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Every such person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail. for not less than six months nor more than one year;

Or shall be fined not less than five hundred (500) nor more than two thousand (2,000) dollars, or both.

113. § 17. If any person, upon the day of such election, or before the canvass of votes is completed, shall conceal or wilfully break or destroy any ballot box, used or intended to be used at such election;

Or shall wilfully or fraudulently conceal, secrete or remove any such box from the custody of judges of election;

Or shall alter, deface, injure, destroy or conceal any ballot which has been deposited in any ballot box at such election, which has not been counted and canvassed;

Or poll list used at such election;

Or any report, return, certificate, or other evidence in this act required, as provided for;

[He] shall, on conviction thereof, be adjudged guilty of a felony, and shall, for each and every such offense, be punished by imprisonment in a State penitentiary for not less than two nor more than five years.

114. § 18. If at any election precinct, at any registration of voters or revision thereof, or at any election hereafter held in such city, any judge of election or poll clerk shall knowingly or wilfully admit any person to registration, or make any entry upon any register or poll book;

Or receive any vote, or proceed with the canvass of ballots, or shall consent thereto, unless a majority of all the judges of election in said election precinct are present and concur;

He shall, upon conviction thereof, be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than thirty nor more than sixty days; or by a fine of not less than one hundred (100) nor more than one thousand (1,000) dollars; or by both such fine and imprisonment.

115. § 19. If any judge of election, in any election precinct, shall, without urgent necessity, absent himself from the place of regis tration, or the polls in said district, upon any day of election, whereby less than a majority of all the judges in such election district shall be present during such hours of registration, election or canvass of ballots;

He shall, upon conviction, be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than sixty days nor more than six months; or shall be fined not less than five hundred (500) nor more than one thousand (1,000) dollars, or both.

116. § 20. It shall be unlawful for any judge of election, poll clerk, challenger, or peson designated, as provided in this act, to be present at the canvass of any ballots in any precinct, during the elec tion or canvass of ballots, to have or keep any ballots behind the boxes, or within the polling place;

Or for them, or any person or persons within the polling place, to electioneer, distribute tickets or ballots, or engage in any political discussion.

Any violation of this section shall be a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than ten nor more than ninety days. Or by a fine of not less than one hundred (100) nor more than five hundred (500) dollars, or both.

117. § 21. Whoever, during the hours of election in any election precinct in such city;

Or during the hours of registration, revision of registration, or canvass of votes, or of making return thereof, shall bring, take, order or send into; or shall attempt to bring, take, or send into any place of registration, or revision of registration or of election, any distilled or spirituous liquors whatever; or shall, at any such time and place, drink or partake of such liquor, shall be deemed and held to be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished according to law.

118. § 22. Irregularities or defects in the mode of noticing, convening, holding or conducting an election authorized by law, shall constitute no defense to a prosecution for a violation of the provisions of this act.

119. § 23 Every act which, by the provisions of this act or the general election laws, is made a crime when committed with reference to the election of a candidate, is equally criminal when committed with a reference to the determination of the question submitted to electors, to be decided by votes cast at an election.

The word "election," as used in this act, shall be construed to designate elections had within any city,village or incorporated town adopting this act, for the purpose of enabling electors to choose some pub'ic officer or officers under the laws of this State or the United States;

Or to pass upon any amendment, law or other public act or proposi tion submitted to vote by law.

The word "householder," as used in this act, shall mean the chief or head of a family, who resides with the family as a family, and who supports and provides for such family as an independent family.

120. § 24. In case of misdemeanors committed, where a matter of fine shall be imposed instead of imprisonment, such party shall be discharged from imprisonment only on condition of payment of the fine;

And, unless paid, his imprisonment shall continue until such fine shall be cancelled by an allowance of three (3) dollars per day for each day of imprisonment.

121. § 25. All forfeitures, provided for in this act, shall be recovered in the name of the board of election commissioners, and shall be paid, when collected, into the county treasury.

122. § 26. It shall be the duty of such election commissioners to aid in the prosecution of all crimes and offenses against this act;

And they shall keep a book in which shall be entered all complaints gainst persons claimed to be guilty of the violation of this law;

And when, in the judgment of such election commissioners, such offense has probably been committed, it shall be their duty to cause a prosecution to be instituted in accordance with the provisions of this act, and cause the parties to be punished accordingly.

ARTICLE VII.-COMPENSATION.

123. SECTION 1. Such e'ection commissioners and the chief clerk of the board of election commissioners shall be paid by the county. And for the purpose of fixing their fees and compensation the several counties of this State are divided into three classes, as they are now classified by law, as to fees and salaries.

In counties of the first class said election commissioners shall each receive a salary of $500, and said chief clerk a salary of $400 per annum.

In counties of the second class such election commissioners shall each receive a salary of $700, and such chief clerk a salary of $600 per annum.

In counties of the third class, to-wit: in Cook county, such election commissioners shall each receive a salary of $1,500, and such chief clerk a salary of $2,000 per annum.

