Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-03-16

An Oat1 THAT Tile ueIaccnenG OF the DallOt nrSt
delivered to him was not done for the purpose
of defacing said official ballot Any person
swearing falsely to such fact shall be deem
ed guilty of perjury.
DUTIES OF THE CONSTABLE
To- The Electoral Board of each county or
city shall appoint for each voting precinct
therein one special constable, who shall be
an honest and discreet person OF said precinct
and be able to read and write. who shall be
conservator of the peace, and shall be espec-
tally charged with enforcing the provisions of
this act, having all the powers OF a consta bl
and for such services he shall be allowed one
dollar per day. He shall have the power of
arresting upon the verbal order or warrant Of
the judges OF election, or majority Of them,
of the precinct to which he is appointed, any
person who is offending OF attempting to VIC
late any of the provisions of this act OF dis
turbing the peace, and the person so arrested
shall be taken as soon as possible before n
justice Of the peace having cOgnizancc Of the
offense and be then proceeded against under
the general laws of the State. At the request
of any elector in the voting booth who may
be physically Or educationally unable to
vote, the said special constable, may
render him assistance by reading the
names and offices on the ballot, and point
out to him the names that lie wishes to strike
out, OF otherwise aid him in preparing his
ballot. In case said elector be blind, said
special constable shall prepare said ballot
for said elector in accordance with the in
structions Of said elector. Before entering
upon the duties of his Office the said special
III haJ fol- n, 10, rn;tt ,T,,Il
perform the duties thereof and for a corrupt
violation of the same he shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and be fined not less
than $500 and be imprisoned not less than.one
nor more than twelve months in jail.
NO CROWD AROUND THE POLLS.
16. 1t shall not be lawful upon the day of
election for persons to congregate and crowd
upon the public highways within 100 feet of
any of the voting places, and any person vio-
lating the provisions of this section shall,
upon conviction thereof, pay fine of $50 OF
he confined in Jail not exceeding ten days.
Any member of the Electoral Board, the prin-
ter who shall print the official ballots provid-
ed for by this act, any judge of election, Or
any other person who shall give OF sell to
any person, whomsoeyer, except where it
is distinctly provided by this act, any Off
cial ballot or>any copy, or any fac-simile of
the same, or any information about the same,
OF shall counterfeit OF attempt to counterfeit
the same shall be deemed guilty of misde-
meanor. and upon conviction thereof shall be
fined $500 and imprisoned in Jail six months.
It shall be the duty of the judges of election
to see that the provisions of this act are strict
ly carried out.
MATTER OF REMOVAL.
II. The said special constable may be re-
moved by said Electoral Board or by said
judges of election at their pleasure, and a sue
cessor for him may be appointed Immediately.
And when any such constable fails to attend
punctually at the opening of the polls at any
precinct, the judges Of election of such pre-
cinct, or a majority of them, may select some
qualified voter from those present, who, after
taking an oath, to be administered by one of
the said judges, to faithfully perform the du-
ties of said Office, shall have same powers to
act and be under like penalties as said special
constable appointed by said Electoral Board
The secretary of said Electoral Board shall
keep in his sole. custody the seal OF stamp Of
said board, and in sealed package, to be
opened only in the presence of the Electoral
Board and the Judge of the County or Corpo-
ration Court when in the discharge of their
duty, as prescribed in section aforesaid.
IS. The cost of conducting an election I'M
der this act shall be paid by the supervisors
out of the general county levy, and in cities
by the council thereof.
10. All acts OF parts of acts in conflict with
this act or any section thereof are hereby re-
pealed.