The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-29
rHE puRITY oE ELEcTIoNs.

ator Seltzs Dill 10 preserve the puri-
ty Of elections, as it passed:
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of
Ohio, That it shall be unlawful for
any person who is a candidate for
any office of trust o. profit, under
the Constitution or laws of the State,
or of the United States, to loan, give,
directly or indirectly, offer or prom
Use to give any money or otherthing
ofvalue, to any elector within the
district in which he is aseandidate;
for the purpose of inAuincing orrei
tanning the vote of such elector. or
give or promise to give to any per-
son or persons, any of the above con-
siderations of value, to secure or re-
tain the influence of such persons in
his behalf as such candidate, or to
be used by such person or persons
to influence the vote of any individ-
ual elector, or of electors generally,
or to refrain from voting; provided,
that nothing in this section shall be
construed to apply to hospitality at
his own residence.
Sec. 2. Any person found guilty
of any of the acts named in section
one shall be deemed guilty Of bribe-
ry, and upon conviction thereof,
shall be fined in a.y sum rot less
than five hundred dollars Eor more
than one thousand dollars, or be i'm
prisoned in the Penitentiary not ex-
feeding three years; and if such of
fender shall have been elected to the
office for which he, was a candidate,
his office shall be made. vacant by
conviction, and filled as in other
cases of vacancy, and such person
shall, moreover. be forever ineligible
to any Office of trust or profit within
this State.
SEC. 8. Any person not a candi-
date for Office, who shall disburse,
or give or promise to give any mon
ey, or thing of value, or give, or treat
to any spirituous malt, or other liq-
uors, either directly or indirectly, to
influence any voter in giving or with
holding his vote, or seeks by vio-
lence, or threats of violence, or
threatens to enforce the payment OF
a debt, or to begin a criminal prose
cution, or to injure the business OF
trade of any elector, or if any EN-
ployer of laborers, or agent of such
employer, threatens to withhold OF
reducethe wages, or to dismiss from
service, or refuses to allow the Fec
essary time to employees to attend al
the place of election and vote, as in.
Iducement to such electorto vote con
trary to his inclinations, or any per
son selling or offering to sell his in
fuence with other votes, or who, fol
or with any consideration of value
enumerated in section one, shall
seek to influence the vote of an cleo
tor, or to refrain from voting, shall
be deemed guilty of a felon, andupol
conviction thereof, shall be fined il
| any sum not less than one hundred
nor more than two thousand dollars
or imprisoned in the P~enitentiar,
not more than three years, at TIL
; discretion of the Court.
SEC. 4. Any candidate for nom
! ination by any political party in til
State, for any office of trust rprotii
: who shall commit any of the act
named in section one of this act, TO
, the purpose of securing the influence
! of any person in his behalf or to in
fuence any delegate voting upon tn
J question o f-his nomination, shall b
deemed guilty of bribery, and sha-
;, be fined not less than one hundre'
| dollars, and shall be disqualiie
from holding the Office, though h
be thereafter elected according t
law. The commission of any of tn
acts named in section one, durin
the candidacy of such person ft
e nomination for office as aforesaid
shall be prima facie evidence of il
tent to influence the votes of del'
gates.
. Sec. 5. That whoever asks, d,
S mands or receives from any cand
date for the nomination, by an
political party or convention, to an
office under any law, any money
other thing of value, not then du
r and owing, or makes application
: any such candidate to purchase an
y ticket to, or to give any money
other thingof value for any preten'
l. ed ball, picnic, fair, entertainment
q or charitable enterprise, with the e,
~pectation or belief that such deman'
} request or receipt will influence an
N vote, shall be fined not less than Fl
A. ty nor more than three hundred dc
lars, or imprisoned sixty days in tt
County jail, or work house, if the
r be such an institution inthe count
of Oh both, and such demand and +
quest of any candidate shall
deemed prima facie proof of SUI
expectation or belief. "No prosec
st tiCn shall be instituted under any
b. the provisions of this act unle,s t
IS same shall be commenced within S
~ months after the commission of t
offense.
ne SEC. 6. The Prosecuting Attt
he ney may frame his indictment wi
any number of counts for differe
offenses against this act that m
n be committed to effect anyone ell
e. tion by any one candidate, and m
:. offer evidence tending to .suppc
~ any or all of said counts, and I
ne jury shall take into consideration
to the evidence offered on each of ST
ms counts for the purpose of establis
at ing the guilt of the accused on all
any of said counts.
I'd SEC. Z. This act shall take eff
and be in force from and after
passage.
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