All expenses, incurred by said board of election commissioners, shall be paid by such city. Such salaries and expenditures are to be audited by the county judge, and such salaries shall be paid by the county treasurer upon the warrant of such county judge, out of any money in the county treasury not otherwise appropriated, and such expenditures shall be paid by the city treasurer, upon the warrant of such county judge, out of any money in the city treasury not otherwise appropriated. It shall also be the duty of the governing authority of such counties and cities. respectively to make provision for the prompt payment of such salaries and expenses, as the case may be.

124. § 2. All judges and clerks of election and official ticket holders, under this act, shall be allowed and paid at the rate of $3 per day.

125. § 3. Each judge of election who has performed all the duties and services required of him by this act, at the general registration and at the election following, shall be credited with four full days' services and no more, but at any election prior to which there is only an additional registration and revision, being a registration between the general registrations, he shall be credited with three full days' service and no more, in case he performs all the duties required of him by this act.

At the elections held under this act, where there is no additional regis tration or revision of registration, each judge or clerk of election shall only be credited with one day's service each.

When any judge or clerk does not perform all the services required by this act, then such board of election commissioners will audit his time, and shall allow him pro rata compensation.

Each clerk of election, if he has performed all the services required of him by this act, at the general registration and at the election following, shall be credited with five days' service, and no more, but at any election prior to which there was only an additional registration and revision,

being a registration between the general registrations, he shall be credited with four full days' service and no more, in case he performs all the duties required of him by this act.

126. § 4. At all city elections, general or special, though other than city officers may be elected at the same time with such city officers, and at all special elections in any part of such city, at which a city officer is elected, such city shall pay such judges and clerks of election for their services under this act.

127. § 5. At all general county and State e'ections, which include officers elected through the whole county, though other than State and county officers are also elected, and at all exclusively judicial elections, and at all special elections for a county or State officer, or member of congress or member of the legislature, such county shall pay such judges and clerks of election and official ticket holders for their services under this act.

128. § 6. Said board of election commissioners shall audit all the claims of judges and clerks of election, and official ticket holders, and shall draw a warrant therefor upon such city or county treasury, the case may be.

ARTICLE VIII.-MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

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129. SECTION 1. Whenever this act is adopted by any village or incorporated town all its provisions shall be applicable and operative, except as hereinafter modified.

130. § 2. Whenever any village or incorporated town, which lies within any county in which a city exists, which may adopt this act, then in such case the commissioners of election appointed, or which may be appointed for said city, shall also be ex-officio commisioners of election for such village or incorporated town, and shall have and exercise the same powers as if specially appointed for such village or town.

131. § 3. The quadruple returns of the judges and clerks of election of such village or incorporated town, mentioned in the last section, in case of a village or town election for any officer of such village or town, shall be made to the same officer as now required by law, who shall receipt therefor, and all such returns shall be canvassed by the canvassing board of such village or town, as established by law, with the same powers of investigation and examination by such board as is authorized by this act to the canvassing board of any such city.

132. § 4. The returns of the judges and clerks of election of such village or incorporated towns, mentioned in the second section of this article, in case of all other elections therein, shall be made to the same officers, as required by this act, of returns of elections held in a city, and such returns shall be canvassed and the result declared by the same canvassing board.

133. § 5. All oaths in writing, provided for in this act, must have a jurat, or certificate of the officer taking the same, attached and signed by him, and said election commissioners, and said judges of election, are hereby empowered to administer all oaths and affirmations, required in the administration of the affairs of their several offices.

APPROVED June 19, 1885.

COUNTY BOARDS, NEGLECT OF DUTY.

Amends the general election law by adding Section 932; neglect of duty by supervisor, county commissioner, or member of county board, under the election laws; penalties.

AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An act in regard to elections and to provide for filling vacancies in elective offices," approved April 3, 1872, in force July 1, 1872.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That an act entitled "An act in regard to elections and to provide for filling vacancies in elective offices," approved April 3, 1872, and in force July 1, 1872, be, and the same is, hereby amended by adding a new section thereto to be known as section number ninety-three and one-half, and to read as follows:

"Section 934. If any supervisor, county commissioner or member of any county board shall wilfully refuse, neglect or fail to do any act or perform any duty required of him by the election laws of this State, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, fined not exceeding five hundred dollars, or imprisoned in the county jail not exceeding six months, or both, in the discretion of the court."

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§ 1. Qualifications of voters at 'primary § 2. Penalties for violation of this act. elections.

AN ACT to prevent and punish illegal voting at primary elections.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That it shall be unlawful for any person to vote at any primary election, or at any election called to select delegates to any convention, called either for the purpose of nominating a candidate or candidates for any elective office, or for the purpose of selecting other delegates to such convention, unless such person so voting, or offering to vote, would be a qualified elector in the district embraced within the call of said primary election, if the same was a general or special election, held under and in conformity with the general election laws of this State.

§ 2. Any person violating the provisions of this act, shall, on conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned in the county jail not less than three nor more than six months, or both, in the discretion of the court. APPROVED June 29, 1885.

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