The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-06-15

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, to be Stopped. The following is the text of
! law to prevent bribery and fraud in the
nomination of candidates for Office
Section /. BE il enacted by the Senate
and House of Representative OF the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania in General As
iembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the
authority of the same: That hereafter If
candidate for any Office within this com
monwcalth shall directly or indirectly give,
offer or promise to give or procure any other
person to give offeror promise ogive TO any
eiector any gift or reward, in money goods
or other valuable thing, or security for the
payment of the delivery OF money. goods,
or other valuable thing or any Office, emol-
ument Unemployment, on condition express
or implied, that such elcctor shall cast, give,
retain or withhold his vote or use his in
fuence at nominating election, or delegate
election, or cast, give or substitute another
to cast or give his vote or use his influence
at a nominating convention for or against
the nomination of any particular candidate
for nomination, so as to procure such person
to be voted for at an election 20 take place,
the person SO hiring, procuring, influencing,
abetting, endeayoring or offering, either di-
rectly or indirectly, through Others, their
aiders or abetters, to procure the person to
be voted for by such electors, shall be guilty |
of misdemeanor and on conviction shall
be sentenced to pay fine not exceeding !
three hundred dollars and be imprisoned
for period not exceeding three months.
Section p If any elector, authorized to
vote at any public election afterwards to take
place within this Commonwealth, for any |
Office, shall directly or indirectly ac-
cept or receive from any person desiring to
be nominated as a 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 employ
ment, under an agreement or promise, ex-
press or implied, that such elector shall /
give or withhold his vote for the nomina-
ton of such person as n candidate for Of
flee at such election, or shall accept or re-
ceive the promise of any person that he |
shall thereafter receive any gift or reward in |
money, goods, position or other valuable /
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such person as a candidate for Office, and
shall thereafter vote for the nomination Of |
such person, he shall be guilty of a misde-
meanor, and on conviction shall pay a fine |
not exceeding three hundred dollars and be !
imprisoned for term of time not exceeding
three months.
Section 3. If any clectOr shall, directly or
indirectly, offer to give his vote or his in
fiuence at any nominating election, dele !
gate election, or nominating convention, 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 influence he is to receive any gift |
or reward in money, goods, or other valua-
bic thing, or any Office or employment, he |
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on
conviction shall pay fine not exceeding
three hundred dollars and undergo period |
of imprisonment not exceeding three
months
Section t. If any person not qualified to |
vote at general election shall vote at
nominating election held for any political
party, or ifany person shall procure, advise |
or induce such disqualified person to so |
vote, or if any person shall vote at more than !
one election district, or otherwise vote more |
than once on the same day for the nomina- |
ton of candidate, or shall fraudulently |
vote more than one ticket for the same can
didate at the same time, or if any person |
shall advise or procure another so TO do, he
or they shall be guilty of 4 misdemeanor
and on conviction shall be fined not exceed
| ing the sum of two hundred dollars and i'm
prisoned for term Of time not exceeding
| three months.
Section 5. In all cases where person is
elected, or chosen, or shall act as delegate
to convention to make nominations for
offices. and shall receive, accept or solicit
any bribe in money, goods or thing of val
uc or any office or position as an induce
ment TO make or join in any nomination
for any person to be voted for as an officer or
candidate for Office, or shall in like manner
and for like reason agree to abstain from
voting for any particular person, shall be
guilty of misdemcanor, and on conviction
shall be sentenced to pay fine of not more
than one hundred dollars, and be imprison-
ed not exceeding three months.
Section 6. Any person elected, chosen
or acting as a member of the County or Ex-
ecutive Committee of any party, or as a
judge of a Return Board to count up and
cast the votes polled at a primary election
held to make nominations for office, or any
person appointed as clerk of such Return
Board who shall directly OF indirectly, ac-
cep:, or receive or solicit money, Office, APP
pointment, employment, testimonial, re-
ward, or other thing of value, or the prom
ise of all or either of them to influence his
vote or action in the discharge, performance
or non-performance of any act, duty or Oh
legation pertaining to such office, shall be
guilty of misdemeanor and on conviction
thereof shall be sentenced to pay fine of
not more than one hundred dollars, and be
imprisoned for time not exceeding three
months
Any person or persons who shall, directly
or indirectly, by offer or promise of money,
Office, appointment, employment. testimo-
nial, reward, or other thing of value, or who
shall by threats or intimidation endeayor to
influence a member of a county or execu-
tive committee of any party judge or
clerk of any Return Board, in the discharge, !
performance or non performance of any act, :
duty or obligation pertaining to such office,
shall be guilty Of misdemeanor and on
conviction thereof shall be sentenced to pay
a fine of two hundred dollars and to under
go imprisonment not exceeding six months. 7
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