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ELECTIONS. 1 ]_ ately preceding such election, and shall be eligible to any office within 21 Fen., 1871, e. (IIB DISUICE [Sec §~§ 58,86; R. s. 11, 5,, ga mcg, 20M_] 69, S. 7, v- 16, p. 421. Hepburn va. Ellzey, 2 Cranch_,445; \Vestcott rs. Fairfield, Peters, C. C., 45; Spencer ra. Board of Registration, and Webster rs. Superintendent of Elections, Wash. Law Rep., v. 1, No. 18, p. 85. _ Sec. 99. At any election for Delegate to the House of Representa- 1¤l¤<>ti<>¤ ¤fD¢1¤- tlves of the United States the person having the greatest number of  ;. legal votes shall be declared by the governor to be duly elected, and a Ibid., ¤.:s.1, p. 426. certificate thereof shall be given accordingly. Sec. 100. In all elections for members of the house of delegates the Eleetlnnofinem- DGTSODS huvlhg the hlghest number of legal votes shall he declared by bers of house of the governor duly elected members of said house. €9} Sec. 101. In case two or more persons voted for shall have an equal New":`1e’eItion, number of votes for the same office, or if a vacancy shall occur in the “’l*°¤- house of delegates, the governor shall order a new election. Ibm_ Sec. 102. All township olhcers shall be elected by the people of the Electionoftowntownships respectively. Ship t>1¤i<=·¤z¤•· ` l ., B. . Sec. 103. It shall be a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment in Pevalty fvrusiug the District jail or penitentiary, not exceeding two years, or by a line 1’°"“°"“‘ ,“°l°“°° not exceeding five hundred dollars, for any person, without justifiable or excusable cause, to use personal violence upon any elector in the Dis- ,,2, ,, gi",, 12, SQ trict. 324. ’ Sec. 104. If any person willfully interrupts or disturbs any elector in Penalty for in the District in the exercise of the elective franchise he shall be deemed ¢¤¤‘¤l>¤*¤¤ ¤V¤*¤1‘· guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be lined not 8 _;,,,,, 1867, ,,_ 6, exceeding one thousand dollars, or be imprisoned in the District jail not n. 3, v. 14, p. 375. exceeding thirty days, or both. Sec. 105. If, at any election held in the District, any person shall Illegal voting knowingly personate and vote, or attempt to vote- lmd il ESQ °*{¤d"°° First, In the name of any other person, whetherlivin g, dead, oriictitious; :{’,;l°°"‘°"“* P°“` Second, Or vote more than once at the same election for any candi- —.;.~..T-— date for the same office · 3J°”,;,1867· f,;,? Third, Or vote at a place where he may not he entitled to vote; QM v' ’ Pp' ’ Fourth, Or vote without having a lawful right to vote; gr Feb,, um, c, Fifth, Or do any unlawful act to secure a right or opportunity to vote 62, s. 39, v. 16, pp. for himself or any other person; 4% “8· Sixth, Or by force, threats, menace, or intimidation, bribery, reward, or offer, or promise thereof, or otherwise unlawfully prevent any qualified voter of the District from freely exercising the right of suirage ; Seventh, Or by any such means induce any voter to refuse to exercise such right ; _ Eighth, Or compel or induce, by any such means, or otherwise, any officer of any election in the District to receive a vote from a person not legally qualified or entitled to vote ; _ _ Ninth, Or interfere in any manner with any officer of elections in the discharge of his duties; _ Tenth, Or by any unlawful means induce any officer of an election, or ouicer whose duty it is to ascertain, announce, or declare the result of any such election, or give or make any certificate, document, or evidence in relation thereto, to violate or refuse tocomply with his duty, or any law regulating the same ; Eleventh, Or knowingly or willfully receive the vote of any person not entitled to vote ; _ . Twelfth, Or refuse to receive the vote of any person entitled to vote; Thirteenth, Or aid, counsel, procure, or advise any such voter, person, or officer to do any act hereby made a crime ; _ __ _ _ Fourteenth, Or to omit to do any duty the omission of which is hereby made a crime, or attempt to doso— _ Every such person shall be deemed guilty of a crime, and shallforsuch crime be liable to prosecution, and, on conviction, shall be punished by