Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-09-26
THE SEITZ ANTI.BRIBERY LAW,
AN ACT
AN ACT
Supplementary to an act, entitled can act
10 nrnsprYn the nmriiv nf nlecli ion. y

IN ACI
Supplementary to an act, entitled can act
10 preserve the purity Of elections"
SECTION |. Be il enacted by the General
assembly of the State of Ohio, That it shall be
unlawful Tor any person who is candidate
fot any office OF trust or profit, under the
Constitution or laws OF the State or United
States, to loan, give directly or indirectly,
otler or promise to give, any money or
other thing OF value, 10 any eleclor within
the district in which he is Il candidate,
Tor the purpose OF influencing or retaining
the vote OF such electOr, or give or promise
to give to any person or persons, any OF the
above considerations OF value, to secure or
retain the influence Of such person or per
sons in his behalf, as such candidate, or to
be used by snch person or persons. TO inhu-
ence the vote OF any Individual elector, or
OF electors generally, or to influence him or
them TO vote, or to refrain from voting:
providing 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 !, shall be
deemed guilty Oi bribery, and upon con-
victiOn thereof. shall he fined in any sum
not less than $500, nor more than 81 900
or he imprisoned in the pemitentiarv not
exceeding three years; and if such offender
shall have been elected to the office for
which he was candidate, his office shall
he made vacant by conviction aud filed as
IN other cases oil vacancy and such per-
sons shall, more over. be forever ineligible
to any office OF trust or profit within this
State,
SEC. 8. Any person, not candidate for
isc tn rive any n,nev or o,I,nr tI';,as nr
vaIue or o;yo. or tro,,s 10 ,,,,, s,;.;1,,,,,
mali or otIar linuors a;,I,ar ,I;roo,I,. -, ~
directly IN inHlencn on, ., tar j., ,,iri,,,,
mr. wiki oldin,,I'i Co.,. -. ,a,i.,I
nv ,hrea,s ni c;nIooa ',eMng .'V,',.e
force tha n,vront ,f ;, JoI,, ~. ~ ho,;r =
criminal nrc.ncn,;om -, ,o ,,;',,a ~ ,I'a Sn.i
ness or trnde If any oIeotnr or II an "nr D on,.
ployer Of lahorers or ngeni nf such ann.
nloyer Threatens to wi,I,HoIJ mr. ro,ino, H..
wages. or to dismi,s from, sery;co "r refnso
to allow the nece.s,rv ,i,nc 70 n,',,,ioyos' e.,
attend ot the ,Ince nf oIac,;o, a,,h ,,,,,a ~,
an indncement IN sucL oIocI,, ~ v,.,o cn,,
trory Ia bis inclinnt;ons or NM, nor,,,,, ..i
ling or Offering 10 sell lii imd,anca viii
other voters or wbn fn,s mr. viii ,ny cnn.
sideration Of ynlne erure,,,oj IN soc,;n,
one. shall seek I'd influence tLo vo,o If .,rv
| elector. or 10 influence him IN vo,e o,.,n rc.
| frair from yntinp shall ha ,lenmnd ,riI,v
of n felony. and man convicti"n ,Herecf
shall lie fined IN onv ann n,,t los, ,I,,, ma
hundred nor mnra thom ,mo ,hnnsa,I n III III
lars ar imn,ism,.d ~ ,i,a ,,o,,i,n',,i''.,.
more than tIrae ro,,s. nt ia Ii,ann,;.!, w.; -,
tho court '''' '"s "'''''''o'' VI
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for ron,imaS,in', ~ o"'Sr""o! VI S'cn PeIHo,
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ing mr. ma1e eo '"'e, 10y ',e' u"e "''' oM
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liz ~ r'i'""Ne an! money or "'he'
no 1,ir 80, o; ~ ""! Ple'el','eu oaI', P'e
terprjse with ,So ~ o"n'h'S hS;"f t'',
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