Show BALLOW BALLOT BOX THE last legislature enacted a law to prevent crimes against the elective franchise with which all voters and citizens would do well to make tiem selves familiar it is found 15 of the tha session laws arid and coni contains conealus alus some rather rigid provisions section i 1 is is as follows that every person charged with the performance of any y duty under elander the provisions of any law of of abis terri tory or of congress relating elections in this territory i diffly neglects or refuses tot to cerrona it or who in his bis official 1 w angly and fraudulently acts in ili c contravention 1 antion or violation of any of th the pro prot iriona of such laws is anle unless ss a d feere gat pun ashment for such acts or omissions Is s prescribed by law puni punishable shab oyslne by fine not exceeding one thousand by imprisonment in the penitentiary not exceeding two years or booi by both section 2 relates to fraudulent registration tra tion sections 3 34 4 and 6 are vital features of the law and all and citizens should become familiar with them to this abis a end they reproduced exo 3 every person not entitled to vote who fraudulently votes and overy every person who votes more mord t than Q once a 0 t any one election or know knowingly 40 in two or more tickets folded together or changes any ballot after the same has been deposited in the ballot box or aids or attempts to add any fi ballot allot to tho those legally 1 e g a 11 polled 11 d at L t any a e election qa don either by fr fraudulently 1440 the same into the ballot ballo it box bos pefia eto 3 or after the ballots therein bave counted or adds to or atil the byLl ballots lots lavy lawfully fully p poa other ballots while the sam ame 7 aye abling Kb being ling counted or canvasser or i bwy y other time or fraudulently carrini cartle r a 1 away bayor or destroys or attempts to ago canaway ayrey or des destroy trog any noil 11 list iltz yr ballo or ballot bo bay af P 11 t e W 1 I 1 ates or astr destroys ewel or in any rapp buted wit the 0 officers meers holding hal biag goo tlde AM 0 M 11 or ducting such canvas calv or tw tato jot ers era lawf oily exercising I 1 of 0 voting at election as et such election or canvass fro 1 airey fairly airly held or lawfully conducted is guilty of felony and snail shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars or by imprisonment in the penitentiary lor for a term not exceeding two years or bv b both she 4 every person berson not entitled to vote who fraudulently attempts to vote or who being entitled to vote attempts to vote more than once at any election is guilty of a or ditc 5 every person who procures aids encourages assists counsels or advises another to give or offer his bia vote at any election snowing knowing or believing that the person is not qualified and entitled to vote vole is guilty of a misdemeanor section 6 provi provides dei that any officer or judge judae of an election who commits certain offenses against the sacred sacredness hess of the ballot shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary not less than two nor more than seven years the sectionals section als lis very explicit covers the ground well and apparently would be found difficult to evade if the voters were vigilant in guarding their rights section 7 provides that any election judge who shall fail to deposit deposits de a ballot in the ballot box when properly prop eily tendered or who shall pry into the th e of a ballot ballo by attempting to learn the contents thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not less than 50 nor more than W section 8 punishes forging or counterfeiting election returns by imprisonment in the penitentiary pe B I 1 tent iary lary from two to ten years section 9 punishes the adding to or subtracting tr from the votes cast cast at an election by from jone to five years imprisonment in the penitentiary section 40 10 provides for the punishment of persons ho bo aid or abet in the com of the above offenses and section 11 provides for the punishment of any person who seeks by bribery menace etc to influence the vote of an elector some of the acts prohibited by this law might be performed thoughtlessly or without criminal intent and the entire statute should be studied e especially pe by all election officers iffat that its provisions may be understood and faithfully an and d intelligently complied i lr may be well to add here that the I 1 t legislature also passed another law in the interest of the public welfare in relation to elec elections tiona which prohibits the abe sale of intoxicating liquors on any day set apart for the holding ol of any election for territorial county municipal district or precinct officers except school trustees this statute makes it a misdemeanor to sell give away or furnish intoxicating liquor on an election day |