The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-07-19

70 ADvzRrIsERs:- The STAR
tsaos The Only Rspsr printed :"
Laks eexesy citcnlates 10 essry part
sfjts fsvitsry, re~deriag IL q dssir >
sSle sdsertising S,ediu'M.
Political Purity.

should be carefully read and re-
nsubersa By all: e a-t
First, Every person who shall, d.
rectly or indirectly, By himsclf Or BY
any ether psrson On his behalf, give
lend, or agree to give or lend, or shall
e0er Or promise any money or vuIua-
BILE oonsislerati6n or promise " endeav-
Or "a procure any money or valuable
consla cratisn 70 or for nny voter, or 70
or for any person on bshMlf Of any vot-
or. sr to or for any person In order to
Induce any voter to vote or refrain from
veting, Or shall corruptly do any suca
Act - Aforesaid, on account Of such
voter having voted or refrained from
v0tlng Tor any person, candidate or
ticket 1t any public election In this
.yrcoad, Every person who shall, d.
rsctly or Indirectly, by himself or by
any other person On his behalf give or
procure, or agree to give or procure, or
siYer or promise aAy eiiice, place, or
employment, or promise, to procure or
ssdeavor to procure any office, place,
Or employment to or for any voter, or
ts'er fer any other person In order to
tnduee such voter to vote or refrain
from voting, or shall cOrrul'tly do ANY
such oct rs aforesaid, Ga account Of any
voter having voted or RETAINED from
voting for amy person, candidate or
ticket, ut any such election; 3.
Third, Every person who shall. d.
rsetly or indirectly, by himself or by
any ether pesson ON Ibis behalf, make
any gin, loan, offer, promise, procure
ment, or agreement, ~ aforesaid, to or
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person 70 procure or endsavor to pro-
sure the election Of any person to any
pubIic sffics la this State, or the vote
81 any voter ut any such electi0n;
F0xrth, Every person who shall up
ON, or In consequences OF Any such gift,
lean, offer, promise, procurement, or
agreement, procure or engage, promise
o. endcAyer to procure the election Of
any person, or persons, to any public
s6ice or ofilcca IL this State, or the vote
ct any voter vt any such election;
Wkh, Every person who shall a.
vance, or pay, or cause. to be paid any
money to, or ia tks use Of, any other
pernon, with the intent that such mon
ey. Or any part thereof shall lie expcnd-
d Ia bribery ut amy such election, or
che shall knowingly pay or cause to
be paid any money to- any person IN
discharge ar repayment Of any money,
Whelly or in part, expended In bribery
-st any such election.
SEQ. 2. Any person offending, ac-
csrdine to the provisions Of the prcccd-
ing seclisn, shall lie deemed guilty Of q
niedemeansr, and OIL conviction there
sf shall be punished ~ fine Of two
Hundred dollars; bat the bona Jale pay
nent Ity any candidate for Office or
either person fer the fair and reasonable
cost sf printing tickets and slips or pas
teri, and Of advertising in the ncwspa-
psrs or b. posters and political meeting,
and the reasonable aud bona fdc ex-
psuses Of holding such meetings and
procuring speakers, and getting out the
people tO the same, Of obtaining and
distributing papers and tickets and of
hringinx voters out to the polls; shall
u held tn be expenses lawfully Incur
red, and the payment thereof shall not
10 = CONFIRMATION Vt this act. :,
SsoC. 3. The following persona shall
su ecu viction thereof shall be published
% prescribed in the preceding section:
Ersf, Every voter who shall, before
sr during ANY election, directly or in
directly, by himself or by any other
!.ive' sgrce or cM,tract fsr any money,
rift- }oan or valuable consideration, cf,
-. place. or cmpIoymcnt for himself
er snv 0ther pers.,n. for voting or agree
inr d, vote. ~ fur refraininx or agree.
ing to refrain from voting for any per-
con, candidate, or ticket at any public
election In this State; 1870.
any si~cfIon directiy or Indirectly. hy
himself or by any other person Oh his
IeLmif receive any money m valuable
eonsidsrstion on account Of any person
Lrviny voted or refrained from Voting
or hnying induced any ether person e
vote 81 e refrain fr''m voting for any
p s..G;.; eAhuaa'e' " '''rs'"' '''-
Sms & No candidate Tor sny public
o6ice sl,aII .orruptIv. by hjnaeif. or b,
ar vith ANY per.5l,.' Or by any otl,cI
NV or means 81, Sis bci,aif mt nny