DeLand news. [volume] (DeLand, Volusia County, Fla.) 190?-1921, 1909-07-02

Information in 4 criminal court Of recori. ard the
effect OF sentence OF iisirarchlscrncnt IN either
OF SAID courts, both having jurisdiction pt oTerse,
hereunder, shall be to deprive such person sen
fenced OF the right to vote at any primary IN th,
State tor period ~ time fixed by the court where
such person shall be convicted Under thl, section
Solicitations Of any person for loan or att of
money or the purchase OF anything OF value, or
any other subterfuge, shall be deemed violation
OF the provisions of this act
This section shall he construed as to embrace
| any payment or attempt 10 pay, or sol ci.aton or
acceptance OF the payment OF any poll or caOlta
ton tax, or the loan of money therefor whether it
be tor the express purpose OF influencing voter
or not
Sec, 70 Any tax collector or person acting
under his authority or direction, who receives or
permits to be received any money or other thing
OF value in payment OF poll or captation taxes,
| from any person. firm association o. corporation.
either by a check draft or any other method OF
| payment. or any tax collector issuing poll tax
| receipt without payment in advance therefor,
| other than the person whose poll or captation
| taxes is to be paid shall be deemed guilty of
tnisdemeanor 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
lectng, the poll tax due by another person from
any other pesron. 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 or poll tax;
Provided. That where the payment OF poll or cap.
itation tax is necessary 20 quaNfy voters for par
tiClpaIOu III tne primaries nereln provided tor, |
that such poll or capitaton tax shall be paid not
later than the second Saturday in the month pre.
cedng the month in which such primary is held |
Sec. H. II any person whose duty It is to can
vass the returns or to make or tabuate state
ment thereof who shall be deemed guilty OF fraud |
corruption or msbeha viour or of violating any of !
the laws OF this State in canvassng the returns or
making the tabuat ted 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
Sec. I8 Whoever shall! wfuly and wronRfully
take or carry away from the place where It has
been deposited for safekeeping, or deface, mutt
late or change any primary ballot. poll tax tally
sheet or ballot box, or any name or figure therein
or thereon he shall. upon conviction thereof be
fined not more than 81 900, or imprisoned in the
county Jail not exceeding one year or both, in the
discretion OF the court
Sec. 70 Any person or member OF any com
mittee or any primary inspector, stealing, wilful-
~ and wrongfuliy breaking, destroying mutilat- ,
ing, defacing or unlawfully moving or securing or
OBTAINING the whole or any part of any ballot box,
or any record. primary poll book. tally.sheet. or
copy thereof, oath, returns. or any other paper or
document provided for by the laws of this State
or who shall fraudulently make any entry, erasure
or alteration therein, except as allowed and di.
rected by the laws Of this State. or who permits
any other person to do so, SHALL upon conviction
thereof be fined in the sum OF not exceeding 81 600
or Imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding {
one year, or both, in the discretion OF the court
Sec 20 II any person shall commit any act
prohibited herein refrain from doing any act or T
duty required by the law to be done or il any per.
son shall in any manner be guilty Of violation Of