The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1891-01-06

uLEGAL PRACTICES.
SECTION 90 The following persons shall be deemed
guilty OF illegal practices:
l-Everv person who SHALL for the purpose of pro-
noting or preventing the electing of candidate any
election be engaged employed for payment prom
se Of payment to act agent clerk or messenger eN
cept that the following persons may be legally employed
for payment by any candidate, viz: a. One watcher
for each ballot box and one messenger for each polling
place on election day and more, CD Clerks and
messengers for conducting business in committee rooms
not exceeding one clerk and messenger for each
polling place in the district or 10 act as committee man.
canvasser runner watcher guard detective; TO act
or render service in any capacity whatever except
Tor which payment is authorized by Section 40 OF this
Act;
2-Every person 50 engaging, hiring agreeing hire
or pay another for any such service after the same
has been rendered offering or agreeing pay therefor
70 give procure any reward OF value for the same
3 No payment or contract for payment shall. for the
purpose Of promoting procuring the election Of any
candidate at any election be made of bands torches
flags banners or other distinctive mark favor for
exhibiting bills addresses posters other printed,
written or painted device for the of any building
or portion Of any building or structure for such purpose
excepting only as permitted by Section 49, If any pay
ent or contract for payment for any purpose set forth
in this Section shall be made either before during
after an election both the person paying offering to
contract prepayment either personally or through
another and the person who to receive said payment
shall be deemed guilty of an Illegal practice =
I Any premises licensed for the sale Of beer wines
or spirits any part Of such premises shall not be used
rs committee room for the purpose Of promoting
procuring the election OF candidate any election.
Il any person hires or uses any such premises part OF
premises for such purposes both such person and the
one letting such premises part thereof shall bedeemed
guilty Of an Illegal practice
PUNISHMENT FOs ILLEGAL PRACTICES.
SECTION IO0 Every person found guilty OF al Illegal
practice shall De punished By fine exceeding five
hundred dollars or by Imprisonment at hard labor for
any not exceeding year, by both such fine
and imprisonment at the discretion of the Court and
shall besides be disqualified for years from voting
Al any election or from holding shy Office of trust or
profit under the Government for like term. from
being elected sitting In the Legislature for four
years and if such person at the time OF such conviction
hold any such Office or shall be member of the Legs
lztur or shall have been elected thereto such Office or
such seat shall at once be vacated
The Judge or Magistrate before whom such conviction
Is had shall al once transmit 10 the Minister report
OF such conviction with the sentence imposed to be
placed before the Legislature fin session AT the
following session e- .@t-@"
0FFESSEs o. PUBLI0 oFFICERs-
SEoT1os l01 Every public officer required by this
act 70 do or perform any thing with reference
any Of the provisions Of this Act who shall unlawfuy
fail neglect or refuse do perform the same who
shall wifuLLy perform II II such way 10 hinder the
objects Of this Act. who shall be guilty of any
violation Of the provisions Of this Act shall De punished
by fine not exceeding thousand dollars BY
psonmeut at hard labor for any term not exceeding
two years or By both such fine and Imprisonment
the discretion Of the Court and shall also be dsquali
fed for three years from holding any Office under the
Government OF from sitting IN the Legislature or from
voting and shall also be liable 10 pay damages 10 any
person injured
Section 102 Any person holding any position Of
trust or profit under the Government who shall either
personally or through another for pay without pay.
act Is runner, committee clerk secretary or IN
any other capacity for the purpose Of procuring
assisting II the election OF any person except a. voter,
h. Vanished hv