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a second offense under this section, the first being alleged and proven, such offender shall be by sentence of the court forever thereafter disfranchised and deprived of the right to vote at a primary in this State, and be imprisoned in the county jail not less than one year, and be committed to jail in default of the payment of costs of prosecution until such costs are fully paid. Prosecutions may be had under this section by indictment in the Circuit Court, or by information in the County Courts, and the effect of a sentence of disfranchisement in either of said courts, both having jurisdiction of offenses hereunder, shall be to deprive such persons sentenced of the right to vote at any primary within this State for a period of time fixed by the court where such person shall be convicted under this section. Solicitations of any person, or giving of a loan of money, of the purchase of anything of value, or any other subterfuge, shall be deemed a violation thereof.

(2) Any person who shall have been legally convicted and disfranchised by a court of competent jurisdiction, who shall, before the expiration of his term, of disfranchisement, vote or offer to vote at any primary within this State shall, upon indictment and conviction thereof in a court of competent jurisdiction, be confined in the penitentiary for a term of years not less than one nor more than ten years. § 68. Whoever is disorderly at a primary shall forfeit a sum not exceeding twenty-five dollars.

§ 69. Whoever bets or wagers any money, property or other valuable thing upon the result of the primary, or bets or wagers money, property or other valuable thing upon the number of votes which may be given to any person at a primary, or shall receive the greatest number of votes at a primary, or agrees to pay any other person any money, property or other valuable thing in the event that a primary shall result in one way, or in the event that any person shall or shall not be nominated or shall receive a greater number of votes than others, upon conviction thereof shall be fined in a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars, or imprisoned in the county jail not exceeding one year, or both, in the discretion of the court.

§ 70. (1) If any judge of a primary shall permit a person to vote whose vote is challenged, without the proof required in this Act; or (2) Shall knowingly and wilfully permit a person to testify as a witness contrary to the provisions of this Act; or

(3) Shall knowingly permit a person to vote who is not qualified according to law; or

(4)

Shall knowingly receive and count more than one vote from the same person at the same primary for the same office, except as allowed by law; or

(5)

Shall refuse to receive the vote of a qualified elector at such primary, who will make the affidavit of and proof required by this

Act; or

(6)

Shall be guilty of any fraud, corruption or manifest misbehavior; or

(7) Shall open or unfold any ballot when the same is presented to be deposited in the ballot box: or

(8) Shall wilfully neglect to perform any of the duties required of him by this Act; shall, on conviction thereof, be fined in a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars, or imprisoned in the county jail not exceeding one year, or both, in the discretion of the court.

71. If any person wilfully or corruptly ascertains, publishes or reveals how a primary elector voted at a primary, he shall, on conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not exceeding one thousand dollars, or imprisoned in the county jail not exceeding one year, or both, in the discretion of the court.

72. If any clerk of a primary shall wilfully neglect to perform any duty required of him as primary clerk, or shall be guilty of a fraud, corruption or misbehavior, he shall, on conviction thereof, be fined in a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, or imprisoned in the county jail not exceeding six months, or both, in the discretion of the court.

§ 73. If any judge, clerk or messenger, after having been deputed by the primary judges to carry the primary poll books, tally sheets and returns of such election to the place where by law they are required to be canvassed, wilfully or negligently fails to deliver such primary poll books, tally sheets or returns within a time prescribed by law, with the seal unbroken, he shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, or imprisoned in the county jail not exceeding six months, or both, in the discretion of the court.

74. If any county, city or town clerk wilfully refuses to perform any duty required of him by this Act, he shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars and shall be liable to the person injured by reason of such neglect or refusal in an amount not exceeding five hundred dollars, to be recovered in an action on the

case.

$75. If any person whose duty it is to canvass the returns or make a tabulated statement thereof, shall be guilty of fraud, corruption or misbehavior in not canvassing the returns or making a tabulated statement thereof, he shall, upon conviction, be fined in any sum not exceeding five hundred dollars or be imprisoned in the county jail not exceeding one year, or both, in the discretion of the court.

76. Whoever shall wilfully and wrongfully take or carry away from the place where it has been deposited for safe keeping, or deface, mutilate or change any primary poll book, tally sheet or ballot, or any name or figure therein, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars or imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one year, or both, in the discretion of the court.

