CHAPTER XIV

exerciw of tho ~ r i i u e l i s e by 811 elector, or by any such metins compcla or inducw an olector to vote or r e h i n h o w vot111g at; the eleciion ; or

Oipes or lends, or agrees t o give or lencl, or offers or proniisea, or o f F m or proinisos t o

procure or to endeavonlo t o proctll'al auy IildUoy

01 vuloi~blc c o ~ ~ s i d e r a t i c ~ ~ t o ^OP for filly 110rt~o11 witti auy of thefollot~~iiigluotivcu,tl~at i u t o say-.

(a) in oi'der to inducc an elcctor to vote o r r o f r d n from voting at llie election ; or

(6) corruptly and on iiocouni, of n u cloetor having voted or refrained I'roln voli iig ut tho election; or

(c) ax n reward for o r in considcrntii,n of y y person ncliug 01. joiuing in a procemion befarc or durinp the electia~r ; or

Gives or procureB,ror ngroes t o givc or ~ F O C L I ~ * O ,

or offora 01- proiniscs, or proitiiwa to pToc1'u.c (11'

t o endetrvour t o procure, nny plncc or profit In or for any per8011 for either ol: the i w o iriotivw firstly mentioued iiitlie Imt 11recccling doliiiil.iou of aii offciice i n this d r t i c l c coiitaiucd ; ^OP Does any siich act as iu inantioncd in tho two

ltwt p x e d i n m definitions of offeucos iu this Article coiit&md iuorder to induce m y per8011 III pociire or eudeavonr t o 11rocurc the return of anylierxon a t the election, or the vote of any elector a t the clection j or

Upoii or in consequence of m y auch gififl, loan, offer, promiec, pociireiueut, or agreement, as in the two last-mentioned definitions men- lianed, prociires, o r engages OP promlses or eiicleavours to procure, the return of any Iiemon n t the election, or tho vote of 'myperson at t h e election; o r

Sclvmces or pays any money, or causcs any lnoiicy to be paid, t o OP to the use o€ any other per& with the intcut that such money d u l l be expended in bribery st &lie election ; or Knowingly p a p any money, or causes m y nioiiey t o be y i d , t o auy ~ierson ^ill clischitrgo

01' repayitieuC of lnouey wholly or in part expended in bribery at tlie election ; 01'

Being an elector, does m y of tlie follorvnig act8 before or during the election, that I S t o siiy,reccives, gives, or coutracts for, nuy money, gitl, loiiu, valuable cousiderntion, or place, for himself or any other persou for voting 01-

rgreeing to vote, or for r e h i u i n g or sgreeiug t o refinin from voting, at the election ^{j OP}

(13) Corruptly trmsferi aup property, or pays nuy uouoy, to auy porson for tLe p q o w cif ennbliug that person to be regirtered as an elector, and thereby of influencing the vote of that person a t a future election; or

(11) Is priry to m y such transfer or piiyrnent ns last- mentioned which i R nude ou his behalf; or (15) Being a cmrlidate a t tho election, couvenes or

holds a meeting of electom or of his committee in B house Licensed ^{f o i b} thc sale of ferniented ⁰¹⁸ is guilty of ~b misdemcmour, and is 1i;ible on conviction t o n fine not exceeding two h u d r e d pounds, or to iuprisnn- ment f o r a term not; exceeding tmclrc m o n l h with or without bard labour.

SpkitUOUb 1iqUOrS j

Tic. N n IS, M. 95, $6, 98, 99, 100, 101, 10%

66. Any pereon mho with refcmncc t o L pa'lia- (1) Being prohibited by law from voting at the

election, and knowing that he is ^{S O} prohibitc4 votes a t the election ; 01'

(2) Induces or procures m y

ywm

^{mho is, n d}

whom he knowa t o be, pro ibited hy law frolb1 voting a t the election to vote at the election ; 01'

(a) Before or during the electiou. and f o r the purpose of promoting or procuring tlie election of m y _candidate a t thc cleotion,lrncmingly p ~ b - lishes a fdse stateincut of thc mithilrn~val 01 another candidate n.t the elecliou ; O F

(4) Beiug a coididxte at the ele~~iioii, d h d ~ n ~ r ~ from beiug a caiiclidatc iu ~~urxuaiice 01' :I

corrupt procuronlent iu considcratioii of R

payment or promise of payment ; or

( 5 ) Being a candidate, or the agent of n. c a d i d a l c , at the elcctiou-

(ffi) Kuowiuqly provides monoy f o r any p a y ~ ~ i ~ t which is contrary to the laws rclnting to perliamentrtry electioiw, or For replncing a n y mouey which has been expended in niiy such paymcut, m d wliich is not allowed by law t o be an exception ; or

(a)

