The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1891-07-01

for The said office, tho said tribunal shall de.
clare the election tn be invalid as regards tho
! said office and shall report their decision to
the Governor of the commonwealth.
Tho Governor, on receiving the report OF
| the said decision, shall without delay cause q
| writ or wriis Of election for the office in con
test to issue and appoint a day within -four
weeks from the date Of the writ for the hold
| ing OF new election to be held according TO
the provisions OF this act for the Office in
| contest,
BALLOTS CAN'T BE SHOWN.
Sec. 81. A voter who shall accept as here
| in otherwise provided allow his ballot to be
| seen by any person with an apparent intcn-
| ton OF letting it be known how he is about
to, vote, or shall cast or attempt TO cast any
other ballot than the official ballot which
has been given to him by the proper election
officer, or shall wilfully violate any other
provision Of this act or any person who shall
interfere with any voter when inside said
enclosed space or when marking his ballot,
or who shall cudeavor to induce any voter
before depositng his ballot to show how he
marks or has marked his ballot, or who, eN-
cept when lawfully commanded by return
Judge or a competent court. shall loosen, cut
or uniasten the corner pasted down over the
number on any ballot, shall be guilty Of n
misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be
sentenced to pay tine not exceeding 400 or
three months or both at the discretion of the
court.
Sec. 50. Any person who shall prior to
an election, wilfully deface or destroy any
list Of candidates posted in accordance with
The provisions Of this act, or who during au
election shall wilmlly defacc, tear down, re-
move or destroy any card of instruction or
spc inen ballot printed or posted for the in
struction OF voters, or who shall, during an
election, wilfully remove or destroy any of
the supplies conveniencos furnished to ena-
ble voter to prepare his ballot, or shall will
Bully hinder the voting of others, shall be
guilty of a misdCmcnnor and upon conVic-
Iion shall be sentenced to pay fine not ex-
cecding 500, or to undergo an Imprisonment
for not more than three months or both at
the discretion of the court
Sec. IS. Any person who shall falsely make
or wilfully deface or destroy any certificate
of nomination or nomination paper, or any
part thereof, or any letter OF withdrawal or file
any certificate of nomination or nomination
paper or letter 0f withdrawal, knowing the
same or any part thereof to be falsely made,
lor who shall wiliully sign any nomination
papers as qualified elector, such person not
being a qualified elector, or suppress any
certificate OF nomination or nomination
paper, or any part thereof which has been
duly filed, or forge or falsely make the otli-
cial endorsement on any ballot, or wilfully
destroy or deface any ballot, or wilftIlly de-
lay the delivery ofany ballots, shall be gull
ty OF miSdemennOr and upon conviction
shall be sentenced to pay a fine not exceed
ing q, coo or to undergo an imprisonment
for not more than one year or both at the
discretion Of the court.
FOR FAILURE OF DUTY.
S7c 81. Any public officer upon whom a
duty is imposed by this act who shall ncgli-
gently or wilfully perform IL in such way
n IN hinder IN al, nf ,,.l.
shall ncglger tly or wilfully violate any of
the provisions thereof shall be guilty of q
misdcmeanor and upon conviction shall ne
sentenced to pay n fine not exceeding 81 0O0
or to undergo an Imprisonment for not more
than one year or both at the discretion of
the court.
SEC. 80, Any printer employed by tho
commissioners Of any county or auditors of
any township or borough to print any oiiic-
llal ballots, or any person engaged in print
ing the same who shall appropriate to him
self or rive or deliver OF knowingly permit
TO be taken any Of said ballots by any other
person than such commis soncrs or auditors
or tn cir duly authorized agent. or shall will
fully print or cause 10 be printed any official
ballot in any other form than that pre- crib
ed by such commissioners or auditors, or
with any other names thereon, or with the
namcS spelled otherwise than as directed by
them, or the names or printing thereon ar
lied and directed by this act, shall be guilty
of q misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall
be sentenced to pay fine not exceeding
$l 600, or to undergo an imprisonment for
not moro than five years, or both, at the dis
CretiOn of the court.
I SEC. 80. Any person other than an officer
charged by law with the care of ballots, or a
person entrusted by any such officer with
the care of the same for purpose required
( by law, who shall have in his possession
outside the voting room any official ballC,.
iOr any person who shall make or have in
possession any counterfeit of an official bal
lot, shall be guilty of o misdemeanor and
upon conviction shall be sentenced to pay a
fine not exceeding 81, 600 or to undergo an
Imprisonment for not more than one
year or both at the discretion of the
court.
SEC, 81. Section 13 of an act entitled "An
act relating to the elections of this Com
lmonwealth," approved the 2d day of July,
1889, section % of the act entitled "A further
supplement- to an act entitled An act to in
corporate the city Of Philadelphia approv-
ed the ID day of February, 1854, end all
laws and parts Of laws inconsistent herewith
shall be and the same hereby are re-
ipealed.