The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-10-08

to the polling room. In counting the vote
the envelope containing the bal lots shall
be opened, the ballot removed, the names
on the ballot counted and recorded, and
the ballot must then, before another en-
velope Is opened, be returned to the orig
inal envelope, and ballot and envelope
shall be numbered and strung, as under
the old law. If any envelope shall be
found to contain more than one ballot the
ballots shall be returned to the envelope,
and on it written the words, Rejected
Ballots" and such envelope and ballots
shall be strung on the string OF rejected
ballots. II any designating mark, sign or
device shall appear upon either the official
envelope or the official ballot such ballot
shall be absolutely void, and shall not be
counted for any candidate.
The law Is fortified with severe penalties
for violation of any Of the provisions Of
the act For destroying or suppressing
certificates of nominations or petitions q
person may be imprisoned five years. For
destroying ballots In the election booths
or stealing the same person may be fined
$500 and imprisoned until the fne Is paid.
Any officer, under the act, who in any
manner violates his duty, may be i'm
prisoned three years. The printer who
supplies the ballots, who shall misspell q
name purposely or arrange the ticket ex-
cept as specified under the law, may be
fined 81 900 and imprisoned five years.
Any person who may mark any official
ballot or envelope by any designation
whereby any person may determine how
any voter has voted may be fined $500 and
imprisoned one year. Any member OF any
election board, or any clerk of the same,
having any knowledge as to how person
votes, who shall reveal such knowledge to
any other person, may be fined 5000 or inn
prisoned five years. Amy person who shall
directly or indirectly offer money or any
other consideration to a voter to vote or re-
frain from voting or registering may be
fined 5000 and imprisoned five years.
Promises of office or employment are
considered just as bad, and the punish
ment is the same. Any person who shall
contribute money to be expended In brib-
ing voters may be called upon to pay fine
OF 90 900 or spend ten years in prison. The
man who shall accept any consideration
for voting or refraining to vote may have
to pay fine Of 81 900 or go to jail for one
year. Any employers or corporation who
may attempt to intimidate their workmen,
directly or Indirectly, can be called upon
when convicted to pay fine OF 5000 and
spend five years In prison. Any person who
shall do any electioneering on election day
within 100 feet Of any polling place, or a
person who shall show his ballot after 1t Is
prepared for voting to any person in such
q way as to reveal its contents, or any
voter who shall offer to vote anything but
an official ballot In an official envelope,
laws himself liable to q fine Of s25 for
each and every offense.
In addition to these numerous and So
we're penalties the law finally provides that
the court may disfranchise and disqualify
to hold any Office within the state for such
length OF time as it may deem proper any
person convicted Of any Of the offenses
mentioned.