Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-11-03

elections iu Lancaster city on Tuesday, of
violation of any of the statutes CT this
commonwealth against bribery and corrup
tion ut elections
oac hundred and fifty dollars for the
first conviction.
Fifty dollars each for the next two con
vctions.
Twenty five dollars ior the next two
convictions.
especially direct attention to the fol
lowing
"Any person who shall, while oandi
date for Office, bo guilty of bribery, fraud,
or wilful violation Of any election law,
shall DO forever disqualified from holding
an office of trust or profit In this common
wealth (; and any person convicted OF
wilful violation of the election laws, shall
| In addition to any penalties provided by
law, be deprived OF the right of suffrage
absolutely for term of four years.
| " II any elector authorized to vote at
| any public election, shall directly or indi-
rectly accept or receive from any person,
any gift or reward in money, goods, or
other valuable thing, under any agreement
| or promise, expressed or implied, that
such elector shall giyo his vote for any
particular candidate or candidates at such
election, or shall accept or receive the
promise Of any person, that he shall here
after receive any gift or reward 10 money,
goods, or other valuable thing, any office
appointment or employment, public or pri
vate, or any personal or pecuuiary advan
tage whatsoever, under such an agreement
or promise, expressed or implied, suct
eector shall be guilty Of misdemeanor
and shall on conviction OF either OF thu
said offences, be sentenced to pay q fin'
| al t,f
undergo al Imprisonment not exceedin"
six months
"Auy person who shall give, or promise
or offer to give, to an elector, any money
reward or other valuable consideration 70
his vote at an election or for withholding
the same, OF who shall give or promise t
give, such consideration tn any other per
sou or party tor such electors vote, or TO
the Withholding OF the same, aud an
J elector who shall receive, for himself o
! for another, any money, reward or othe
valuable consideration for his vote at a
election, or for withholding the same, sha
! thereby forfeit tho right to vote MT sue
election, and any elector whose right t
! vote shall be challenged for such caus
before the election officers, shall be II
quired TO swear or affirm that the matte
OF the challenge is untrue before his 70.
shall be received"
'Any person who shall directly or ir
directly give, or offer to give, any sue
gift or reward to any such e!ector, wit
: tho intent TO induce him to vote for ao
i particular candidate or candidates ot suc
r election, OF shall directly OF Indirect
S procure or agreo to give any sue
! gilt or reward to such elector, wit
o the iutsnt aforesaid, or shall, wit
. the intent to influence or intimida
y such elector to give his vote for any pa
o ticular candidate or candidates at sue
d election, give, Offer or promise to give
II such electOr, any Office, place, appontmer
o or employ ment, or threaten such eleotC
q with dismissal or discharge from any Off:
place, appointment or employment, put
u lie or private, then held by him, in case
l his refusal to vote for any particular ca
o didatc or candidates at suoh election, q
% person so offending shall be guilty OF
II mis1emeanor. and on conviction. be Sc
fenced to pay fine not exceeding fl
y hundred dollars, aud undergo an impriso
g ment not exceeding two years"
W. u. HENsEL,
Chairman Democratic County Committe