Douglas Island news., 1906-05-30

election notices, as provided hereln, Ill each voting precinct created in his said election district, and that not more than the sum of ten dollars shall be al- lowed at each election for the posting of said notices in any one voting pre- cinct in Alaska; that not more than ten dollars at each election shall be al- lowed for the rental of proper polling place in each precinct in Alaska; that each of the judges of election who shall qualify and serve as such in any pre- cinct on said election day and each of the clerks of election in an incorpor- ated town shall be entitled to com
 pensatiou of five dollars for all services
 performed.
 SEC. IA. That the compensation of all newspaper publications, the proper
 posting of said notices, the rental of said polling places, the fees of the judges and clerks of election in each
 precinct, together with the cost of SC, curing a ballot box and the cost of nec- essary postage and stationery, shall be certified with proper vouchers and re ceipts attached by the various election officials to the judge of the district court in the said judicial division in which said voting precinct is situate, and the same shall be audited by said judge and shall be paid by the clerk of the court of said division out of the same fund and in the same manner as the incidental expenses of said court are paid.
 SEC. 15. That any person who, by any means shall hinder, delay, prevent, or obstruct any other person from quail
 flying himself to vote or from lawfully at any election herein provided for, or who shall knowingly personate and vote or attempt to vote in the name of any other person, or who shall vote more than once at the same election, or shall vote at place where or at time when he may not lawfully be en- titled to vote, or shall do any unlawful act to secure an opportunity to vote, for himself or for any other person, or who, by or through any force, threat, bribery, reward or. offer thereof, unlawfulIy vote himself or another to vote, or prevents or induces another to refrain from eX- ercising his right of suffrage, or in- duces by any means any officer of an election to do any unlawful act or omit to do his duty in any manner, or who, or indirectly, in any manner shall fraudulently change or cause to be changed the returns or the true and lawful result of any election hereunder or shall attempt to do the same, or who shall delay, cause to be delayed or con- hive at the delay of election returns in any manner or attempt to do so, shall be guilty of a crime, and upon the con- viction thereof shall be punished by fine of not than five hundred dol lars nor less than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than three years, or both, in the discretion of the courts, and pay the cost of the prose- cution; and every officer of an election held hereunder who neglects 10 per form or violates any duty imposed up- on him as such officer, or knowingly does any unauthorized act with the in- tent to affect the election or the result thereof, or who shall permit, make, or connive at any false count or certiti- cate of election, or shall conceal, with hold, destroy, or willfully delay the of election, or connive at the same being done, or who shall aid, counsel, or procure any person to do or attempt to do any act made crime hereinbefore, or shall attempt to do any of the acts hereinbefore mentioned, shall be guilty of crime, and upon thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment of not more than five years, or both, in the discretion of the court, and shall pay all costs of the prosecution; and juris- iiction of all such matters is hereby conferred upon the district court of Alaska.
 SEC. l6. That this act shall take eff feet upon its passage.
 Approved, May ', 1906.