Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-22
PRE- EVENTION OF FRA I'D AND
CORRUPTION AT PRIMARY
ELECTIONS.

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The following is copy Of the Act
of Assembly passed at the late session
of the Legislature for the prevention of
fraud and bribery at nominating elec.
tiOns and Conventions:
An Acr to prevent bribery and fraud at nomipa-
ting elections, nominating conventions, return
ing boards, county and executive committees
and at election Of delegates TO nominating con.
ventons in the several counties In this Com
monwealth.
SECTION /. Be il enacted, etc., That
hereafter il a candidate for any office
within this Commonwealth shall di.
rectly or indirectly give, offer or prom
Use to give, or procure any other per.
son TO give, offer or promise to give to
any eector any gift or reward, in
money, goods or other valuable thing,
or any security for the payment or the
delivery Of money, goods or other val
liable thing, or any office, emolument
or employment on condition expressed
or implied that such elector shall east,
give, retain or withhold his vote or use
his influence at nominating election
or delegate election, or cast, give or
substitute aLother to cast or give his
vote or use his influence at o nominal.
ing convention for or against the nom.
ination Of any particular candidate for
nomination 30 as TO procure such per.
son to be voted for at any election to
take place, the person 80 hiring, pro.
curing, influencing, abetting, endeav-
oring or offering either directly or in
directly through others, their aiders
or abettors to procure the person to be
voted for by such electors, shall be
guilty OF misdemeanor and on con.
viction shall be sentenced to pay fine
not exceeding three hundred dollars
and be imprisoned for a period not ex.
ceeding three months.
SEC. 2. If any elector authorized to
vote at any public election afterwards
to take place within this Common.
wealth for any office shall, directly or
indirectly, accept or receive from any
person desiring to be nominated as
candidate for office, or from the friends
of any such person, any gift or reward
in money, goods or other valuable
thing, or any office or employment un-
der an agreement or promise, express
ed or implied, that such elector shall
give or withhold his vote for the nomi-
nation Of such person as candidate
for office at such election, or shall ac-
cept or receive the promise of any per-
son that he shall thereafter receive
any gift or reward in money, goods,
position or other valuable thing if he
will vote for the nomination Of such
person as a candidate for office, and
shall thereafter vote for the nomina.
tion of such person, he shall be guilty
Of misdemeanor, and on conviction,
shall pay fine not exceeding three
hundred dollars and be imprisoned for
a torn of time not exceeding three
months.
SIC. 3. II any elector shall directly
or indirectly offer to give his vote or
influence at any nominating election,
delegate election or nominating con.
vention to any person desiring TO be
nominated as candidate for office, or
to the friends of any such person, in
consideration that for such vote or in.
fuenoe he is to receive any gift or re.
ward in money, goods or other valuable
thing, or any office or employment, he
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and
|, on conviction shall pay fine not ex-
ceeding three hundred dollars and un-
dergo period of imprisonment not ex-
ceeding three months
SIC. A. If any person not qualified
to vote at general election shall vote
at a nominating election held by any
political party shall procure, advise or
indorse such disqualified person to SO
vote, or If any person shall vote at
more than one election district or 9th.
erwise vote more than once on the
same day for the nomination of can
didate, or shall fraudulently vote more
than one ticket for tho same candidate
at the same time, or if any person shall
advise or procure another so to do he
or they shall be guilty of misde.
meanor, and on conviction shall be
fined not exceeding the sum of two
hundred dollars and imprisoned for q
term OF time not exceeding three
months.
SEC. 5. In all cases where n person
is elected or chosen, or shall act as q
delegate TO the Convention to make
nominations for offices and shall re.
ceive, accept or solicit any bribo in
money, goods or thing of value, or any
office or position, as an inducement TO
make or join in any nomination for
any person to be voted for as an Off.
Ger or candidate for office, or shall in
like manner and for like reason, agree
. to abstain from voting for any partic-
f ular person, shall be guilty of misde.
meanor, and, on conviction, shall be
J sentenced TO pay fine of not more
, than one hundred dollars and be i'm.
prisoned not exceeding three months.
SEC. G. Any person elected, chosen
or F,ec5t;vo Committee Of an, 49,, g
or as n indgo Of n re,nrn Sod p2 I'd -
count up and cast the votes polled Of
nations for ofice or any % nerson ,'V, an
noiniod n clork Of snoh yo,prn [ hoong9 ~g
Who shall direotlv or indirccsI, oooon,
receive or solicit money o,1,no ,"O'Vps' r."
nointmont emnlovmont ,oo,in,n,n;dpI onUV, ap'
reward or any otbcr tSinr I, oc uninn
or the nromise of ali or either Of thow
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