Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-05-10
CHAPTER CxxxIv,
An Act 10 prevent and punish bribery at primaries,
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An Act 10 prevent and punish bribery at primaries,
conventions and elections
l. Be II enacted by the Senate and General As
sembly of the State of New Jersey, That if any
candidate for office in any election hereinafter men
toned under the laws OF this state, or any other
person shall directly or indirectly offer, promise,
procure confer, or give any money properly, thing
in action, preferment or other consideration VAL
liable thing, any money, note, check, draft, credit
property, to be used by way of fee, reward gift
gratuity, for giving refusing to give any vote
in any election Of any public officer state, county
or municipal whatever, or of any member Of the
congress Of the United States any of electors for
president and vice-presdent of the United States,
such person either offering, asking or receiving the
same, shall be deemed and taken to be guilty Of
misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, be pun
ished by fine imprisonment or both, at the dis
cretion of the court, said fine not to exceed one
thousand dollars, nor such imprisonment one year
at hard labor; and further, such person shall on
such conviction and as part Of the judgment OF the
court be deprived OF the right OF suffrage, and such
candidate for office be disqualified to hold any office
to which he was elected at such election; and fur
ther. IL any person shall mark in any way, for the
purpose Of corruptly Identifying any ticket that
shall be afterwards voted at such election with in
tent to escape, evade or violate the provisions Of
this act, then any such person shall be deemed and
taken TO be guilty Of misdemeanOr, and on con-
yction thereof, be punished by fine or imprison-
ment or both, at the discretion of the court, said
fine not to exceed one thousand dollars, nor such
imprisonment one year at hard labor
.. And be it enacted, That If any person shall
directly indirectly give offer or promise to give
any sum or sums Of money or other valuable thing
in action, yictuals, drink or preferment or other
considerations by way Of fee reward, gift or gra-
tuity, or other valuable present or reward, to OBJ
tain, procure or influence the opinion, behavior,
vote abstaining from voting for the election Of
any delegate to any convention OF any political
party of this state, to nominate any candidate OF
candidates, for member of the legislature Of this
state, for any member OF congress OF the United
States for electors for president and president
of the United Staes for governor OF this state. or
for any candidate for any office in any county, city,
town. township or borough in this state; and if any
person being a delegate to any political convention
to nominate candidates for any OF the offices named
in this act, shall directly or indirectly ask for, ac-
other valuable consideration by way Of fee, reward
gift or gratuity, other valuable consideration for
the giving or refusing to give his vote at any such
convention, all and every Of such persons SO offer
ing asking or receiving the same. in either case
aforesaid, shnll be deemed and taken to be guilty
Of misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, shall
be punished by fne or Imprisonment, or both. at
the discretion of the court said fine not to exceed
five hundred dollars, nor such imprisonment six
months. and such person. so convicted, shall also
ia disqualified to hold any Office OF honor, trust
profit under this state.
g. And be it enacted, That whoever shall, directly
or indirectly. give, furnish supply, offer or PROMISE
OF procure TO be gwen, furnished, supplied, offered
or promised, to any person or persons, any money,
service, preferment valuable thing, with the in
tent that sucn money valuable thing, or any
other money, service. preferment valuable thing
shall be given, offered, promised or used by any
person or persons, by way Of fee, reward, gift or
grntuty for giving or refusing to give any vote or
votes Of any Citizen OF this state, any election OF