The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-03-23
count all votes cast and certify the

count all votes cast and certify the
results of the same.
Sec. 4. The judges shall select
one of their number who shall act
as clerk, and the clerk must keep a
true record of each and every PER
son voting, with their residence,
giving the street and number and
postofice address.
Sec. g.. All qualified voters
may challenge the right of any per-
son offering to vote at such caucus
or primary meeting, and in the
event of such challenge one of the
Judges shall administer an oath to
the person so challenged, which
oath shall be substantially as fol-
lows.
"You do solemnly wear that
you are a full citizen of the United
States and of this state and of this
county, and of this district or pre-
cinct where this primary is now
being held; that you have been
and now are identified with the
party-or, in case the party has
not been and is not identified with
the political party with which he
offers to vote, that it is his inten-
ten bona fide to act with the
party and identify himself with the
same at the ensuing election"
If the challenged party takes the
oath as above presented, and the
judges are satisfied from such oath
that the party challenged is en-
titled to vote, they shall receive
his ballot. In case a person taking
the oath as aforesaid shall inten-
tionally make false answers to any
questions put to him by any one of
the judges concerning his right to
vote at such caucus Or primary
meeting, he shall upon conviction
be deemed guilty of purjury, and
shall be punished by imprisonment
in the peniteutiary fer a term of
not less than n year nor lore
than three years.
Sec. 6. 1t shall be unlawful for
any judge of any caucus or primary
meeting or primary election to
knowingly receive the vote of any
person who he knows is not en-
titled to vote OF to fraudulently or
wrongfully deposit any ballot or
ballots in the ballot box or take
any ballots from the ballot box of
said caucus or primary election or
frauduiently or wrongfully mix any
ballots with those cast at such eau
Gus or primary election or know
ingly make any false count, can
vass, statement or return of the
ballot cast or vote taken at such
caucus or primary election.
Sec. 7. No person shall by bri-
berry or other improper mean or
device directly or indirectly at
tempt to influence any elector in
the casting of any ballot at such
caucus or primary meeting or de-
ter him in the deposit of his ballot
or interfere or hinder any voter at
such caucus or primary meeting in
the full and free exercise of his
right of suffrage at such caucus or
primary meeting.
Sec. 8. Any person or persons
violating any of the provisions of
this act except as provided in Sec
tion 5 shall be deemed guilty of a
nisdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof shall be fined not less than
fifty dollars nor more than two
hundred and fifty dollars or by i'm
prisonment not less than zone. nor
more than three months in the
county Jail or by both such fine
and imprisonment in the discretion
of the court.
Sec. g.. This act shall take eff
feet and be in force from and after
it's passage and approval by the
governor.
The governor has already signed
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