Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-06-30


the proper auditor, clerk or recorder, us
the case may be, from whom the same
were received, and such officer shall care
fully preserve such ballots for six months,l
and at the expiration of that time shalt
destroy them by burning without previous
" opening the package or envelope. Such
ballot shall be destroyed in the presence
Of the official custodian thereof and two
electors of approved integrity and good
repute and members respectively of the
two leading political parties. The said
electors shall be designated by the char
man OF the board OF supervisors of the
county in which such ballots are kept
provided, that IL any contest of the elec,
ton of any officer voted for at such cleo
ton shall be pending at the expiration OF
said time, the said ballots shall not be
destroyed until such contest is finally de.
termined, In all cases of contested e,ec,
tions, the parties contesting the same shall
have the right to have said ballots opened,
and to have all the errors of tho judges in
counting or refusing 70 count any ballots
corrected by the court or body trying such
contest but such ballots shall be opened
only in open court, or in opon session OF
such body, and in the presence of the officer
having the custody thereof,
SEo. 20. No person whatever, shall do
any electioneering or soliciting OF votes ON
election day within any polling place, or
ing place. No person shall interrupt, hinder
or oppose any voter while approaching the
polling place for the purpose of voting,
Whoever shall violate the provisions OF
this section shall be punished by fine OF
not less than twenty-five (2al dollars nor
more than one hundred O0O) dollars or
imprisonment for not less than ten (lO)
days, nor exceeding thirty 600 days, or
by both fine and Imprisonment, for each
and every offense; and IL shall be the duty
of the judges of election to enforce tho
provisions OF this section.
SEC. ~. Any voter who shall, except as
herein otherwise provided allow his
ballot to be seen by any person
with an apparent intention of let
ting it be known how he is about to
vote, or who shall make false statement
as to his inability to mark his ballot, or
any person who shall interfere or attempt
to interfere, with any voter when inside
said enclosed space, or when marking his
ballot or who shall endeavor to induce any
voter, before voting, to show how he marks
or has marked his ballot, or any person
who shall mark or cause in any manner to
be marked, on any ballot, any character for
the purpose of Identifying said ballot, shall
be punished by a fine OF not less than five
dollars (S5) nor more than one hundred
dollars ($lO0), or Imprisonment for not less
than ten days u0), nor exceeding thirty
days 600 or by both fine and Imprisonment;
and it shall he the duty of the election
judges to enforce the provisions of this
section.
SEC %. Any person who shall, prior to
any election, willfully destroy or delace any
list of candidates posted In accordance
with the provisions OF this act, or who,
during an election, shall willfully deface,
tear down, remove or destroy any card of
instruction or specimen ballot, printed
and posted for the instruction of voters, or
who shall, during an election, willfully re-
move or destroy any of the supplies or
conveniences furnished to enable voters
to prepare their ballots or shall willfully
hinder the voting of Others, shall he pun
ished by fine OF not less than ten dollars
(SlO) nor more than one hundred dollars
(Sl0O) or imprisonment for not less than
ten U0) days, nor exceeding thirty (3O)
days, or by both fine and Imprisonment.
SEC. 80 Any person who shall falsely
make, or willfully destroy, any certificate
of nomination, or nomination papers, or
any part thereof, or any letter of with
drawal, or file any certificate of nomina-
ton, or nomination papers knowing the
same, or any part thereof, TO be falsely
made, or suppress any certificate of nom
nation, or nomination papers, or any part
thereof which have been duly filed or forge,
or falsely make the official endorsement ON
any ballot, or substitute therefor any
spurious or counterfeit ballot, or make,
use, circulate, or cause to be made or cir
culated, as an official ballot, any paper
printed in imitation or resemblance there
of, or willfully destroy or defaoe any bal
lot, or willfully delay the delivery Of any
ballots, shall be punished by u fine of not loss
than one hundred dollars $500 and not
exceeding one thousand dollars $1,000, or
by Imprisonment in the penitentiary not
less than one year and not exceeding Ave
years, or by both fine and imprisonment.
Sec. 80. Any public officer upon whom
a duty Is imposed by this act who shall
willfully neglect to perform such duty, or
who shall willfully perform II in such a
way as to hinder the object of this act, or
shall disclose to any one except AS may be
ordered by any court Of Justice, the con.
tents of any ballot as to the manner in
which same may have been voted, shall be
punished by fine of not less than five dol.
lars (S5), nor more than one thousand dol
lars $1,000 or by imprisonment in the
penitentiary for not less than one year,
and not exceeding five years, or by both
fine and Imprisonment.
Sec. 81 1t shall be the duty of the Sec
tary Of state, with the aid and advice of
the attorney general, to cause three thous1
and copies OF this act to be printed inn
mediately, in pamphlet form, with all
necessary forms and instructions, to assist
election officers to carry IL into effect, and
to distribute the same among the county
auditors of the several counties OF the
state.
SEC. 81 At all elections to which this
act applies the polls shall be opened at
eight O'Clock in the morning, and shall be
closed at six o'clock In the evening, but may
be held open until eight O clock in tho even.
ing provided proclamation was so made
at the time of the opening of the polls
SIC. 80. 1t shall be the duty of the
board OF supervisors of each county at
their June meeting after the passage OF this
act to select two newspapers. one from
each of the two political parties casting
the greatest number of votes for governor
at the election in 1901, in which this law
shall be published provided, that the pay
ment for such publication shall be fixed by
said board of supervisors, but in
no case shall it exceed the sum
of thirty dollars TO each news
paper publishing the same When the
papers in which the law shall be published,
it shall be the duty of the county auditor to
certify such action to the secretary of state,
who shall at once furnish to each OF said
papers copy of the law, and upon the re-
ceipt by the secretary of state Of n copy OF
said paper with an affidavit of the publisher,
or business manager, that the law was pub
lished in each and every copy of said paper
on certain date (Which shall not he later
than thirty days after its receipt from the
secretary of state), the secretary OF state
shall certify the amount fixed for pay
ment for the publication ofthis law in said
paper to the state auditor, who shall draw
his warrant on the state treasurer for the
sum named; provided, that the non-publi.
cation of this law, as herein provided, shall
not invalidate the law.
SEC. "a. That the provisions Of this act
shall not apply in so far as they may con.
flict with chapter II, Acts of the Seven.
teenth General Assembly, relating to the
election OF township assessor and road SUI.
pervisors
SEC. 30. All acts or parts Of acts incop-
sistent with the provisions Of this act are
hereby repealed.
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