The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-01-08
CORRUPT PRACTICES DEFINED.

" any VI viz IipNi"''h' w wv
Election Law hy doing any act de-
sgnatcd in such law rs \ corrupt
or Illegal practice" For the bene-
iit of those who may not have copy
OF the Election Law We reprint that
portion of it which ,icsignatcs "cor.
rupt practices.'
Section IS. The following persons
shall he deemed guilty of corrupt
practices: |. Every person who
shall directly or indirectly, pers9n.
ally or through another, give, lend.
agree to give or lend, or promise to
procure or to endeavor 10 procure
any money or valuable consideration
TO or ior any clector, or to any per-
son for an clcctor, or TO or for any |
person in order to induce any elcc-
tor to vote or refrain from voting,
or shall do such act on account OF
any persons having voted or refrain
ed from voting ut any election.
2. Every person who shall directly
or indirectly, personally or through
another, give or procure, or agree
to give or procure, or Offer, promise,
or promise to procure. or cndcaNor
to procure any Office or place of EN-
ployment to or for any e!ector, or
to or for any person on behalf
of an clector or to or for any other
person in order to induce such elec-
tor TO vote or refrain from voting,
or shall do any such act as aforc-
said on account of any elcctor hav-
inc voted or refrained from voting
NJ an election.
3. Every person who shall direct
ly or indirectly, personally or
through another. make any such
gift, loan, offer, promise, procure
ment or agreement as aforesaid; or
to or for any person, in order to in
duce such person to procure or en-
deavor to procure the election of any
person to serve in the Legislature;
or to procure the vote of any elector
at an election.
4. Every person who shall, upon
or in consequence Of any such gift,
loan, offer, promise, procurement or
agreement, procure or engage, pro-
mise or endeavor to procure the
election of any person to serve in
the Legislature, or procure the vote
of any elector at any election.
>. Every person who shall ad-
vance or pay, or cause to be paid,
any money to or TO the use OF any
other person, with the intent that
such money, or any part thereof,
shall be expended in bribery at any
election; or Who shall knowingly
pay, or cause to be paid, any money
to any person in discharge or repay
meat of any money wholly or in
part expended in bribery AT any
election.
6. Every clector who shall before CT
during any election, directly or indir-
ectly, personally or through another,
receive, agree or contract for any mon
ey, gift, loan or valuable considcra-
tiOn, office, place or employment for
himself or any other person, for vot-
ing or agreeing TO vote, or from re-
framing TO vote, or agreeing to re-
frain from voting.
Z. Every person who shall after
any election, directly or indirectly
personally or through another, re-
ceivc any money or valuable consi'
deration, on account of any person
having voted or rciraincd from vot
ing, or having induced any Other
person to vote or refrain from voting
at any election.
8. Every candidate at any elec
ton who shall, personally or through
another person, or by any ways and
means on his behalf, on election
day or the day Immediately preced
ing Or following an election, directly
or indirectly, give or provide, o
cause to he given or provided, o.
shall be accessory to the giving ol
providing, or shall pay wholly or il
part, any expenses incurred for an,
meat, drink or entertainment, o
provision to or for any person, il
order TO be elected or for bein!
: elected, or for the purpose Of intiu
encing such person or any other per
son to give or refrain from givin!
, his vote at such election, or on &C
count of such person having vote
or reirained from voting, or beinI
!; about to vote or refrain from vOtinI
at such election. All OF the abov
named offences shall constitute th
crime of bribery as a corrupt prac
tice.
Q. EveryIperson who shall direct
or indirectly, personally or throug
, another, make use of, or threaten I
, make use Of, any force, yiolenc
or restraint, or iniiict or threaten I
inhct any injury, damage or loss !
any manner, or in any way, practls
intimidation upon or against an
person, in order to induce or con
pei such person TO vote or refrai
, from voting at any election, or o
account of such person having vote
| M rpfrnjna1 from VOTING ar wi,