The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-03-09
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Sec. 20. ANY judge or clerk of election
who shall wilfully disregard any of the
provisions Of this act, or who shall neg
ligently fail to enforce any of the provis-
ions of this act, or who shall in the
counting of the ballots or making the re-
turns thereof, wilfully disregard any of
the directions or requirements of this
act, or any person who shall wilfully or
fraudulently alter or destroy any white
ballot cast at any election regulated by
this act, or who shall introduce among
the genuine ballots fraudulent ballot,
or any person who shall falsely write the
initials of the chairman, or any writing
upon the ballot or ballot stub purporting
to be written by the clerk or chairman,
or any person who shall steal any of the
ballots or returns, Or wllfully or fraudu-
lently hinder or delay the delivery of
any of the election returns to the county
clerk, or wilfully break open any of such
sealed returns of any election regulated
by this act, upon conviction, shall be
punished by imprisonment in the peni-
tentiary not less than one year nor more
than three years, or by. fine not less
than $500 nor more than 1000 or
both such fine and imprisonment.
Sec. IL. Any person who shall, prior
to or during an election, wilfully deface,
tear down, remove or destroy any list of
candidates, or other notice posted in ac-
cordance with the provisions OF this act,
or who, during an election, shall wilfully
deface, tear down, remove, or destroy
any card of instructions, or specimen
ballot posted under the provisions of
this act for the instructions of voters, or
alter or destroy any certificate of the re-
suit of the election posted under the
provisions of this act, or who shall, DUR
ing an election, wilfully remove or. des-
troy any of the official white or sample
ballots, supplies, or .conveniences fur
nished to enable a voter to prepare his
ballot, or who shall wilfully break the
seals or open any sealed package con-
tanning any of the supplies for the poll
ing places con rary to the provisions of
this act, upon conviction shall be pun
ished by a fine of not less than $50 nor
more than $500, o. by imprisonment in
the county Jail not more than one year,
or by both such fine and Imprisonment,
in the discretion of the court.
Sec. 70. That all of an act entitled
''An act to provide for the registration
of voters, regulating the manner of con-
Quoting elections, providing for the pre-
yention and punishment of frauds af-
fecting the elective franchise, and re-
pealing title of chapter IA of the mis-
cellaneous laws of Oregon" approved
February "a, 1885; and all of an act en-
titled can act to amend sections 4, 10
Il, 10, and "a, of an act entitled An act
TO provide for the registration of voters,
regulating the manner of conducting
elections, providing for the prevention
and punishment of. fraud affecting the
elective franchise, and repeating title
of chapter IA Of the miscellaneous laws
of Oregon, approved February "a, 1885, =
approved Novemb Der 25, 1885; and all of
an act entitled: IAN act to amend Sec
ton 40 of an act entitled AN act to pro-
vide for the registration of voters, regu-
lating the manner of conducting cleo
tions, providing for the prevention and
punishment of fraud affecting the elective
franchise, and repealing title of chapter
IA of the miscellaneous laws of Oregon,
approved February "a, 1885, ap-
proved November 25, 1885; and all
of an act entitled can act relating to
elections approved October 10, 1872
and sections 26, 27, and 2s of an act en-
titled can act relating to elections and
the mode of filling vacancies in Office =
approved October %, 1870; and all of an
act entitled "An act to amend section
5507 of Hills annotated laws of Oregon,
relating to elections and ballot paper, "
approved February 20, 1889; the same
being identical with titles and OF
chapter IA, sections 24S9 to 2537, both
inclusive, of the miscellaneous laws OF
Oregon, as compiled and annotated by
William Lair Hill; and all acts and
parts of acts in conflict with this act be
and the same are hereby repealed.
Approved February 13, 1891.
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