The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1868-09-16
/ BILL TO PUNISH BRIBERY AND GO.
n H. vaERClON IN ELECTfONS.a III gts@g

EKCION IN EbECIfONS.& a1 g'&s8
u Section I. The General Assembly Of
North Carolina do enact, That II shall be
unlawful for any person to offer any bribe
to any Of the qualified voters Of this State,
vi,h intent 20 iuflaence his vote in any
election. 81. 81 ,ds rsa1 a-.sq-... ss.- .s...x
Sec. Q. That il shall be unlawful for any
.psrson 10 attempt to influence the vote Of
any of the qualified voters Of this Slate, in
any election. BY any threat to discharge
such voter from employment or 10 with.
draw from him patronage, or to discharge
from emplo yment, or refuse patronage to
any laember ot such voters family, or any
other pc, son in whose welfare such vofer
10, or supposed to be, interested. ''.'"
Sec. 5. That il is unlawful for any per-
son to give pecuniary or other consider.
alton whatever to any Of the qualified
vslers Of this State because Of the vo,e
which such voter may cast or may have
cast 10 any election. '-.""... ":..
Sec. 4. That il shalll be unlawful for
any person to discharge from employment,
withdraw patronage FROM, or ether~iss in.
jure, threaten, oppress or attempt to in
iimidste any Of the qualified voters Of this
State, because Of the vote such voter may
cast 10 any election.
Sec. S. That any person violating any
provisions Of this act shall be guilty Of 9
misdemea nor, and shall be liable 10 lndict-
meat for the sane, and on conviction oil
having violated the provisions OF section
one, shall be fined not less than twenty dol
lars or imprisonment not less than ten days.
And On eonvistion Of having violated the
provision of section two. shalt be fned not
less than City dollars or imprisoned not less
thaa len days. And on, conviction Of hav-
| ing siulated section four, shall. be fined
not less than fifty dollars, and also i'm
prisoned not less than twenty days.
Sec, Q. That every magistrate or peace
officer Of this State, or OF the municipal
corporations 10 the State, who shall know
of bis own knowledge. or to whom inlor-
nation shall in any way cnme, that any
psrson has violated any Of the provisions oi
this act. shall immediately arrest or by
warrant cause to be arrested such person
so offending. and upon sufficient evidence,
X eWsh Iaa5E Natu w NhtGf tht1 ubIa ""s
icient security 10 the som Of not less than
two hundred dollars. for his sppearauce be.
fore the next term Of the Superior eourt oi
the County in which the offence may have
been committed, then and there To answer
1 to the low, and in the meantime to keep
the peace, and In default Of giving such
bund and security. such person So offend.
ting shall be committed TO prison sntil he
shall have complied with the aforesaid pro-
II visions. -: - s.~~ s.e= <S-..
Sec. 2. Be il further enacted. Thstany
Justice Of the peace or othsr officer charE.
ed with the execution Of this act. whs shall
fail or neglee, TO carry out the provisions o
said act, shall be deemed guilty Of . mis-
demeanpr in Office, and shall be subject 4
the same penalties provided for in this act
Sec. 8. This Act shall be in force from
and after its ratification. ~. I...
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