The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-08-10
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IS. And be it enacted, That tho charges
and expenses incurred for rooms for poli-
ing plac * and fitting mp and arranging
the same rs in and by this act required,
shall be borne and betrayed by the re
spectlye counties ard municipalities Us
may be proper kinder this act, out of the
county or municipal funds, as other
county and municipal expenses are
paid and betrayed but all such
bills before being paid shall be
ltemized and verified by the oath of
the claimant and audited and approved
by the clerk OF the township. city or mu
inequality who contracted the bill charged
Tor: the services rendered and expenses
incurred by any other officer or person Ia
carrying out the provisions of this act,
and not herein provided for, shalt be re-
gartsed as election expenses, and be paid
and betrayed by the resnectire counties
and municipalities in the same manner as
other election services and expenses are
now paid for and discharged.
ST. And be it enacted That 1t shall be
the duty of the boards Of election Of each
and every election district or voting pro-
cinct in this state, to preserve the
peace and maintain good order in
their respective polling places during the
progress of all elections and In the count
ing OF the votes cast thereat, and TO that
end and for that purpose each member of
every election board, not including poll
clerks, during the progress of any cleo
lion and the counting aud canyasslng
OF the votes, shall be and hereby are in
vested and charged With all the powers
and duties of constables of this state in
criminal matters; said boards of election
may also. when in their opinion or the
opinion OF Il majority Of them II shall be
necessary SO to do, appoint by writing,
under their hands, q suitable person as
special officer TO assist in preserving the
peace and good order in aud about the
polling place during the progress of any
election and the counting OF the votes
cast thereat; said special officer shall be
aud hereby IS, tor and during said cleo
ton and the counting of the votes cast
thereat, cloth cd and invested with all the
powers and duties of eonstables of this
state in criminal cases; said special officers
so appointed shall De paid the sum Of three
dollars for their services as such special
officer. the same to be paid as other cleo
tion expenses now are or hereafter may be
by law paid; said election boards, or a
majority CT them, may also. by writing
under their hands whenever ia their
opinion 1t shall be necessary SO to do, re-
quest the municipal authority of any
municipality within which their election
district or voting precinct is situate, or
the body or officer having charge and
direction of the police force III such
municipality. to detail one or more police
men to assist in preserving the peace and
good order in and about such polling
place. which request of said hoard OF
election shall forthwith be complied with
as far as possible by the body or officer
60 whom the same Is made.
81 And be it enacted. That for the SER
vices and duties required and imposed
upon them under aud by this act, the
members of the board or registry and
election and the election or poll CLERKS
shall receive the sum of three dollars per
day, to be paid as other election expenses
are now paid; and in determining the
amount Of such compensation eight hours
shall constitute days work.
So And be it enacted, That Immediately
upon the appointment by the county
boards of registration of the boards of
registry and election as provided for in
this act, the term or terms of office OF all
| Judges and inspectors OF election and all
poll clerks and clerks of election hereto
| fore appointed or elected shall cease and
determeine, and hereafter no such Judge,
spector or clerk of election shall ex-
ercise or assume any Of the duties Of an
election officer under or by virtue of such
! prior appointment or elections: provided,
that the provisions of this section shall
not apply to any OF the election officers
heretofore appointed or elected within
aud for any municipality wherein the
| elections are to be held and conducted in
| pursuance of sections twenty and twenty
| one of this act.
| SO. And be 1t enacted, That it shall be
| the duty OF the secretary of state, at the
| expense of the state, in all cases where
| the ballots are provided and furnished by
| the county clerks for any election. to pro-
\ vide proper and sufficient canvassing
| books, poll books. registry books, cards or
| pamphlets of Instructions for election
1 officers and voters, blanks for the official
| oaths and for election returns, for the
4 proper carrying into effect the provls-
| ions of this act, and to furnish suffi-
| Client supply of the same to the clerks
/ of the different counties of the
| state, for use in such counties. at least
Ten days before the same shall be required
| for use; and the said county clerks shall
canse the same to be delivered TO the
different boards of registry and election
| in their respective counties at such times
and III such quantity as will enable the
| provisions of this act to be fully carried
| out.
co. And be 1t enacted, That no person
shall falsely make, or make oath to,
| fraudulently deface, or fraudulently des-
troy any certificate of nomination or
| petition, or any part thereof, or file. or re-
| ceiye for fling, any certificate of nomin-
alton or petition, knowing the same or
| any part thereof to be falsely made. or
| suppress any certificate of nomination or
petition winch has been duly filed, or any
! part thereof, or forge or falsely make the
| official Endorsement of any ballot or
! official envelope; every person violating
| any of the provisions of this section shall
| be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and
| upon conviction thereof shall be punished
| by Imprisonment in state prison not less
| than one year nor more than live years.
| 81. And be ii enacted, That no person
| shall, during the election. with intent to
| hinder or delay said election or to hinder
| OF delay any voter in the preparation of
| his ballot, remove or destroy any of the
| ballots or pencils placed in the booths or
compartments for the purpose OF enabling
the voter to prepare his ballot, nor on
any pretext carry any official envelope
from the polling room during the election,
nor shall any person, prior to or on the
| day OF election. dcsace or destroy any list
of candidates posted in accordance with
! the PROVISIONS OF this act; any person
! willfully violating any of the provisions
OF this section shall be deemed guilty OF
\ a misdemeanor, and on conviction there
of shall be punished by fine not exceed
| ing five hundred dollars and imprison-
| ment until such fine and the costs of con-
yiction are paid.
I 80. And be 1t enacted, That every pub
! lie officer upon whom any duty is imposed
| by this act, who willfully or negligently
violates his said duty, or who neglecGs or
| willfully omits to perform the same,
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
| and upon conviction thereof shall be pun
| ished by imprisonment for term of not
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