The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-04-19


bin, prepared BY Judge McCabe. and
which passed both houses Of the General
Assembly, was signed by the Governor
and 10 now the law:
HOUSE BILL NO. l32.
A hill for an act 10 secure the purity
and freedom OF the ballot. and to repeal
sections one, two, three aud five OF an
act entitled AN Act to Protect the Bal
lot Box, 10 procure fair Elections. TO
prevent the purchase or sale OF votes. 10
provide means Of proving such offences,
prescribing the punishment therefor, and
repeating Sections two hundred and
sixty y-eight and two hundred and sixty
nine Of IN Act concerning public often
ses and their punishment" approved
A pril IA. 1891, being Sections 2.ls4 an 4
2.ls5 OF the Revised Statutes OF 1851. and
repealing all laws and parts Of laws in
conflict with the provisions of this Act.
SECTION l. BE II enacted BY the Gene
raj Assembly of the State Of Indiana,
That whoever hires. buy, or offers TO
hire or buy. or offers tohre or buy, dir
ectly or Indirectly, or handles any money
or other means, knowing the same is to
be used to induce. hire, or buy any per-
son 10 vote or refrain from voting sny
ticket. or for any candid4te for any Office,
At any election held pursuant 10 law, or
at any primary election or convention OF
any political party; or whoever makes
any threat, directly. or Indirectly. express
or implied, TO deprive any legal voter Of
empl0 meet, patronage or benefit OF any
kind v whatever TO induce such voter to
vote or refrain from voting any ticket, or
for any candidate Tor any Office, al any
such election or convention or whoever
by such threat. or osherwis ise. shall iB-
timidate. or sttempt 10 iptimidste. any
legal voter from voting. or from voting
any ticket, or for any candidate for any
Office ~ such election held pursuant to
law /: or whoever shall compel Q house,
holding legal voter to move out Of any
house within sixty DAYS next before any
election held pursuant to law, with in
tent TO deprive such voter OF his vote I:
or whoever within sixty days next pre-
vious 20 any election held pursuant 10
law shall discharge any employe who is
. legal voter. with intent To cause him
to remove his residence 50 as to di-quali-
~ him from voting At such election; or
whoever being an employer Of any la
borer or lsborers. or the agent Of such
employer, shall on the day OF or previous
TO any election held pursuant 10 law,
order such Iaborer or laborers, who are
legal voters, away on business Of such
|employer, or any other service whatever
leo lar from his or their voting place ~
10 deprive him or them Of the opportuni
lty 10 vote at such election, then the per-
son 40 offending in any one OF the fore
going particulars, and all other persons
aiding. ab-iting, counselling encouraging
or advising such acts, shall thereby be-
come liable. jointly and severallv. to the
per,on hired, bought or induced 10 vote
|or refrain from voting or the means
above enumerated are perpetrated, IN
the sum OF five hundred dollars. and
Ireasonab attorneys tees for collecting
the same, in an action 10 be brought "a
provided. on the relation oI
THE voter in whose fsvor the liability Il
|crested by this section.
SEc 2. When any liability acrrues
against any person in favor ot another
undrr the provisions of the FORGING ssc-
ItiSn, the latter may bring an action there
for In the name ofthe state Of Indiana on
his own relation. either In the circuit or
|susperior court. or before any Justice OF
the Peace In the county where the de-
fendsnt or one of the defendants reside.
on complaint in writing under oath.
SIC. 3. When the complaint is filrd
in the Circuit or superior Court. the Clerk
shall issue . warrant TO the Sheriff OF
any county. or several warrants 10
sheriff. OF different counties, where the
defendant or different defendants NAV
be, commanding such Sheriff to arrest
the defendant or defendants. The per-
sOn arrested in vacation may be admit
ted 10 bail BY the sheriff. bv entering in
TO bond payable 10 the state OF India
m. with at least two good free hold surf.
ties resident in the county where the
action IL brought. 10 the approval OF the
Sheriff, Ia = penalty of one thousand dol.
lars, conditioned that such defendant
will appesr on the first day OF the next
term Of said Court and continually until
said cause IL disposed Of and abide the
order Of the Court and In default oil
such bail the Sheriff shall commit himl
10 the jail Of the county where the &C.
ton 10 pending. The Judge Of the Cir
cult or Superior Court may discharge
,uch defendant on . writ Of habeas cor
pus, IL on the hearing Of such writ, no
,ause for bic imprisoment appears.
SEc Z. When the complaint IL filed
before Justice 0fthe Peace he shall is.
'ue . warrant 10 the proper Constable,
him 10 arrest the defendant
md bring him forthwith before him for
examination.
SIC. 8. Upon the arrest Of the
defendant By the Constable, or the return
Il the warrant that he cannot be found,
uch justice shall proceed 10 hear and
|etermine such complaint The rules Of
violence, both before the Justice and in
he Circuit and Superior courts shall be
be same as In civil cases.
SEc. 8. 1.-THE Justice on hearing ad-
udges that there IL probable cause for
he prosecution. he shaIl, II such de-
endant u 10 custody, require him TO en-. 4
Dr. into bond in the penal eum OF one |
bousand dollars, with 1t least two good {
reehOId euretiee. thai be will appear on 7