Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-08-12

spective towns, cities and villages shall
constitute the election officers mentioned
in this act.
Sec. 81. A voter who shall, except as
herein otherwise provided, allow his bal
lot to be seen by any other person with
an apparent intention of letting 1t be
known how he is about to vote, or who
shall make false statement as to his in
ability to mark his ballot, or any person
who shall Interfere with any voter when
inside of said closed space, or who shall
endeavor to induce any voter to vote for
any particular candidate within the bull
ding IN which the voting is proceeding,
shall be punished by a fine of fifty dollars,
and it shall be the duty of the election
officers to see that the offender is duly
brought before the proper court for the
recovery of such penalty.
Sec. 30. Any person who shall, prior
to an election, wifully deface or destroy
any list of candidates posted in accord
ance with the provisions of this act. or
who during an election shall wifully
deface, tear down, remove or destroy any
card of instruction posted for the in
slruction of voters, Or who shall, during
an election wilfully remove or destroy
any of the supplies or convcniences fur
nished to enable Il voter to prepare his
ballot, or shall wilfuly hinder the voting
of others, shall be punished by Il fine of
fifty dollars.
Sec. SO. 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 suppress any certificate of nomination,
or nomination paper, or any part thereof
which has been filed; or forge or falsely
make the official endorsement of any
ballot, or wlfully destroy or deface any
ballot, or wilfully delay the delivery of
any ballots, shall be punished by a fine
of one hundred dollars.
Sec. 81. ANY public officer upon whom
a duty is imposed, by this act, who
wilfully ncgccts to perform such duty,
or who shall wlfully perform it in such
a way as to hinder the objects of this act,
shall be punished by II fine Of five hum
dred dollars.
Sec. IS, All acts and parts of acts
inconsistent with this act are hereby re-
pealcd
Sec. 80. This act shall take effect from
its passage.
/ AppTONeu November -. lSJU.
THE AMENDMENTT.
AN ACT to amend No. 9 of the acts of
1890, entitled an act to promote purity
of elections. secure secrecy of the bal
lot, and to provide for the printing and
distribution of ballots at public ey-
pense.
1t is hereby enacted by the general as
sembly of the State of Vermont:
Section l. SECTION six Of said act Is
hereby amended so as TO read as follows
Certificates of nomination of candidates
for offices to be filled by the voters of the
entire State, or any division larger than
a county, shall be filed with the secretary
of State. For offices to be filled by the
voters of an entire county or probate dis
| trict. such cert licate shall be filed in the
clerk office of the county in which such
election is to be held. For offices to be
filled by the voters of II city, village or
town. such certificates shall he filed with
the clerk of the city, village, or town in
which such local election is to he held.
Sec. =. Section 20 of said act is hereby
amended So as to read as follows
The ballot clerks shall ut AL times be
under the supervision of the presiding
officer Aforesaid; shall keep the ballots
within the polling place. and in plain
view of the pubic. and deliver them ouly
to qualified voters. Every qualified voter,
before receiving his ballot, shall announce
his name and place of residence, in clear
and audible tore of voice. to the ballot
clerk. or present the same in writing,
and If such name is found upon the check
list by the ballot clerk having charge
thereof, he shall repeat the name, and the
voter shall be allowed to enter the space
enclosed by the guard rail, and the ballot
clerk shall give him one, and only one of
a kind, and his name shall be Immediately
checked on said list
Sec. 3. Section y of said act is hereby
amended so as to read rs follows:
On receiving his ballot, or ballots, the
voter shall, forthwith, and without leav-
Jag the polling place or going outside of
| said guard rail, retire alone to one of the
booths or compartments not occupied by
any other person, and prepare his ballot
or ballots by marking in the appropriate
margin or place IL cross (N) opposite the
name of the candidate of his choice for
each office to be filled, or by filling in the
name of the candidate of his choice in the
blank space provided therefor, and mark
! ing Il cross (N) opposite thereto; and in
case of a question submitted 10 the vote
of the people, by marking In the appro-
pirate margin, or place, cross * }
against the answer which he desires to
give. Before leaving the booth or COM
partment, the voter shall fold his ballot
or ballots separately without displaying
the marks thereon, and keep the same 50
folded until he has delivered the ballot or
ballots to the presiding officer, then he
shall forthwith proceed outside the guard
rail by the exit thereof and shall not
again enter such enclosed space during
such poll, unless he is an election officer.
No voter shall lie allowed TO occupy
voting booth or compartment for more
than five minutes when other voters are
waiting to occupy the same.
Approved August p. 1891.
Mr.. H. j. Mayors of Oakland, Nd,
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