The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-20
AN ACT,
To Prohibit the Corrupt Use OF Money
and Corrupt Practices at Elections.

Be IT Enacted by the Legislature Of the State o
! Kansas:
Section 1. Any person who shall lend
or give any money or other valuable
| thing to any other person to induce him
/ to cast his vote either for or against any
candidate for public office; or any per-
son who shall lend or give any money OF
valuable thing to any other person to in
duce him to refrain from voting or to
remain away from the polls; or any per-
son who shall lend or furnish any money
or security therefor to any other person
or persons to be used for any of said pur-
poses; or any person who shall know
ingly refund or make good to any person
or persons any money expended for any
of said purposes; or any person who shall
directly or indirectly give or procure
to be given or promise to give any
money, gift or reward, or any Office,
place or employment upon any engage
ment, contract, agreement or under
standing that the person to whom or for
whose benefit such gift or promise shall
be made shall, by himself or any other
person procure, or endeavor to procure
or work for. the election of any person
to any public Office at any election, shall
be punished by a fine of not less than
one hundred dollars or more than one
thousand dollars or by imprisonment for
not more than two years. or both.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be unlawful to hire,
or to lend or pay or promise to pay any
money or to give or promise TO give any
thing of value to any person to work at
the polls on any election day in the in
terest of any party or any ticket or any
candidate or candidates.
1t shall be unlawful to lend or pay or
promise to pay any money, or to give or
promise TO give anything of value to
any person for work or services on cleo
ton day in endeavoring to influence or
procure any other person or persons TO
come to or remain away from the polls.
1t shall be unlawful to lend or pay or
promise to pay any money, or to give or
promise TO give any thing of value, to
any person for work or services on cleo
ton day in endeavoring to influence or
procure any other person or persons to
vote or refrain from voting for any can
didate or candidates.
Sec. 3. Ii shall be unlawful for any
candidate for public office to distribute
or give away any intoxicating liquors or
cigars on election day: or at any time to
authorize or employ any person to dis
tribute, or give away any intoxicating
liquor or cigars for him or in his interest
or behalf on election day; or to pro-
cure or pay for, directly or
through any other person, any intoxicat-
ing liquors or cigars to be so distributed
or given away or which shall have been
so distributed or given away on election
day.
Sec. 4. 1t shall be unlawful for any
at any time to give away any
liquors with intent to lnfiu-
ence the vote of any person or persons;
or to employ or authorize any other
person to give away any such liquors
with such intent; or to purchase, pro
cure or pay for. directly or through
another person any such liquors to be
given away with such intent; or to pay
for, either before or after election, any
such liquors which shall have been given
away with such intent
Sec. ). All acts forbidden to be done
by any person in the interest. or on be-
half, of any candidate for Office shall be
equally unlawful if done to influence the
vote of any person or persons for or
against any proposition to amend the
or any proposition to vote
bonds for any public purpose or in aid
IF any enterprise or any proposition for
to the stock of any corpora
ton; and any person so offending shall
be punished by a fine not exceeding $500,
Dr. by Imprisonment not exceeding two
years, or by both.
Sec 6. All acts forbidden to he done
" any candidate shall be equally unlaw
'ul if done by any member or officer of
my state, district, county, city, ward or
JOwnShip committee, or of any club, or
sanization or association designed to pro-
note or engaged in promoting the sue
,ess or defeat of any party, or the cleo |
ion or defeat of any candidate to a
political office; and any member of !
uch committee, club or other organi- !
.ation who shall pay or personally au-
horize the payment of any money to |
my person for any purposes forbidden /
n this shall act be punished by a fine !
lot exceeding five hundred dollars. or by |
not exceeding one year.
Sect. :. Every person who shall be /
at any election for any state, |
municipal or district office shall [
within thirty days after such election |
make and file with the county clerk of /
he county in which said candidate re-
ides, detailed statement of all moneys
oaned. expended, paid or promised to
,e paid by him, or by any one to the
Dest of his knowledge and belief in his
'eha1f, in attempting to secure. or in
my manner in connection with. the cleo
ion to such office. Such statement
hall show the name of every person,
ommittee, club or other organization to
whom any payment or loan has been
made, and the name of every person,
ommittee, club or other organization to
whom or to which any money, Compen-
alton or pecuniaTy reward of any
ind has been promised, for any
rucle furnished or services performed
n account of. or in connection with said
lection, and also the amounts so paid. or
Daned, or promised to be paid. said
tatement shall be verified before some
tficer empowered to administer oaths.
nd the form of said verifcation shall he
5 follows:
l, --, do hereby solemulv
wear that the foregoing is tull and
rue statement of the expenses incurred
Y me. or by any one in my behalf, to
ne best of my knowledge and belief, to
acure my election to the office of -
in the year -; and ] further sol
mnly swear that | have not expended
r loaned, in the campaign for said office.
lrectly or indirectly, nor have | author
ed any other person, for or on my be-
alf, to expend or loan, directly or indi-
actly, nor have | promised or obligated
lyself, directly or indirectly, topay any
honey or give any other thing of value,
Dr any of the objects or purposes for
idden tw the act of the legislature en-
tied, IAN Act 10 Prohibit the Corrupt !
- of Money and Corrr,ut Practices at /