The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-07-30

! the present requirements of law
/ Sec. 8. Before any ballot IS delivered to any
voter one of the inspectors shall write the con-
secutive number of the ballot in the blank space
on each of the stubs after the word Number.
/ He shall also write upon the upper stub the name
| of the voter to whom the ballot is delivered, and
shall write his own initials in the lower stub. The
inspector shall then detach and retain the upper
stub with the name OF the owner written thereon,
thereupon the voter shall retire to the booth and
mark his ticket preparatory to depositing II in the
balot-box After the voter has marked his bal
lot he shall fold it to leave the stub visible
/ and in such position that 1t may be detached
without unfolding. When the prepared ballot IS
returned, the inspector shall compare it with the
| stub he has retained and shall examine the back
of the folded ballot for the perforated signature OF
/ the chairman of the State executive committee,
a1i If he finds il to be the same ballot delivered to
the voter he shall detach and retain the remaining
| stub and the voter shall then deposit his folded
I ballot in the ballot-box. But if the marked bal
lot returned by the voter proves to be different
one from the one delivered to him, the Inspector
shall then and there search the person of the voter
profering such ballot, aud if the original ballot is
found on or about his person. shall take same into
their possession and discharge said voter from the
/ polling place without permitting him to vote.
! inspectors of primary elections are hereby clothed
with such police powers as may be necessary to
| carry out the provisions OF this section. Any
voter thus attempting TO vote substituted bal
lot shall he deemed guilty of felony, and upon
| conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned in the
! State prison for not more than two years.
Sec. 9. Any person entitled to vote at any prim
arv held under this act shall on the day of such pm
mary, be entitled to absent himself from any ser
vice or employment in which he is then engaged
! or employed for necessary and reasonable period
of time between the time of opening and closing
the polls, and such primary elector shall not, be-
cause of absenting himself. be liable to any pen
atty.
Sec. 10. No person who is a candidate for any
/ Office or who has made known his intention of be-
coming a candidate, shall donate contribute or
/ give away, or promise or agree to do So or en-
| courage any other person to do so tor him, any
money, Intoxicating liquor, or any other thing of
value to any person. association corporation, in
an attempt to directly or indirectly influence any
persons vote, or influence TOR or against any can
didate. This section shall be construed so as to
embrace churches, schools and any and all char
| liable organizations.
misdemeanor for any candidate or other person to
have or distribute on the day of the primary at or
ture, or other writing against any candidate IN the
Sec. IL. Each inspector of the primary sesig-
mated TO deliver the ballot-box TO the clerk OF the
circuit court shall be allowed per diem of three
/ dollars in making such delivery, and no addition
| al sum shall be paid for mileage.
Sec. 10 If any person whose vote is challenged,
or any witness sworn under the provisions of this
act, any officer who shall have taken any oath
corruptly swear falsely he shall be deemed guilty
| of perjury and. conviction thereof shall be
punished accordingly.
/ Sec. IA. Whoever votes more than once at any
/ primary, or offers to vote after having once
voted at such primary, or knowing that he is not
qualified elector at primary, wilfully votes at
/ such primary, shall. on conviction thereof, be
fined in the not exceeding 81 900 or be i'm
prsoned in the county jail not exceeding year,
or both in the discretion OF the court.
! Sec. Is. Any person who shall give, lend,
solicit request, demand receive, directly or in
directly, any money, intoxicating liquor. or any
other thing of value, of whatever nature or kind
whatsoever, or the promise thereof either to in
| f1uence vote under pretense OF being used to
procure the vote of any other person or persons,
to be used at any poll other place prior to or
on the day of any primary election, for or against
aT1yT AZ f0~O
/ the infamous crime OF bribery and upon convic-
ton thereof IN any court OF record, shall be sen
/ fenced to disfranchisement by the judge of such
court for term of not more than ten years, and
/ to the county jail for not less than one year; and
/ for the conviction of second offenSe under this
section, the trSt being alleged and proven, such
offender shall be- by sentence Of the court forever
thereafter dSfranchiSed and deprived of his right
/ TO vote at primary in this State, and to be I'M
/ prSoned in the State penitentiary not more than
l FIVE years. Prosecutions may be had under this
section by indictment in the circuit court or by
information in criminal court of record, and the
effect of sentence of disfranChisement in either
of said courts, both having jurisdiction of oenses
1 hereunder, shall be to deprive such person SEN
fenced of the right to vote at any primary in this
State for period of time fixed by the court where
such person shall be convicted under this section
Solicitations of any person for loan or gift of
money or the purchase of anything of valve, or
any other subterfuge, shall be deemed violation
of the provisions of this section.
This section shall be construed as to embrace
any payment or attempt to pay. or solicitation or
acceptance of the payment of any poll or capita
ton tax or the loan Of money therefor whether it
be for the express purpose OF influencing any voter
or not.
Sec. 10. Any tax collector or person acting
under his authority or direction, who receives or
permits TO be received any money other thing
Of value in payment OF poll or captation taxes,
from any person, firm association or corporation,
either by check. draft or any other method OF
payment, or any tax collector issuing a poll tax
efelPt WITHOUT tP payment IN adYanGe thereof
taxes is to be paid, shall be deemed guilty of a
! misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall
be punished by imprisonment in the county Jail
for not more than three months; Provided That
nothing in this act shall be construed to prevent
any person paying, or any tax collector from col
lecting, the poll tax due by another person from
any other person, who shall also pay upon the
request of the person owing the poll or capitaton
tax the real and personal taxes of the person for
whom he offers to pay the capitation poll tax;
Provided. That where the payment of poll or cap
itation tax is necessary to qualify voters for par
ticipation in the primaries herein provided for,
that such poll capitation tax shall be paid not
later than the second Saturday in the month pre-
cediIig the month in which such primary is held.
Sec. IL. If any person whose duty it is to can
vass the returns or to make or tabulate state
ment thereof who shall be deemed guilty of fraud,
corruption nisbehaviour of violating any of
the laws of this State in canvassing the returns or
making the tabulated statement thereof he shall,
upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than
81 900, or imprisoned in the county Jail not ex-
ceedng one year or both, In the discretion of the
court.
Sc To- W LOGNtI Sitali Wltluily WrOnRIully
take or carry away from the place where 1t has
been deposited for safekeeping, or deface, mutt
late or change any primary ballot poll tax, tally
sheetor ballot box, any name figure therein
or thereon, he shall, upon conviction thereof be
fined not more than 81, 600, or imprisoned in the
county jail not exceeding one year, or both, in the
discretion of the court.
Sec. 10. Any person or member of any com
mittee any primary inspector, clerk or other
officer who is guilty of stealing. wilfully and
wrOngfully breaking, destroying. mutilatng
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