Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1891-09-25

hail also be posted in each of the
lpartments or booths one of the official
ickets without the official stamp here.
nbefore provided for, and not less than
hree such tickets posted elsewhere in
md about the polling places upon the
lay of election.
s 81. PENALTY FOR DESTROYING OR
)EFACING CERTIFICATES OR BALLOTS
Any person who shall falsely make, or
make oath to or fraudulently deface, or
:raudulentlv destroy any certificate of
nomination. or any part thereof, or
ile or receive for fling any certificate
of nomination, knowing the same or
any part thereof to be falsely made
or suppress any certificate of nomina-
ton which has been duly filed, or any
part thereof. or forge or falsely make
tine official endorsement on any ballot,
or wilfully neglect to properly endorse
said ballot, shall be deemed guilty of n
felony, and upon conviction thereof, in
any court of competent jurisdiction,
shall be punished by imprisonment in
the pcnitentiarv for q period of not less
than one year nor more than five
years.
S 80. PENALTY FOR DESTRUCTION OF
ELECTION MACHINERY OF ANY KIND. ]
Any person who shall, during the elec.
ton, wllfully remove or destroy any of
the supplies or other conveniences
place in the booths or compartments
for the purpose of enabling the voter to
prepare his ballot, or prior to or on the
day of election wilfully deface or des-
troy amy list of candidates posted in
accordance with the provisions of this
act, or copy Of printed ticket. or who
shall, during an election, tear down OF
deface the cards printed for the in
structjon of voters, shall be deemed
guilty of misdcmeanor, and upon
conviction thereof, in any court of com.
peteht jurisdiction, shall be fined in
any sum not exceeding one hundred
(100) dollars.
s SO. PENALTY FOR FAILURE PUBLIC
OFFICER TO ATTEND TO DUTIES PRE-.
scR1BED.] Any public officer upon
whom any duty is imposed by this act,
who shall wilfully do or perform any
act or thing herein prohibited, or will
fully neglects or omits to perform any
duty as imposed upon him by the pro
visions of this act, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon con.
viction thereof shall forfeit his office
and shall be punished by Imprisonment
in the county Jail for term of not less
than one month nor more than six
months, or by fine of not less than
fifty (50) dollars and not more than five
hundred (5O0) dollars, or both such five
and Imprisonment.
S a.. ELECT1oNEER1NG rRoH1B1rED
SECRET BALLOT No officer of elec.
ton shall do any electloneering on elec-
ton day. No person shall do any elec-
tioneering OH election day within poll.
ing place or any building in which an
election is being held, or within fifty
feet thereof, nor obstruct the doors or
entrance thereto, or prevent free in
gress to and egress from said building.
And the inspector and judges of cleo.
ton, shall, if they deem it necessary,
appoint an election officer; such
election officer, sheriff. constable, or
other peace officer, is hereby author.
lied and empowered, and it is hereby
made his duty to clear the passageway
and prevent such Instructions and to
arrest any person creating such OBJ
struction. No person shall remove any
ballot from the polling place before the
closing of the polls. No person shall
show his ballot after it is marked to any
person in such a way as to reveal the
the contents thereof, or the name OF
any candidate or candidates for whom
he has marked his vote, nor shall any
person solicit the elector to show the
same; nor shall any person except a
Judge Of election receive from any elec.
tor ballot prepared for voting No
elector shall receive ballot from any
other person than one of the judges Of
election having charge of the ballots,
nor shall any person other than such
inspector or judges of election deliver q
ballet to such elector. No elector shall
vote or offer to vote any ballot except
such as he has received from the judges
of election having charge of the ballots.
No elector shall place any mark upon
his ballot by which it may afterwards
be identified as the one veted by him.
Any clector who does not vote ballot
delivered to him by the judges of elcc.
ton having charge of the ballots shall,
before leaving the polling place, re.
turn such ballet to such judges. Who
ever shall violate any of the provisions
of this section shall be deemed guilty