Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-04-03
Venality and Corruption.

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VenalltJ and U0rruptl0n,
Tho New York Tribune thinks 1T
has found n cu,e for venal;tv and cor.
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ruPlioh among mo Legisiators VI
Pennsylvania. Ii is to be put among
tho amendments IN tho Consultation
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SUM W oc hhuue Ny our Non'cn.io"'
This Is the pr0vlsi0n which the 1ribune
sugoests 10 ns md il savs with an.
a...;e.;. ~. ~ !. L,a h,
pareht cohNlctioh, tnat u IL hhu pceH
udOpted in New York IL would have
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saved 10 lnat o'a,e iniiliohs VI uoii"'s,
lost through pccuation favored by cor
runt legislation Uero Ia the rcmodv:
~ 70 "
SECTION l. Any person holding Office under the
laws Of this State, who, except in payment Of his
legal salary, fees or perquisites, receives or con-
scntsto receive directly or indirectly any thing Of
| value or Of personal advantage, or the promise
thereof, for performing or emitting to perform any
| official act, or with the express or implied under
standing that his official action or omission to act
u 10 be in any degree Influenced thereby shall be
deemed guilty Of felony, and on conviction shall
30 punished BY lmPri.0smsn, % IN s'a'e pa',"u sns
no, exceeding Eve thousand doiIars Or both, in the
discretion Of the Court This section shall not
affect the validity Of sny existing statutes IN re'a
rs src' g. ANY person circrinr bride, II 1t shall be
accepted, shall not be liable to civil or criminal
prosecution therefore. Ba, any person who oiisr. M
oeirer to whom il L rendered. shall be deemed
guilty of an atemptio to bribc, which is hereby de-
eIared 70 be felony, and on conviction snali , e'
puas' p,,iele e P''''''' - '''
SIC. 3. Any person charged with receiving q
bros Or WIN Offering 2, promising D'os aSa
behalf IN any .-s, --i.sa.i prosecution there.
TO-. ~, =,
faithfully to prosecute the violation n bis count,
Of any provision of this Article which may CONF
,Sa ~, ,, ssS AL ss saassa from once =,
Of being heard in bis defense. The expenses which
shall be incurred BY any county. in Investigating
ane 'S,SSang Isy onaass % o. D1'uery 2. aasnp X.
legislature with such county, and Of receivin,
bribes by any State officer or member of tho Leg
sStsre IN sa,a county, sna DC a., cnsrge % sga,ns I,
provided for BY law. :
T, would uroatlv ;ncroase our faith
lin this nreserintion If tho Tyibune
cooId certifv that Il had been fried
with efrsct in Nav York and realized
there the bappy results anticipated =
Tho medicine L no, now 10 ms here
onr laws oga;nst bribery mako The
offence n felony and deno1nce AGAINST
!, 10Th 6ne and ;mnr;sonmcnt Tbero
orc On o,r s,atn,o bools snbs,on,iollv
,hese verv nrovis;nns 10 facilitate the
Ja,ec,;or'apd conv;ct;on of offenders
mi ,hrongh nubI;c anatbv and pri.
va,s coanivanco Tho cr;mc goes nm.
,,h;n, oT;ns,;ce AZ Tho last eIec,ion
~ ! Senator ,be Renubl;can nomina.
,;on o.lsoid a. bava hean IovoLt from
,no % pon.,l:c.. ,ac;sIs,ors Th;s was
no, ! aIorro made or counienanced
III III, :, rnI7,;oI on, o,,on;s,s I,was
,ha bi,best man in Tho Rennbl;con
sants sLo said ;,-Govornor Cnrt;n
Th"ad.,s s,sve,s William u Kcllev
and o,lsrs Wo oro NOT .couaintod
u;,h arrhodv Who douh,s ,bo truth
" ~ ,%hay % s";d R"t what sfrcc,
J;d !, rrodnco mon The nublic mindS
None Z ali. n possed os n matter of
aovrsoi U Tho nnhl;c sentiment in Tho
soas .,;. Iii % h, ha,nonod ,ras so do'
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