Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-01-24
THE AUSTRALIAN PLAN.
Councilman Hughes Bill
to hegu ate Voting.
A Measure Full Of New and Unique
Regulations.
Iooncluded from Yesterday,

any room or building, or any part or
portion OF any room or building, or
occupy any place upon public or private
grounds anywhere within the territory
With apparatus. books or paraphernalle,
for the purpose of recording or register
ing bets or wegers, or of selling pools,
and any person who shall record or
register bets or wageys, or sell pools
upon the result OF any trial or contest OF
skill, speed or power OF endurance, OF
man or beast, Or upon the result of any
political nomination. appointments or
election, or being the owner, lessee or
occupant OF any such room, building or
part or portion thereof, Shall knowingly
permit the same to be used or occupied
for any of the purposes aforesaid, or
shall therein keep, exnlbit or employ
any device or apparatus for the purpose
OF registering or recording such bete or
wagers, or the selling o: such pools, or
shall become the custodian or depository
for hire or reward, of any money, prop.
erty OF thing of value staked, wagered
or pledged. as aforesaid, upon any such
result, such person shall, be deemed
guilty of u misdemeanor, and shall, upon
convection. be punished by imprison-
ment in the county Jail Tor not more
than one year, or by fine not exceeding
two thousand dollars, or by both such
fine and such imprisonment.
Sec. "a. Ii any person shall by
bribery, menace or other corrupt means
or device whatsoever, either directly or
indirectly, attempt TO influence any
eiector of this territory in giving his
vote or ballot, or deter him from giving
the same, or disturb or hinder him in
the free exercise of the right OF suffrage
at any election within this territory, held
pursuant to law, and shall thereof be
convicted, such person SO offending end
convicted shall be adindged guilty of q
misdemeanor, and be fined or i'm prisoned
according to the discretion of the court
before which such conviction shall be
had such fine in no case to exceed five
hundred dollars, nor such Imprisonment
one year.
Sec. IS. II shall be unlawful foi
any candidate for any elective office
with intent to promote his election, OF
Tor any other person. with intent to pro
mote the election OF any such candidate
either.
l. To provide or furnish entertain
ment at his expense, to any meeting oi
electors previous to, or during the cleo
tion st which he shall be g candidate; or
2. To pay for. procure. or engage tt
pey for any such entertainment; or,
g. To furnish any money or othe
property to any person, for the purpos,
OF being expended in procuring the at
tendance OF voters of the polls; or,
4. To engage TO pay any money, O
deliver any property, or otherwise com
pensate any person for procuring th,
| attendance oLvoters at the polls, or,
5. To contribute money for an,
other purpose intended to promote @,
| election OF any particular person O
ticket, except fer defraying the expense
OF printing, and the circulation OF votes
hand bills and other papers previous {,
any election. or for conveying sick, poo
or inirm electors TO the polls.
| SEQ. rs. If any person shall willfull,
disobey any lawful commands of tn
board of judges OF any election, or shal
willfully and without lawful authority
obstruot, hinder or delay any eIector OF
his way to any poll where an election
shall be. held, or while he is exercisin,
or attempting to exercise the right O
voting, or shall aid or assist in such OBJ
struction. or delay, he shall, on conviction
be adJudged guilty of misdemeanoi
and be fined in sum not exceeding tw,
hundred and fifty dollars, and msy b.
imprisoned, in the discretion of the court
for not more than six months.
| SEQ. ". An person who, at any gen
eral or special election, or city or charte
election, shall knowingly vote or offer h
| vote, iii any election precinct in whicl
he does not reside. except as hereinbefor
provided, or shall vote or offer to vot
more than once at the same election
either in the same or in any other cleo
tion precinct, shall. on conviction, b
adjudged guilty of misdemesnor, an,
punishable by fine not exceeding tw
hundred dollars, Or by Imprisonment
not exceeding six months, or by bott
as the court may direct.
Sec. 78. Every person who shall pro
cure, aid assist, counsel or advise an
other to give or offer his vote at an
general, town, city or charter election
qualified to vote al the place where tn
vote is given or offered, shall, on con
viction, be adiudged guilty of a misde
meanor, and punishable as prescribed i
the last preceding section OF this act,
Sec. 70. Every person who shall pro
cure, aid assist, counsel or advise anothe
to 60 or come into any town, ward G
election precinct for the purpose of Civ
ing his vote at any general, special, tow
or city election. knowing that the per
son is not duly qualified to vote In sue
town or ward or election precinct, shal
on conviction, be deemed guilty OF
misdemeanor.
i Sec. 80 Any person not duly quail
fed to vote under the laws OF territor,
who shall knowingly vote or offer I
vote at any general. or special, town {
charter election in this territory, sha
be sdjudged guilty OF o misdemeano
and on conviction shall be imprisone
for period not exceeding six months
at the discretion OF the court befor
which the offense is tried. And any il
habitant OF another state, or countr,
who shall vote or offer to vote at an
general, special, town, or city ehartt
election in this territory, shall be ed
lindged guilty OF felony, and on con
viction shall be imprisoned in the penl
tentiary for period nos exoee4ing on
year. at the discretie:. OF the court bt
, fore which the offense ;is tried. And
shall be the duty of the district attorne
in the county IN which the offense sha
have been committed, TO adopt effectu
measures for the punishment OF ali pei
sons who, without being legally qualifie
shall vote or attempt so vote at an
election IN this territory.
i SEQ. 81. It shall be the duty OF evel
y judge OF eieetione, sheriffs. constabl,
y and justices OF the peace within this te
T ritory, knowing that an offense has bee
, committed andsr this act, or hayin
good reason to believe that an offenl