Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-03-27
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Secs. 81. III voter marks more names
for any one office than there are persons
to be elected to such offica, or il Cor any
reason IL is impossible to determine the
voters choice for an office to be Allied. bis
ballot shall not be counted for such Office.
No ballot without the eff :ial endorsement
shall. except IS herein otherSise provided,
be allowed to be deposited in the ballot box,
and none but ballots provided in accord
ance with the provisions Of this &C. shall be
counted. Ballots not counted shall be
marked defective on the back thereof,
and shnll be preserved, a. required by
section %.
TINE OF OPENING AND CLOSING THE Polls.
Sect IS. Meetings for the election of
national, State, county and municipal officers
may be opened as early as eight o'clock A.
NJ, and in no case shall the polls be kept
open later than five O'Clock p. NJ, sud no.
tice Of the time Of opening and closing shall
be given in the warrant calling the meeting
PENALTIES.
Sect. 90. A voter who shall, except as
herein otherwise provided, allow his ballot
to be eeen by any person with an apparent
intention Of letting it be known how he ia
about to vote, or who shall make o false
statement as to his inability to mark his
ballot. or any person who ehall interfere, or
attempt to interfere with any voter when
inside said enclosed space, or when mark
ing his ballot, or who thall en-
deavor to induce any voter before voting
to show how he marks CT has marked his
ballot, shall be punished BY fine Of not less
than five dollars, nor more than one hun
dred dollars; and election officers shall
report any person so doing to q police
officer or constable, whose duty it shall be
to see that the offender il duly brough.
before the proper court.
Sect. 30. Amy person who shall, Biior
to an election, wilfuily defacs or destroy
any list Of candidates posted in accordance
with the provisions Of this act. or who,
during An election, shall vilfuliy defsce.
tear down. remove or destroy any card of
instruction or specimen ballot printed or
posted for the instruction Of voters, or who
shall. 5uiing an election, wilfuily remove
or destroy any of the supplies or convent
enees furnished to enable voter TO prepare
his ballot. or shall wiifuly hinder the voting
others, shall be punished by fiDe Of not
less than FIVE dollars nor more than ore
hundred dollars.
Sect. 81 Any person who shall falsely
make or wilfnlly defaee or destroy any
certificate OF nomin alton or nomination.
paper, or any part thereof or any letter Of
withdrawal; OF file any certificate Of nomi
nation or nomination psper or letter Of
withdrawal, Knowing the same or any
part thereof to be falsely made; or
| suppress any certificate of nomination
or nomination paper, Or any part
thereof which has been duly filed; or forge
or falsely make the official endorsement on
any ballot; or wilful'y destroy or deface
any ballot, or wilfuily delay the delivery Of
any ballot or shall take or remove sry bal
lot outside Of the Enclosure provided for
voting before the close Of the pole, shall
be punished by fine not exceeding one
thousand dollsrs, or by imprisonment in the
Jail not more than one yesr, or by both
such fac and imprisonment
Sect. 80 ANY public officer upon whom
duty is imposed By this aci who shall vii
fllly neglect to perform such duty, or who
shsIl wilfully perform it in such way as
to hinder the objects Of this act, shall be
punished by fine Of not less Than five, nor
more than one thousand dollars, or by
imprisonment in jail for not more than one
year. or by both such fine and imp:isor-
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