The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-10-26

or a misdeameanor 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 eX-
ceeding thirty days.
Sec. 142. Illegal voting-Penalty)-
Every person who knowingly votes or
offers to vote illegally at any primary
election within this state shall be pun
ished by a fine not exceeding five hun
dred dollars or by imprisonment in the
county jail not exceeding six months.
Sec. l43, Interference Prohibited
(Penalty)-It shall be unlawful for any
person who is n member of one political
voting of any other political party at any
primary, or III any way to obstruct the
voting OF any elector at such primary or
to create any disturbance, or to in n
way intimidate any elector from attend
ing at amy primary or voting thereat. Any
person violating the provisions Of this Sec
ton shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor and punished accordingly.
Sec. l44. Unlawful to Vote Unless
Observation-Disclosures shall be unlaw-
tul Tor any person not n qualified %clector
or the ward or precinct in which n
minority or majority mass conference or
primary is held 10 vote in any manner or
on any question which may come before
SAID primary Any person who shall vio-
late the provisions of this section shall be
deemed guilty Of a misdemeanor and pun
shed by Imprisonment in the county Jail
not less than thirty days and not more
than six months.
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Once-lPenalty-Any person who votes
more than once at any primary or offers
TO vote more than once. either in the
same or any other precinct, is guilty of a
miSdemcanor and upon conviction there
of, shall he punished by a fine not eX-
ceeding two hundred dollars or by i'm
~prisonment in the county Jail not eN-
ceedtng one year.
Sec. 146. Solicitation Of Illegal Votes
Ienalty)-lcvery person who procures,
aids, assists, c%ounsels or advises another
to give his vote at any primary, knowing
that such person is disqualified, is guilty
of "A miSdemeanor. and upon conviction
thereof, shall be punished by n fine not
exceeding one hundred dollars or by i'm
prisonmout in the ounty JAN not exceed
ing thirty days.
Sec. 1i7. Inducing Persons TO Vote in
Other Precincts-Qenalty- EVERY person
who procures or Counsels another to enter
amy 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 n misde-
meanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall
be fined in a sum not exceeding one hun
dred dollars or by imprisonment IN the
county Jail not exceeding thirty days.
Sec. las. Voting in Precincts in Which
one Does Not Reside-Penalty)-lIvery
person, who, at any primary, knowingly
votes or offers to vote in a precinct in
which he does not reside, or in which he
il not authorized by law to vote, and any
person who knowingly votes the primary
election ballot Of "A political party OF which
he is not n member, is guilty Of n INSIDE
meanor, ana upon conviction thereof,
shall be punished by a fine not exceeding
one hundred dollars or by Imprisonment
in the county Jail not exceeding thirty
days.
See. 1i9. Intoxicating Liquors Prohib-
ited-(Penaity)-Gvery person who sells,
gives ava or disposes of any intoxicating
liquors as n beverage. on the day OF any
primary election, in this state, is guilty
of "A misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof, shall be punished by "A fine of not
exceeding one hundred dollars or by inn
prisonnent in the county jail not more
than thirty days.
See. $50. False misunderstanding
Any Judge or clerk of a primary election
or any member of any board, county or
state, whose duty 1t shall be to keep,
make, deliver or canvass returns of n
primary or primaries, who shall knowing
ly and wilfully make any false canvass
count, or certificate ABSTRACT, summary
list or return, or who shall knowingly
and wilfuliy falsely alter or change the
same after being correctly made, or who
shall fail to preserve, WI and deliver
any returns entrusted TO him for that
purpose, shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor and upon conviction thereof be
punished by n fine not exceeding five
hundred dollars or by Imprisonment In
the county jail not exceeding one year
or both in the discretion of the court.
See. ISL. Penalty for Violation OF This
Act--Any willful violation Of any Of the
provisions of this act, or failure to COM
ply herewith by any person or officer
herein named. and not otherwise pro-
vided for herein, shall be a m~isdemeanor
and upon conviction shall be punished by
a fine Of not over one hundred dollars
or by Imprisonment in the county jail
for not over thirty days or by both such
fine and Imprisonment in the discretion
OF the court.
Sec. 1852. Penalty For Interference
Any person, corporation or associa ton or
organization which. or who, shall with
money, or any other consideration, pro-
cure or counsel another to vote for or
against any principles or candidates at
primary election, or who attempts to do
so, shall be guilty OF a felony, and upon
conviction thereof, shall be fined for each
offense in "A sum not to exceed five thou
sand dollars or by Imprisonment in the
penitentiary not to exceed five years. or
both, at the discretion of the court.
Sec. 1853. Interference with Makeup
lawful for any person to directly or in
directly interfere in any persona way
with NIe voting Of any party proposal
committeeman, or to attempt to influence
promulgate principles or to not propose
as herein required that he shall
inopose. Any attempt to thus stifle COM
mittee proposals. within the party, shall
be punished by a fine OF not less than
one hundred dollars or more than five
hundred dollars or by imprisonment In the
county Jail for not less than thirty days
and not more than sixty days or by both
erection OF the court.
Sec. 1874. ,Repeal-AlI acts and parts of
acts in conflict with this act are hereby
Sec. 1876. BE it further provided that all
acts and parts OF acts In conflict with
this act are hereby repealed whether such
act or acts were enacted by the legislature
and signed by the governor-or whether
such acts or parts of acts were enacted
by legislature, signed by the governor and
to n direct vote OF the people,
and approved; or whether such act or
part OF acts originated through initiative
petition, enacted by the legislature, and
referred to a direct vote of the people,
at the same election. at which this act
shall be voted upon and adopted: all
such acts and parts Of acts in conflict
this act are hereby repealed.
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