42. Every person who willfully causes, procures, or allows himself to be registered in the great register of any county, knowing himself not to be entitled to such registration, is punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail or State prison not exceeding one year, or by both. In all cases where, on the trial of a person charged with any offense under the provisions of this section, it appears in evidence that the accused stands registered in the great register of any county, without being qualified for such registration, the court must order such registration to be canceled.

Fraudulent registration is a misdemeanor-8 Blatchf. 48. See Rev. Stat. U. S. § 5512.

43. Every person who, after being required by the board of judges at any election, refuses to be sworn, or being sworn, refuses to answer any pertinent question, propounded by such board, touching the right of another to vote, is guilty of a misdemeanor. [Approved March 30th, in effect July 1st, 1874.]

44. Every person summoned to appear and testify be fore any board of registration, who willfully disobeys such summons, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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45. Every person not entitled to vote, who fraudulently votes, and every person who votes more than once at any one election, or in two or more tickets changes any ballot after the same has been deposited in the ballot-box, or adds, or attempts to add, any ballot to those illegally polled at any elec tion, 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 polled, other ballots, while the same are being counted or canvassed, or at any other time, with intent to change the result of such election; or carries away or destroys,

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carry away or destroy, any poll-lists, or ballots, or ballotbox, for the purpose of breaking up or invalidating such election, or willfully detains, mutilates or destroy any election returns, or in any manner so interferes with the officers holding such election or conducting such ca vass, or with the voters lawfully exercising their rights or voting at such election, as to prevent such election or canvass from being fairly held and lawfully conducted, is guilty of a felony.

Right to vote, not dependent on citizenship-see Desty's Crim. Law, § 70 c.

State has exclusive power to regulate the right of suffrage-43 Cal. 43; 1 Hughes, 448; 11 Blatchf. 200; 53 Pa. St. 112; 1 McAr. 169.

Illegal voting-see Desty's Crim. Law, § 70 e. !

Voting twice-see id. § 70 f. When a person is so drunk as not to be able to form an intent, he cannot be convicted-29 Cal. 678. The act must be done knowingly-id.

46. Every person 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 misdemeanor.

Attempts to defraud.-As by personating another who has lived, but is at the time dead-14 Low, Can. Rep. 435; Russ. & R. 324; Rex v. Craup, id. 327; and it is not necessary that the false personation should prove successful-12 Week. Rep. 310.

47. Every person who procures, aids, assists, counsels, or advises another to give or offer his vote at any election, knowing that the person is not qualified to vote, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

48. Every officer or clerk of election who aids in changing or destroying any poll-list, or in placing any ballots in the ballot-box, or taking any therefrom, or adds, or attempts to add, any ballots to those legally polled at such 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 polled any other ballots, while the same are being counted or canvassed, or at any other time, with intent to change the result of such election, or allows another to do so, when in his power to prevent

it, or carries away or destroys, or knowingly allows another to carry away or destroy any poll-list, ballot-box, or ballots lawfully polled, is punishable by imprisonment in the State prison for not less than two nor more than seven years.

49. Every inspector, judge, or clerk of an election, who, previous to putting the ballot of an elector in the ballot-box, attempts to find out any name on such ballot, or who opens or suffers the folded ballot of any elector which has been handed in to be opened or examined previous to putting the same into the ballot-box, or who makes or places any mark or device on any folded ballot with the 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 been voted for by such elector, is punishable by fine, not less than fifty nor more than five hundred dollars.

50. Every person who forges or counterfeits returns of an election purporting to have been held at a precinct, town, or ward where no election was in fact held, or willfully substitutés forged or counterfeit returns of election in the place of the true returns, for a precinct, town, or ward where an election was actually held, is punishable by imprisonment in the State prison for a term not less than two por more than ten years.

Certificate. Making a false certificate of the result of an election is a misdemeanor-2 Dill. 219; S. C. 19 Am. Law Reg. 737.

51. Every person who willfully adds to or subtracts from the votes actually cast at an election, in any returns, or who alters such returns, is punishable by imprisonment in the State prison for not less than one nor more than five years.ovlar esse 10

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52. Every person who aids or abets in the commission of any of the offenses mentioned in the four preceding seo

tions, is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for the period of six months, or in the State prison not exceeding two years. [Approved March 30th, in effect July 1st, 1874.]CATOR O”?ĴAT

53. Every person who, by force, threats, menaces, bribery, or any corrupt means, either directly or indirectly, attempts to influence any elector in giving his vote, or to deter him from giving the same, or attempts by any means whatever to awe, restrain, binder, 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 any such election, by deceiving and causing such elector to vote for a different person for 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 differently from what such elector intended or desired to vote, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Corrupting electors-see Desty's Crim. Law, § 70 h. 1275) jurve Defrauding electors-see Desty's Crim. Law, § 70 J.

54. Every person who, with intent to promote the elec tion of himself or any other person, eithermunda breT -1. Furnishes entertainment at his expense to any meeting of electors previous to or during án election; ovat a

2. Pays for, procures, or engages to pay for any such entertainment;

23. Furnishes or engages to pay or deliver any money or property for the purpose of procuring the attendance of voters at 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 in firm;mo

4. 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; ⠀ -is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Refreshments.-Giving refreshments to voter, to influence his vote -2 Tyrw. 134; or furnishing liquors-17 Kan. 351.

Furnishing money, or property, to influence vote-see Desty's Crim. Law, § 70 h.

55. Every person who, being a candidate at any election, offers or agrees to appoint or procure the appointment of any particular persón to office, as an inducement or consideration to any person to vote for, or procure or aid in procuring the election of such candidate, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Giving promises of reward to procure votes-see Desty's Crim. Law, § 70 h.

56. Every person, not being a candidate, who communicates any offer, made in violation of the last section, to any person, with intent to induce him to vote for, or to procure or aid in procuring the election of the candidate making the offer, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

57. Every person who gives or offers a bribe to any officer or member of any legislative caucus, political con vention, 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, and every person, member of either of the bodies in this section mentioned, who receives or offers to receive any such bribe, is punishable by imprisonment in the State prison not less than one, nor more than fourteen years.

58. Every person who, by threats, intimidations, or unlawful violence, willfully hinders or prevents electors