The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-11-02
THE LAW RELATING To
FRAUDS AT ELECTIONS

for any particular person or party; OF
who shall by abduction. distress or
any device or contrivance Impede, pre-
vent or otherwise interfere with tho
free exercise OF the elective franchise
I. Every person who, at any cleo
ton, votes or attempts to vote In the
name of any other person. living or
dead. or In some fictitious name, or
who. having once voted. votes or at
tempts to vote again, or knowingly
gives or attempts to give more than
one ballot for the same office at one
time of voting
S. Every person who before or dur
/ ing an election. knowingly publishes a
false statement of the withdrawal of
any candidate at such election.
! .. Every person who induces or
procures any person to withdraw from
being candidate at an election In
consideration OF any payment or gift
or valuable consideration; or of any
threat; and every candidate who with
draws from being n candidate In pur-
suance of such inducement or procure
ment.
10. Every public officer by law re-
quired to do or perform any act or
thing with reference to any of the pro-
visions in any law concerning elections
contained, who shall wilfully fail,
neglect or refuse to do or perform the
same, or who shall wilfully perform IT
in such a way as to hinder the objects
thereof. or who shall be guilty of any
wilful violation OF any of the provi-
sions thereof.
Sec. ITO. Misdemeanors. The follow
ing persons shall be guilty of a mis-
demeanor:
1. Every person. except such assist
ants as are by law specifically author
lied to be employed, who shall, for the
purpose of promoting or preventing the
election OF any candidate at any cleo
ton, be engaged or employed for pay
ment or promise of payment, or for
any valuable consideration, to act as
agent clerk or messenger, or in any
other capacity.
2. Every person furnishing, hiring,
or using any premises or portion
thereof licensed to sell beer, wines or
spirits. as a committee room for the
purpose of promoting the election of
any candidate at any election.
3 Every person who shall be dis
10y any meeting of the board OF regis
traitor of voters or of the inspectors of
election during an election shall be dis
turbed or interfered with; or whereby
any person who intends to be lawfully
present>at any such meeting or election
is prevented from attending; or who
shall cause any disturbance at any
election; and every person assisting or
aiding or abetting any such disturb /
ance
!. Any candidate who fails or neg
lcc.s TO furnish the list of agents pre-
Sc, bed in said rules and regulations,
:. Every person who shall, either in
person or through another, in any
manner break up or prevent, or en-
deavor to break up or prevent the
holding of any meeting of the board of
registration of voters, or in any man
rrr break up or prevent, or endeavOr
to break up or prevent, the holding of
any election.
Every person who, being can
didate for election. or an agent of any
such candidate, or member of any
acting for or on behalf of
any such candidate, shan fail TO file
the statement of expenses or of lack
Of e: enses, as required by law.
I. Every person who shall wilfully
violate or fail to obey any of the pro-
visions of law, punishment for which
Is not otherwise in this chapter spe-
cially provided for
s. Any person who shall wilfully
tear down or destroy or deface any
election proclamation or any poster or
notice or list of votes or card of in
strrctions or specimen ballot, issued
81 posted by authority of law.