The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-03-11
AN ACT
Supplemental to an act entitled an act to pre-.
serve the purity of elections.

SECrIoN l. BE II enacted by :he Genera
Assembly ef the State of Ohio, Tua. i
shall be unlswtul Tor any person who i,
q candidate for any Office OF ttust oil
profit, under the constitution or laws o
This state, or OF the United States, tc
loan. give directly or indirectly, offer
or promise to give, any money or Other
thing OF value lo any elector within the
district in which he ls candidate, fol
the purpose of influencing or retaining
the vote Of such elector. or give o,
promise TO give 10 any person or per
sons any of the above considerations o
value to secure or retain the influence o'
such person or persons in his behalf az
such candidate, or TO be used by such
person or persons 10 influence the vote
Of any individual elector, or OF electors
generally, or to Influence him or them 10
vote or to refrain from voting: provi-
ded, that nothing In this section shall be
construed to apply to hospitality at his
own residence.
SEC 2 ANY person found guilty oil
any of the acts named in section one,
shall be deemed guilty of bribery, and,
upon conviction thereof. shall he fined
in any sum not less than i've hundred
dollars nor more thau one thousand dol
lars, or be imprisoned in the entiary
not exceeding three yesrs; and II such
offender shall have been elected to The
Office for which he was candidate, bis
oiice shall he made vacant by convicl
lion, aud filed as in other cases of va
cancy; and such person shall, morever,
be forever ineligible to any office Of trust
or profit within this state
SEC. 8. Any person, not candidate
for office, who shall disburse,- or give.
or promise to give any money, or other
thing of value, or gives, or treats TO any
spirituous, malt, or other liquors, either
directly or indirectly, TO influence any
voter in giving or withholding his vote.
or seeks by violence or threats of vic.
lence, or threatens to enforce the paw
ment Of debt, or to begin criminal
prosecution, or to injure the business or
trade of any elector; or IL any employ
er Of laborers, or agent of such employ.
er, threatens to withhold Or reduce the
wages or to dismiss from service, or re-
fuses to allow the necessary time to en-
ployes to attend al the place OF election
and vote, ss an inducement to such elec-
tor TO vote contrary to his inclinations !;
or anv person selling or off.ring to sell
his infience with other voters or who.
for or with any consideration OF value
enumerated IN secinn one, shall seek to
influence the vote of any elector, or to
influence him to vote, or to refrain from
voting, shall he deemed guilty OF fel.
onv, and. upon conviction thereof. shall
be fined in any sum not less one hun
dred nor more two thousand dollars, or
in the penitentiarv not more
than three years, at the discretion OF the
court.
Sec. 4. ANY candidate for nomination
by any political party in this state. for
any Office OF trust or profit, who shall
commit any OF the acts named in sec
ton one OF this act, for the purpose of
securing the inference Of any person in
bis behalf, or to influence snv delegate
voling upon the question OF his nomin-
alton, shall be deemed guilty of bribery,
aud shall be fined not les. than one hnn-
dred dollars. and shall be disqualified
from holding the Office though he be
thereafter elec ed according tn law. The
com mission of any of the acts named
in section one, during the candidacy Of
such person for nomination for Office as
aforesaid, shall be prims facie evidence
OF intent to Influence the votes OF dele
gates.
Sre. 8. That whoever asks, demands,
or receives from any candidate. for the
nomination, by any political party or
convention, to any Office, or from any
candidate for anv Office under any law.
any money or other thing of value, not
then due and owing, or makes applica-
tion to any such candidate to purchase
any ticket to, or to give any money or
other thing OF vslne for any pretended
hall, picnic, fair, entertainment, or charit-
able enterprise, with the expectation or
belief that such demand. request. or re-
CENT will influence any vote, shall be
fined not less than fiity nor more than
three hundred dollars, or imprisoned
sky DAYS In the COUNTY Jail, or work
house, il there he such an institution IN
the county,. or both. and such demand
or request Of any candidate. shall be
deemed prima facie propf Of such ex
pecta,ion or helief. No prosecution shall
BE- instituted under anv of the provis-
ions of this act unless the same shall be
commenced within SIX months after the
commission Of the offense.
We copied the ahove from the 18th
volume OF Ohio laws. which is in sub.
stance re-pnacted in R S Sections 7044
7064. 7065 and 1865
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