Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-05-09

lent ballots, or ballots printed otherwise than
according TO the copy Of the same furnished him
by said board or who delivers any ballot SO
printed TO any other person or persons than the
members OF said board, or any person know
ingly having possession OF such ballots or know.
ingly attempting to vote other than lawful
ballot, shall bo deemed guilty OF misde-
meanor, and on conviction thereof before n
court OF competent jurisdiction shall be fined
NOT not. ,ess IS, thnn two hundred and afty ana not
oned for not less than thirty days nor moro
than six months.
PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO DISCHARGE OFF,
CIAL DUTIES
SEC 90 Any person appointed rs q clerk or
| judge OF election shall serve In that capacity,
uh,oss nns exc Excused oS the county board OF 6 cleo
| serve, except for cause deemed reasonable by
| the county board OF elections, he shall forfeit
and pay not less than ten nor moro than fifty
dollars, To oo recovered ut an action Mt law be-
fore Justice OF tho peace to be instituted by tho
county board of elections in the nam and for the
| use OF the state OF Ohio, and all forfeitnres
under this act shall be placed to the credit OF
the election fund OF the county.
| BRIBERY AND INTIMIDATION.
SEC. "a. Whoever, directly or indirectly by
| himself or through any other person, ell her
| L. Gives or lends, or offers or promises to
| give or lend or to procure or endeavor to pro-
| cure, any money or other valuable considern-
tion, to or for any cectoT, 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 nj any election. or
| to vote or refrain from voting at such election
|
| tion or proposition, or on account of any such
| elector having registered or rcfraincd from
registering or voted or retrained from voting,
| or voted or refraiued from voting for any par
tcular person or persons, or question or propo-
| sit.on or,
| 2. Gives offers or procures, or promises to
procure, or endeavors to procure, any once,
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 registering
for any election, or to vote or refriin from vot-
| ing ut any election, or to vote or refrain from
voting at such election for any particular per-
son or persons, or question or proposit on: or
Advances or pays, or causes to be paid any
money or other valuable thing to or Tor the use
| OF any other person with the intent that tee
same or any part tn :reof shall be used in
bribery at any election, shall be fined not more,
| than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned in the
penitcntiarg not more than three years or both.
| SEC. -. Whoever being IN cleo or, directly
or indirectly by himself or through any other
person, receives agrees or contracts for before,
during or alter election, any money gift, loan
or other valuable cons Iteration, office, place
employment for himself or any other person,
for registering or agreeing TO register or for re-
framing, or agreeing to refrain from registering
tor any election, or for voting or agreeing to
vote, or rcfra ming or agreeing to relrLin from
voting for any particular person or persons,
or proposition or question, at any election, shall
be fl ed not more than tive hundred dollars or
imprisoned not more than one year or both.
SEC, 3.-Whoever, directly or indirectly by
himself or through any other person, makes use
OF. or threatens to make use OF, any force vio-
lence or restraint or inhicts, or threatens to
intiict any injury, DAMAGE harm or loss, or
debt against, or to begin criminal prose-
cution against, or to tniure the business
trade of. or in any manner practices intimida-
ton upon or against any person in order to in
duce or compel such person TO vote or refrain
from voting for any particular candidate or
candidates.: or II any employer OF laborers, or
an agent of such employer. whether o corpora
ton or otherwise, does any OF the acts ato e.
snid. or threatens to withhold or reduce the
wages Of, or to dismiss from service any em-
ploye, in order to induce compel such en-
poye TO vote or refrain from voting for any par
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and whoever, by any sort OF duresS constraint
or improper influence, or by any fraudulent or
improper device or contrivance, impedes or
prevents, or otherwise inIcrferes with the FREQ
exercise of the elective franchise OF any cleo
tor. shah be tined not more than two thousand
dollars or imprisoned in the penitentiary not
more than three years or both.
SEC. "a. Prosecutions under all the penal
sections OF this act and OF the revised statutes
appertaiaing 10 the con luct OF elections must
be commenced within six months after the COM
mission complained OF. A person offending
this act, is q competent witness against another
person so offending, and may be compelled TO
attend and testify upon any trial, hearing or In
vesttgation in the same manner as sGy o her
person. But the testimony so given shall not
be used in any prosecution or proceeding. civil
or Grim nal against the person so testhying. \
person so testyfying shall not be liable there
after 10 indictment prosecution or punishment,
for the offence with reference TO which his tes-
timony may be gwen and may plead or prove the
giving OF testimony accordingly, in bar OF such an
indictment or prosecution When a person is
convicted OF any o;fense described in section -
OF this act he shall, in addition to the punish
ment therein prescribed. forfeit any otce to
which he may Lave ocen elected at the election
with reference to which such ofense was com
mitted and when person is convicted OF any
ofense mentioned in g ctton % OF this net he
shall, in addition to the punishment therein
prescribed, be excluded from the ght OF suf-
frage for q period of five years after such con-
RBPEA1s AND AMENDMENTS
SEC. 2s That sec ion OF an act entitled AN
act to provide a board OF elections for certain
specified counties, passed April ~, 1889 tS5 o..
L. 25Sl, be and the same is hereby amended
so as to read as follows:
SEC. /. That in any county having within its
territory q city OF the = first class, the board
OF elec ions heretofore estaO ished in such city
} shall be the county board OF elections: and all
! the provisions, duties, penalties and require
! ments contained in section two Thousand nins
hundred and twenty.siX OF the revised statutes.
, anu supplemental sections as heretofore
| amended shall upply, and be In full force as TO
? all elections hell in such county, as well as
! such city, except rs her in specified and the
, and assistants OF such board shall be electors
} OF the county and not Of the city merely
~ os! That sections Hs' "a, as an, a%e1ded Idss
+ as amended March Is, 1889 $50 o. L, 49, 1895.
1898 1899 400 iiol 1+OI 1899 og as am amended
= 9gS0, 9gaS as amended March IA, 1859 tsG o L..
93). 2939d as passed March IA, 1880 ts6 o l., 93D,
2933 as re;enacted April ao' 1890 tS7 o |. 33p.
2g35 2p36 2g4S as amended April l2, 1859 tS6 .. L.
r 2i5). 295O as amended February Z, 1885 (s3 o.
/ l., IS, 2sl, 1868 as amended March 81, 1887 tsi
: ed February Z, 1885 (s2 o L, IS. sO,
/ 2Ssl. 29S3, sosa 1859, 29a4, as amended
7 February z 1888 tS2 o. l., Is, so, and 5oii OF
y the revised statutes OF Ohio, and section of M
!. act entitled AN act to provide board OF cleo
2 tons for certain speeitied countless passed
Il April ~ 1889 (Sj o. L. 25S), and oct entitled
y IAN act to provide for the appointment of dis
v tributors OF ballots, the printing OF ballots aud
the distribution thereof at polling places. OF
: cities Of the second grade in the flrst class
!. passed April l5 1850 t8j o. L.. 33l), be and the
3 same are hereby repealed; and all acts or parts
y OF acts. and all sections and parts OF sections
d in coutiic, with the provisions of this act arc
/ TO the extent OF such conflict hereby repealed
} SEC 80. This net shall take effect and be In
n force from and after its passage