The Monmouth inquirer., 1890-07-31

dollars or imprisonment not exceeding five years, at
the discretion Of the court before which conviction
is had.
65. And be it enacted That if any person shall
write, paste or otherwise place upon any official bal
lot or envelope any mark sign rdevice of anv kind
as distinguishing mark whereby to indicate to any
member Of any election board or other person how
any voter has voted at any election or If any per
son shall induce or attempt to induce any voter to
write, paste or otherwise place his ballot or en-
velope any mark, sign or device of any kind as a
distinguishing mark by which to indicate to any
member of any election board or other person how
such voter has voted or shall enter into or attempt
to form any agreement or conspiracy with any 9th
er person to induce or attempt to induce voters or
any voter to place any distinguishing mark sign
or device his ballot envelope, whether or not
said act be committed or attempted to be commit
ted such person or persons so offending shall be
guilty of misdemeanor and being thereof convict
ed shall be punished by fine not exceeding five hun
dred dollars, or Imprisonment not exceeding one
year, OF both, at the discretion of the court.
66. And be it enacted, That If any member Of any
board OF election or any clerk of election have
knowledge how any person has voted and shall re-
veal such knowledge to any other person, or shall
disclose what other candidates were voted for on
any ballot bearing name not printed thereon, or
give any information concerning the appearance of
any ballot or envelope voted such person SO offend
ing shall be guilty of misdeIneanor. and convic-
ton thereof shall be punished by fine not exceeding
two thousand dollars or Imprisonment not exceed
ing five years.
67. And be it enacted That if any person shall
directly or indirectly by himself or by any other
person in his behalf give lend or agree to give or
lend or shall offer, promise or promise to procure
able consideration thing to or for any voter or to
or for any person in order to induce any voter to
vote or refrain from registering for any election or
shall corrupty do or commit any of the acts in this
section mentioned on account of any such voter
having voted or RETAINED from voting at an elec-
ton, registered refrained from registering for
an election such person offending shall be guilty
of misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall
be punished by fine and imprisonment. or BOTH at
the discretion of the court the fine not to exceed
two thousand dollars, and the Imprisonment not to
exceed five years.
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directly or indirectly, by himself by any other
person in his behalf give or procure, or agree to
endeavor to procure any Office, place or employ
ment TO or for any voter or to for any person ON
behalf OF suca voter or 70 OF FOR any other person,
voting or to register refrain from registering or
shall corruptly do any act as aforesaid account
of any voter having voted or RETAINED from voting
having registered or refrained from registering
for any election, shall be guilty of misdemeanor
and being thereof convicted shall be punished by
fine not exceeding two thousand dollars. or imprs-
onment not exceeding five years. at the discretion of
the court.
give, advance or pay, or cause to be given, adj
vanced or paid any money or other valuable thing,
son. with the intent that such money or other val1-
able thing, or any part thereof shall be expended
or used for bribery of voters, or for any other
lawful purpose at any election or who shall know
ingly pay or cause to be paid any money to any per
son wholly or in part expended in bribery of votes
and on conviction thereof shall pay such fine not
exceeding two thousand dollars, .or undergo such
imprisonment not exceeding ten years, the court
in its discretion may impose.
TO- And be 1t enacted, That any voter who shall
directly or indirectly by himself or by any other
person on his behalf receive agree contract for
any money, gift, loan valuable consideration of
fce place or employment for himself for any 9TH
er person fer voting or agreeing to vote or for
framing or agreeing to refrain from voting at any
election or for registering agreeing to register
for refraining or for agreeing to refrain from regis
tering for any election, shall be guilty Of misde-
meanor. and being thereof convicted shall be pun
shed by fine not exceeding thousand dollars or
imprisonment Tor not longer than one year, at the
discretion of the court before which conviction is
had.
II. And be it enacted, That any employer of any
workmen, or any agent, superintendent or oyerseer
of any company or corporation employing work
men, or any person whomsoeyer, who shall directly
or indirectly by himself or by any other person in
his behalf or by his direction make of threat
en- to make use of any force, violence restraint
intlict or threaten to inaict by himself by any
other person any injury. damage harm or loss
against any person or persons in his employ in or
der to induce or compel such employee or employ
ees to vote or refrain from voting for any partic
ular candidate or candidates at any election,
account of such employee or employees having
voted or refrained from voting for any particular
candidate or candidates at any election orwho shall
by any sort Of duress constraint, improper inhu
ence or by any fraudulent or improper device. con-
trivance or scheme. impede hinder or prevent the
election, or shall thereby compel, induce or prevail
upon any voters to vote for against any particu
lar candidate candidates at any election shall be
guilty of misdemeanor, and being thereof convict
ed shall be punished by fine not exceeding two
thousand dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding
five years BOTH at the discretion of the court be-
fore which conviction is had
y. And be 1t enacted, That the trial of any in
dictment against any person persons for violation
of any of the provisions of this act all witnesses
sworn any such trial shall truly answer all ques
tons put to them which the court shall decide to be
proper and pertinent to the issue involved; and no
witness shall be excused from answering any such
question ON the ground that to answer the same
might or wOud incrmnate him, or might or would
tend to criminate him but no answer or answers
made by any witness to any such question shall be
used or admitted in evidence in any proceeding
against said witness except in case of criminal
proceeding for perjury in respect to his to
such questions
73. And be it enacted, That in addition to the
penalties hereinbefOre provided for violations of
any of the provisions of this act the court imposing
such penalties may add thereto. that such offender
be thenceforth disfranchised as voter and dsqual-
iied to hold any Office of trust profit within this
state for such length of time such court may deem
proper.
"a And be it enacted. That so much and such parts
OF all acts and parts of acts are inconsistent here
with, or repugnant thereto, be and the same are
hereby repealed, provided. nevertheless that moth
ing in this act contained shall be held construed
to in anywise absolve relieve any person or per
sons from any liability. penalty, prosecution indict
ment or punishment, for or account of any vio-
lation of any law now in being
Approved May 2S 1890.