The Nevada County picayune., 1916-08-24

The auditor of state shall have the
 poll tax receipts required by law to oe
 furnished by him to the colIectors So
 printed as to conform to the reQoIFe-
 ments of this act.
 election held under this act, 1t shaH oe
 ground of rejection of any DaLoS
 cast by an elector. whose name Nt Nat
 does not appear upon the cerlneu .,s =
 of poll tax payers; or (o) "no io HaS
 not filed with the judges of electloIn1
 his original or certified copy or poll
 tax receipt, or written affidavit or luS S
 attainment of his majority; or Icl iA
 such original or certified copy or sucn
 poll tax receipt.or written affidavit has
 not been returned by the judges
 election; or (d) the name Of such per
 son listed separately and ceFllHeu @"
 required by this act.
 political organizations holding pIItfeaLs
 elections providing for contest peIoIe
 political conventions or comm .-5f
 other than the proceedings h%Isan
 provided shall be of no further force
 Sec. 18 That this act shall govern: so
 far as applicable. primaries Tn cltI'sS,
 towns and townships when primat,!tS
 are held for the nomination or cll9'
 town or township officers, ,.,.z
 Sec f9 That the primary eIecuon
 shall be conducted in conformity win
 this act and the general eitCtloh la Vi or the state, ana lhFy SHd, ',
 intents and purposes legal eIec'lo .I,a IL',,
 Penalties for violations of the same shall be as herein provided ana not a2 provided for violations of the genera election laws This act does mol re
 peal Section 28o7 of Kirby's Digest or
 Sections I. 3. ,. 6. !. and 10 of Act iG5 of 1909. .
 Sec. 20. That all violations Of this
 act shall be mISdemeanOrs and small oe
 punished by fine of not less than one hundred dollars t$100.Q0) nor more
 than five hundred dollars t$aeo.oVl T.
 and by Imprisonment in the county
 Jail for not less than thirty t"O1 aaS ths x | nor. more than twelve Cl2) months; That the following shall be deemed
 misdemeanors for the violation of this act. to-wit:
 (a) Knowingly cast vote when the voter is not qualified elector as pro- vided herein.
 | (b) Knowingly receiving of a vote
 when the voter is not qualified cleo 1 tor as herein provided.
 (c) Casting a vote in primary or a party to which the voter does not ad- l here or affiliate: provided, this does not
 apply to anyone In good faith abandon l ing previous political affiliations 1 td) Tlle wrongful and fraudulent cer- l tifcatIon of any vote or return. Gel A wrongful or fraudulent sum | mary of the vote posted or hIed with 1 the county clerk.
 (fD The destruction. abstraction or taking away of ballots. lists of voters.
 returns or certificates or the making 1 of false certificates.
 (g) The failure of the judges and 1 clerks to make or deliver the lists and | certificates herein required of them. | (h) The willful tearing down or de- 1 struction of the summary Of votes 1 posted at the election precinct by the 1 judges and clerks.
 CD Giving or receiving money or 1 anything of value to influence vote. l G) The willful violation of any other
 provision of this act
 ! Sec 21 That should any elector hle complaint against the county clerk al l le~lng that he had failed to comply 1 with the duties herein required of him. 1 said complaint shall be summarilv i tried by the circuit judge. and should l he find that said clerk had wrongfully 1 failed to comply with the duties here | In required Of him. he shall at once be 1 removed from office.
 l Sec %. That all lave md parts of 1 avs in conflict herewith be. and the :ame are hereby repea1cd l The abovc proposed Act was filed In 1 tho ofIice of the Secretary of State on 1 Tune 26. 1916.
 l Each ,sector may vote for or against l thc q bove proposed Act
 | Witness my official signature this i 18th day of July. 1916.
 fSeall EARLE W HODGES Secretary Of State.