Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-03-11
Published March I, 1875.
NII OrN I'D e

AN ACT to more fully define and punish the
crime of bribery, committed at or before cleo
lions.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as
follows:
SECTION l. If any person, either directly or in
directly, or in any way whatsoever, give or prom
se TO give to any eleCtOr to any society cor
pOratlOn any money or thing of value for the pur-
pose Oh inducing or Influencing such elector to
vote for any particular person, object or ticket
IN any particular way, at any election whatever,
either general or special, required by law, who
shall by bribery in way by menace or threat,
in any way, directly or indirectly, induce influ-
or attempt to induce or influence any electOr
to vote for any particular person. object or ticket,
or in any particular way, at any such election,
shall be deemed guilty Of a misdemeanor and,
upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by fine
Of not less than $500 and of not more than $780,
or by Imprisonment in the county jail not exceed
ing one year, or by both fine and Imprisonment as
above limited, in the discretion Of the court, and
be disfranChised and disqualified to mold any civil
office for the term of not less than five, more
than ten, years
SEC 2. If any elector shall ask for or solicit or
receive from any person or persons, at any gen
eral or special election required by law, any
money or thing of value Or any pecuniary advan-
tage or benefit in consideration of his vote for
any particular person, object or ticket, at any
such election, he shall be deemed guilty of mis-
demeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be
punished as provided in the first section of this
act.
SEC 3. If any person being, or seeking to be,
candidate for any office, and to be voted for at
any general special election, shall give or
promise to give to any eleCtOr any money or
thing Of value, or any pecuniary advantage or
benefit, for the purpose of inducing influencing
such elector to vote for him in any convention
meeting of the people, held for the purpose of
nominating any person or persons, to be voted
for at any such election, to make him the NOM
inee of any such convention meeting, and the
candidate to be voted for at any such election
for any office, he shall be deemed guilty of mis-
demeanOr, and upon conviction thereof shall be
punished as provided for in the first section of
this act.
SEC. 4 If any eector shall ask, or solicit, or
receive any money or thing of value any pc
cuniary advantage or benefit from any person or
persons as q consideration or inducement for his
vote at any convention meeting of the people,
held for the purpose Of nominating any person
or persons, to be voted for at any general or
special election, he shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall
| be punished as provided i'll the first section of
this act.
SEC 5. If any person shall bride, menace
threaten intimidate any electOr, at any general
or special election required by law, or at any
convention meeting OF the people held for the
purpose Of nominating any person persons, to
be voted for at any such election, or induce, COM
pei or influence any such electOr to vote for any
particular person or persons, or object ticket,
at any such election, convention or meeting, or
by any or all such means shall attempt so to do,
or by any all such means shall deter prevent
such eleCtOr from voting at such election, C0nyen-
| ton or meeting, or ObstruCt such eleCtOr in so
voting, he shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
/ meanOr, and upon conviction thereof shall be
punished as provided IN the first section Of this
| act.
! SEC. g. If anv person is elected at any election
| to any Office whatever, at which election, or at
any convention meeting prior thereto, held
| for the purpose of nominating candidates to be
voted for at such election, he shall have commit
ted any otfense defined in this act, the election OF
such person shall be void, and he shall be dis
qualified from holding said office, and upon con-
yictiOn Of any such otfense he shall be Ousted
and expelled therefrom, and said Office be con-
s1dered and deemed vacant, to be filed by APP
pointment or election as provided by law for
filing vacancies in office.
SEC z. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved Feb. 25, 1875. % COPY.