BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-09-18
NOTICE

NOTICE.
Attention is called to following sec.i
ton of an Act to provide for Elections
in Porto Rico:
Section 8. In all cases, except trea-
son, felony, and breach of the peace,
the electors shall be free from arrest in
going to elections, during their attend
ance there, and in returning from the
same.
Section 9. That no member of a |
board of election and no clerk thereof
shall be arrested or imprisoned upon
election day or upon the days before
and succeeding election day for any
offence except upon complaint of the
entire district board Of elections, or Of
all the judges of election who are serv-
ing. Any police officer or other person
violating the provisions of this Act shall
be subject to arrest and oponaconvics Jon
shall be fined in any sum not less than
one hundred nor more than five hun.
|dred dollars or confined in Jail for a
term not to exceed two year.
Also to the following sections of an
Act, entitled IAN Act to regulate the
Registration of Electors
Section 7. If any person shall mutt
late or lear down, or deface, or DESTROY
any registration list made out or post.
ed as required by law, he shall be guilty
of felony and on conviction thereof
shall be imprisoned in the penitent ary
fo1 a period Of not less than one nor
more than six years; or shall be fined
In any sum not less than five hundred
nor more than one thousand dollars, or
| by both such fine and imprisonment
Section 8. If any person shall in.
terfere with or irnpide the members of
the board Of registration in any way in
the performance of their duties, such
person shall be deemed guilty of a fe-
lony and. upon conviction thereof, shall
be imprisond in the penitentiary for a
period not less than one nor more than
five years.
Section 9, The said board shall have
and exercise the same powers in pre-.
serving order at their meetings, under
this Act, as are given to judges of elec-
tlons for preserving order on election
day.
Also to the following sections Of the
Penal Code:
Section I3I. Every person who by
threats, intimidation, or unlawful yiol-
ence wilfully hinders or prevents electors
to assemble in public meeting for the
consideration of public questions, Is
guilty of misdemeanor.
Section 14o Any member of the
Insular Police force or of any Municipa,
Police fcrce or any other person who
shall, contrary to law, interfere with
any elector in voting, goin to or return
ing from the polls, or who shall intin
idate or attempt to intimidate an,
elector in the exercise of his yotine
privileges, or who shall unlawfully in
huence or attempt to influence the actor
Iof any member of the district or precine
board OF election, board of registry u
any clerk or election official whatsoever
shall upon conviction be punished b
a line OF not more than five hundred
dollars or imprisonment in the peniten
tiary for a period of not longer thar
five years or by both such fine and i'm.
priSonment.
! Section I4I. Any member of tht
Insular or Municipal Police force O.
duty in any election precinct, who shal
not obey when lawfully summoned b,
any election official of the precinct fol
the purpose of suppressing disorder ol
protecting electors, election officials O.
ELECTION materials, as provided by law
shall be guilty Of a misdemeanor.
4 Section I42. Any person who shal
keep open any saloon. shop, house
apartment store, booth or tent for ths
purpose of selling, bartering or giving
away spifituous, vinous, malt or othel
Intoxicating liquors, from midnight O
the day preceding ain election unit
midnight of the day on which ths
election is held shall, upon conviction
be punished by fine of not less thar
ten dollars nor more than five hundred
dollars; and impri onment for not les.
than thirty nor more than ninety days
/ BENJAMIN F. BUTLER,
i Supervisor of Elections.
i September 5, 1902