Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-22

evidence of the result of such canvass OF
the ballots Immediately after maxim
! such proclamation, and before separating,
the Judges shall fold in two folds and
string closely upon a single piece of fiexi-
Bile wire, all ballots which have been
COUNTED by them, except those marked
Collected to- - unite the ends of such wire
in "A firm knot, seal the knot in such ,uan-
ner that it cannot be united without break.
ing the seal enclose the ballots so strung
| in an envelope and securely tie and seal
such envelope with official wax impression
| seals to be provided by the Judges i'll such
| manner that it cannot be opened without
! breaking the seals, and return said ballots.
together with the package cont aiming the
! ballots marked defective or objected to ~
! in such sealed package or envelope, to the
! proper clerk or TO the board of election
commissioners, as the case may be, and
such officer shall carefully preserve said
ballots for six months, and at the the ev-
piration of that time shall destroy them
by burning without previously opening
the package or envelope Such ballots
shall be destroyed in the presence of the
official custodian thereof, and two electors
of approved integrity and good repute AMI
members respectively of the two leading
political parties. The said electors shall
be designated by the county judge of tire
county in which such ballots are kent:
Provided, that if any contest of the cleo
ton of any officer voted for at such cleo
ton shall be pending at the expiration of
said time the said ballots shall not be
destroyed until such contest is finally de-
termined. In all cases of contested cleo
tons the par les contesting the same shall
have the right to have said ballots opened
and to have all errors of the Judges in
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corrected by the court or body trying such
contest; but such ballots shall be opened
only in open court or in open session of
such body and in the presence of the officer
having the custody thereof.
SEC. %. No person whatever shall do
any electioneering or soliciting of votes on
election day within any polling place or
within one hundred Q00 feet of any poll
ing place; no person shall interrupt, hin
der or oppose aay voter while approaching
the polling place for the purpose of voting.
Whoever shall violate the provisions of
this section shall be punished by a fine of
not less than twenty-five dollars (s25) nor
more than one hundred dollars (s1OO) for
each and every offense; and it shall be the
duty of the judges of election to enforce
the provisions of this section.
SEC. %. Any voter who shall, except as
herein otherwise provided, allow his ballot
to be seen by any person with an apparent
intention of letting it be known how he is
about to vote, or who shall make false
statement to his inability to mark his
ballot, or any person who shall interpre,
or attempt to interfere, with any voter
when inside said enclosed space, or when
marking his ballot, or who shall endeavor
to induce any voter before voting to show
how he marks or has marked his ballot,
shall be punished by fine of not less than
five dollars 80 nor more than one hundred
dollars (Sl00), and it shall lie the duty OF
the election judges to enforce the provisions
of this section. -
SEC. 80. Any person who shall. prior to
an election, willfully destroy or deface am
list of candidates posted in accordance
with the provisions of this act, or who,
during an election shall willfully deface.
tear down, remove or destroy any card of
instructions or specimen ballot, printed
and posted for the instruction of voters,
or who shall, during an election, willfully
remove or destroy any of the supplies or
conveniences furnished to enable voters to
prepare their ballot, or shall wilfully him
der the voting of others. shall be punished
by line not less than ten dollars (S10}
nor more than one hundred dollars (Sl0C)
SEC. 81. Any person who shall falsely
make or willfully destroy any certificate
OF nomination or nomination papers, or
any part thereof, or any letter of with
drawal, or file any certificate of nomi-
nation or nomination paper, knowing tie
same or any part thereof to he
falsely made, or suppress any Ger
tiicate of nomination or nomination
paper, or any part thereof, which has
been duly filed, or forge or falsely make
faff1a ral nd
shall take from the polling place any Off
cial ballot, or substitute therefor any
spurious or counterfeit ballot. or make,
use, circulate. or cause to be made or clr-
culated, as an official ballot, any paper
printed in imitStion or resemblance
thereof, or wiilfully destroy or defsce any
ballot, or wii.fully delay the delivery If
any ballots. shall be punished by a fine
not less than one hundred (S100) dollars
and not exceeding one thousand 81, e0U)
dollars, or by imprisonment in the peni-
Tertiary not less than one year and not
exceeding five years, or by both such fine
and Imprisonment.
SEC ~. Any public officer upon whom a
duty is inn os ID by this act, VINO shall
willfully 1t glect so perform such duty, or
who shall wIllfuiiy perform it in snch a
way as to hinder the object of this act,
s. nor more than 8, 900, or by impfisol-
ment in the penitentiary for not less than
one year and not exceeding five years, or
by both such line and Imprisonment.
SEC 81. 1t shall Toe the duty of the sec
rotary ofstate, with the aid and advice Of
the attorney general. TO cause 1000 copies
of this act to be printed Immediately, in
pamphlet form, with all necessary forms
and instructions, to assist election officers
to carry it into effect, and to distribute
the same through the county clerks of the
several counties of the state
SEC. 81. At all elections to which
this act applies. except at elections
held in cities, villages aad incorporated
towns which have heretofore adopted or
may hereafter adopt the provisions of an
act entitled "An act regulating the holding
of elections ald declaring the results
thereof in cities villages and incorporated
towns" approved June 10 1885, the mills