Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-10-31

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The following are sections 80, GO, 76.
20, 81 aud SO OF chapter of the code Of
West Virginia, concerning elections by
the people:
Section so If at any time during the
election any qualified voter shall make
andavit, before commissioner Of cleo
ton, that any person who has voted is
an illegal voter in such precinct, the
person accused shall az once be arrested
07 any constable or other person deSig-
mated by the election commissioners 10
make the arrest, aud by him delivered
TO the civil authorities. Any person de-
string TO 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 to
some Justice OF the peace 10 the magis-
terial district, who shall proceed there
on as If the aitiiayit had been made be-
fore him.
Section 60. Any person who shall re-
move or attempt 20 remove ballot from
the election room, or having in his pos
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 in the penitentary not
less than two nor more than five years.
Section rs IfanY person shall induce,
or attempt 10 induce, any voter TO write,
paste or otherwise place on his ballot,
the name OF any person, or any sign or
device of any kind. as distinguishing
mark bv which 10 indicate 10 any
other person, how such voter voted, or
shall enter into or attempt TO form any
agreement or conspiracy with any other
person 20 induce or attempt 10 induce
voter TO so place a Distinguishing name
or mark on his ballot, whether or not
said act be committed or attempted TO
be committed, such person so offending
shall be guilty of q felony, and on con-
viction thereof, be imprisoned 10 the
penitentiary not less than two nor more
than FIVE years, or he may, az the dis
erection Of the court, be fined not less
than one hundred nor more than five
hundred dollars, and be imprisoned In
the county Jail not less than one month
nor more than six months.
Section 20. No officer OF 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
eering on election day. No person what
ever shall do any electiOneering on cleo
ton day within any polling place, or
within sixty feet OF any polling place.
No person shall apply for or receive any
ballot In any polling place, other than
that in when he is entitled to vote, nor
shall aCy person examine ballot which
any voter has prepared for voting, or
solicit the voter 20 show the same, nor
ask, DOR make any arrangement direct
ly or indirectly, With any voter, 10 vote
an open ballot No person except q
commissioner OF election shall re-
ceive from any voter 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 20 4 commissioner
OF election 10 be voted by such commits
sioner. No voter shall deliver any bal
lot 10 q commissioner OF election 70 be
voted, except the one he receives from
the clerk. No voter shall place any
mark upon his ballot, nor suffer or per
nit any other person to DO so, by which
it may afterwards be identified as the
ballot voted by him. Whoever shall
violate any provision OF this section
shall be deemed guilty Of felony, aud,
on conviction thereof, shall be punished
Oy imprisonment in the DeniteDtary
Dior not less than Que nor more than two
Tears.
Section 81. II any person not herein
Authorized so TO do, shall enter or at
hpt 70 enter the election room, or
BIZ remain within sixty feet Of the
linE place, contrary 70 the provis-
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