Year: 1868

shall be elected under the provisions of this chapter, delegate 10 the Congress of the United States for the term to commence on the fourth day of March next and thereafter such delegate shall be elected at the general election held tprcyiously to the commence mcnt of bis term of office, on the fourth day of March next after such election.

 SLC. 5G. In case of a vacancy in the office of delegate in congress by death, resignation or otherwise fl it happen four months before any general election, the governor may order a special election to fill such vacancy; or he may order such vacancy filled at any general election after the same shall occur.

 0fbe PenaLies Tor HiscmJ,,ci at Elections, and

 tor TioJatio5s ef certain ProeisionS

 cf this Chapter

 SEC j7. If any person shall directly or indirectly use any threats menace, CT force, or any corrupt means or device, at, or previous to any election held pursuant to this chapter. towards any elcctor, to hinder or deter him from voting at such election; or shall attempt by any means whatever to awe, restrain, hin- der CT disturb any Clcct0r in the free exercise of the right of suffrage, he shall, upon con yiction thereof, be fined in any sum not ex- ceedng five hundred dollars.

 {. 5S. If any person shall furnish any cleo tor wishing to vote at any election, held pur- suant to the provisions of this chapter who cannot read, with ticket, such person in- forming or giving such elector 10 understand that 1t contaius a name or names written or prinetd thereon, for whom such person wishes to vote, but that such ticket contains no such names such person shall upon conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not less than fifty nor more than five hundred dollars

 5 59. If any person shall defraud any cleo tor at any such election by deceiving and causing him to vote for different person for any office than such elector desi cd or intended to vote for, or shall fraudulently attempt to deceive, and cause such elcc.or thus to vote for different person for any office than he intended and desired to vote for, such person, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in any sum not less than fifty nor more than five hundred dollars.

 2. co. lfany person not having the legal qualifications of an elector, shall fraudulently vote or shall fraudulently attempt to vote at any election, such person on conviction thereof shall shall be fined in any sum not less than twenty nor more than two hundred dollars

 ,. Gl. If any elector shall vote more than once at any election, or shall knowingly hand in two or more tickets folded together or shall attempt 10 vote more than once at the same election, he shall, on conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not exceeding five hun dred dollars.

 :. G. If any inspector, judge, or clerk of any election, while acting as such, shall in duce or attempt to induce any elector, either by menace or reward, or promise thereof to vote differently from what such elector shall desire to vote, such person so offending shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not less than fifty, nor more than five hun dred dollars

 {. @. If any chairman judge, or clerk of an election, shall, previous to putting the bal lot of any elector in the ballot-box, attempt to pry into or find out any name or names on such ballot which shall have been handed in by said elector in folded form; or if any inspec- tor, judge. or clerk of any election shall open, or suffer the folded ballot of any elector which has been handed into the board of judges to be opened or examined into previous to putting the same into the balot-box; or ifany inspec- tor, judge, or clerk Of an election, shall make or place any mark or device on any folded ballot which has been handed in to the board of judges by any eector, with view to as- certain the name of any person or persons for whom such elector shall have voted at any such election; or if any inspector, judge, ol clerk shall have fraudulently or illegally allowed any elector to vote at any election every such inspector judge, or clerk so often ding, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in any sum not less than fifty, nor more thar five hundred dollars.

 E. GA. If the Secretary of the Territory, or any chairman, judge, board of judges, record CT, or clerk of an election, or clerk of the Dis trict court, on whom any duty is enjoined by this chapter shall be guilty of any wilful neg lect of such duty, or of any fraudulent ol corrupt conduct in the execution of any sucl duty, he or they SO offending shall on con- yiction thereof, Dc fined in any sum not ex ceeding two thousand dollars, to which may be added imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one year.

 5 G. It is hereby made the duty of the Secretary of the Territory, after the expira- tion of forty days from and after each election for delegate to congress, to certify to the attorney general any and all failures and omis- sions os the county recorders in their respec- tive counties, t0 comply with the provisions Of this chapter in returning or certifying the returns of certificates of any such election to the office of the secretary of the Territory and every such certificate of the secretary of the Territory, sealed with the Territorial seals shall be sufficient presumptive evidence ofany such failure or omission herein specified on the part of the county recorder, iu any trial or indictment against him therefor.

 S G6. It shall be the especial duty of the attoney-general to present all violations of tbis chapter, which shall come to his knowl- edge, to the consideration of the proper grand jury.

 5 e. The term of all officers elected un- der the provisions of this chapter shall ex- pire on the last day of November in the year