The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-08-03
THE LAW OF PRIMARY AND OTHER
ELECTIONS.

ters OF the use oil money and beer, in
the present campaign, TO warn every.
body as TO the provisions and penalties,
constitutional and statutory, of the
election laws.
The Constitution Of Pennsylvania
provides the following oath of Office:
81 do solemnly swear Tor affirm),
that l will support, obey end defend
the Constitution Of the United States
and the Constitution of this Common.
wealth; that ! will discharge the duties
of my office with fidelity; that l have
not paid or contributed, or promised
to pay or contribute, either directly or
indirectly, any money or other valu-
able thing to procure my nomination
or election (or appointment). except
for necessary and proper expenses ex.
pressly authorized by law; that have
not knowingly violated any election
law of this Commonwealth, or procur.
ed it TO be done by others in my be
half; that l will not knowingly receive,
directly or indirectly, any money or
other valuable thing for the perform
ance or non-performsnce of any act or
duty pertaining to my office, other than
the compensation allowed by law
The Constitution also further pro-
vides:
Any person who shall give, or pro-
mise or offer to give, to an elector any
money, reward, or other valuable con-
sideration for his vote at an election,
or for Withholding the same, or who
shall give or promise to Give such con-
sideration to any other person or party
for such electors vote, or for the with
holding thereof, and any elector who
shall receive or agree to receive, for
himself or for another, any money, re-
ward or other valuable consideration
for his vote at an election, or for with
holding the same, shall thereby forfeit
the right to vote at such election; and
any elector whose right to vote shall
be challenged for such cause before the
election officers shall be required to
swear or affirm that the matter of the
challenge is untrue before his vote
shall be received.
Any person who shall, while can.
didate for Office, be- guilty of bribery,
fraud, or wilful violation of anv elect.
ion, laws hall BE- forever disqualified from
holding an office of trust or profit in
this Commonwealth. 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 syears.
The Statutes provide as follows:
An Act to prevent bribery and fraud |
at nominating elections, nominating
conventions, returning boards, county
or executive committees, and at elect
ion of delegates to nominating conven-
tions, in the several counties in this
commonwealth.
SECTION l. BE &c enacted, de-,
That hereafter, if candidate for any
Office within this commonwealth shall,
directly or indirectly, give, offer or
promise to give, or procure any other
person to give, offer or promise to
give, to any elector any gift or reward
in money, goods or other valuable
thing, or any security for the payment
or the delivery of money, goods or
other valuable thing or an office, emo
lument or employment, on condition,
express or implied, that such elector
shall cast, give, retain or withhold his
vote. or use his influence at a nominat-
ing election or delegate election, or
cast, give or substitute another to cast
or give, his vote or use his influence at
; nominating convention, for or
against the nomination of any particu-
lar candidate for nomination, so as to
procure such person to be voted for, at
any election to take place, the person
so hiring, procuring, influencing. abet-
ting, endeavoring or Offering, either
directly or indirectly through others,
their aiders or abetters, to procure the
person TO be voted for by such electors,
shall be guilty Of misdemeanor, and,
on conviction, shall be sentenced to
pay fine not exceeding three hun.
dred dollars and be imprisoned for
period not exceeding three months.
SECTION 2. 1t any elector, authoriz-
ed to vote At any public election after
wards to take place within this com.
monwealth for an office, shall, directly
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 other valu.
able thing, or any Office or employment,
under an agreement or promise, ex.
press or imylied, that such elector shall |
give or withhold his vote for tie nomi-
nation of such person as candidate |
for office at such election, or shall &C
cept or receive the promise of any per-
Son, that he shall thereafter receive |
any gift or reward in money, goods,
position or other valuable thing. if be |
will vote for the nomination of such a |
person as a candidate, for office, and |
shall thereafter vote for the nomination
of such person, he shall be guilty of
a misdemeanor, and on conviction shall |
pay fine not exceeding three hundred |
dollars and be imprisoned for term
of time not exceeding three months.
SECTION 8. If any elector shall, di-
rectly or indirectly, offer to give his |
vote or his influence, at any nominat-
ing election, delegate election or nomi- |
mating convention, to any person desir- |
ing to be nominated as a candidate for |
office, or to the friends of any such |
person, in consideration, that for such |
vote or influence, he Is to receive any
gift or reward in money, goods or 9th.
er valuable thing or any office or en-
ployment, he shall be guilty of a mis-
demeanor, and on conviction shall psy
a fine not exceeding three hundred dol. |
lars and undergo period of imprison-
ment not exceeding three months.
SECTION 4. If any person not quail.
fed to vote at general election, shall
vote at nominating election held by
any political party, or if any person
shall procure, advise or induce such
disqualified person to SC 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
nomination of candidate, or shall
fraudulently vote more than one ticket
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