Nevada County picayune., 1891-03-19
NEW ELECTION LAW
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act. or any paper purporting to be
such a ballot. shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor, and, upon convic-
ton thereof, shall be fined not less
than twenty-five dollars nor more
than one hundred dollars, and i'm
prisonment in the county jail not less
than one month nor more than six
months.
Sec. 81. Every person who shall
falsely make or fraudulently destroy
any certificate of nominations, or
any part thereof; or file any certlli-
cate of nominations, knowing the
same, or any part thereof, to be
false, or suppress any nomination
which has been duly filed, or any
part thereof, or forge or falsely write
the name or initials of any judge OF
election on any ballot, shall be
deemed guilty of felony, and on
conviction thereof, punished by con-
| finement at hard labor in the Peni-
Tertiary not less than one year nor
more than five years.
Sec. 3S. Every public officer, up
Oh whom any duty is imposed by
this act, who shall vilfully neglect or
omit to perform such duty, or who
shall do anything which is by this act
forbidden, other than the things
specifically enumered in sections 81
and AZ hereof, shall be deemed
guilty Of misdemeanor, and. upon
conviction thereof, shall be punished
bv removal from office, and impris-
onmcnt in the county Jail not less
| than six months nor more than
twelve months, or by fine Of not less
than one hundred dollars nor more
than five hundred dollars, or by both
such fine and imprisonment.
Sec. 80. No officer OF election
shall do any electioncering on cleo
ton day. No person whomsoever
shall do any electienecring in any
polling room, or within 100 feet
OF any polling room on election day
No person shall, at or before any
election, directly or indirectly, hire
or bribe amy elector to vote for Oh
against the nominee Of any politica
party, or for or against any psfticu-
lar question or candidate. No per
son shall coerce, intimidate or un
duly influence, any elector to vote
for against the nominee OF any polit
ical party, or for or against any par
ticular question or candidate, by an,
threat or warning Of personal vie
lence or injury, OF by any threat 81
warning Of ejectment from seGted o.
leased premises, or Of the foreclosure
of any mortgage or deed of trust, o.
of any action at law or equity, or o
discharge from employment, or o
expulsion from membership in any
church, lodge or secret order or be
nevolent society, or by any oath o.
affirmation or secret written pledge
Nor shall any slector take or receive
any money or other valuable thing
or the premise OF any money or 9th
er valuable thing, in consideration
that he shall or will vote for o
against any candidate for office o
for or against any such candidate o
lquestion, or shall promise TO yot'
for or against any such candidate o
question. Any violation Of this &C
shall be deemed q felony, and, OF
conviction, shall be punished by i'm
prisOnment in the penitentiary no
less than one year nor more thai
three years.
Sec. 40. Whenever it shall appeal
By affidavit that any error or omis
sion has occurred in the publication
of the names or description Of candi
dates nominated for office, or in thu
printing OF ballots, the Circuit Cour
OF any county, or Judge thereof il
vacation, or il the Circuit Judge b
then absent from the county, th
Judge OF the County Court shall
upon the application Of any elector
| by order, require the County Elec
ton Commissioners to immediatel
correct such error or omission, o
show cause why the same should no
be done.
Sec. Al. Crhis section provide
the form of ballot to be used undo
this act. }
Sec. AZ. All printing, and othe
things required by this act to b.
done, except the posting Of the mu
nicipal nominations alone, and tn,
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