§ 77. Any person or member of a board or any primary judge, clerk or other officer who is guilty of stealing, wilfully and wrongfully breaking, destroying, mutilating, defacing, falsifying or unlawfully moving or secreting or detaining the whole or any part of any ballot box, or any record, primary poll book, tally sheet, or copy thereof, oath, returns, or any other paper or document provided for in this Act, or who shall fraudulently make any entry, erasure or alteration therein, except as allowed and directed by the provisions of this Act, or who permits any other person so to do shall, upon conviction thereof, be

fined in a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars, or imprisoned in the county jail not exceeding one year, or both, in the discretion of the

court.

$78. If any person shall commit any act prohibited herein or refrain from doing any act or duty required to be done herein, and if any person shall in any manner be guilty of a violation of this Act, whether the same is denominated an offense or not, and for which no punishment is herein specially provided, such person shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in a sum not less than twenty-five nor more than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned in the county jail not exceeding one year, or both, in the discretion of the court.

$79. An Act entitled, "An Act to provide for the holding of primary elections by political parties," approved March 9, 1910, in force July 1, 1910, as subsequently amended, and all other Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with this Act, are hereby repealed: Provided, however, that nothing in this Act contained shall be construed as repealing or amending any part of an Act entitled, "An Act to provide for the holding of primary elections by political parties for the nomination of members of the General Assembly and the election of senatorial committeemen," approved March 9, 1910, in force July 1, 1910, and as subsequently amended.

§ 80. The invalidity of any portion of this Act shall not affect the validity of any other portion thereof, which can be given effect without such invalid part.

APPROVED June 28, 1919.

NOMINATIONS OF JUDGES OF SUPERIOR COURT OF COOK COUNTY AND

CIRCUIT JUDGES.

$ 1. Amends section 1, Act of 1917. § 2. Emergency.

§ 1. Provides for selection of

delegates to judicial
conventions.

(SENATE BILL NO. 270.

APPROVED APRIL 25, 1919.)

AN ACT to amend section 1 of an Act entitled, "An Act to provide for the nomination by political parties of the judges of the Superior Court of Cook County, and of all circuit judges.”

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:. That section 1 of an Act entitled, "An Act to provide for the nomination by political parties of judges of the Superior Court of Cook County and of all circuit judges," approved June 25, 1917, in force July 1, 1917, be, and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows:

§ 1. That candidates of any political party as defined in section two of an Act entitled, "An Act to provide for the holding of primary elections by political parties," approved March 9, 1910, in force July 1, 1910, for the office of judge of the Circuit Court in any county of the State of Illinois, and for the office of judge of the Superior Court of Cook County, shall be nominated at a convention of delegates of such party.

If any such judge or judges are to be elected in any circuit or territory comprised of only one county, the delegates to such convention shall consist of the members of such party's county convention as created by section 10 of said Act, as amended by an Act approved June 30, 1913, in force July 1, 1913.

If any judge or judges of the Circuit Court are to be elected in any circuit comprising more than one county, such convention shall be composed of delegates from the several counties comprising the circuit. Each county shall be entitled to one delegate for every four hundred voters or major fraction thereof cast in such county for the candidate for Governor of the political party holding the convention, at the last preceding election for Governor; and such delegates from each county shall be selected by the county committee of that county.

§ 2. Whereas, an emergency exists, therefore this Act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

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(HOUSE BIL NO. 606. APPROVED JUNE 28, 1919.)

AN ACT to amend sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 13, 26 and 32 and to repeal section 30, of Article III of an Act entitled: "An Act regulating the holding of elections and declaring the result thereof in cities, villages and incorporated towns in this State," approved June 19, 1885, in force July 1, 1885, as amended.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 13, 26 and 32 of Article III of an Act entitled: "An Act regulating the holding of elections and declaring the result thereof in cities, villages

and incorporated towns in this State," approved June 19, 1885, in force July 1, 1885, as amended, are amended to read as follows:

§3. Such board of registry and the election clerks shall meet in the precinct twice prior to such first election for the purpose of making a registry; the first day for such registration being on the Saturday immediately preceding the Tuesday four weeks before such election, and the second day of registration being on the Tuesday three weeks before election for the first general city, village or town election, or the first general State or county election which may occur after the first appointment of such board of election commissioners at the place designated by such board of commissioners and they shall then proceed to make a general registration of all the voters in such precinct. A new general registration shall be made by the board of registry in every year in which a congressional election occurs and just prior thereto, the first day of such registration being on the Saturday immediately preceding the Tuesday four weeks before such election, and the second day of registration being on Tuesday three weeks before such election. Two registry books shall be furnished to such board of registry by the board of election commissioners for the purpose of such registration, and shall be prepared substantially in the following form:

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