Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-10-07

OF election, or other messenger In
trusted with the custody of the ballots
who shall open any OF the packages, in
which the ballots are contained, or per-
NIT any Of them to be opened, or de-
stroy any OF such ballots, or permit
them to be destroyed, or give or deliver
any such packages or ballots to any
person not legally authorized to receive
them, as herein provided; or conspire
to procure, or In any way aid, abet or
connive at any robbery, loss or unlaw-
full destruction of any such ballots or
packages, shall be guilty of felony,
and on conviction thereof, shall be pun
ished by Imprisonment IN the peniten-
tiary for not less than three nor more
than ten years.
76. II any person shall induce, or at
tempt to induce, any voter to write,
paste or otherwise place on his ballot
the name OF any person, or any sign or
device OF any kind, as a distinguishing
mark by which to indicate to any other
person how such other voter voted, or
shall enter into or attempt to form any
agreement or conspiracy with any other
person to induce or attempt to induce a
voter TO so place distinguishing name
or mark on his ballot, whether or not
said act be committed or attempted to
be committed, such person so offending
! shall be guilty Of a felony, and, on con-
viction thereof, be imprisoned in the
penitentiary not less than two nor more
than five years; or he may, at the dis
erection Of the court, be fined not less
! than one hundred nor more than five
hundred dollars, and be imprisoned In
the county jail not less than one month
nor more than six months.
II. If any commissioner of election,
or poll clerk, shall reveal to any per-
son how any voter has voted, or what
| other candidates were voted for on any
ballot bearing a name not printed there
on, by the board of ballot commission
ers, or give any information concerning
the appearance of any ballot voted,
such person so offending shall be guilty
of felony, and on conviction thereof
shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary
not less than two nor more than five
years.
rs. II any person shall induce, or at
tempt to induce, by the use of any I'M
| lawful means, any commissioner OF cleo
ton, or poll clerk to violate any of the
provisions Of this chapter, whether or
not such commissioner of election, or
poll clerk, shall violate, or attempt to
violate, any Of the provisions thereof,
such person so offending shall be guilty
| Of felony, and on conviction thereof
shall be i'm prisoned in the penitentiary
not less than two, nor more thau five
years.
70. No officer of election shall disclose
to any person the name of any candi-
date for whom voter has voted. No
officer Of election shall do any election
eerlng on election day. No person what
ever shall do any electioneering on cleo
tion day within any polling place, or
within 60 feet OF any polling place. No
! person shall apply for or receive any
ballot in any polling place other than
that in which be is entitled to vote, nor
shall any person examine ballot which
any voter has prepared for voting, or
| solicit the voter to show the same, nor
ask, or make any arrangement, di-
rectly or indirectly, with any
voter to vote an open ballot. No, per-
son except commissioner OF election
shall receive from any voter ballot
prepared by him for voting. No voter
shall receive ballot from any person
other than one Of the poll clerks; nor
shall any person other than poll clerk
deliver a ballot to commissioner Of
election, to be voted by such commits
sioner. No voter shall deliver any bal
lot to a commissioner of election to be
voted, except the one he receives from
| the poll clerk. No voter shall place
any mark upon his ballot, nor suffer or
permit any other person to do so, by
which it may be afterward identified as
the ballot voted by him. Whoever shall
violate any provision Of this section
shall be deemed guilty OF a felony, and
on conviction thereof shall be punished
by Imprisonment in the penitentiary for
not less than one nor more than two
years.
so. Any public officer, upon whom
any duty is imposed by this chapter,
who shall wllfully neglect, refuse or
omit to perform such duty, or do any
act prohibited herein, for which pun
| ishment is not otherwise provided, shall
be deemed guilty of a felony, and, on
| conviction thereof, shall be punished by
| Imprisonment in the penitentiary for
not less than one nor more than three
| years.
81. If any person not herein author
! lied so to do, shall enter or attempt to
| enter the election room, or shall remain
within 60 feet Of the polling place, con-
trary to the provisions hereinbefore
made, he shall be guilty OF misde-
meauor, and, on conviction thereof,
shall be fined not less than one hundred
dollars, nor more than FIVE hundred
dollars, and confined in the county jail
not less than thirty days.
SO. Ifany person shall, during the cleo
tion, remove or destroy any OF the sup
plies or other conveniences placed In
the booths or compartments as afore-
/ said, or delivered to the voter for the
purpose of enabling the voter to prepare
his ballot, or shall, during an election,
remove, tear down, or deface the cards
printed for the instruction Of the voters,
or shall, during an election, destroy or
remove any booth, railing or other con-
venience provided for such election, or
shall induce or attempt to induce any
person to commit any of such acts
whether or not any of such acts be COM
mitted, or attempt to be committed,
shall be guilty Of misdemeanor, and, on
conviction thereof, shall be punished by
Imprisonment in the county Jail for not
less than six months nor moro than one
year.
| AFFIDAVIT TAKEN DURING ELECTION.
So. All affidavits provided for in this
chapter to be used on the day Of cleo
ton at the several polling places, shall,