The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-03-17
FOR HONEST ELECTIONS.


The Legislature Passes n BTI ForbIddIng
the Use of Money or other Consideration
at ElectiOns-I;s Main Provisions.
The bill introduced into the Kansas
house by Speaker Douglass to prohibit
the corrupt use of money and corrupt
practices at elections, passed both
branches of the legislature, was signed
by the governor and became a law.
Following are its main provisions:
ANY person who shall lend or give
any money or other valuable thing to
any other person to induce him to cast
hisvote either for or against any candi-
date for public office; or any person who
shall lend or furnish any money or Sc
curity therefor to any other person or
persons to be used for any of said pur-
poses; or any person who shall directly
or indirectly give or procure or promise
to give anv money, gift or reward, or any
office, place or employment upon any
agreement, that the person to whom
such gift or promise shall be made, shall
work for, the election or any person to
any public office, shall be punished by
fine of not less than 800 or more
than 81 900, or by Imprisonment in the
penltentiary for not less than two
years, or both. 1t shall be unlawful to
hire, or to lend or pay or promise to
pay any money, or thing of value to
any person to work at the polls on any
election day in the interest of any
party, ticket or candidate.
1T shall be unlawful for any candi-
date for public office to distribute or
give away any Intoxicating liquors or
cigars on election day; or at any time
to authorize any person to distribute or
give away any Intoxicating liquors or
cigars for him or in his interest,
''All acts forbidden to be done by any
candidate shall be equally unlawful if
done by any member or officer OF any
state, district, county, ward or town
ship association engaged in promoting
the success or defeat of any party, or
other organization, who shalt pay or
personally authorize the payment of
any money for any purposes forbidden
by this act, shall be punished by fine
not exceeding $500 or by Imprisonment
not exceeding one year. Every person
who shall be candidate at any elec-
tiOn, shall within thirty days after such
election, file with the county clerk
detailed statement of all moneys loaned,
expended, paid or promised to be paid
by him, or by anyone to the best of his
knowledge and belief in his behalf, in
attempting to secure the election to
such office. Such statement shall show
the name of every person, committee,
club Cr other organization to
whom or tc which any money, COM
pensation or pecuniary reward of
any kind has been promised. Every
state, district, county, city, ward or
township committee, or any club, or
ga1SkatiOn or association engaged in
prdfnoting the success or defeat of any
party or candidate to political Office,
shall have treasurer. and shall cause
to be kept a detailed account OF all
moneys received by it, and within :hir-
ty days after any election shall file
with the county clerk a statement of
all its expenditures. showing in detail
from whom said moneys were received,
to whom paid, and the exact nature of
the service rendered in consideration
thereof. Any person not a member of
any such committee, club or organiza-
ton, who collects or diSburses funds of
value exceeding five dollars in the ag-
gregate for the purpose of promoting
the election or defeat of any candidate,
shall file and verify a statement of the
same kind required to be filed by treas
urers of committees.
ANY person elected to any Office who
shall be proven in contest of such
election or any other manner provided
by law to have violated any provisions
Of this act shall forfeit his office, and
said office shall be declared vacant
''This act shall not be deemed to pro-
l,ibit voluntary work for or on behalf
If any candidate for public Office, nor
shall it prevent the necessary expendi-
turc of money for public meetings,
printing, postage, telegraphing, office
rooms for actual bona fde use By po-
litical committees, clerical assistance in
work. flags, transparencies,
and expenses of public
speakers"