The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-04-04
70 PUNISH BRIBERY AND FRAUD.


at nominating elections, nominating
conventions, returning boards, coun-
ty or executive committees, and at
election of delegates to nominating
conventions, in the several counties
in this Commonwealth.
SECrIoN /. Be IL enacted, etc., That
hereafter if a candidate for any office
within this Commonwealth shall, di-
rectly or indirectly, give, promise, of
fer or promise to give, to any clector
any gift or reward in money, goods or
other, valuable thing, or any office.
emolument or employment, on condi-
tion, express or implied, that such
elector shall cast, give, retain or with
hold his vote or use his influence at a
nominating election, or cast, give or
substitute another to cast or give his
vote or use his influence at nominat-
ing convention for or against the
nomination of any particular candi-
date for nomination so as to procure
such person to be voted for, at any
election to take place, the person so
hiring, procuring, influencing, abetting,
endeavoring or Offering, either directly
or indirectly through others, their aid
ers or abettors, TO procure the person
to be voted for by such electors, shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on
conviction, shall be sentenced to pay a
fine not exceeding three hundred dol
lars and be imprisoned for period not
exceeding three months.
SECTION 2. If any elector authorized
to vote at any public election after
wardto take place within this Com
monwealth, for any Office, shall, direct
ly 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 any such
person, any gift or reward in money,
goods or'any other valuable thing, or
any office or employment, under an
agreement or promise, express or inn
piled, that such elector shall give or
withhold his vote for the nomination
of such person as candidate for office
at such election, or shall accept or re-
ceive the promise of any person that
he shall thereafter receive anv gift or
reward in money, goods, position or
other valuable Thing if he will vote for
the nomination of such a person as a
candidate for office, and shall thereafter
vote for the nomination of such per-
son, he shall be guilty of a misdemea-
nor. and, on conviction, shall pay a
fine not exceeding three hundred dol
lars and be imprisoned for term of
time not exceeding three months.
SECTION g. If any elector shall, di-
rectly OF indirectly, offer to give his
vote or his influence at any nominat-
ing election, delegate election or nomi-
mating convention, to any person
desiring to be nominated as a candi-
date for office, or to the friends of
any such person, in consideration that
for such vote or influence he is to re-
ceive any gift or reward IN money,
goods or other valuable thing, or any
office or employment, he shall be guilty
OF misdemeanor, and, on conviction,
shall pay fine not exceeding three
hundred dollars and undergo period
of imprisonment not exceeding three
months.
SECTION A. If any person not quail
fed to vote at a general election shall
vote at nominating election held by
any political party, or if any person
shall procure, advise or induce such
person to so vote, or if any
person shall vote at more than one
district, or otherwise vote more
than once on the same day for the NOM
ination of a candidate, or shall fraudu-
lently vote more than one ticket for
the same candidate at the same time,
or if any person shall advise or pro-
cure another SO to do, he or they shall
be- guilty of misdemeanor, and, on
shall be fined not exceed
ing the sum of two hundred dollars
and imprisoned for term of time not
exceeding three months.
SECTION 5. In all cases where a per
ion is-elected or chosen or shall act as
/ delegate TO a convention to make
for office, and shall re-
,eive, accept or solicit any bribe in
money, goods or hing of value, or any
,fiice or position, as an inducement to
make or jim in any nomination for
my person TO be voted for as an
'fficer or candidate for office, or shall,
n like manner and for like reason,
'gree TO abstain from voting for any
person, shall be guilty of a
nisdemeanor, and, on conviction, shall |
,e sentenced to pay fine of not more
han one hundred dollars and be i'm
not exceeding three months.
SECTION 6. Any person elected,
hosen or acting as a member of the
ounty or executive committee of any
arty, or as Judge of return board
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