The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-27

ment person Of his own selection, who may re-
tire with such disabled voter 70 the booth or
compartment and assist him in the selection OF
the ballot No voter shall divulge to any one
within the polling place the name OF any can
didets for whom he int nds TO vote nor shall he
ask for or receive the assistance OF any person
within the polling place in the selection OF his
ballot except as prescribed by this section. No
person who assists voter in the preparation of
his ballot, as herein provided, shall in any man
ner request, or persuade, or induce, or seek 10
persuade or indure such voter TO vote any par
ticular ticket or for any particular candidate
or candidates. nor shall such person reveal 10
another the name Of any candidate for whom
the voter has voted, or anything that took place
while he was assisting such voter IN preparing
said ballot for voting
THE OFFICIAL BALLOT.
SEC. II. No ballot that has not the printed
or stamped Official Endorsement shall be counted
except such as are voted in accordance with the
provision Of section : Of this act. All ballots
that are defective, in whole or In part shall be
marked ''depectve. " preserved and filed.
SEC. Is. No person shall forge or falsely make
the official Endorsement Of any ballot Every
person violating this provision shall be guilty
OF felony and punished by imprisonment in
the penitentiary for not more than ten years
nor less than two years
SEC. 10. Every public officer. upon whom any
duty IS imposed by TINS act. who violates his
said duty, or who neglects or omits TO perform
the same, shall be deemed guilty of a INSIDE
meanor; and upon conviction thereof shall be
punished By imprisonment in the county jail or
penitentiary for term Of not less than six
months and not more than three years, or by
fine OF not less than 1881 nor more than $1,000.
or by both such fine and Imprisonment. Any
person having charge of official ballots
who shall destroy, conceal or sup
press them, except as in this act permitted,
8 all be guilty Of felony. and upon conviction
thereof, shall be punished by Imprisonment in
the sta:e prison no, less than one year nor more
than five years. Any person who has under
taken 70 deliver official ballots to any
ola
to do so, shall be guilty Of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof, Sail be punished by
imprisonment in the county jail for not less
than six IN nths nor more than one year. Any
election officer who shall reveal to another per
son the name OF E1y candidate for whom q voter
has voted, or VINO shall communicate to an
other his opinion, belief or Impress on az to now
or for whom voter has voted. shall be guilty
OF mlsdsmoanor, anu upon conviction thereof.
shall be punished by imprisonment in the
county jail for not less than six months nor
more than one year.
TO APPLY TO CITY AND TOWN ELECTIONS.
SEC. H. The provision of tits act shall apply
to town and city elections. and all particulars
shall apply and wherever the word city clerk ap-
pears 1t shall mean the clerk of council or alder
manic board of sad city, and if any city shall
have both, then it shall mean clerk OF council
SEC. IS. The Ordinary ot each county shall ap-
point the election managers who shall serve in
all elections other than municipal aud In the
latter, said managers snail be appointed by the
mayor of the city for which the election is had.
And all managers shall be such as are now
qualiiied by law to act
SEC 10. The returns of all municipal elections
shall be made to the mayor and council or other
governing authority Of sUc1 municipality. All
other returns shall be made to the secretary Of
state
SEc. 20 This act shall take effect the first day
Of January, 1892.
SEc. Il. All laws and parts Of laws in conflict
with this act shall be, aud the same are, hereby
repealed.
Representative Clifton said that from
present indications he hardly thinks there
will be vote against the bill when it comes
back from the committee. Every member
Of the Legislative party which was here day
before yesterday expressed similar views.