negligently fails to require the name and residence of such person to be written upon the ballot offered by him, either by himself or by some one in his behalf, and to add thereto the name of the person so challenging and the cause assigned therefor, before such ballot is received, as required by section one hundred and seventy of said chapter four hundred and seventeen (section one hundred and ninety-five of this digest), shall be punished by fine not exceeding three hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in jail not exceeding one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. on election or other off 268. An election or other officer whose duty it is to Penalty recount the ballots cast at an election, who makes any statement or gives any information in regard to a ballot cer recountcast by a voter challenged at such election, except as ing ballots. equired by law, shall be punished by fine not exceeding 1893, c. 417, § 301. two hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in jail not exceeding one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. 269. A presiding or other election officer who wilfully Penalty or negligently violates any provision of section one hundred on presid ing or other and seventy-four of said chapter four hundred and seven- election teen (section one hundred and ninety-nine of this digest), officer. relating to the enclosing in envelopes, sealing, indorsing Ibid. § 303. and delivering or transmitting of ballots and voting lists after the votes have been counted and recorded, shall be punished by fine not exceeding three hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in jail not exceeding one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. board of election commis. 270. Any member of the board of election commis- Penalty on sioners who examines or permits to be examined, except as required by law, ballots cast at an election which are received and retained by them and subsequently destroyed sioners for in accordance with section one hundred and seventy-six allowing of said chapter four hundred and seventeen (section two ballots to be examined. hundred and two of this digest), shall be punished by Ibid. § 304. fine not exceeding two hundred dollars. 271. Any member of the board of election commis- For failure sioners who fails to make record of votes cast at an elec- to make tion and to make and transmit copies of any such record, record of votes. Ibid. § 305. Penalty on board of election commis. sioners as required by the provisions of said chapter four hundred and seventeen, shall be punished by fine not exceeding two hundred dollars. 272. Any member of said board or a precinct clerk who wilfully signs a certificate not in conformity with the result of an election as appearing by the records and copies of records of votes cast or by a recount of votes, shall be or precinct punished by fine not exceeding three hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in jail not exceeding one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. clerk. 1893, c. 417, §306. Penalty on public officer or election officer. 273. Any public officer or election officer whatsoever, of the state or of a city or town, upon whom a duty is imposed by the provisions of said chapter four hundred and seventeen, who refuses or wilfully neglects or wilfully Ibid. § 308. fails to perform such duty, or who wilfully performs it contrary to law, or in such way as to hinder the objects of said chapter, shall for each offence, if no other penalty is therein specifically imposed for such offence, be punished by fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in jail not exceeding one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. PENALTIES IMPOSED UPON VOTERS. Penalties ing mark on $309. For making 274. A voter who places any distinguishing mark upon for placing his ballot shall be punished by.fine not exceeding one distinguishhundred dollars, or by imprisonment in jail not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. 275. A voter who makes a false statement as to his inability to mark a ballot, or who, except for the purpose of false stateobtaining assistance in accordance with the provisions of ment, etc. Ibid. § 310. section one hundred and sixty-four of said chapter four hundred and seventeen (section one hundred and eightynine of this digest), allows his ballot to be seen by any person with an intention of letting it be known how he is about to vote, shall be punished by fine not exceeding one hundred dollars. 276. Whoever at an election, knowing that he is not For illegal a qualified voter, wilfully votes thereat; whoever at an voting or attempting election votes more than once on his own name, his name to vote. having been registered more than once; whoever at an Ibid. § 311. election votes in more than one voting precinct or town, his name having been registered in more than one voting precinct or town; whoever at an election votes or attempts to vote upon any name other than his own, or knowingly casts or attempts to cast more than one ballot at one time of balloting, shall be punished by fine not exceeding three hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in jail not exceeding one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. 277. Whoever wilfully gives a false answer to a presid- For giving ing officer at an election shall be punished by fine not ex- false anceeding one hundred dollars. swers. Ibid. § 312. For refusal name, infor. mation, etc. $313. GENERAL PENALTIES. 278. Whoever, being an inmate of a building, liable to to give true be assessed for a poll tax, refuses or neglects to give his true name when inquired thereof by an assessor, or assist1893, c. 417, ant assessor, and whoever, being an owner or occupant of a building, refuses or neglects to give the full and true information within his knowledge relating to all persons residing in such building, when inquired thereof by an assessor, or assistant assessor, shall be punished by fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or by inprisonment in jail not exceeding three months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. For giving name of non-resident. Ibid. § 314. For false oath, or cer tificate. 279. Whoever knowingly gives to an assessor, or assistant assessor, for the purpose of the assessment of a poll tax, the name of any person as a resident of a building who is not a resident therein, shall be punished by fine not exceeding three hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in jail not exceeding one year, or by both such fine and imprison ment. 280. Whoever knowingly or wilfully makes a false affidavit, affidavit or takes a false oath, or signs a false certificate regarding the qualifications of any person for assessment Ibid. § 315. or registration, shall be punished by fine not exceeding three hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in jail not exceeding one year, or by both such fine and imprison For registering when not qualified, false ment. 281. Whoever causes his name to be registered, knowing that he is not a qualified voter in the place where he is so registered, or falsely represents or attempts to represent himself as another person before the board of tation, election commissioners or any assistant registrar, or gives a answer, etc. false answer to any member of said board or any assistant Ibid. § 316. registrar, concerning any matter relating to the registra represen tion of a voter, or the right of any person to vote, or aids or abets any other person in doing any of the acts above mentioned, shall be punished by fine not exceeding three hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in jail not exceeding one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment. duct, etc., at 282. Whoever refuses to obey the lawful orders or For disordirections of said board of election commissioners or any derly conassistant registrar, or interrupts or disturbs the proceed- registration. ings at any registration, shall be punished by fine not 1893, c. 417, exceeding one hundred dollars. § 317. venting or visor of 283. Whoever prevents or interferes with, or aids or For preabets any person in preventing or interfering with any interfering supervisor of registration in the discharge of his duty, shall with superbe punished by fine not exceeding three hundred dollars, registraor by imprisonment in jail not exceeding one year, or by Ibid. § 318. both such fine and imprisonment. tion, etc. 284. Whoever wilfully defaces or removes any notice For defacing or relating to the registration of voters, voting list, or notice removing or warrant for an election, posted in a city or town, shall notice, voting list, be punished by fine not exceeding three hundred dollars, warrant, or by imprisonment in jail not exceeding one year, or by Ibid. § 319. both such fine and imprisonment. etc. caucus. Ibid. § 320. 285. Whoever votes at a caucus, held in accordance For illegal with any of the provisions of chapters four hundred and voting at eighty-nine and five hundred and seven of the acts of eighteen hundred and ninety-five, for the nomination of a candidate to be supported at a state, city, or town election, or for the selection of delegates to a political convention, or for the appointment of a political committee, not being a legal voter in the ward of a city or the town or representative district, as the case may be, in and for which such caucus or meeting is held; whoever so votes, being such legal voter, but not being included in the terms of the call under which such caucus or meeting is held; whoever so votes or attempts so to vote upon any name not his own; whoever so votes or attempts so to vote more than once at one balloting; whoever at such caucus or meeting knowingly casts or attempts to cast more than one ballot at one time of balloting, or more than the number of separate ballots allowed to each voter, if more than one ballot is allowed to be cast, shall be punished by fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in jail not exceeding three months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. |