Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-04-14
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ballots marked collective" or "obJectsd
to- In such sealed package or envelope, 10
the proper auditor, clerk or recorder, az
the case may he, from whom the same
were received, and such officer shall caus,
fully preserve such ballots for six monthsl
and at the expiration OF that time shhll
destroy thom by burning without previous
ly opening the package or envelope. Surh
ballot shall be destroyed In the presencc
of the official custodian thereof, and two
electors of approved integrity and good
reputo 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 II any contest of the cleo
ton of any officer voted for at such cleo
ton shall be pending at tho expiration OF
said time, the said ballots shall not loo
destroyed until such contest Is finally do
termined In all cases of contested cleo.
lions, the parties contesting the same shall
have the right TO have said ballots opened,
and To have all the errors of the judges in
counting or refusing TO count any ballots
corrected by the court or body trying such
contest; but such ballots shall he opened
only in open court, or I'm open session OF
such body, and in the presence OF tho officer
having the custody thereof
SEC 70. No person whatever, shall do
any electioneering or soliciting OF votes ON
eleNtlun uuN WltHtn any paw w
within one hundred (l0Ol feet OF any poll
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 10y fine OF
not less than twenty-five (s5l dollars nor
more than ono hundred (l00) dollars or
imprisonment for not less than ten (lOl
days, nor exceeding thirty (3O) days, or
by both fine and imprisonment for each
aud every ofiense; and IL shall be the duty
of the Judges OF election TO enforce tho
provisions OF this section.
SIC, ~. Any voter who shall, except MS
herein otherwise provided, allow his
ballot TO be seen by any person
with nn apparent intention of let
ting II be known how he IL about to
vote, or who shall make a false statement
as TO his inability To mark his ballot, or
any person who shall interfere or attempt
10 interfere, with any voter when inside
said enclosed space or whom marking his
ballot, or who shall ondeevor TO induce any
voter beforc 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 Tor
the purpose of Identifying said ballot, shall
be punished by II fine of not less than five
dollars $50 nor more than one hundred
dollars $500, or Imprisonment for not less
than ten days (lnl, nor exceeding thirty
DAYS 500 or by both fine and imprisonment
and II shall be the duty OF tbs election
judges to enforce tho provisions OF this
section
Sac ~, Any person who shall, prior To
any election, willfully destroy or detnce any
list OF candidates posted IN accordance
with the provisions of this act, or who,
during an election, shall willfully detncc,
tear down, remove or destroy amy card OF
instruction or specimen ballot, printed
and posted for the instruction OF voters, or
who shall, during an election, williully ro'
move or destroy any OF the supplies or
conveniences furnished to enable voters
To prepare their ballots or shall willfully
hinder tho voting of others, shall he pun
ished by u fine of not less than ten dollars
(sl0l nor more than one hundred dollars
(Sl00), or imprisonment for not less than
ten (l0l days, nor exceeding thirty (3O)
days or by both fine aud imprisonment
SEC. 20, 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
drnwal, 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
iuation, or nomination papers or any part
thereof, which have been duly filed, or forge,
or falsely make tho official endorsement ON
any ballot, or substitute therefor any
spurious or counterfeit ballot or, make,
use, circulate, or cause to he mndo or cir
culatod, as an official ballot, any paper
printed In imitation or resemblance thore'
OF, or willfully destroy or deface any bal
lot, or willfully delay the delivery OF any
ballots, shall be punished by a ilne OF not losi
than one hundred dollars tSlOOl aud not
exceeding one thousand dollars $1,000, OF
by imprisonment In the penitentiary no,
less than one year and not exceeding liv5
years, or by both fine and Imprisonment
SEC 80. Any public officer upon whom
duty IL imposed by this act who shall
willfully neglect to perform such duty, OF
who shall willfnlly perform IL In such u
way M to hinder the object OF this act, OF
shall disclose to any one except as may bI
ordered by any court OF Justice, the con'
tents OF any ballot as To the manner In
which same may have been voted, shall bJ
punished by fine of not loss than five doa
lars $50, nor more than one thousand doll
lars $1,000 or by imprisonment in thu
penitentiary for not less than one year.
and not exceeding five years, or by bott
fine and imprisonment.
SEC. 81. II shall be the duty of the sec.
tary of state, with the aid and advice OF
the attorney general, to cause three thous-
aud copies OF this act to be printed Inn
mediatciy, In pamphlet form, with all
necessary forms and instructions, TO assist
election officers TO carry II into effect, and
| To distribute the Same among tho county
auditors Of the several counties of the
state
SEc ~. At all elections TO which this
act applies, the polls shall be opened at
eight o'clock In the morning, and shall be
closed Mt six o'clock In the evening, but may
be held open until eight o'clock in the even
ing provided proclamation was so made
at the time OF the opening of the polls,
SEC 49, IL shall DO the duty Of tho
board of supervisors of each county nc
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 1891, 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 IL exceed the sum
of thirty dollars to each news
paper publishing the same. When the
board OF supervisors has selected the news
papers In which the law shall be published,
Il shall be the duty of the county auditor to
certify such action to the secretary ofstate,
| 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 be 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 of this law iIi 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
| Hict with chapter Il, 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 incon-
sistent with the provisions of this act arc
hereby repealed.
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