The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1891-11-06

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.he corner pasted down over the nun,
Der on any ballot, shall be guilty Of
mSaemeanor, and upon conviction
Snall be sentenced to ray a fine not
exceeding one hundred dollars or TO
undergo an imprisonment for not more
'n'n 'hree months, or both, at the dis.
cretlon OF the court.
SECTION 81. Any person who shall
prior 10 an election, wilfnly defacc or
destroy any list of candidates posted
IN accordance with the provisions of
this act, or who during an election shall
wlltully deface, tear down. remove or
destroy any card of instruction or spec.
lmen ballot printed or posted for the
instruction OF voters. or who shall dur.
ing an election wilfully remove or de
stroy any of the supplies or conven.
fences furnished to enable a voter TO
prepare his ballot. or shall wilfullv hin
der the voting Of others, shall be gull
ty ot misdemeanor, and upon con
vlction shall be sentenced to pay fine
not exceeding one hundred dollars or
to undergo an imprisonment for not
more than three months, or both. at
the discretion Of the court.
| SECTION 50. Any person who shall
falsely make or wilfully deface or de
stroy any certificate of nomination or
nomnatlonpapcr or any part thereof, or
any letter of withdrawal, or file any GER
tlilcate denomination or nomination pa.
per or letter Of withdrawal knowing
the same or any part thereof to be
falsely made, or who shall willfully sign
any nomination papers as a qualified
elector, such person not being 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 Off
clal endorsement on any ballot, or will
fully destroy or deface any ballot, or
wlIfully delay the delivery of any bal
lots, shall be guilty of a msdemeanor,
and, upon conviction, shall be Sen
fenced to pay fine not exceeding one
thousand dollars or to undergo an i'm
prisonment for not more than one
year, or both, at the discretion of the
court.
SECTION 81. Any public officer up
on whom 4 duty is imposed by this act
who shall negligently or wilfully fail to
perform such duty or who shall negli-
gently or wilfully perform it in such a
way as to hinder the objects Of this
act, or who shall neslisently or wilfully
violate any of the provisions thereof,
shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and
upon conviction, shall be sentenced to
pay fine not exceeding one thousand
dollars or to undergo an imprisonment
for not more than one year, or both,
at the discretion of the court.
SECTION IS. Any printer employed
by the commissioners of any county or
auditors of any township or borough,
to print any official ballots, or any per
son engaged in printing the same who
shall appropriate to himself or give or
deliver or knowingly permit to be TAX
en- any of said ballots by any other
person than such commissioners or au-
ditors or their duly authorized agent,
or shall wilfully print or cause to be
printed any official ballot in any other
form than that prescribed by such
commissioners or auditors, or with any
other names thereon or with the names
spelled otherwise than as directed by
them, or the names or printing thereon
arranged in any other way than that
authorized and directed by this act,
shall be guilty Of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction, shall be sentenced to
pay fine not exceeding one thousand
dollars or to udergo an imprisonment
for not more than FIVE years, or both,
at the discretion Of the court.
SECTION SO 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 a person required by law, who shall
have in his possession outside the vot-
ing room any official ballot, or any
person who shall make or have in pos
session any counterfeit of an official
ballot, shall be guilty Of a misdemeanor,
and upon conviction, shall be sentenced
to pay a fine not exceeding one thous-
and dollars Or to undergo an imprison
ment for not more than one year, or
both, at the discretion of the court.
SECTION 81. Section thirteen of an
act, entitled San act relating to the
elections Of this Commonwealth" ap-
proved the second day OF July, one
thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine.
Section twenty-nine of the act, entitled
"A further supplement to an act, en-
titled AN act to incorporate the city
of Philadelphia, approved the second
day of February, one thousand eight
hundred and thirty four" and all laws
and parts of laws inconsistent here
with, shall be, and the same hereby are
repealed.