The Hawaiian gazette., 1888-10-02
PUNISHMENT FOR CORRUPT PRACTICES.

ing one thousand dollars or by Imprisonment at hard
labor for any term not exceeding years. by both
such fine and Imprisonment at the discretion of the Court
Besides such punishment, such person shall be dis
qualified from voting for six years, from holding any
Office under the Government for like term, from
being elected to occupying seat IN the Legislature
for six years and any such Office either appointive or
elective held by such person. shall be at once vacated
by such conviction The Clerk of the Court where such
conviction is had shall also transmit the Inspectors
Of the district where such person resides and to the
President of the Legislature the of such person.
the offence of which he has been convicted and the
sentence of the Court.
ILLEGAL PRACTICES.
SECTION go The following persons shall be deemed
guilty of illegal practices
l. Every person who SHALL for the purpose of pro-
noting preventing the election of candidate at any
election, be engaged employed for payment pro
mise of payment to act agent, clerk messenger
except set forth in Schedule hereto attached or to
act committeeman canvasser runner watcher guard
detective to act render service in any capacity
whatever except one for which payment is authorized
by Schedule D hereto attached to act if eecOr,
clerk messenger
2 Every person engaging hiring agreeing to hire
pay another for any such service after the same
to give procure any reward of value for the
SECTION g. No payment contract for payment
SHALL for the purposes of promoting procuring the
election of any candidate at any election, be made
account of the conveyance of electors to from the
polling place in any whatsoever: for bands,
torches flags banners or other distinctive mark ia
vOr; for exhibiting bills addresses posters or other
printed written painted device for the of any
buildnp norton of hnildno
purpose, excepting only permitted by Schedule D.
hereto attached If any payment, contract for pay
ment for any purpose set forth in this Section shall be
made either before, during after election both the
person paying Offering to pay contract for pay
ment either personally through another and the
person who is to receive said payment shall be declared
guilty of an illegal practice"
SECTION 80. Any premises licensed for the sale of
beer wines or spirits any part of such premises shall
not be used committee for the purpose of pro
noting procuring the election of a candidate at any
election If any person hires or uses any such premises
part of premises for such purpose both such person
and the one letting such premises part thereof shall
be deemed guilty of an illegal practice"
SECTION 90. Any person who knowingly provides
money for any purpose such set forth in Section IS
hereof or for the payment of money expended where
the person who expended such money guilty of an
illegal" OF corrupt practice" shall also be deemed
guilty of an illegal practice"
SECTION a. Any person who procures or induces any
person to vote knowing at the time that such person
disqualified or prohibited from voting has already
voted we'll any person voting, shall be deemed
guilty of an Illegal practice"
PUNISHMENT FOR ILLEGAL PRACTICES
SECTION So Every person found guilty of an illegal
practice shall be punished by fine not exceeding five
hundred dollars by Imprisonment at hard labor for
any term not exceeding year. or by both such fine
and imprisonment at the discretion of the Court and
shall besides be disqualified for years from voting
at any election from holding any office of trust OF
profit under the Government for like term or from
being elected to sitting in the Legislature for four
years and such person the time of such conviction
hold any such office shall be member of the Legs-
lature shall have been elected thereto such office or
such seat shall at once be vacated
The Judge or Magistrate before whom such convic-
ton IS had shall at once transmit to the Minister re-
port OF such conviction with the sentence imposed to
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