The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-05-29
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"An Act to preserue the Purity Of
Elections.
The following 10 the text Of . law
recently passed BY the Ohie Legisla-
ture, which the people generally will
6Dd Of interest and which candidates
fer nomination and election. to public
Office will do we'll to bear in mind:
SECTION l. Be 1t enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of Ohio.
That it shall be unlawful for any per-
son who is candidatei tor any Office of
trust or profit, under the Constitution
or laws of the State, or Of the United
States, to loan, give, directly or indi.
rectly, offer, or promise to give, any
money or other thing Of value to any
elector within the district in which he
is candidate, for the purpose Of inhu-
encing or retaining the vote Of such
eIector. or give or promise 10 give to
any person or persona, any Of the
above considerations of value. to 60
cure or retain the influence Of such
person or pers0ns in his behalf - such
candidate, or to be used by such per.
sons or person to influence the vote Of
any individual eleclor or Of electors
generally, or 70 influence HIN % men
to vote or refrain from voting pro-
vided, that nothing in this section
shall be construed to apply to bospi.
tality at his own residenee.
SEC. 2. Any person found guilty Of
any of the acts named in section ono
shall be deemed guilty Of bribery, and
upon conviction thereof, shall be fined
in any sum not less than i've hundred
dollars, not moro than one thousand
dollars. or be imprisoned in tho PEN
itentiary not exceedine three years;
and if such offender shall have been
elected to the ofIice for which he wasa
candidate, his Office shall be made Va
cant by conviction, and filed - In
other cases of vacancy and such per-
son shall, moreover, be forever ineli.
gible to any ONCE Of trust or profit
Within this State. ea
SEC 3. Any person, not Q candidate
for Office, who shall disburse, or give,
or promise TO give any money, or thing
OF value, or give, or treat to a1Y spir-
ituous, malt, or othe liquors, either
directly or Indirectly, to influence any
voter in giving or Withholding his vote
or seeks by violenee. or threaAs OF vio--
ience, or threatens to enforce the pay.
ment of . debt, or begins criminal pro-
secution, or to injure the business or
trade Of any elector, or ii any employ.
or, threatens 10 withhold or reduce the
wages, or to dismiss from service,or re.
fuses to allow the necessary time to
employees to attend at the place Of
election and vote, a. inducement to
such elector to vote contrary TO his in
clinations, or any person selling or Of.
ferlng to sell his influence with other
voters, or who, for or with any con-
alteration Of value enumerated in Sec
tion one, shall seek to influence tho
vote of an elect0r, or to refrain from
voting, shall be deemed guilty Of .
felony, and upon conviction thereof,
shall be fined in any sum not less than
one hundred nor more than two thous.
and dollars, or imprisoned in the PEN
itentiary not more than three years, at
the discretion OF the court.
SEC. 4. Any candidate for nomina-
tion by any political party in the State,
for any Office of trust or profit, who
shall commit any of the acts named in
section one of this act, for the purpose
of securing the influence Of any per-
son in his behalf or to influence any
delegate voting upon the question Of
his nomination, shall be deemed gull
ty Of bribery, and shall be fined not
less than one hundred dollars, and
shall be disqualified from holding tho
Office, though he be thereafter elected
according law. The commission OF
any of the acts named in section one,
during the candidacy OF such person
for nomination for Office 40 aforesaid,
shall be prima facie evidence Of intent
to influence the votes Of delegates.
SEC. 5. That whoever asks, demands
or receives from any candidate for the
nomination, by any political party or
convention, to any Office, or from any
for any Office under any lay,
any money or other thing Of value, not
then duo and owing, or makes applica-
ton to any such candidate TO purchase
any ticket to, or to give any money Or
other thing of value for any pretend
charitable enterprise, with tho expec-
tation or belief that such demand re-
ceipt will influence any vote, shall bo
fined not less than fifty nor more than
three hundred dollars, or Imprisoned
sixty days In the County Jail, or Work
House, IL there he such an institution
in the county, or both, and such de-
mand and request of any candidate
shall he deemed prima facie proof Of
such expectation or belief. No pros
ecution shall be instituted under any
of the pfovisions of this act unless tho
same shall be committed within six
months after the commission of the Of
fense. 5i5 .8gti5 T8ssaH HE.
!. SEC. 6. The Presecuting Attorney
may. frame hia Indictment With any
member of counts for different ofenses
against this act that may be committed
to effect any one election by any ono
and may Offer evidence
tending to support any or all 81 said
counts, and the jury shall take into
consideration all the evidence offered
on each Of said counts for the purpose
of establishing the guilt Of the soeused
on ell or sny Of said counts ssli
SEC. I. This act shall take effect and
be In force from and after its- passage.
s7z RroRhesie Weras. 9cs
The Ohio Democrat has the follow
ing: In . speech delivered at Canal
Dover, August Z, 1875, by Gen. Geo.
w. Morgan, We find the following
propoetic words: -