Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-10-29

person may challenge the light Of any
my person s sSall s. s. e ehe lprimSarg Sne W y zen
Judges shall tender to him the oath used
under the law Of this state at a general
s sMsar qor as af fSSl1ows g. ~, You DO solem5nllyy
that you are a citizen Of the United
States, or have declared your Intention to
Of the United States; that you have re-
sided. In the United States one year, in
TINS state six months, in this county thir-
y Gays, and In the precinct ten days,
ueAt preceding this primary election; and
ina you have not voted in any precinct
AZ tnls general primary election"
Sec. q. Vote May Be Rejected-Whenl
Ii any person SO challenged Shall refuse to
take such oath, so rendered. his vote shall
be rejected. and after taking such oath,
II the judges have good reason to believe
ina ths pTerson challenged is not acting
shall require him to subscribe the oath,
which shall be written out and preserved
with the poal books Tor future reference.
person knowing himself to be ineligible,
who votes or offers to vote at any prim-
airy election within this state. shall be
Punlshed ny, a tine not exceeding two
hundred dollars or by imprisonment in
the county Jail not exceeding six months.
Sec. "a; perjuryl If any person so chal-
lensed shaii take the oath provided for in
this ACT. knowing the same to be false,
he shall be deemed guilty of willful and
corrupt perjury, and shall, on conviction,
suffer such punishment as now is or shall
hereafter be prescribed by law for per
sons guilty OF perjury.
Sec. %. Challengers Ma Be APP
pointed In addition to the right of every
person present at a primary to challenge
tral committee of each political party,
shall have the right to appoint one chal-
lenger In each precinct. Such challenger
must be a qualified elector of the pre-
C10Ct IN whtpn he &c arfAnintnl 10 ant Ia
shall be protected in the discharge of his
duties by the judges of the primary and
by peace Officers, and shall be permitted
to remain within the polling place in such
position as will enable him to see each
person as he offers to vote, and said chal-
lenger may remain within the polling
place throughout the canvass of the vote
and until the returns are signed.
sec. 26. primary Elections-How Con-
ductedl Primary elections shall be con-
Quoted in conformity with the laws gov
IN 80 far as the same are not modified
by the provisions of this act or are not
inconsistent with its terms.
Sec. u. Interference Prohibited] 1t
shall be unlawful for any person to in
any way interfere with the voting at any
primary, or in any way to obstruct the
voting at such primary or to create any
disturbance, or to in any way intimi-
date any elector from attending at any
primary or voting thercat. Any person
violating the PROVISIONS of this section
mall &c GttllltG guilty. OF q miSGe-
meanor and shall be punished accordingly.
sec; -. unlawful to Vote Unless
Qualified Ii shall be unlawful for amy
person net a qualified elector of the ward
or precinct In which any primary is held
70 vote m any manner or on any ques-
ton which may come before said pri-
mary: Any person who shall violate the
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall
be punished accordingly.
Sec r. Unlawful to Vote More Than
o~nce-Penaityl amy person who votes
fers to vote more than once. either in
the same or any other precinct, is guilty
OF q rnisdemeanor. and upon conviction
ceeding Two hundred dollars or by i'm
p~risonmcnt in the county Jail not ex-
ceeding ore year.
Sec s.. 80 o,, P afsrsG1 Knowing Himself Not
himself not to be q qualified ~elector, who
votes or offers to vote at any primary, is
guilty of a lnisdeneanor, and upon con-
yiction thereof shall be punished by a line
not exceeding two hundred dollars or by
imprisonment in the county Jail not eX-
ceeding six months
Sec. 81. Solicitation of Illegal Votes
Penaltyl Every person who procures,
aid. assists. ~counsels or advises another
to give his vote at any primary knowing
that such PRISON is disqualified, is guilty
OF q misde,neanor. and upon conviction
thereof shall be punished by a fine not
exceeding one hundred dollars or by i'm
~pflsontnent IN the county Jail not exceed
Ing thirty days.
Sec. 50. Inducing Persons to Vote in
Other Precinicts-Penaltyl Every person
VINO procuTeS or c%ounsels another TO en-
ter any town, ward or voting precinct for
the purpose OF giving his vote at the pri-
mary. knowing that such person is not
entitled to vote, is guilty of a INSIDE
meanor, and upon conviction thereof shall
be fined in a sum not exceeding one
hundred dollars or by Imprisonment in
the county Jail not exceeding thirty days.
Sec: 80 Voting in Precincts in Which
One Does Not Reside-Penaltyl Every
person VINO at any primary knowingly
votes, on offers to vote, in a precinct in
which he does not reside, or in which he
Is not authorized by law TO vote, is guilty
Of a lnisdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be punished by a fine not
exceeding one hundred dollars or by inn
~prlsonnaent in the county jail not exceed
ing thirty days.
Sec. 81. Intoxicating Liquors Prohibited
Every person who sells, gives ava or
disposes of any intoxicating liquors as a
beverage on the day of any primary cleo
ton. in or about the place where any such
primary is held, is guilty of a misde-
meanor. and upon conviction thereof shall
be punished by a fine of not exceeding
one hundred dollars or by Imprisonment
In the county Jail not exceeding thirty
DAYS.
Sec. IS. Official BaIots-Unlawful Use
of-Penalty] If any proprietor, manager,
printer or other person connected with.
any printing establishment in this state,
VINO snail not be authorized so to do, snail
print, cause, procure or knowingly permit
to be printed in such establishment any
official primary ballot, or any ballot in
tended to be fraudulently used as an Of
hcial primary ballot, or having authority
to print any such official primary ballot,
shall sell, give, or deliver any such Of
fetal primary ballot to any person or shall
aid, nbet or connive at any person, not
lawfully entitled thereto, coming into
possession thereof, or if any county au-
ditor or other person having in his
charge or having access to any official pri-
mary ballot or ballots, shall give. sell or
deliver 10 any person or shall aid, abet,
or conn!"e at any person, not lawfully en-
titled thereto coming into possession of
any such official ballot or ballots in any
manner whatsoever; every u person
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and up
on conviction thereof shall be tined in
any. sum not exceeding Five Hundre
Dollars ~(s501.0o) and in addition thereto,
or in lieu thereof, may be confined in the
county Jail, not exceeding six months, in
the discretion of the court.
Sec. S6. Poll Open and Closed-How-
Other Duties of Judgesl Upon the open
ing of the poll one of the judges shall
openly announce the fact and at least
thirty minutes before the closing of the
poll announcement shall be made in like
manner, that the poll viii close in half
an hour. After the opening of the poll
no adjournment shall be had nor recess