Corruptly procures m y other perwn l o wiL11-

drav from being a candidate nt the election in considcmtion of any paymout or poinisc of p y ~ n e n t ; or

(c) 'Prints, publishes, or postu, m y bill, plac+ril, or poster, which has reference t o the electioii and which does not bear on the face of it tho name and address o€ thc printer nnd pub- lisher, or causes m y sucli thing to be doue ; or (d) Hircs or uses for B committee-room a t t h e eloction, or knoving tliat the same arc in- tended t o be used ns ii committee-room n t the election, leh-

(i ) Any premises oil which the d e by ret ^{n l l} of any intoxicating liquor is mthorisecl by

R license ; -or

(ii.) Any premises where any iutoximting liquor 1s sold or supplied to illembers of :I

club, society, or association which is not n permanent political club ; or

(iii.) Any part of any such premises, nnlese it is ;part which, having a separate entrance, rtnd having no direct-commuaicntion with any part of tba premises on mhicli m y intoxicating liquor or r c b s h m e n t is snlh or supplied as afomaid, i s ovdiiiarily let ambers or olfices or

' inoetings nr ai.bt- mentary election-

ie guilty of an offence, cdled Bin illegal practice, and is liibh on sununar;F conviction before trso justices t o a fill0

not exceeding one hundred pounds. He also hecomcs incapable f o r two years from the date of the cnnyiction of being registered ~8 RB elector or of voting at any election held for t h e electom1 district in which the illegal prat:tice

WBS commitkc€.

fewuce t o a parLiament%q or the agent of a caudIdate

ia mentionedin the a t the eleckion, does any such rrek

Sticffing Ballot-boxes.

Tb., U, J241.

71.

Any pertion who-

(1) At 01' nller ti parliaru~ii11~1~y olcciiorl, Iriioviiigly aiid wilfully, iiiicl mitlioat ilia lnwful cornuiuiitl oE ^ROIW coinpatcnt court (II* ti*ibnual, uiiinutcns the fold up011 n, ballot-piapcr within which Lhe nnmbcr of nil clector ie iwitton, urid which fold has been mnde under tlie tciithority of tlio law ; or

tlic iiiuinhcr of an elector is written, and vhicli Bold hns Been made iiuder the authority of the law

;

or

(2)

Being

^R

~icrson i*equired by law i o

ilischargc iluties at

a11

election at

which tlie voting is by ballot;, attenipts' to ascertain

^01'

disco-rer, or

;kids in ascertnhing or cliscores*i~~g, the caiiclidulc L'OP vlioni the vote of any pcmoii

is

given

at

the election, csccpt in the case of

R

person voting

(3)

IIa.iing in the excrcise of'

his

o%ce

tit

an clectioii obtained knowledge or the meaiis

OF

Imowleclqe

of

the canclidate for mhom any person has voted at the elretion, cliscloses

or

aids in disclosing such Imolo\.vlcdge otlim~ise tlitm in &iwver t o

^:I, p e s -

tioii

^1~111

hi thr

C ~ L W S P

of pi+oceotl-

i q s

beforc? s u m comprtenf court

OP

tldlLlua3.

; 01'

(.A) Being

a

pemon ivqitiiwl by law to disclitup dnties at

m i

rlection, plncw iqmu

^M

Ballot-papei* any mark or miting iiot aiitliorisecl by lam;

is guilty of rz niisdemennotu*, and is lirzlilc

t o

i~iipl*isonm~nt vith liartl labom for two years.

opcilly;

^01'

51 Vic. No. 7, B. 80 j 59 Vie. No. 3 4 Schedulo, ^{8 .} 44.

Any persou who, at or nfier au election held laws relating tu Dirisiond Boards, at rvhich the by ballot, or at or after tcii election held under (I] l i n o w i n d y and wilCallv. aud without the lawful

8balie X&ZO Act of 1896

"-

5 1 Vic. No. 7, R. 110.

80. Any person who, haying in the exercise of liia office at an election u d e r the laws rclnting t o DiviHiollal Boards at which t h e voting ia by post obtained knowledge of the cnndiddo f o r whom nny elector 1111s vtited at the election, Itnowi~gIy and wilfully discloses, 01' nids in diB- cloaing, such knowledge, othcrwiao thnn in nnmver to n question put in the course of proceedimgs beforc aomc competent court or tltibuiial, is guilty of a mi~llenrennour,

n i i d is l i d e o n colzvictioti to $ne and Clprisomncat at t k e discvstiola of iAe Court.

