Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1892-08-08
nation he may have, tending to the detection
of the person who deposited the same

of the person who deposited the same.
Section 30 After the polls are closed the cleo
ton officers only shall remain in the voting
room, within the guard rail, and shall there ut
once proceed to count the votes. Such count
ing shall not be adjourned or postponed until
it shall have been fully completed. A record
shall first be made of the number of the last
ballot cast the officers i'm charge of the voting
checklist snail, in the presence of the other
officers and watchers. count in distinct and
audible voice the names checked ON the said
list, and announce the whole number thereof,
and the lists of voters, the stubs of ballots used,
and all unused ballots shall then be sealed up
as required by section 25 of this act The bal
lot box shall then be opened by the judge, the
ballots shall be taken therefrom by the inspec-
tor designated by the judge. and audbly count
ed, one by one, by the judge, and when the
count is completed the whole number of ballots
cast shall be announced, and the counting of
the number of votes, received by each person
voted for, shall then proceed. All ballots, after
being removed from the box, shall be kept
within the unobstructed view of those present
in the voting room, but out of their reach, un-
til they are placed in the ballot box rs required
by law. A full return shall be made, in the
the manner now provided by law, of all votes
cast and the total votes, us soon us counted,
shall be publicly announced.
To Preserve the Peace.
1t shall be the duty of the police officers, con-
stables and deputy constables, now required by
law to be present at the polls, to remain within
the voting room, but outside the guard rail,
while the votes are being counted and to pre-
| serve order therein. No persons, except the
| said peace-oflicers when necessary for the pre-
| serVation of the peace, or persons acting by
| their authority for the same end shall enter the
| space within the guard rail, or communicate
with any election officer in any way after the
polls are closed and until the counting of the
votes is completed.
Section 30. Whenever, in any contested cleo
| tton, the tribunal trying the case shall decide
that the ballots used in one OF more election
| districts We're. by reason of the omission. addi-
| tion, mispacing misspelling or misstatement
| Of one or more titles of offices, Or names, or
residences of candidates, parties or policies
represented by them so defective US to the office
in contest as to be calculated to mslead the
voters in regard to any of the candidates nomi-
mated for the said office, and that the defective
| condition of the said ballots may have effected
| the result of the entire election for the said
Office the said tribunal shall declare the election
to be invalid, as regards the said Office and shall
commonwealth.
The governor, on receiving the report of the
said decision, shall without delay cause n writ
or writs of election for the Office in contest to
issue, and appoint day within four weeks
from the date of the writ, for the holding of a
new election to be he'd according to the pro-
| visions OF this act for the Office in contents
Ballots Can't be Shown.
Section 81. A voter who shall, except as here
| in otherwise provided, allow his ballot to be
seen by any person with an apparent intention
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 will
fully violate any other provision of this act or
any person who shall interfere with any voter
when inside said enclosed space, or when mark
ing his ballot, or who shall endeavor to induce
any voter before depositing his ballot to show
| how he marks or has marked his ballot, or
who, except when lawfully commanded by a
| return judge or n competent court, shall loosen,
cut or unfasten the corner pasted down over
| the number on any ballot, shall be guilty of "a
misdemeanOr and upon conviction shall he
sentenced to pay fine not exceeding 800 or to
undergo an Imprisonment for not more than
three months or both at the discretion of the
court.
Section 81. Any person who shall, prior to an
election, wilfully deface or destroy any list of
candidates posted in accordance with the pro-
visions of this act, or who, during an election,
shall wilfully deface, tear down, remove or
destroy any card of instruction or specimen
ballot printed or posted for the instruction of
voters, or who shall, during an election, will
fully remove or destroy any of the supplies or
conveniences furnished to enable vote to pre-
pare his ballot, or shall wilfully hinder the
voting of Others, shall be guilty of IA mis-
demeanor, and upon conviction shall be SEN
fenced to pay fine not exceeding $780, or to
undergo an imprisonment for not more than
three months or both ut the discretion of the
court.
Section 80. 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 of withdrawal, knowing the same or
any part thereof to be falsely made, or who
shall wilfuly sign any nomination papers as a
qualified eector such person not being n quail
ned eector, or suppress any certificate of NOM
NATION or nomination paper, or any part
thereot whlch has been duly filed, or forge or
iu'SS's Hi'ihc tnt OinClll endorsement Qny
ballot. or wilfully destroy or deface any ballot.
or wifully delay the delivery of any ballots.
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction shall be sentenced to pay a fine not
exceeding $1,000, or to undergo an imprison-
ment for not more than one year or both at
the discretion of the court.
For Failure of Duty.
Section "a. Any public officer upon whom a
duty is imposed by this act who shall negi-
gently or wilfully perform it in such way us to
hinder the objects of this act, or who shall neg
ligently or wifully violate any of the provisions
thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction shall be sentenced to pay a
fine not exceeding $1,000, or to undergo an i'm
prisonment for not more than one year or both
at the discretion of the court
Section 35. Any printer employed by the
commissioners of any county or auditors of
any township or borough to print any official
bal!ots, or any person engaged in printing the
same VINO shall appropriate to himself or give