The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-04-19

therefor, ana shall be preserved Tor SIX months.
Such officer shall keep record OF the number
Of ballots delivered for each polling place, the
name Of the person to whom and the time
when delivered, and he shall also enter upon
such record the number and character of the
ballots returned, with the time when, the
person by whom they are returned. When the
canvass shall have been completed, as now pro.
vided by law, the clerks shall announce to, the
judges the total number of votes received by
each candidate; at least one Judge OF the cleo
ton shall then proclaim, In loud voice, the
total number OF votes received by each OF the
persons voted for and the office for which he
Is designated, as announced by said clerks,
and the number of votes for, and the number
of votes against, any proposition which shall
have been submitted to the vote OF the people !;
when counting the ballots, the judges shall
fold each ballot, and string closely upon u
SINCE piece Of flexible wire or cord, all ballots
which have been counted by them except
those marked Defective" or "Objeced to-"
unite the ends Of such wire or cord in firm
knot. seal the knot with sealing wax, in such
manner that it cannot be united without break
ing the seal, incl0se the ballots so strung in an
envelope, and securely seal such envelope with
sealing wax, in such manner that 1t cannot
be opened without breaking the seal, and re-
turn said ballots, together with the package
with the ballots marked /" Defective" or sob
jected to-" In such sealed packages or en-
velopes, to the proper clerk, from whom the
same were received, and such officer shall
carefully preserve such ballots for two years
and six months, and, at the expiration Of that
time, shall destroy them by burning, without
previously opening the package or envelope.
Such ballots shall be destroyed in the presence
of the official custodian thereof and two
electors OF approved integrity and good re-
pute, and members, respectively, Of the two
leading political parties. The said electors
shall be designated by the chairman OF the
board Of county commissioners of the county
IN which such ballots are kept: PrOpidGd, That
If any contest of the election OF any officer
voted for at such election shall be pending at
the expiration of said time, the said ballot
shall not be destroyed until such contest is
finally determined. In all cases of contested
elections, the parties cOntesting the same shall
have the right to have such ballots opened,
and to have all the errors OF the judges in
counting, or refusing to count, any ballots, cor
rected by the court or body trying such con-
test; but such ballots shall be opened only in
open court, or in an open session OF such body,
and in the presence of the officer having the
custody thereof
SEC. &. No person whatever shall do any
electioneering or soliciting Ofyotes on election
day within any polling place, or within one
hundred 1OO) feet of any polling 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 pun
1shed by fine OF not less than twenty-five (25)
dollars nor more than one hundred (10O) dol
lars, or imprisonment for not less than ten
(1O) days nor exceeding thirty days (30), or by
both fine and imprisonment, for each and
every otfense; and it shall be the duty OF the
judges of election to enforce the provisions Of
this section.
herein otherwise provided, mark or fold his
ballot so as to be distinguished or allow his
ballot to be seen by any person with an appar-
ent intention OF letting 1t be known how he is
about to vote, or who shall make false state
ment as TO his inability to mark his ballot, or
any person who shall interfere or attempt to
interfere with any of the voters when inside
said tnclOsed space, or when marking his bal
lot, or who shall endeavor to induce any voter
before voting, to show how he marks or has
marked his ballot or any ballot, any character
for the purpose OF Identifying said ballot shall
be punished by fine of not less than twenty
five dollars ($25) nor more than one hundred
dollars (SlOO), or by imprisonment for not less
than ten (10) days nor exceeding thirty 1907
days, or by both fine and imprisonment; and
It shall be the duty of election judges to en-
force the provisions Of this section.
SEC. 28. Any person who shall, prior to any
election, wtllfully destroy or deface any list Of
posted in accordance with the pro-
visions of this act, and who, during an cleo
tiOn, shall willfully deface, tear down, remove
or destroy any card Of instruction or specimen
ballot, printed and posted for the instruction
of voters, or who shall, during the election.
willfully remove or destroy any Of the supplies
or cOnveniences furnished to enable voters to
prepare their ballots, or shall willfully hinder
the voting OF Others shall be punished by %
fine of not less than ten dollars ($l0) nor more
than one hundred dollars $500, or imprison-
ment for not less than ten (1O) days nor ex-
ceeding thirty (9O) days or by both fine and
Imprisonment.
SEC. %. Any person who shall falsely make
or willfully destroy any certificate Of nOmina-
ton, or nomination papers, or any part
thereof, or any letter Of withdrawal, or file any
certificate OF nomination or nomination pa
pers, knowing the same, or any part thereof, TO
be falsely made, or suppress any certificate Of
or nomination papers, or any part
thereof which have been duly filed, or forge
or falsely make the official Endorsement on
any ballot or substitute therefor any spurious,
ballot, or make, use, circulate, or
cause to be made or circulated, as an official
ballot, any paper printed in imitation or re-
semblance thereof, or willfully destroy or de-