The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-02
AN HONEST BALLOT.
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tuesdays election the Chairman anu
secretary CT the Republican city commit
tee have issued the following:
Believing that a free and interrupted
ballot and a fair count is necessary 70 the
preservation OF the nation, state aud mu-
nicipal government and to their perpetu-
ity. we respectfully call the attention OF
the people TO the following provisions OF
the law governing elections:
Sec. 1889. If any person by himself or
any person employed by him, shall, by
gift or reward, Office or employment. or by
any promise, agreement or security there
for, corrupt or procure, or attempt TO cor
rupt or procure, any person, who shall
have or claim to have a right TO vote as
any election, to give or to forbear TO give
his vote at such election, the person so
offending shall, on CONVICTION, be adludge,t
guilty of bribery and punished by impris-
onment at hard labor in the penltenttary
for term not exceeding five years.
Sec. 1864 Nisdemeanor, Any person
printing or causing 90 be printed or pasted
ballots with a esignated heading contain
ing a name or names not found on the reg
ular ballot having such heading, or which
onlits any name found on such regular
ticket or any person knowingly petdltng
or distributing, or causing TO be distriout-
ed, any SUCH ballot with the Intent TO
have such ballot voted at any such gener-
ID VI SrtCIldl CiCSLibhI oHtiih 10 ISCAAl0'A
guilty of msdemeanor, and shall on
conviction thereof for each offanse he fined
in any sum not less than twenty-five nor
more two hundred dollars, or be imprison-
ed in the county Jail not exceeding sixty
days.
Sec E726 Receiving illegal vote. 1tauy
Judge OF the election shall knowingly re.
ceive or sanction the reception of a vote
from any person not having all the quail
lions of an elector, prescribed by this act, or
receive or sanction The reception OF bal
lot from any person who shall refuse 10
answer any question which shall be put to
him, in accordance with The provisions OF
this act, or shall refuse 20 admins
ter either of the oaths or afflrmatIons pre-
scIibed by the third (secondl article of this
act, he shall upon conviction thereof, be
subject to the same punishment as section
seventy-six (6o) sections one to i've OF the
Douglass bill.
Sec. !. Any person who shall lend or
give any money or other yaIaa Die thing to
any other person to induce him TO cast 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 induce him to
refrain from voting or TO remain away
from the 20. *; or any person who shall
lend or furnish any money or security
therefore to any other person or persons 10
be used for any of said purposes; or any
person who shall knowingly refund or
make good to any person or persons any
mouey expended for any OF said purposes;
or any person who shall directly or in
directly give or procure to be given or
promise TO give any money, git or re-
ward, or any office, place OF employment
upon an engagement, contract or agree
ment, or understanding, that the person TO
whom, or for whose benefit such gilt or
promise shall be made, shall by himself or
any other person procure. or en-
detvor to procure or work for,
the election of any person
to any public Office at any election.
shall be punished by a fine of not less than
one hundred dollars, or more than one
thousand dollars, or By Imprisonment in
the peniteutiary two years, or both.
Sec. . II shall be unlawful to hire,
or TO lend or pay or promise TO pay
any money, or give or promise to give
anything of value 10 any person TO work
at the polls on any election day ia the III
terest of any party. or any ticket or any
candidate or candidates lr shall be IN
lawful to lend or pay or promise to pay
any money. or to GIve or promise TO give
any hing of value TO any person for WORK
/ OF services on election day, IN enteavoring
| to influence or procure any other
persons or persons 70 come &c
| or remain away from the polls Ii
/ shall be unlawful TO lend or pay or promise
I to pay any money, or u give or to promise
/ TO i've ANYTHING of value 10 any person FOL
/ work or services on election day IL endeay
| oriug TO influence or procure any Other
| person or persons TO vote or refrain from
| voting for any candidate.or candidates.
See 3 Il shall be unlawful for any can
| didate for public Office 10 distribute oil
! give away any intoxicating liquors oil
cigars on election day; or at any time &
| authorize or employ any person TO dlstrIo
| ute or give away any Intoxicating hquo
| or cigars for him or in his interest or De
/ half on election day, or 20 procure or pal
for. directly or through any other person
/ any intoxicating liquors or cigars TO be 81
! distributed or given away, or which sh2l
/ have been so distributed or given away OF
election day
/ sc lC shall be unlawful for any can
/ didate at any time to give way any lutoxI
/ eating liquors with intent 10 Iuauenc=
I the vote o. any pvr-ou or peFsons' or {
/ employ or authorize any other person Z
1--WE away any such liquors with such n
/ tent: or TO purchase, procure or pay for
directly or through any person, any sucl
! IioIors 10 lie given away with such ia
| tent: or 10 pay for either before or attsi
ELECTION. any such liquors which shall Aav
been giyea away win SUCH Intent
! All Iaw-abidinC citizens, and the officer
Of the city OF Wichis2, are called upon q
Sc that tue law IN relation 20 elections
| sicily enforced II the coming city cleo
lion. and thereby afford the cltizehs o
! Wichita the right 10 nave the Will OF tbs
| n,onIe fairly recorded upon the great IS
| su~s and principles involved in che coming
siscffou. Joay " ADAMS.
C'hair,r,an Of the Republican City Contra
JOHN hELLET. Secretary.