Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-11-01

The following are sections 50, GO, &c,
/ 70, 81 aud So Of chapter Of the code OF
! West Virginia, concerning elections oy
I election any qualified voter snarf maze
/ ahdavit, before a commissioner Of cleo
| tIOn, that any person who has voted is
an illegal voter in such precinct, the
/ person accused shall 90 once be arrested
/ OY any constable or other person des g
mated by the election commits iOuers 10
make the arrest, and by him delivered
/ 20 the civil authorities. Any person de-
| sizing 20 make such affidavit shall be
/ admitted 10 the election room for that
purpose. Immediately after the close
/ of the election, the commissioners OF
election shall deliver such affidavit 20
some justice Of the peace 10 the magjS-
/ terial district, who shall proceed there
on as If the affidavit had been made be-
| fore him.
Section 60. Any person who shall re-
move or attempt 20 remove a ballot from
the election room, or having in his DOS
session outside the election room any
ballot, either genuine or counterfeit,
during the election, shall be guilty of
felony, and on conviction thereof, shall
be imprisoned I'm the penitentIary not
less than two nor more than five years.
Section 10 IfanY person shall induce,
or attempt 90 induce, any voter 20 write,
paste or otherwise place on bis ballot,
the name Of any person, or any sign or
device of any kind. as a distinguishing
mark by which 70 indicate 20 any
other person, how such voter voted, or
shall enter into or attempt 20 form any
agreement or conspiracy with any other
person % induce or attempt 10 induce q
voter 90 so place a distinguishing name
or mark on his ballot, whether or not
said act be committed or ATTEMPTED -
be committed, such person so offending
shall be guilty Of a felony, and on COU-
vict,0n thereof, be imprisoned 10 the
paniteutiarv 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 10
the county jail not less than one month
nor more than SIX months.
Section CO. No officer o. election shall
disclose TO any person the name Of any
candidate for whom a voter has voted. No
officer Of election shall do any election
eeriUE on election day. No person what
ever shall do any electiOneering on cleo
ton dag within any polling place, or
within sixty ies. OF any polling place.
No person snail apply for or receive any
ballot 10 any polling place, other than
that 10 which he is entitled 20 vote, nor
shall any person examine ballot which
any voter has prepared for voting, or
solicit the voter 90 show the same, nor
ask, DOR make any Arrangement, direct.
~ or Indirectly, with any voter, 20 vote
an open ballot No person except a
commissioned OF election shall re-
ceive from any voter a 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 a poll /
clerk deliver a ballot 90 q commissioner /
Of election 90 be voted by such commits /
siOuer. No voter shall deliver any bal /
lot to a commissioner OF election TO be /
voted, except the one ne receives from 1
the clerk. No voter shall place any /
mark upon his ballot, nor suffer or per /
NIT any other person 20 DO so, by which /
10 may afterwards be identified as the I
ballot voted by him. Whoever shall |
violate any provision OF this section /
shall be deemed guilty Of felony, aud, 1
20 CONVICTION thereof, shall be punished I
by imprisonment in the Uenitentarv /
Tor not less than Que nor more than two
years.
Section 81. II any person not herein
authorized 30 70 do, shall enter or at
tempt 10 enter the election room, or
shall remain within sixty feet of the
polling place, contrary to the provis-
ons hereinbetore made, he shall be
,uiItY Of a misdemeanor, aud. on con-
TictiOn thereof, shall be fined uol less
han one hundred dollars nor more than