Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-05-21

destroyed, except a. In this art pr0vided, or
give or deliver any such paekage or bailot,.
blank. poll book, card Of instruction OF other
required paper TO any person NOS lawfully snfi-
tied 70 receive them As in this act provided.
shall be punished by q hne Of not less than
twenty-five $500 dollars. and not more than
one thousand tsi,oO00o) dollars, or BY imprison-
ment In jail not more than one year, or By both
such hne and imprNsOnment
Any public officer upon whom duty Is i'm
posed by this act who shall willfuiy neglect
70 perform sueh duty. or who shall Filfully
perform IL IN slch way as 70 hinder the OBJ
jeetS, OF wilfuly dlsobey any provision OF
this act shall be punished by a hne OF not less
than hye dollars nor more than one thousand
dollars, or by imp isonment n Jail for not more
than one year, o. by both such hne and impris-
Section a. II any Judge mislead an fliterate
voter, OF voter who Is blind, or physically IN
able 10 prepare his ballot or prepare his ballot
otherwise than as directed by such voter, he
shall be deemed guilty OF a misdemeanor, and
fined in any sum not less than one hundred nor
more than one thousand dollars, and impris-
oned in the county jail not less than three nor
more than twelve months, and stand commit
ted until fine and costs are paid, and forfeit all
right TO compensation for services under this
act
ANY printer of such ballots who knowingly
and wilfully seals or permits 10 be sealed up
and delivers TO the county board OF elections,a a
less number of ballots than the number
Endorsed thereon, or who knowingly and will
fully prints or permits 70 be printed or sealed
up, or who delivers any false, OF fraudulent
cording TO the copy of the same furnished him
by said board or who delivers any ballot 50
printed to any other person or persons than the
members of said board, OF any person knowing
ly having possession of such ballots or know
ingly attempting to vote other than lawful
ballot, shall be deemed guilty OF misdemean-
or, and on conviction thereof before court of
competent Jurisdiction, shall be fined not less
than two hundred and fifty and not more than
one thousand dollars, and be imprisoned for
not less than thirty days nor more than six
PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO DIS
CHARGE OFFICIAL DUTIES.
Section 9S. Any person appointed as a clerk or
Judge of election, shall serve in that capacity,
unless excused by the county board of cleo
tions, and upcn his failure or refusal to serve,
except for cause deemed reasonable by the.
county board of elections, he shall forfeit and
pay not less than ten nor more than fifty DOH
lars, TO be recovered at an action at law before
justice Of the peace, to be instituted by the
county board OF elections in the name and for
the use Of the state of Ohio, and all forfeitures
under this act shall be placed TO the credit OF
the election fund OF the county.
BRIBERY AND INTIMIDATION.
Section "a. Whoever, directly or indirectly,
| by himself or through any other person, Ell
| ther,
1, Gives or lends, or offers or promises to
| give or lend or to procure or endeavor to pro-
| cure, any money or other valuable considera-
tion, to or for any eleCtcr to or for any other
person, to induce any elector to register or re-
| frain from registering for any election, or TO
vote or refrain from voting at any election, or
| to vote or refrain from voting at such election
| for any particular person or persons or ques
| tion or proposition, or on account of any such
| elector having registered or refrained from
| registering, or voted or refrained from voting,
or voted or refrained from voting for any par.
ticular person or persons, or question or propo-
| sit1on or,
.. Gives, offers or procures, or promises to-
| procure, or endeavors to procure, any office
| place or employment, to or for any elector, or
| to or for any other person, in order to induce
any elector to register, or refrain from register
| ing for any election, or to vote or refrain from
| voting at any election, or to vote or refrain
from voting at such election for any particular
person or persons, or question or proposition >
s. Advances or pays, or causes to be paid any
| money or other valuable thing to or for the use,
of any other person, with the intent that the
same or any part thereof shall be used in brib-
cry at any elec' ion shall be fined not more than
five hundred dollars, or imprisoned in the PEN
| itentiary not more than three years, or both.
Section %. Whoever, being an elector, di-
rectly or indirectly, by himself or through any
| other person, receives, agrees or contracts for,
before, during or after an election, any money,
gift, loan or ether valuable reconsideration, office,
place or employment, for himself or any other
person, for registering or agreeing to register,
or for refraining or agreeing to refrain from
registering for any election, or for voting or
agreeing to vote, or for refraining or agreeing
to refrain from voting at any election, or for
voting or agreeing to vote, or refraining or
agreeing to refrain from voting for any partic-
ular person or persons, or propoSition or queR-
ton, at any election, shall be fined not more
than five hundred dollars. or imprisoned not
more than one year, or both.
Section 49, Whoever, directly or indrectl~,
by himself or through any other person. makes
use of, or threatens to make use of, any force
violence or restraint, or tnh1cts, or threatens
to inhict, any injury, damage, harm or loss, or
against, or to begin criminal prosecution
against, or to injure the business OF
trade Of, or in any manner practices in
timidation upon or against any person,
! In order to induce or compel such
person to vote or refrain from voting or to vote
, or refrain from voting for any particular can.
didate OF candidates or If any employer of la
borers, or an agent of such employer, whether
a corporation or otherwise, does any OF the acts
aforesaid, or threatens to withhold or reduce
the wages of, or to dismiss from service any
employe, In order to induce or compel such
employe to vote or refrain from voting for any
: particular candidate or candidates at any cleo
ton and whoever, by any sort of duress, con
straint or improper influence, or by any fraud
: ulent or improper device or cOntrivance, i'm
pedes or prevents, or otherwise iuterferes witt
the free exercise of the elective franchise of any
elector, shall be fined not more than two
Thousand dollars or imprisoned in the peniten
tiary not more than three years or both.
Section T: Prosecutions under all the pena
sections of this act and of the Revised Statutes
= appertaining to the conduct OF election, mus
/ be commenced within six months after the
r commission of the act complained Of PER
p |
q | "a, 25 or 26 OF this act, Is competent witness
, | against another person SO offending, and ma,
|. be compelled to attend and testify upon an.
! trial, hearing or investigation, In the san'
q manner as any other person. But the testimo
q | ny so given shall not be used in any prosecI
. ton or proceeding, civil or criminal, agalnE
/ the person so testifying A person so testifyinl
y shall not be liable thereafter to Indictment
! prosecution or punishment, for the offenb'
! with reference to which his testimony may b.
/ given, and may plead or prove the giving o
y testimony accordingly, in bar of such an in
4 dictment or prosecution. When person !
!. convicted OF any offense described In sectioi
"a of this act, he shall, in addition to the pun
h ishment therein prescribed, forfeit any offioe b
4 which he may have been elected at the cleo
ton with reference to which such offense wa
committed and when person is convicted G
any offense mentioned in section 25 of this aet
10 he shall, in addition to the punishment therefl
q prescribed, be excluded from the right OF sui
Il frage for period of five years after such coz
n viction.
IS REPEALS AND AMENDMENTS.
n Section %. That section OF an act entitle
v "an act to provide a board of elections for Gel
: tain specified counties passed April 70, 1888
n (S6 O. L., 258), be and the same is hereby ament
h ed so as to read as follows:
,r Section1 That in any county having With
n its territory city of the y first class, th