People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-05-19
FOR PURE ELECTION.
Text of the Law Enacted at the Late SEES
sion of the Legislature.
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Section J. Any person who shall lend or give
any money or other valuable thing to any other
person to induce him to his vote either for or
against any candidate for public office; or any
person who shall lend or give any money or
other valuable thing to any other person to in
duce him to refrain from voting or TO remain
away from the polls; or any person who shall
lend or furnish any money or security therefor
10 any other person or persons to be usedfor any
ofsaid purpOSes;pr any person who shall know
ingly refund or make good to any person or per
sons any money expended for any OF said pur-
poses: or any person who shall directly or indi-
recuy give or procure 10 be given or promise TO
give an7 money, gift or reward or any ONCE,
place or employment upon any engagement,
contract agreement, or unders landing, that
the person 10 whom or for whose benefit such
gift or promise shall be made, shall, bv himself
or any other person procure, or endeavoc to
procure or work for, the election Of any person
to any public office at any election shall be
punished by fine Of not less than one hundred
dollars or more than one thousand dollars, or
by Imprisonment in the penitentiary for not
more than two years, or both.
Sec. = 1t shall be unlawful TO hire, or TO lend
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or to promise 10 give anything of value TO an
person TO work at the polls on any election day
in the interest of any party, or any ticket or
any candidate or candidates. 1t shall be TN
lawful to lend or pl7 or promise to pay any
money, or to give or promise to give anything
Of value 10 any person for work or services
on election day, in endeavOring TO influence or
procure any other person or persons to come 10
or remain ava from the polls It shall be I'M
lawful TO lend or pay or promise 10 pay any
money, or to give or promise TO give an thing
of value TO any person for work or services on
election day in endeavoring TO influence or pro.
cure any other person or persons to vote or re-
frain from voting for any candidate or candi-
dates.
Sec g 1t shall be unlawful for any candidate
for public Office to distribute or give ava any
intoxicating liquors or cigars on election day;
or at any time to authorize or employ any per
son to distribute, or give away any intoxicating
liquor or cigars for him or in his interest or be-
half on election day; or to procure or pay for,
directly or through any other person, any in
toxicating liquors or cigars to be distributed or
given away, or which shall have been so dis
:ributed or given away on election day.
eDGN. 4. IL Sudll Dt Unlawful lOl any NduulhobS
at any time to give away any intoxicating
liquors with intent to influence the vote OF any
person or persons: or TO employ or authorize
any other person to give away any such liquors
with such INTENT or to purchase, procure or
pay for, directly or through any person, any
such liquors to be given away with such intent;
or to paw for, either before or after election,
any such liquors which shall have been given
Eway with such intent
Sec ). All acts forbidden to be done by any
such person in the interest, or on behalf, OF any
candidate for office shall be equally unlawful if
done to influence the vote Of any person or per
sons for or against any proposition to amend
the constitution, or any proposition to vote
bonds for any public purpose or in aid Of any
enterprise, or any proposition for subscription
TO the stock of any corporation; and any person
so offending shall be punished by fine not ex-
ceeding 500, or by Imprisonment not exceeding
two years, or BY both
Sec G. 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, city, ward Or township committee or
of any club, organization or association, de-
signed to promote or engaged in promoting the
success or defeat Of any party or the election
or defeat Of any candidate 10 political office;
and any member of such committee club or
other organization, who shall pay or personally
authorize the payment Of any money TO any
person for any purposes forbidden in this act
shall be punished by fine not exceeding five
hundred dollars, or by Imprisonment not eX,
ceeding one year.
Sec. T. Every person who shall be a candidate
at any election for any state, county, municipal
or district Office, shall within thirty days after
such election make and file with the county
clerk of the county in which said candidate re
sides 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 OF
in any manner in connection with, the election
TO such office. Such statement shall show
the name Of every person, committee,
club or other organization TO whom
any paymen, or loan has been made, and the
name of every person, committee, club or
other organization 10 whom or to which any
money, compensation or pecuniary reward of
any kind has been promised, for any article
furnished, or services performed on account Of
or in connection with said election, and also the
amounts so paid, or lolned, or promised to be
paid Said statement shall be verified before
some officer empowered to administer oaths,
and the form of the said yeriacaton shall be as
follows:
Il, - do hereby solemnly swear that the
foregoing is full and true statement Of the ex
penses incurred by me or by anyone in my be-
half, TO the best of my knowledge and belief, ia
secure my election to the office Of - in the
year -; and further solemnly swear that
Ihave not expended or loaned, in the campaign
for said Office directly or indirectly, nor have
authorized any other person, for or on my be
half. to expend or loan, directly or indirectly
nor have l promised or obligated myself, di
rectly or indirectly to pay any money or tC
give any other thing Of value for any Of the OBJ
iects or purposes forbidden by the act of the
legislature entitled An act to prohibit the cor.
rupt use Of money and corrupt practices al
elections"
Sec. s. Every state, district, county, city
ward or township committee, or any club, or
ganization or association designed to promote
or engaged in promoting the success or defeat
Of any party, or the election or defeat Of any
candidate or candidates to political ONCE shall
have treasurer, and shall cause to be kept 9
detailed account Of all moneys, or property, OIL
other thing OF value, received by it, and of the
manner in which the same shall be expended
and within thirty days after any election al
which state or municipal or county or district
officers, or members Of congress are chosen
the treasurer Of any such committee, club OF
other organization, which shall have expended
money, or property, or other thing Of value, il
the campaign preceding such election, or in any
way in connection with the same, shall fix
with the county clerk Of the county in which
such committee, club or other Organization.ha.
its headquarters, statement OF all its receipt.
and expenditures, showing in detail from whom
said moneys. or property, or other thing of value
were received, to whom said moneys, or property
brother thing Of value, were paid, for what spe
cifc purposes each payment was made, and tn
exact nature Of the service rendered in consid
Grafton thereof Any person not member o
any such committee, club or organization, VIII,
collects or disburses funds, or property or othe
thingof value, exceeding five dollars in the az
Eregate for the purpose of promoting the elee
ton or defeat Of any candidate or candidates
shall file and verify statement OF the sans
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