The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-20
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davit of the petitioner Authority and
jurisdiction are hereby vested in the
circuit courts in term time. and in
judges thereof in vacation TO
hear and determine primary cleo
ton contests. When a petition 10
contest a primary election shall be
Iled in the Office of the clerk OF ne
circuit court said petition shall forth
with be presented TO the Judge
thereof, who shall note thereon the
day of presentation. and shall also
note thereon the day when he will
hear the SdmN, which shall Lot be
more than ten days thereafter. and
shall CTGeT the issuance of summons
10 each defendant named in thu petit
ton. The case nay ne heard and de-
termined by the circuit court in term
or by the judge thereof in vacation at
any time not less shan five days after
service of process, and shall have
preference in the order of hearing to
all other cases. Parties at Issue shall
give security for AL costs, and he per
son losing the case SHALL pay all court
costs. II. in the opinion OF the court
in which the petition is filed. the
grounds for contest alleged are INSULT
Cient in law. the DeJitiUn shall hp dis
petition are sufficient. the cuuTc small
proceed in d summary manner and
1t ar evidence, examine the returns, re
count the ballots, and make such or
ders and enter such judgments as
Justice may require
Sec. % If any person shall at any
such election fradulently put or cause
10 be put any ballot or ballots or other
aper having the semblance thereof
into any box used at such election for
the reception Of votes. or if any per-
son shall at such election fradulently
change or alter the ballots of any cleo
tor or substitute one ballot for another
or if any inspector of election or other
officer or person, shall fradulently dur
ing the canvass of the ballots in any
manner change, substitute or alter any
ballot taken from the ballot box then
Icing canvassed, every such inspector
or person shall upon conviction there
of be adjudged guilty of felony under
this act
Sec "a The State Executive Com
mittee shall consist of but one member
from each county in the state and no
more. And their term of office shall
he for four years, and any vacancy
occurring on said committee shall be
mittee living in the count ywhere such
vacancy exists.
Sec. %. Any person or any men,
Der of a board or any inspector of cleo
ton, clerk or other officer, who is
guilty Of stealing, breaking, destroying
mutiliatinS, defacing, classifying or I'M
lawfully removing or secreting or de.
tanning the whole or any part of any
ballot box or receptacle for ballots, or
any record, register Of voters or copy
thereof, statement of voters, certifi-
Gates, poll lists. or Any paper or docu-
ment provided for in this act, or who
shall fTadulentIy make any entry, era
sure or alteration therein. except as al
lowed and directed by the provisions
of this act. or who permits any other
person so to do, shall upon conviction
thereof be adjudged guilty of felony
under this act. Every person who de-
Vlses, prOcureS or abets the commits
sion of any Of the acts mentioned in
the last preceding two paragraphs
shall, UPON conviction thereof, be adj
judged guilty of a felony under this
act.
Sec. 26. If any person knowingly
or wiilfully shall Obstrucr hinder or
assault or by bribery. or otherwise. III
or clerk in the performance of any
duties required of them, or which he
may be by law authorized or permitted
to perform or in his full and free &C
cess and CgTess to and from any such
place of election. or shall be modest
ed, interieTed with, removed or eject
ed from any such place OF election,
and such judge of election or clerk,
except rs otherwise provided in this
act, or shall unlawfully threaten or
attempt to offer so to do, every such
person shall be guilty of d misdc-
meanOr under this act
Sec. p. If on any day of primary
election or during the canvass of the
votes cast thereat. any person shall
cause any breach of the peace or be
guilty OF any diSOTderly violations or
threats OF violations whereby any
such election or canvass shall be I'M
peded or hindeTed, or whereby the law
full proceedings of any inspector of
election or clerk of such election are
interfered with, or causes intoxicating
liquors to he brought or sent to the
polling place. every such person shall
upon conviction thereof be guilty of d
misdemeanOT under this act.
Sec IS If any person who shall
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or other infamous crime under the law
OF any state. and who has never re-
ceived a pardon for such Offense from
the officers or board entitled to grant
such pardon, shall thereafter vote at
any primary election, he shall upon
conviction thereof be adjudged guilty
OF misdemeanor under this act.
Sec. %. If at any primary cleo
ton any person shall falsely personatc
any electOr legally qualified to vote at
such primary election, and vote or at
tempt or offer 70 vote in or upon the
name of such electOr. or other person
living or dead. or shall knowingly. will !
fully or fradUIently vote or attempt or
offer to vote more than once, CT vote |
in more than one precinct or primary /
district or shall by force, threat, IL I.
timidaJiOn. bribery or reward. or OFFER I
or promise thereof, or shall unlawful.E .
to prevent or hinder any quail .