Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-05-29
Candidates for Nomination and
Election to Public Offices,
Take Notice.

The following law has just been en-
acted by the Ohio Legislature. The
people generally will find it worth read
ing:
Sec. l. Be it enacted by the Gener-
al Assembly of the State of Ohio, that
it shall be unlawful for any person who
is a candidate fol any office of trust or
profit, under the Constitution OF laws
of the State, or of the United States,
to loan, give. directly or indirectly, Of
fer, or promise to give any money or
other thing of value, To any electOr
within the district in which he Is a can
,Iidate, for the purpose of influencing
or retaining the vote of such elector, or
give or promise To give any person or
persons, any of the above considera-
tions of value, TO secure or retain 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 individual elector, or of
electors generally, or to influence him
or them To vote, or to refrain from vot-
ing; provided, that nothing in this sec
tion shall be construed to apply to
hospitality at his own residence.
Sec. 2. Any person found guilty of
any O: the acts named in section one
shall be deemed guilty of bribery, and
upon conviction thereof, shall be fined
in any sum not less than five hundred
dollars, nor more than one thousand
dollars, OF be imprisoned in the Penl
tentiary not exceeding three years; and
if such offender shall have been elected
to the Office, for which he was a candi
date, his office shall be made vacant by
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 candidate
for office, who shall disburse or give, or
promise to give any money, or thing of
value, or give, or treat to any spirit
uous, malt, or other liquors, either di-
rectly or indirectly, to influence any
voter in giving or Withholding his vote,
or seek by violence, or threats of vio-
lence, or threatens to enforce the pay
ment Of debt, or to begin a criminal
prosecution, or to injule the business or
trade of any elector, or if any employ
gr of laborers, or agent Of such employ
er, threatens TO withhold or reduce the
wages, or to dismiss from service, or
refuses to allow the necessary time to
employees to attend at the place of eiec
tion and vote, as inducements to such
elector to vote contrary to his inclina,
tions, or any person selling or offering
to sell his influence with other voters,
Or who, for or with any consideration
of value enumerated in section one,
shall seek to influence the vote of an
elector, 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 thousand dollars, or be impris- |
oned in the Penitentiary not more than
three years, at the discretion of the
court.
Sec. 4. Amy 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 person
in his behalf or to influence any dele
gate voting upon the question of his
nomination, shall be deemed guilty of
bribery, and shall be fined not less than
one hundred dollars, and shall be dis
qualified from holding the office, though
be be thereafter elected according to
aw. The commission of any of the
acts named in section one, during the
of such person for nomina-
ion for office as aforesaid, shall be
orima facie evidence of intent to in
iuence the votes Of delegates.
SEE. 5. That whoever asks, demands
'r receives from any candidate for the
nomination, by any political party or
to any Office, or from any
for any office under any law,
my money or other thing of value, not
hen due and owing, or makes applica-
ion to any such candidate to purchase
my ticket to, or to give any money or
'tber thing or value for any pretended
,all, picnic, fair, entertainment, or
enterprise, with the expecta-
ion or belief that such demand request
'r receipt will influence any vote, shall
We fined not less than fifty nor more
han three hundred dollars, or impris-
med sixty days in the County Jail, or