The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-09-09

ETC, Whoever, knowing that he Is
lot qualified voter at an cleo.
ion. wilfully votes, or attempts to
vote. or whoever so votes, or at
'eupts to vote more than once,
either in his own name: or in that
IF any other pc son, or in an az.
,nmed name, or who ever so votes,
" attempts to vote in more than
m" voting precinct; or whoever
aids or abets any one not
legally qualifie | in voting OF at
to vote ut an election, or
whoever shall have in his posses
sion the registration paper Ut ain
,tller; or whoever with intent to
cheat or tlefraud, alters any ballot
at any election, and whoever with
such intent, deposits any ballot in
the ballot box used at such elpc-
lion, and who ever with such in
tent, removes any ballot from such
ballot box; or whoever shall forge,
initiate or counterfeit Or falsely
make. or alter, or shall procure to
be falsely made, initiated, altered,
forged or counterfrited, or shall
aid or assist in falsely making, i'm
itating, altering, fnrsing or coun.
teririting any ballot, or part there
of, herein provided for, or shall
utter or publish, as true any such
false, altered, forged. initiated or
ballot, OF shall pro.
cure same to be uttered or pub
liShrd an true, knowing same
TO ho false, altered, forged,
or munterfeited, with
intent TO use same, or to procure
same to be used at any election; OF
whoever being charged with the
duty of compiling, Or of making up
Or Of printing the official ballot
herein provided for, permits any
person not so engaged to have ac-
cess to OF give any information
with regard to the said official
ballot OF the form thereof, except
as herein provided.
Or whoever in an assembly of
people met for the purpose Of max
ing nominations under this law,
votes or attempts to vote under
any name other thin his own, or
whoever aids and abets any per
son in the commission of the of.
fences described in this section, or
whoever knowingly and wilinlly
gives false answer to any cleo
ton officer, shall be punished for
each offense MS provided in sec
ton Al of this act.
Sec. a. Be it further enacted.
etc, Any person who shall be con.
victed of willul and corrupt false
swearing Or affirming in taking
any oath or affirmation prescribed
by this act, shall be adjudgpd
guilty of wilful and corrupt PERU
~, and any person who shall will
fully and corruptIy instigate, adj
wise, induce or procure any per
son to swear, or affirm falsely As
aforesaid, shall be adjudged guilty
of subornation of perjury, and
shall upon conviction thereof sui
fer the punishment directed by
law in the cases of wilful and cor.
rupt perjury.
Sec. A. Be it further enacted,
etc, Any election officer or other
person who violates any of the
provisions of this act shall be pun
ished by Il fine ofnot more than one
thousand lS1, 10000. COY dollars or i'm.
prisonment for not more than one
year; provided that where the Of
Tense is declared in this act to bt
Il felony then the punishment shall
be imprisonment in the State pom
itentiary for not less than two, nol
more than five (5) years.
Sec. 45. Be it further enacted
etc, That the Commissioners and
clerk, aud all other officers charg
ed with the conduct of an election
under this Act, shall before enter
ing upon the discharge Of thei,
duties take the oath prescribed b,
article 149 of the Constitution. the
oath to be administered Ivy any
officer qualified by law to admin.
lister oaths, and if no such officer
be present, the Commissioners
shall administer the oath to each
other.
Sec. 4G. Be it farther enacted,
etc, That in case 10 commissioner
shall have been appointed, and il
one Of those who have been ap
pointed be present within one hour
after the time fixed for the open
ing of the poll, the person shall
hold Il meeting and elect the com
missioners to preside at the cleo
ton, who shall perform all the du
ties of the regularly appointed
commissioners; should any one OF
the commissioners appointed be
present he shall appoint another
and both together shall appoint
a third, aud the commissioners 81
appointed shall take the oath and
perform all the duties of commits
sioners of election in the SAINT
manner as if they had been ap