The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-10-11

power OF arresting. upon the velo .a
order or warrant of the judges e.
of election. or majority of them, OF Tue
nreciuct 70 which he is appointed
any person who is Offending or a'lc'.pe
ing TO violate any 81 'ne @
Yisiona,of This act or disturbing INC pg"s
and tho person so arrested shall be tah .,
as soon ss possible bcfors lustico o. 'ne
p.ace having cognizance of the onehsc'
aud he then proceeded against undes I'll.
General laws of the state. at the reques'
Of any olector in the voting BOOM VINO VIC,
NAV be rbysica!lv or educationally unable
10 yotc. The said special constable may
render him assistance by reading inc
names and Offices on the ballot ana POM
inc out 10 him tie name or names II may
wish 10 strike out, or otherwise ala MN
in preparing his ballot. In case said e,eG :,
tor be blind, said spscial constaoic sn .I.
take an oath to faithfully perform .ne
duties thereof, ard for a corrup t 'ioi@ 'on
Of the same he shall lie deemed sulstY 81 =
n;sdeameanor. and be fined not less IMAM
five hundred dollars and be lmprisinoeo
not less than one nor more than t"el'e
months in jail. -. 10,
1G. 1t shall not be lawful upon the da}
ot eIection for persons 10 congre-
rate and crowd upon the public highways
within one hundred feet OF any OF the vol
ing places, and any person violating Tue
provisions of this section shall, upon CON
yiction thereof, pay fine of twenty-five
dollars or be confined in jail not excecu,
ing ten days. Any member OF the clec'or@'
board, the printer who shall rriht 'ne VI.
fetal ballots provided FOR by tins ac'' Sns
Judge Of election, or any other person VINO
shall give Or sell to any person "homso-
ever. cxccpr where il is distinctly pro''u-
cd by this act, any Official ballot or any
cory or anv fac-simile OF The same or any
Information about the same, or shai'
counterfeit or attempt counterfeit the
same, shall be deemed guilty OF a ms
deameanor, and, upon conviction thereof
shall be fined five hundred dollars ana I'M
nrisionou in jail six months. 1t rha'l DC
the duty of the Judges of election TO see
that Inc provisions Of thi; &C! arc stfic'i!
compiled with.
Il. The said special constable may be
removed BY said electoral hoard or ny
.nid iudgcs of election at their pleasure,
and a successor for lin may be appoi"'eN
Immediately And when any snch co"s'a-
be fails to attend punctuaiIy at the open
Ing Of the polls at any precinct, the Judge
Of election al such precinct, or maJorl'!
OF thom, may select some quaillled voter
from those present, who, atter taxing an
oath to he administered by one o' ih0
said Judges to faithfully perform tie da-
tics of said cnicc, shall have same powers,
TO act and he under like penalties ne snio
special constable appointed by sad eiec-
toral board The secretary OF sad eicc-
toral board shall keep in his sole custody
tue seal or stamp Of said board, and III i
scaled package, 10 DO opened only III the
presence of tho electoral board ana the
Judge OF the coaniy or corporation court
when in the discharge Of their duty as
described in section seven aforesaid.
IS. The cost Of conducting Al election
under this act shall be paid By the super
yisors out Of the general county levy, and
in cities by the council thereof.
l9. All acts and parts OF acts III con-
dict with this act or any section thereof
are hereby repealed