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Show AN ACT AmtMidutory of uik! Nupjil"-iiieiititi'y Nupjil"-iiieiititi'y io ",iu Act K'U'-lutui.; K'U'-lutui.; KleellonV olprov!l January It, IH."i:t. SECfiON 1. fc H eiiarted ' th Gocemor ami Ui.ilutice As..nl'hj of the Territory of l lut : That ill accordance ac-cordance with an act of Congrcfif p.Mintd February '-2, 187:2, an i lection for Delegate lo the Congrcsn ol tbr United Sutes, lor Hie Territory ol Utah, shall be hetil in end. precinct on the Tuesday next after, the first Monday in November, in the year I87G, and every second year thereafter, there-after, said elections shall be held and returns made thereof a; provided for in "An Act Regulating Elections, " approvid January 3, 1853, and all acts amendatory thereof or supplementary supple-mentary thereto. S Kirncs- 2. So .ioou a the returns are in, the canvassing of votes shall eon i:ik: nee, and nhall be completed within two days alter the reception of said returns, and all candidates voted for at any election may bo present, either iu person or by representative, to witness said canvass. Section 3. It Bball be unlawful for any Judge or Cleric of election, Probate Judge, Cleric of a County Court, Selectman, or other person to examine a.iy ballot offered or exit at the polls, or found in any ballot box, fur any other purpose than to ascertain what candidate has been olfpfl anA nriw nAMnn violating the provisions of this section, upon coa-viction coa-viction thereof, shall be liablo to a line not exceeding two hundred dollars. dol-lars. Section 4. Any person who votes more than once at any one election, or knowingly oflerB to deposit two or more ballots, or changes any ballot after the same has been deposited in the ballot box, or after the election ltd Ja or attempts to add any ballot to those legally polled, shall, on convic lion thereof, be lined in any sum not exceeding twenty dollars for each oilenae, and any person who carries away, or destroys, or attempts to carry awuy or destroy any poll list, or ballots, or ballot box for tno purpose of breaking up or invalidating such election, or who wilfully detains, mutilates, or destroys any election returns, or in any manner so' interferes inter-feres with tlie officers holding bucIi election, or conducting such can vass, or with the voters lawfully exercising ex-ercising their rights of voting at such election, as to prevent such election or canvass from being fairly held and lawfully conducted, shall, on conviction con-viction thereof, be fined in any sum less than threo hundred dollars, or be imprisoned not exceeding six months, or both for each oilense. Section 5. If any person shall offer any bribe, threat or intimidation to any elector, for the purpose of influencing in-fluencing his vote, or any elector shall be guilty of accepting a bribe, he shall, on conviction thereof, be fined in any Bum not exceeding fifty dollars. Section 6. Challenges shall be allowed at the polls, for cause, by any qualified voter, and the Judge of Election shall hear and immediately decide upon any challenge that may be made. Section 7. The following is added to Section G of said act regulating elections: And if any returns are delayed de-layed by tho negligence of the Judge, j beyond two days after said election, ' the Judge so oflending shall be fined, on conviction thereof, in any sum not ! exceeding fifLy dollars, or be imprisoned impris-oned not exceeding six months, or both. Approved February lSth, 1S7G. United States of America, ) Territory of Utah, J I, George A. Black, Secretary of the Territory of Utah, do hereby certify cer-tify that I have carefully compared the foregoing, and- find it to be a full, true and correct copy of the original law, as on file and of record in this office. Attest my hand and the Great Seal of the Territory of ( I Utah, this Gth day of July, L. s. A. D. 1S76. ( ) George A. Black, , Secretary of Utah Territory. |