Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-03-08

snail be the duty OF the judges OF cleo
ton to cause by verbal order or war
rant The instant arrest of any person
making such attempt, and he shall be
required to vote or surrender said bal
lot, and he may by confined in jail, by
the order Of said judges of election, un-
t he obeys said requirement, not ex-
ceeding ten days.
13. No elector shall be allowed bv
the judges Of election to remain in said
voting booth provided in this act more
than two and one-half minutes to the
obstruction Of other electors desiring TO
vote. Said judges of election shall
cause any elector attempting to occupy
said voting booth for longer time to
require and surrender his ballot, and he
shall not again be allowed to receive
an official ballot, unless in the discre-
tion of the judges Of election another
opportunity to vote will not delay or
hinder other electors.
II. Should any ballot be unintcntion-
ally or accidentally defaced, or in any
way rendered unfit for voting by such
elector, the elector shall deliver said
defaced ballot to the judges of election
and receive another upon taking an
oath that the DETACHMENT of the ballot
first delivered TO him was not done for
the purpose of defacing said official bal
lot. Any person swearing falsely to
such fact shall be deemed guilty of
perjury.
15. The Electoral Board of each
county or city shall appoint for each
voting precinct therein one special
constable, who shall be conservator
of the peace, and shall be especially
charged with enforcing the provisions
of this act, having all the powers of a
constable 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 a majority of
them of the precinct to which he is ap-
pointed any person who is offending or
attempting to violate any of the provi-
sions of this act or disturbing the peace,
and the person so arrested shall be tax
en- as soon as possible before Justice
of the peace having cognizance of the
offence and be then proceeded against
under the general laws of the State.
AT the request Of any elector in the
voting-bootn who may be physically or
educationally unable to vote, the said
special constable, who shall be an honest
and discreet man, who can read and
write, may render him assistance
by reading the names and Offices on
the ballot, and point out to him
the names that he wishes to
strike out, or otherwise aid him
in preparing his ballot. In case said
ciector be bind, said special constable shall
prepare said ballot for said clector in accord
ancc with the instructions of said cicctor
Before ent ering upon the duties Of bis Office
the said special constable shall take an oath
to faithfully perform the duties thereof. and
for q corrupt violation Of the same he shall be
deemed guilty of Il misdcmeanor and be fined
not less than $500 and be imp soned not
less than one nor more than twelve months in
jail.
Is. 1t shall not be lawful upon the day of
election for persons TO COngrcgatc and crowd
upon the public highways within 100 feet of
any Of the voting places. and any person vio-
latng the provisions of this section shall
upon conviction thereof pay fine OF so or
nc confined i'll iail not exceeding ten days.
Any member OF the electoral board. the print
er who shall print the oilicia ballots provid-
cd for by this act. any judge Of election, or
any other person who shall give or sell to any
person whomsocver except where ii is d's
tinctly provided by this act, any official bal
lot or any copy, or any fac Similc of the -1mc
or any infol nation about the same, or shall
counterfeit or attempt To count -rteit the -r.mc
shall lao deemed guilty of a ms,lcmcanor. and
.s..tsn
and imprisoned in jail six months. 1t shall
be the duty of the judges OF election to see
that the provisions of this act are strictly car
ricd out
II. The said special constGblc nay be re-
moved by said electoral board or by said
judges of election at their pleasure and Il sue
ccssor for him may be appointed Immediately
And when any such constable fails = attend
punctually at the the opening of the polls at
any precinct the judges Of election at such
precinct, or a majority of them, my select
some qualified vot.r from those present who
ait + taking an oath II bc admirist by
one of the MD judges, to faithfully perform
the duties of SAID office. shall have same pow
crs TO act and be under like penalties as id
special constable appointed by said electoral
board.
The secretary of said electoral board shall
keep in his sole custody the seal or stamp of
said board, and in a sealed package, to be
opened only in the presence of the elect )ra
board and the judge Of the county or corpora
tion court when IN the discharge Of their
duty, as prescribed in section aforesaid.
IS. The cost of conducting an election un-
der this act shall'bc paid by the super, isors
ont OF the general county levy.
10. All acts or parts of acts in conflict with
this act or any section thereof are hereby re-