The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-04-29
Published March /, 1885,
CHAPTER Sc.


AN Act to more fully define and punish the crime
OF bribery, committed at or before elections.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented
in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section /. IF any person, either directly or in
directly, or in any way whatsoever, give or prom
se to give to any eector to any society corpo
ration any money or thing of value for the purpose
OF inducing or influencing such eector to vote for
any particular person, object ticket, or IN any
particular way, at any election whatever, either
general or special required Sy law who shall by
bribery in any way or by menace or threat in any
way directly or Indirectly, induce or influence, 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 misdemeanor, and upon con-
viction thereof, shall be punished by fine of not
less than hundred dollars and of not more
than five hundred dollars, or by Imprisonment ia
the county Jail not exceeding year, or by both
fine and Imprisonment above limited, in the dis
erection of the court, and be DISTINGUISHED and dis
qualified to hold any civil Office for the term of not
less than five nor more than ten years.
Sec. 2. If any elector shall ask TOR solicit or
| receive from any person or persons, at any gen.
eral special election rec uired by law any money
or thing OF yalue or any pecuHlary advantage or
benefit in consideration of his vote for any partic
ular person, object or ticket at any such election
he shall be deemed guilty Of misdemeanor, and
| upon conviction thereof shall be punished as pro-
vided in the first section OF this act.
| Sec. 3. If any person being, or seeking to be,
candidate for any Office, and be voted for at any
general or special election, shall give or promise
to give to any elector any money thing of value,
or any pecuniary advantage or benefit for the pur
! pose of inducing or 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 nominee of any such
convention or meeting, and the candidate to be
voted for at any such election for any Office, he
| shall be deemed guilty of a nlisdemeauor, and
upon conviction thereof sh III be punished as pro-
| yided for in the first section of this act
/ Sec. 4. II any elector shall ask or solicit
ce1ve, any money or thing of value any pecuni-
| airy advantage or benefit, from any person or per
sons, 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 INSIDE
meanOr, and upon conviction thereof. shall be
| punished as provided in the first section of this
ct.
Sec. s. If any person shall bribe, menace,
threaten, or inimidate any electcr, at any general
or special election, required by law or at any con-
vention or meeting of the people, held for the pur
| pose OF nominating any person persons, to be
voted for at any such election, to induce, compel
or influence any such elector to vote for any par
ticular person or persons, or object or ticket at
any such election, convention or meeting or by any
or all such means, shall attempt SO to do, or by anv
or all such means shall deter or prevent such
| ele2tor from voting at such eection convention
meeting, or Obstruct such elector in voting, he
shall be de med guilty of a misdemeanor, and
npon conviction thereof, shall be punished as pro
| yided III the first section of this act.
Sec. 6. If any person is elected at any election
to any Office whatever at which election, at any
convention or meeting, prior thereto, held for the
purpose of nominating candidates to be voted for
at such election, he shall have committed aR Oh
Tense defued in this act, the election of such per-
son shall be void and he shall be disqualified from
holding said Office, and upon conviction of any
such ofense, he shall be ousted and expelled there
| from, and said Office be considered and deemed
vacant, to be filled by appointment election,
provided by law for filling vacancies in office.
Sect. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage. -.,.... -.
Approved February 25, 1875.