Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1881-07-13
PARTY PRIMARIES REGU-
LATED BY LAW.

| passed Dy the late Legislature, Is the
act to prevent bribery and fraud at
nominating elections, approved by
Gov. Hoyt on the Sth instant 1t was
ridiculed and obstructed in every pos
sible way without public demonstra-
tion, but it was finally passed just at
the heels of the session, when the roos,
ters had too many other bills to watch
and defeat in which they had contin-
gent pay The full text Of the law
will be of interest to our readers The
following is the law in full:
An act to prevent bribery and fraud
at nominating elections, nominating
conventions, returning boards, county
or executive committees and at cleo
tion OF delegates to nominating con-
ventions in the several counties in this
Commonwealth
SECTION |. Be it enacted, etc, That
hereafter if candidate for any Office
within this Commonwealth shall di-
rectly or Indirectly give. offer or prom
ise to give, or procure any other per-
son, to give, offer or promise to give
any elector any gift or reward, in mon-
ey, goods or other valuable thing, or
any security for the payment of the de-
livery of money. goods or other valua-
BILE thing, or any Office, emolument or
employment on condition expressed or
implied that such elec o shall cast,
give, retain or withhold his vote or use
his influence at nominating election
or delegate election, or cast, give or
substitute another to cast or give his
vote or use his influence at nominal
ing convention for or against the nom-
ination of any particular candidate for
nomination SO as to procure such per-
son to be voted for at any election to
take place. the person so hiring, pro-
curing, influencing, abetting, endeavor-
ing or offering either directly or indi-
rectly 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 period not ex-
ceeding three months.
Sec 3 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 can
didate for office, or from the friends of
any such person, any gifts or rewards
in money, goods or otherwise valuable
thing, or any Office or employment un
der an agreement or promise, expressed
or implied that such elector shall give
or with hold his vote for the nonina-
ton of such a person as candidate for
office at such elections. or shall accept
or receive the promise of any person
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
candidate for office. and shall thereaf
ter vote for the nomination of such
person, he shall be guilty of misde-
meanor, and, Oh conviction, shall pay
a fine not exceeding three hundred dol
lars and be imprisoned for term of
time not exceeding three months.
Sec. g. If 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
as candidate for office, or
to the friends of any such person, in
that for such vote or in
fuence he is to receive any gift or re-
ward in money, goods or other valua-
BILE thing, or any Office or employment,
he shall be guilty of misdemeanor,
aud on conviction shall pay fine not
exceeding three hundred dollars and
undergo period of Imprisonment not
exceeding three months
Sec T. If any person not qualified
to vote at a general election shall vote
at nominating election held by any
political party, or if any person Shall
procure, advise or indorse such disqual-
fled 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-
tion of a candidate, or shall fraudulent
ly vote more than one ticket for the
same candidate at the same time, or if
any person shall advise or procure an
other to do so, he or they shall be gull
ty of misdemeanor, and on conviction
shall be fined not exceeding the sum of
two hundred dollars and imprisoned
for a term of time not exceeding three
months.
SEC. 5. In all cases where q person
is elected or chosen, or shall act as
delegate to the convention to make
nominations for Offices, and shall re-
ceive, accept or solicit any bribe 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 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 misdemean-
or, and, on conviction, shall be SEN
fenced TO pay fine of not more than
one hundred dollars and be imprisoned
not exceeding three months.
Sec 6. Any person elected, chosen
or acting as a member of the county or
executive committee of any party, or as
a Judge of return board to count up
and cast the votes polled at primary
election, held to make nominations for
Office, or any person appointed clerk
of such return board, who shall direct
ly or indirectly accept, receive or solicit
money, Office, appointment, employ
ment, testimonial, reward or any other
thing of value, or the promise of all or
either of them to Influence his vote or
action in the discharge, performance or
non performance of any act, duty or
obligation pertaining to such office,
shall he guilty of a misdemeanor, and