The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-10-22

shai ihs precinct; It shall be his duty to
Sec. p. Challenge-Oath--Form off Any
p parsn may challenge the right Of any
any aeys pers 90 y s3si, At At the primary; When
Judges shall tender to him the oath used
under he law of this state at a general
slecslon: as follows: You do soIemnly
that yo 9ur a. as the case may bel,
enae you are a citizen of the United
states, or have declared your intention to
o oecome q citizen conformably to the laws
Sldeo In the United States one year, in
TINS state six months, in this county thir-
" Gays. and in the precinct ten days,
that you have not voted in any precinct
&t.this general primary election"
sec. % Vote May Be Rejected-Whenl
sahe such oath. so rendered, his vote shall
ne rejected, and after taking such oath,
" the judges have good reason to believe
hoaes aps p safaqa challenged is not acting
snaia require him to subscribe the oath,
VIII 1i hi All, be written oqt and preserved
Sec 'e % POI qIer BOOKS Wot 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
hundred dollars or by imprisonment in
the county jail not exceeding six months.
Sec. "a; Perjuryl If any person SO chal-
This act. knowing the same to be false,
ne 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. Is. Challengers May Be APP
pointed In addition to the right of every
person present at a primary to challenge
a voter. the chairman of the party CEN
tral committee OF each political party,
shall nal. nave ,ve the right to appoint one chal-
must be a qualified elector of the pre-
cineI In which he Is appointed to act. He
shall be protected in the discharge of his
duties by the judges of the primary and
by peace officers, and shall be permitted
70 remain within he 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
ana until the returns are signed.
ductedl Primary elections shall be con-
Quoted in conformity with the laws gov
efnlng the conduct Of general elections
by the provisions of this act or are not
inconsistent with it's terms.
sec. o. Interference Prohibited] It
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
" "llCiIuiIlS IL any
violating the provisions of this section
SHAH be deemed guilty OF a INSIDE
meanor and shall be punished accordingly.
Sec. %. Unlawful to Vote Unless
Qualified 1t shall be unlawfu for any
person not a qualified elector of the ward
70 vote IN any manner or on any ques-
ton which may come before said pri-
mary: Any person who shall violate the
provisions OF this section shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall
be punished accordingly.
Sec. %. Unlawful to Vote More Than
more than once at any precinct, or Of
fers to vote more than once, either in
the same or any other precinct, is guilty
OF a in1sdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof shall be punished by a fine not ex-
ceeding two hundred dollars or by i'm
p~risonment in the county Jail not ex-
ceedlng one year.
20 BE Qualifed] Any person knowing
himself not to be a qualified ~elector, who
votes or offers to vote at any primary. is
fiction thereof shall be punished by a fine
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
10 give his vote at any primary knowing
that such PRISON is disqualified, is guilty
OF a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be punished by a fine not
exceeding one hundred dollars or by i'm
Prisonment in the county jail not exceed
ing thirty days.
Sec. 30. Inducing Persons to Vote in
Other Precintcts-Penaltyl Every person
who procurcs or %counsels 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 misde-
rneaTor, 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. 90. Voting in Precincts in Which
One Does Not Reside-Penaltyl Every
person who at any primary knowingly
votes, or 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 misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be punished by a fine not
exceeding one hundred dollars or by i'm
p~risonment in the county jail not exceed
Ing thirty days.
Every person who sells, gives away or
disposes Of any intoxicating liquors as a
beverage on the day of any primary cleo
don, 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 Ballots-Unlawful Use
of-Penaltyl If any proprietor, manager,
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any printing establishment in this state.
who shall not be authorized SO to do, shall
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
ticial 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. abet or connive at any person, not
lawfully entitled thereto, coming into
possession thereof, or II 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 to any person or shall aid. abet,
or connive at any person, not lawfully en-
titled thereto coming into possession of
any such official ballot or ballots in any
manner whatsoever; every such person
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and up
on conviction thereof shall be fined in
any sum not exceeding Five Hundred
Dollars (s5OO.G0) and in addition thereto.
or in lieu thereof. ma be confined in the
county Jail, not exceeding six months. in
the discretion of the court.
Sec. IS. 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
,,oI announcement shall be made in like