60 Vie. No. 34, 21d Bchodulc, sa 39, 40.

49 Vic. No. 13, s. 126; 61 Vie. No. 7, ^S. 282.

72. Any person vvho Itnomingly and ~vilfnllj~, and wiihout the l i l ~ f i i l coiumaud o l Noino competent. court 01-

tribunal requiring hiin, or reiitlcrilig it necas.iary for him, t o do SO, brcnka the seal of, o r opem, ^a ~ c a l o d p r r e l uhicli hna been sealed up iindor t h o piwisiniih of tho laws relating to pclrlianiciitary electious, OP lo eloctioiis for Uivisiounl Boards, is guilty of zc misclet~zeanour, and is liable on conviction t o imprisoument l o r n term not exceecliiig two yenm with or without hnrd labour.

42 Tic. No. 8, S. 109.

74. Any person who knomingly and wilfully, and without the lawful command of some competent court or tribunal requiring him, or rendering it necessary f o r hiin, t o do 80, breaks the seat of, or opens, a senled parcel o r packet of ballot-pnpera which has been sealcd up uuder the proviaions of the laws relntiug l o municipal elections, i u guilty of ZL mistlemeanour, and is 2ia6le om conviction t o fiilae iriicl iniprisonincnt at the discrefion of f 2 e Court.

51 Tic. No. 7. 8. 108.

[78. Any person who]

(3) A t nn election held tinder the lnms relating t o Divisional Boards rtt which the votine 1 is b y "

post-

(,%) Votes oftener thnn he is eutitled t o votc ; OT

(1) Fdsely signs his name as ^i~ ratepayer to n voting-paper ; o r

(m) Forges tbe name of any other persou to a voting-paper j or

( I E ) Knowingly attests the signature t o a voting- Imper of any person n o t cntitled t o vcto by inemu of such Toling-paper ;

[is guilty, &c.]

GO Vie. No. 31, 2nd Schedule, S. 37.

49 Tic. No. 13, ^S. 123.

[87. Any persan mho]

(26) Wilfullj makes a false statement iu a claim to be inserted in a list of parliamentary electors;

(2C) Wilfully makes, orally or in writing, t o a court or tribunal baving jurisdiction t o deal with the claims of persona t o be registered as OF

66

(2) Makes, orally or in n-riting,

to

a c o w t or trihunal having jrwisdic- lion t o dml with tlic chims of persons to ^bc registem1 as electors

or

as persoiis cldniiiig t o be electors, a stateineiit relating to tlie palifi- ci~tioii ol' any pe~son

as

an elector mliicli is, t o his knomleclgo, false in

~ ~ J I J J

material particLdm

;

is

guil$ of

a

crime, and

ic;

lialile

to

iinprison- ment with haid I a h v for seven years.

TI10

off ender c m ~ i o t be arrested without

WaTl-nllt.

A person caunot lie convicted of eithcr

of

the

olfencr:~ rlefirierl iu t h i s section u p o n the iincor-

yoboriitrd tostiiuony of

o ~ i c

Tvitness.

42 Tic. No. 8 , ^8. 103; 51

Vie.

No, 7, ^{8 9 .} 66, 80, 108, 112 ; 68 Vic. No. 28, HS. U , 15; 50 VK. No 34, Sch. RS.

29, 40,

78. A n y person who-

(1) At nn clcction hold undor tho lnw~i rehtlllg i l l

mnuicipalitics, or a t an clec?,io~~ held unrl01*

t h o lawn relating to Divisional Uoorclb a l wlrich the voting is by bnllot, or sl i ~ n elcrtion Ildd undor

’‘

5% Uriijni~a l $ v c g i c Act of 1896,” 01’

at nn election t o which the fltntutory provi- eions exprossec1 in thie deliuiCion arc mnclu

( a ) Wilfully iiialres IL false answer t o ^{S I I ~} cpe+

tiuu which i H lawfully piit t o liiu by tho presiding oflieor, nucl wliiolr lie is icqiiiicd by law t o anmver; or

applicable-

Divisionnl B o n r d ~ n t wliich tho voting i N by bnllot, or nt n n clcction lieltl under “ 7%~

(e) lntrudea into n polling-booth in 1180 $1, t h e election, n o t being lnwfnlly entitled t o be in tho polling-booth; or

(f) Attempts l o pervonate an elector; or (1) Attempis i o vote by means of a balloi-pzqw

which bnsbeen delivered tomother person, or (7~) Causes a di$ciirbnncc nt tho clcction; or

(i) Knowingly and n ilfully m a l m af&e deoliira- tiou when required by la-iv to inslco x declara- tion; or

( j ) Wilfully obstructs the p0lliUg hyanyunneces- snry delay in perfarming my act within tho polling-booth, or by obstructing tho np- pwaches to the poilibg-booth, o r conductiiif himself in n clisorderly manner ; or

* * *

is guxlty of n mixdomeanour, aiicl is liable on conviction to imprisonment for R term not erceeding one yenr vith or without hard labour.

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