The Nome daily nugget., 1915-07-29
NEW TERRITORIAL LAWS.

while in the Civil or Military service of the Territory, or the United States, nor while student at any institution of learning, nor while kept public charge at any poor house or any other asylum, nor while confined in any pub
 lie prison, nor while engaged in nay igating the waters of this Territory. of the United States or the high seas. absence from the Territory or said judicial division or city or town where ! in election is held, on business. shall not affect the question of residence :: provided he or she has not claimed such right elsewhere One of the said judges shall keep said registration
 book, and before any voter shall re- ceive his or her official ballot, he or she shall sign his or her name in said
 book, which signature shall be a state-
 fheht or said voter to the effect that he or she is qualified to vote under this Act.
 Section 23. Any person who can qualify as legal voter in the division In which he or she attempts or offers to vote, may qualify and vote in any election precinct in such division by subscribing to the qualifications re- qured for registration in this section Any person who makes a false state
 ment of his or her qualifications to
 vote, shall be punished, upon convic-
 tion by a fine of not less than twentv-
 flve dollars t$25) nor more than two
 hundred dollars ($200), or by imprison-
 ment in the federal jail for not less
 than ten GO) days nor more than
 sixty (6O) days. or by both fine and
 imprisonment in the discretion of the Court.
 Section "A. Penalty for violation of election laws: Any person or officer
 who has assumed the duties of any ofhcer under the provisions of this Act, who shall wilfully and corruptly fail. neglect or refuse To perform any duty or do anything required of him by this Act, shall be deemed guilty of a mis- demeanor, and upon conviction thereof. shall be punished by fine of not less than one hundred dollars (S1OO) nor more than one thousand dollars S1,OOO), or by imprisonment in the federal jail for a period of not less than one month, nor more than one vcor nr by both such fine and imprisonment: provided, however. that the provisions of this section shall not apply to any case where special punishment is pro vided by this Act.
 Section 25. Intimidation of N1tere.. No person shall in any way directly or indirectly by menace or other corrupt means or devices (directly or indirect ly), attempt to influence any person in giving or refusing to give his vote in any such election. or to deter or dis suade any person from giving his vote therein, or to disturb, hinder, persuade threaten or intimidate any person from giving his vote therein, nor shall any person at any such election, knowingly and wilfully make any false assertion or propagate any false report concern ing any person who shall be a candi- date thereat, which shall have a ten dency to prevent his election, or with view thereto, and if any person shall be guilty of any act forbidden or de- clared to be unlawful by this section, he shall be deemed and taken to be guilty of misdemeanor, and on con viction thereof, shall be punished by fine or imprisonment, or both, at the discretion of the Court, before such conviction shall be had: Provided, that in no case shall such fine exceed the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250), or such imprisonment the term of six months.
 Section 26. Fraudulent Voting: If any elector shall vote or attempt to vote more than once at any election, or shall knowingly hand in two or more tickets together, or having voted in one division. precinct, town or ward,