to reconvene for the pur-
pose of making such corrections. For
the purpose of making such corrections
as the court shall order, the meeting of
the board OF county canvsssers shall be
deemed o continuation OF its regular seq
sion, aud she statement and certificates
shall be made and filed ss the court
shall direct; and go far as the same shall
vary from the original certificates and
statements, che statements and certifi-
! Gates made under the order OF the court
shall stand III lieu thereof, and shall in
all places be treated with the same effect
as If such corrected statement had been
part of the original required by law.
Sec. So. The practice in such pro-
ceedipgs in mandamus shall he the same
as in cases OF mandamus against board
OF county canvassers, and for the pur.
pose OF service of papers and other pre-
ceedings, the board of county canvassers
and for the purpose Of service OF papers
and other proceedings, the board oil
| county canvassers, as organized and ex.
! issies 9. .he tim G. making the original
canvass, shall be deemed continuing
! board.
SEQ. Sc. No person who shall receive
expect or offer to receive, or pay, offer
or promise to pay, contribute, offer OF
promise to contribute to another, to be
paid or usad, cay money or other vslua-
BILE thing as compensation or reward
for the giving or withholding vote OF
an election, or who shall make any
promise to influence the giving or with,
holding any suoh vote, or who sbnl
make or become directly or indirectly In
terested in eny bet or wager depending
upon the result OF any election, shal
vote at such election and upon chelleng,
for any cause, the person 30 challenged
before the officers authorized for tha
purpose ehall receive his vote; shall
swear or affirm before such officers that
he has not received or offered, does mo-
expect to receive, bas NOS paid. Offered
or promised TO pay, contributed, Offered
or promised to contribute to another, to
be paid or used. any money or othe
valuable thing, as compensation or re-
ward for the giving or Withholding
vote at such election, and has not mad,
eny promise to influence the giving o
withholding OF any such vote, nor mad,
or become directly or Indirectly interest
ed in any bet or wager depending upol
the result OF such election.
Fec. 81 All acts and parts OF acts in
consistent with the provisions OF thi
act are hereby repealed.
Sec. S8. This cot shall take effect i'm
mediateIy: