dent of the Senate tem suspended. 1605. SEC. 82. When articles of impeachment shall be When Presipresented against the President of the Senate, such officer shall be temporarily suspended from his office, and shall not act in porarily his official capacity until duly acquitted. Upon such suspension of any state officer whose office is created by the constitution or laws of this state, the Governor shall immediately take charge of his office, and such office shall at once be temporarily filled by appointment by the Governor until the acquittal of the party impeached, or in case of his removal, then until the vacancy be filled as provided by law. per action of punished. 1606. SEC. 83. Every person charged with the perform- Fraudulent ance of any duty under the provisions of any law of this state officers of relating to elections, who willfully neglects or refuses to election, how form it, or who, in his official capacity, knowingly and fraudulently acts in contravention or violation of any of the provisions of such laws, shall be deemed guilty of felony, and punishable by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment in the state prison not exceeding five years, or by both such fine and imprisonment. refusing to be tions, how for fraudu 1607. SEC. 84. Every person who, after being required by Persons the Board of Judges at any election, refuses to be sworn, or who, sworn or to after being sworn, refuses to answer any pertinent question answer quespropounded by such board touching his right or the right of punished. any other person to vote, is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding three months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. 1608. SEC. 85. Every person not entitled to vote who Punishment fraudulently votes, and every person who votes more than once lent voting, at any election, or knowingly hands in two or more tickets etc. folded together, or changes any ballot after the same has been deposited in the ballot box, or adds or attempts to add any ballot to those legally polled at any election, either by fraudulently introducing the same into the ballot box before or after the ballots therein have been counted, or adds to or mixes with, or attempts to add to or mix with, the ballots lawfully provided, other ballots while the same are being counted or canvassed, or abstracts any ballots lawfully polled any other time with intent to change the result of such election, or carries away or destroys, or attempts to carry away or destroy, any poll list or ballots, or ballot box, for the purpose of breaking up or invalidating such election, or willfully detains, mutilates, or destroys any election returns, or in any manner so interferes with the officers holding such election or conducting such canvass, or with voters lawfully exercising their right of voting at such election, as to prevent such election or canvass from being fairly held and lawfully conducted, shall be guilty of felony, punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment in the state prison not exceeding five years, or by both such fine and imprisonment. 1609. SEC. 86. Every person not entitled to vote who fraudulently attempts to vote, or who being entitled to vote, for fraudu to vote. Punishment attempts to vote more than once at any election, or who prolent attempt cures, aids, assists, counsels, or advises another to give or offer his vote at any election, knowing that the person is not qualified to vote, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding sixty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Punishment for examining, or names on forging or ing returns by election officers. 1610. SEC. 87. Every Inspector, Judge, or Clerk of an election, who, previous to putting the ballot of an elector in the attempting to ballot box, attempts to find out any name on such ballot, or who examine, the opens or suffers the folded ballot of any elector which has been ballet, or for hunded in, to be opened or examined previous to putting the same counterfeit into the ballot box, or makes or places any mark or device on any folded ballot, with a view to ascertain the name of any person for whom the elector has voted, or who, without the consent of the elector, discloses the name of any person which such Inspector, Judge, or Clerk has fraudulently or illegally discovered to have voted for by such elector, is punishable by a fine of not less than fifty nor more than five hundred dollars. Every person who forges or counterfeits returns of an election purporting to have been held at a precinct, town, or ward, when no election was in fact held, or willfully substitutes forged or counterfeit returns of election in the place of the true returns of a precinct, town, or ward where an election was actually held, is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for a term of not less than two nor.more than ten years. Punishment for corrupt dating electors, etc. 1611. SEC. 88. Every person who, by force, threats, mening or intimi. aces, bribery, or any corrupt means, either directly or indirectly, attempts to influence an elector in giving his vote, or to deter him from giving the same, or attempts by any means to awe, restrain, hinder, or disturb any elector in the free exercise of the right of suffrage, or furnishes any elector wishing to vote, who cannot read, with a ticket, informing or giving such elector to understand that it contains a name written or printed thereon different from the name which is written or printed thereon, or defrauds any elector at such election by deceiving and causing such elector to vote for a different person or any office than he intended or desired to vote for, or who, being Inspector, Judge, or Clerk of any election, while acting as such, induces, or attempts to induce, any elector, either by menace or reward, or promise thereof, to vote different from what such elector intended or desired to vote, shall be guilty of felony, punishable by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, or imprisonment in the state prison not exceeding five years, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Punishment for doing certain acts with intent to promote 1612. SEC. 89. Every person who, with intent to promote the election of himself or any other person, either: First-Furnishes entertainment at his expense to any meeting of electors the election previous to or during an election. Second-Pays for, procures, or engages to pay for any such entertainment. Third-Furnishes or engages to pay or deliver any money or property for the purpose of procuring the attendance of voters at of any person. the polls, or for the purpose of compensating any person for procuring attendance of voters at the polls, except for the conveyance of voters who are sick or infirm. Fourth-Furnishes or engages to pay or deliver any money or property for any purpose intended to promote the election of any candidate, except for the expenses of holding and conducting public meetings, for the discussion of public questions, and of printing and circulating ballots, handbills, and other papers, previous to such election, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or imprisonment not exceeding six months in the county jail. for offering 1613. SEC. 90. Every person who gives or offers a bribe Punishment to any officer or member of any legislature, caucus, political bribe. convention, committee, primary election, or political gathering of any kind, held for the purpose of nominating candidates for offices of honor, trust, or profit in this state, with intent to influence the person to whom such bribe is given or offered to be more favorable to one candidate than another, shall be guilty of felony, punishable by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars or ten years imprisonment in the state prison, or both such fine and imprisonment. or to appoint or any office in of votes. 1614. SEC. 91. Every person who, being a candidate at Punishment any election, offers or agrees to appoint or procure the appoint- for offering ment of any particular person to office, position, or employment procure apas an inducement or consideration to any person to vote for, pointment to procure, or aid in procuring the election of such candidate, or consideration person not being a candidate, who communicates any offer made in violation of this and the preceding section, to any person with intent to induce him to vote for, or to procure or aid in procuring the election of the candidate, shall be deemed guilty of felony, punishable by imprisonment not exceeding five years or a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment. and for selling liquors, etc. 1615. SEC. 92. No person shall sell, give away, or furnish, Punishment or cause to be sold, given away, or furnished, either for or without pay, within this state, on any day upon which any general election is held, nor within the limits of any county or city on any day upon which any special or municipal election is held therein, any spirituous, malt, or fermented liquors or wines; and any one so doing shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not less than one hundred nor more than one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail not less than one nor more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court; and it shall be the duty of Judges of the district courts of the several judicial districts in this state, to specially give this Act in charge to every grand jury impaneled in their respective districts. 1616. SEC. 93. The Governor is hereby authorized and directed, at least thirty days previous to any general election. and fifteen days previous to any special election, to issue a proclamation offering a reward of one hundred dollars for the Governor directed to offer rewards arrest and conviction of any person violating any of the provisions of this Act, when the crime is a misdemeanor; and a for arrest and reward of two hundred dollars for the arrest and conviction of conviction of lating this Act. persons vio. any person guilty of felony, as herein provided; and such rewards to be paid until the total amount hereafter expended for the purpose reaches the sum of ten thousand dollars, payable out of any moneys in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated. And all moneys collected under the provisions of this Act shall revert to the general school fund of the several counties where such case was brought. Rewards. how paid. 1617. SEC. 94. It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to cause to be printed in pamphlet form a requisite number of copies of this Act, with marginal notes and properly indexed, a suitable number of which shall be forwarded by him to the County Clerks of the several counties of this state, at least sixty days previous to the holding of any general election, and at least twenty days previous to the holding of any special election; and it is hereby made the duty of the said County Clerks to inclose in each and every ballot box sent out by them to be used at the various precincts of their respective counties, five or more copies of said Act, as in their judgment they may deem proper. 1618. SEC. 95. "An Act relating to elections, the manner of conducting and contesting the same, fraud upon the ballot box, destroying or attempting to destroy the ballot box, illegal or attempted illegal voting and misconduct at elections," approved March ninth, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, and an Act amendatory of the aforesaid Act, approved February twentyfifth, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine; also, an Act supplementary to the aforesaid Act, approved March fifth, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, are hereby repealed. Certain tickets unlawful. An Act supplementary to an Act relating to elections, approved Approved March 5, 1885, 63. 1619. SECTION. 1. That it shall be unlawful for any one to print or cause to be printed, to distribute or cause to be distributed, or to have in his possession with intent to use the same, prior to or at an election authorized by law, except as hereinafter provided, any ballot or ballots, upon which are printed any name or names other than the regular nominees of any one political party which shall in convention, or otherwise, nominate candidates for a part or all of the offices authorized to be filled at any election by the electors of this state; provided, nothing herein shall be construed to prevent any name or names of any candidate or candidates being erased on any ballot or ballots and any name or names being substituted there for in writing, and the use of mixed ballots, when such ballots do not purport to be ballots of any one political party nominating candidates as aforesaid. this law, how 1620. SEC. 2. That any person or persons who shall Violation of violate any provisions of the foregoing section shall be deemed punished. guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be fined in any sum not less than twenty-five dollars and not to exceed five hundred dollars, or shall be imprisoned in the county jail any time not to exceed six months, or shall be both fined and imprisoned as aforesaid. An Act to regulate primary elections and to protect the same from fraud. Approved February 5, 1883, 28. be adopted. election. 1621. SECTION 1. Any committee or body authorized by Resolution to the rules or customs of a political association, organization, or party to call elections of or for such association, organization, or party, in calling such election, shall, at the time of making the call, adopt a resolution which shall set forth: First-That Time and a primary election will be held, giving the time when and the place of place or places where such election will be held, and the hours between which the polls shall be kept open. Second-The Names of names of the persons to constitute the Election Board at each the Election polling place. If the persons named by the committee be not present, or decline to serve, then such officers shall be appointed as provided by the election law of this state. Third-The object for which the election is called. Fourth-The qualifica- Qualifications tions required for voters in addition to those prescribed by the of voters. election law of this state. Board. 1622. SEC. 2. The notice of the election shall contain a Notice and copy of the resolution and be signed by the Secretary of the publication. committee or body, and be published at least one week prior to the time fixed for the election in some newspaper published in the nearest precinct thereto in the county, or shall be conspicuously posted in three public places in the precinct where such election is to be held at least one week prior to the time fixed for such election. appointed. 1623. SEC. 3. The number of officers to constitute the Election Election Board shall be fixed by the committee, and shall not Board, how be less than three nor more than five, and if the committee be divided, the majority shall appoint a majority of the officers, and the minority shall appoint the greatest minority thereof, and the persons so appointed shall each act in the capacity of Judges, and either may act as Inspector at such election. They To be Judges shall be legal voters in the precinct where and at the time they Inspectors. serve as such officers, and shall each be sworn in the manner and |