The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-10-09
THE sEIrz ANTI LAW
AN ACT.

AN ACI,
Supplement to an act entitled IAN act 10 preserve.
the purity Of elections"
SECTION /. Be 1t enacted by the General Assem-.
bly, of the state OF Ohio, That 1t shall be unlaW-
i1l for sny person who IS a ga candidate ior any
laws Of the state or the United Stales to loan, to
give directly or indirectly, to offer, or promise to
give any money or thing Of value, to any elect0r
within the district In which he is a candidate for
the purpose Of influencing or Eeta lining the vote
of such elector, OF to give or promise to give 10
any such electOr or persons any Of the above
considerations OF value, to secure or retain the
influence of such person or persons In his behalf
as such candidate or 10 be used by such person or
persons 10 IL fiuence the vote Of any individual
elecior or electors generally, or to influence him
or them TO vote, or 10 refrain from voting; pro-
vided, that nothing in this section thsll be con.
strued to apply to the hospitality Of his own resi
deuce.
SEC Q ANY person found guilty Of any Of the
acts named In section one shall be deemed guilty
OF bribery, and upon conviction there0i, shall be
fined in any sum not less than five hundred dol
lars, nor more than one thousand dollars, OF DO
imprisoned In the penitenliary not exceeding
three years; and II such offender shall have been
elected 10 the ONCE for which he was candidate,
HIS Office shall be made vacant by conviction, and
filled as in other cases Of vacancy; and such per
son shall, moreover. be forever ineligible to any
office OF trust or profit within the State.
SECS ANY person not candidate for office,
W shall diSburRe, or give or promise to give any
money or other thing Of value or gives, or treats
tn anv spirtuOuB malt or other liquors, either d.
rectly OF indirectly or TO influence any voter IN
giving or Withholding his vote, or seeks by vi0'
lence or threats Of violence, or threatens 70 en-
force debt, or to begin q criminal prosecution,
or to iDjure the business or trade OF any eieCtor,
or n any employer Of labOrers, or agent OF such
employer threatens to withhold or reduce the
wages or 10 dismiss from service, or refuses TO al
low the necessary time to attend the place Of elec-
tion. and vote as induCement for such elector 10
vote contrary TO his inclinations, or any person
selling or offering to sell his influence with other
voters or who for any consideration Of value
enumerated in section one, shall seek TO In tu-
ence the vote of any electOT, or to lhuence him
to vote. or TO refrain from voting shall ne deemed
guilty Of felony. and upon conviction thereof
shall be Hned in any sum not less than two thou
sand dollars, or be Imprisoned In the peBiten-
tiary not more than three years at the discretion
Of the court
political party In this State, for any ONCE Vi nuss
or profit who shall commit any OF tne SSs nS~su ~
In section one Of this act for the purpose OF So
curing the.inhuence OF any person ~ NY Y. peuan
or to influence any delegsg g ha deewad oniv ~
tion of bia nomination. snail oe Deemed 8uhy Oh
bs,har, ana ahall be fined not less than one hum
Srad dollars and shall be disqualified from hold
inc the ofice though he be elected thereafter &C.
cofding TO law. The commission OF any M Me
eo,s na1ned in section one, during the candidaey
NJ such person for nomination to Office as afore-
said shall be prined Jdcte evidence or ntentVO
| jnanence the votes OF delegates.
sFC B. That whoever asks, demands or receives
from any candidate for the nomination, py any
nolitjcal marty or convention 10 any once, under
any law. any money or thing OF value, not tnen
due and owing or makes application 20 any suoh
candidate to purchase any ncEet 70, VI sNe sux
money or other thing OF value, TOT hhy M MP,eSenueu
ierprise with the expectation or Deliel mat such
demand reouest, or receipt will influence any
vota sbsli be flped not less than fifty nor more
tbsn three hundred dollars or imprisonment
sixty DAYS In the county jail, or worEhouse,
there be such an institution IN the county, or
botb and such demand or request OF any candl-
date shall be deemed piinld tdcte proof OF ,ueh
evacuation or belief No prosecution shall be
instituted under the provisions OF this act unless
the SAM shall be commenced within SIX months
after the commission OF the offeDte,
SIC g. The Prosecuting Attorney may trame
his indictment with any number OF counts ior
different offences Against this act tnat may De
committed to affect any one eiscnon ny any one
candidate, and may offer evidence lending 70
support any or all of said counts, ana the jury
shall take into confederation oil the evidence or.
fefed on each OF said counts, Tor the purpose or
establishing the guilt Of the accused on oil or any
O' sS Tbs act shall take effect and be in force
nom and aiter It's passage, -,
Sneaker OF House Of Representatives.
JABRz W. TTTCH,
President Of the Senate.
Pissed May,1, 1879