Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-03-17
LAWS OF WISCONSIN.
Passed at the Session of 1875.
Published March /, 1875. ]
CHAPTER 5f,

Ar 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 prom
lse to give to any elecor any society corpo-
ration any money thing of value for the purpose
of inducing Influencing such elector to vote for
any particular person, object ticket, or IN any
particular way, at any election whatever, either
general or special required by law, or who shall by
bribery in any way or bv menace or threat, III any
way directly indirectly, induce or influence, or
attempt to induce influence any elector co vote
for any particular person. object or ticket or In
any particular way at any such election, shall De
deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and upon con-
vict,on thereof, shall be punished by fine of not
less than one hundred dollars and of not more
than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in
the county Jail not exceeding one year, or by both
fine and imprisonment above limited in the dis
erection of the court. and be disfranchised aud dis
qualified to hold any civil Office for the term of not
less than five mere than ten years. s-- .
Sea- If any elector shall ask tor or solicit or
receive from person or persons at any gem
eral or special election uired by law any money
thing of value, or any pecuElary advantage or
benefit in consideration Of his vote for any partc
uIar person, object 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, a
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 pecunary advantage bent fit, for the pur-
pose of inducing or influencing such elector to
vote for him in sny convention meeting of the
people, held for the purpose of nominating any
person persons, 70 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 De deemed guilty Of misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof shall be punished as pro-
vided for in the first section of this act.
Sec A. If any elector shall ask or solicit or re-
ceve. any monev or thing of value or any pecuni-
airy advantage or benefit. from any person or per
sons, as q consideration inducenent for his
vote at any convention or 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 m1sde-
meanor, and upon conviction thereof. shall be
punished provided il the first section of this
act.
Sec. 5. If any person shall bribe. menace,
threaten or intimidate any elecer, at any general
or special election required by law, at any con-
vention or meeting OF the people, held for the pur-
pose of nominating any person or persons, to be
vot ted for at any such election, to induce, compel
or influence any such elector to vote for any par
tcuIar person persons. or object or ticket, at
any such election, convention 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
elector from voting at such erection, convention or
meeting, obstruct such elector in so voting, he
shall be deemed guilty OF mlsdene amor, and
npon conviction thereof, shall he punished as pro.
vided in the first section of this act.
Sec. 6. If any person is elected at any election
TO any Office whatever which election, or at any
convention meeting prior thereto. held for the
purpose of nominating candidates to be voted fol
at such election, he shall have committed Al Of
Tense defined 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 offense. he shall be ousted and expelled there
vacant, to be illed by appointment or election, a
provided ny law for filling vacancies in office.
Sect. This act shall take effect and be in fore
from and after its passage.
ADDrOyed February %, 1878.