The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-03-30

| in each election district, at the sanis
time and in the same manner a. tb3
printed ballots. The judges OF eIeG
] lions shall post not less than one ne
such cards in each place or compare :.
| ment provided for the preparation OF
ballot and not less tiaa three OF siicil
cards else v here in and about the poll i
ing place, upon the day Of election.
Said cards shall be printed in larRes
clear type, and shall contain full iu.
structions to the voters as to VIII
should be done; Q) to obtain ballot
for voting; (2) to prepare the balio
for deposit in the ballot-bOxes; TO OBJ
tam new ballot in the place Of . -
accidentally spoiled; also copy ut
sections 80 and 80 of this act.
Sec. 20. In the CANVASS II the votes,
any ballot which is not indorsed by this
names or initials of the ballot clerk !,
rs provided i'm this act, shall not i,s
counted, aud any ballot or parts OF
ballot from which it is impossible 10
determine the electors choice shall ba
void and shall not be counted. Sustt
ballots shall be treated and preserved
in the same manner as defective bal.
lots.
Sec. 29. No person shall: (1) false.
ly make or fraudulcntly deface "r
fraudulentIy destroy any certificate Ut
nomination., or any part thereof; or
'(2) file any certificate of nomination
knowing the same or any part thereof
to be falsely made; or (3) suppress any
certificate of nomination which has
been duly filed, or any part thereof; or
(4) forge or falsely make the official In
dorsement Oh any ballot. Every person
violating any of the provisions of This
section shall be deemed guilty of a.
felony.
Sec. 80. No person shall, duf.
the election, remove or destroy any
the supplies or other conveniences
placed in the booths as aforesaid for
the purpose OF enabling the voter 10
prepare his ballot. No person shall,
during an election, remove, tear down
or detace the cards printed for the In
struction OF voters. Every person will.
fully violating any of the provisions of
this section shall be deemed guilty OF =
misdemeanor.
Sec. 81. Every public officer upon
whom any duty is imposed by this act.
who shall willfullY neglect or omit to
perform such ddty, shall be deemed
guilty of a felony, and upon conviction
thereof shall be punished by imprison.
ment in the county Jail or penitentiary
for term OF not less than six months
and not more than three years, or by
hne OF not less than two hundred and
ffty dollars, and not more than three
Thousand dollars. or by both such fine
and imprisonment.
Sec 49, No officer of election shall
disclose to any person the name of any
candidate for whom any elector has
voted. No officer of election shall do
any electioneering on election day. No
person whatever shall do any election
eering on election day within any poll.
ing place. or within one hundred feet
of any polling place. No person shall
remove any ballot from any polling
place before the closing of polls. No
person shall apply for or receive any
ballot IN any polling place other than
that in which he is entitled to vote. No
person shall show his ballot after it is
marked to any person In such a way AZ
to reveal the contents thereof or the
name of the candidate or candidates
for whom ne has marked his vote nor
shall any person Except q Judge of
electlon) receive from any voter q ball
ioI piSpotCu NY uiLu lOF VOtlu2, or oxs
anime such ballot, or solicit the voter
to show the same. No person shall
ask another at polling-place for whom
he intends to vote. No voter shall re-.
ceive ballot from any other person
than one OF the ballot clerks, nor shall
any person other than a ballot clerk
deliver ballot to such voter. No
voter shall deliver any ballot to the
judges to be voted except such as be
has received from a ballot clerk. No
voter shall place any mark upon his
ballot by which 1t may be aftcrward
identified as the one voted by him.
Whoever shall violate any provision Of
this section she II be deemed guilty of a
mlsdemeanor.
Sec. 80. All the provisions of this
act relating to county clerks shall i'm
the city of Saint Louis apply to the re-
corder of voters.
Sec. "a. All acts and parts of acts
inconsistent with the provisions of this
act are hereby repealed.