LLOYD LOWNDES, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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270 PPPP. Whoever shall, except as in this Article other-
wise provided, allow his ballot to be seen by any person with
the apparent intention of letting it be known how he is about
to vote, or place any distinguishing mark upon his ballot or
who shall make a false statement as to his inability to mark his
ballot, or who shall interfere or attempt to interfere with any
voter when inside the enclosed space in the polling room, or
when marking his ballot, or who shall endeavor to. induce any
voter before voting to show how he marks, or has marked, his

Permitting
ballot to be
seen, etc.

ballot, shall be punished by tine of not less than five
dollars ($5) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100), or by
imprisonment in jail for a period not exceeding sixty days, or
by both fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.

Penalty,

270 QQQQ. Whoever shall wilfully destroy or deface any
ballot, or shall take or remove any ballot outside of the
enclosure provided for voting, before the close of the polls, or
wilfully delay the delivery of any ballot, or who shall, on or
before any day of election, have or retain in his possession any
official ballot printed for said election or any imitation thereof
save and excepting when such possession by him is necessary
or appropriate, and designed for the purpose of carrying out
the true intent and meaning of this law, or who shall canvass
or electioneer in said polling place or within one hundred feet
distant from the same, or who shall hold any tickets or fac-

Destroying
ballot, etc.

simile tickets or papers purporting to be tickets, either in said
polling place or within said distance from the same, shall be
fined not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than tive hun-
dred dollars, ($500), or shall be imprisoned in jail for not
exceeding sixty days, or shall be subject to both fine and
imprisonment, in the discretion of the Court.

Penalty.

270 RRRR. Whoever during the hours of registration or
revision of registration or during the hours of election or can-
vass of votes, or of making returns thereof in any precinct,
shall bring, take, order or send into, or shall attempt to bring
or take or send into, any place of registration or revision of
registration or of election, any distilled or spirituous liquors,

Taking liquor
into office
of registra-
tion, eto.

wine, ale or beer, or shall at any such time and place drink or
partake of such liquor, shall be guijty of a misdemeanor, and
shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than ten dol-
lars ($10) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100).

Penalty.

270 SSSS. It shall be unlawful for the keeper of any hotel,
tavern, store, drinking establishment, or any other place where
liquors are sold, or for any person or persons, directly or indi-
rectly, to sell, barter, give or dispose of any spirituous or fer-

Unlawful to
sell liquor
on election
day.