Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-05
COMMUNICATED
$500 Reward,

COMMUNICATED
$500 Reward.
The Citizens Committee OF the Twenty
third Congressional district have authorized
the undersigned to offer a reward of $500
for the arrest and conviction or the evidence
that will convict any member of an Election
Board who may commit or attempt to COM
NIT fraud upon the legal voters of this
district at the Republican primaries to be
held on Saturday, the 9th inst, by permit
ting illegal voting or depriving legal voters
from casting their ballot, and counting all
ballots as cast
The further reward of $500 will be paid
for the name or names of any party or
parties who tampers with successful dele
gate, by having his credentials destroyed or
transferred for consideration, be it money
paid or to be paid, or promise of a posi-
tion for himself or friend. or to be retained
in position that he or friend may now
be filling. The Citizens Committee, in
Offering these rewards, wish it to be under
stood that they cast no reflections upon the
election officers, nor upon any delegate who
is standing for either of the candidates con-
testing for the Congressional nomination.
So much has been said by the public and
the press and by candidates for Office upon
gates and buying credentials, this commit
tee deem 1t their duty. as citizens of the
district. to offer these rewards. By order of
the committee. B. F. JONES, Chairman.
The above rewards are offered for the con-
Viction or evidence leading to the conviction
OF persons violating the election laws of the
Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania, of which
the following are extracts:
DUTIES AND RIGHTS UNDER THE ELEC-
TIoN LAWS.
SO. REGULATIONS OF PRIMARY ELEC-
TIoNs AND PREVENTION OF
FRAUDS THEREAT.
An act to regulate the holding and to prevent
frauds in the primary elections of the several
political parties in the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania.
Section BE it enacted, etc., tnat from
and after the passage of this act it shall be
lawful, and it is hereby made the duties of
the judges, inspectors and clerks or other
officers of the primary elections, meetings or
caucus held for the purpose of nominating
candidates for State, city and county offices
within the Commonwealth of PENNSYLVANIA,
before entering upon the discharge of their
duties, severally take and subscribe to an
oath or affirmation in the presence of each
other, in form as follows, namely:
Il "a. 3D. do - that L will, as
judge, inspector or clerk Gas the case
may be) at the ensuing election i'm
partially and faithfully perform my duties
In accordance with the laws and Constitu-
tlon OF the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, |
and In accordance with the rules and regu-
latlons adopted by the - party of -,
county of -, for the government OF the |
said primary elections, meetings, or caucus
to the best of my judgment and abilities"
The oath or affirmation shall first be admin
istered to the judge by one of the inspect
ors, then the judge so qualified shall ad-
the oath or affirmation to the in
spector and clerks, and may administer the
oath to any elector offering to vote as to his
quallhcatlons to vote at such election.
Section 2. If any judge, inspector, clerk
or other officer of a primary election as
shall presume to act in such ca
pacity before the taking and subscribing to
the oath or affirmation required BY this act,
he shall, on conviction. be fined not exceed
ing 500, and if any judge, inspector, clerk
Or other officers shall wilfully disregard or
violate the provisions of any rule, duly
made by the said - party Of
county for the government of the primary
elections of the party. he shall, on conyic-
ion, be fined not exceeding 5000; and if any
udge or inspector of a primary election
shall knowingly reject the vote of any per-
ION entitled to vote under the rules of the
'ald - party, or shall knowingly
receive the vote of any person or
persons not qualified as aforesaid, shall. on
be fined not exceeding 5000;
md if any judge, inspector, clerk, or other
thcer OF primary election, as aforesaid,
hall be guilty of any willful fraud in the
discharge of his duties by DESTROYING or de-
acing ballots, adding ballots to the poll
ther than those lawfully voted, by stuff
ing the ballot-box, by false counting, by
making false returns, or by any act or thing
whatsoever, the person so offending shall be
eemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon
onviction, shall be fined not exceeding
$500, or imprisonment not exceeding one
ear, or both, or either, at the discretion of
ourt.
Ali acts, or parts of acts of Assembly in
onsistent with this act are hereby repealed
xcept In counties or cities where special
cts are In force for the same purpose. Pro-
ided, That the provisions of this act shall
ntail no expense to the counties or cities.
ApproVed-The 29th day of June, A. D.,
S8l. HENRY NJ. HoYT.
The following section of an act to prevent ,
ribery and fraud at nominating conyen-
ons, ETC., passed June 8, 1881: :
Section 5. In all cases where a person
elected or chosen, or shall act as a dele 7
ate to convention to make nominations
" office, and shall receive, accept or solicit :
ny bribe in money, goods or thing of J
alue, or any office ar position as an induce /
ent to make or join in any nomination for :
nv person to be voted for as an officer or :
,ndidate for Office, or shall in like manner !
: for like reason agree to abstain from vot- !
lg for any particular person shall be guilty s
misdemeanor, and on conviction shall :
: sentenced to pay fine of not more than
100 and be imprisoned not exceeding three
onths. =