Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-05-26
The Primary Law.
AN ACT OF ASSEMBLY.

To regulate the holding of and to pre-
vent fraud in the Primary Election oil the
several political parties of the Common
wealth OF Pennsylvania.
Sec. /. Be it enacted, ETC., that from and
after the passage of this act it shall be law
full and is hereby made the duty OF the
Judges, Inspectors and Clerks and others
officers of the Primary Elections, meeting
or caucus held for the purpose of nominal
ing candidates for State, city OF county
officers within the Commonwealth Of fPenn' a
before entering upon the discharge of their
duties severally to take and subscribe to an
oath or affirmation in the presence of each
in form as follows, namely, Il (AB) do
swear that will as Judge, Inspector or
Clerk, (as the case may be )at the ensuing
election impartially and faithfully per-
form the duties, in accordance with laws
and constitution of the Commonwealth
of Penn'a., and in accordance with the
rules and regulations adopted by the
PARTY. county of-for the government
of said Primary elections, meetings or
caucuses, to the best of my Judgment and
ability" The oath or affirmation shall
first be administered to the Judge by one
of the Inspectors, then the Judge so quail
fed shall administer the oath or athrma-
ton to the Inspectors or Clerks and may
administer the oath to any elector offering
to vote as to his qualifications to vote at
such elections.
Sec. 9. If any Judge, Inspector, Clerk or
other officer of the Primary Election, as
aforesaid, shall presume to act IN such ca
pacitv before the taking and subscribing to
the oath or affirmation required by this
act he shall on conviction be lined not ex-
ceeding two hundred dollars, and II any
Judge, Inspector, Clerk. or other ofhcer,
when in the discharge of his duty as such,
shall willfnlly disregard or violate the pro,
visions of any rule, duly made by the SAID
party, county of--for govern
ment of Primary elections of the party, he
shall on conviction be fined not exceeding
two hundred dollars, and if any Judge or
Inspector of Primary Election as aforesaid
shall knowingly reject the vote OF any per
son entitled to vote under the rules OF said
party, or shall knowingly receive
the vote of any person not quallhed as
aforesaid, shall on conviction be fined not
exceeding two hundred dollars, and II any
Judge Inspector Clerk, or other officer oil
Primary Election as aforesaid shall be
guilty Of any willful fraud in discharge OF
his duties, by destroying or defaclng bal
lots, adding to the poll, other than those
lawfully voted, by stuffing the ballot box,
by false counting, by making false returns
or by any act or thing whatsoever, the per,
son so offending shall be deemed guilty OF
misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall
be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars
or Imprisonment not exceeding one year,
or both, or either, at the discretion OF the
court.
All acts or parts of acts of Assembly in
consistant with this act are hereby repeal
ed. except in counties or cities where
special acts are enforced for the same pur-.
pose; Provided. That the provisions OF
this act shall entail no expense to the
counties or cities.
Approyed-The 2Oth day of June, A. D.,
1881.