Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-05-18
FOR PURE ELECTION.
Text or the Law Enacted at the Late SEES
sion of the Legislature.
First published March 81.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Kansas:
Section 1. Any person who shall lend or give
any money or other valuable thing to any other
person TO induce him to cast his vote either for
against any candidate for public ONCE; or any
person WAC shall lend give any money or
other valuable thing to any other person to In
duce hfE to refrain from voting or to remain
away from the polls; or any person who shall
lend or furnish any money or security therefor
TO any other person or persons to be used for any
OF said purposes; or any person who shall know
1ngly 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-
rectly give or procure TO be given or promise to
give any money, gift or reward, or any ONCE,
place or employment upon any engagement,
contract, agreement or understanding. that
the person TO whom or for whose benefit such
gift or promise shall be made. shall, by himself
or any other person. procure, or endeavor 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 more than one thousand dollars, or
by Imprisonment in the penitentiary for not
more than two years, or both.
Sec 2 It shall be unlawful to hire, or to lend
or pay or promise to pay any money, or to give
to promise to give anyth thing of value to anv
person to work at the polls on any election day
in the interest OF any party, or any ticket. or
any candidate or candidates It shall be I'M
lawful to lend or pay or promise to pay any
money or to give or promise to give anything
Of value to any person for work or services
on election day. in endeavoring to influence or
procure any other person or persons to come to
or remain awav from the polls. 1t shall be
lawful to lend or pay or promise to pay any
money or to give or promise to give ANYTHING
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 It shall be unlawful for any candidate
for public Office to istribute or give away any
intoxicating liquors or cigars on election day;
or at any time to authorize employ any per-
son to distribute, or give away any intoxicating
liquor 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 cigars to be distributed or
given away, or which shall have been so dis
tributed or given.away on election day.
Sec. 4 1t shail'be unlawful for any candidate
at any time to give away any intoxica ting
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;
to paw for either before after election,
any such liquors which shall have been given
away with suchiintent
Sec d All acts forbidden to be done by any
such person in the interest, 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 sub scription
to the stock OF any corporations; and any person
so offending shall be punished by fine not ex-
ceeding $780, 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
anv member officer of any state district,
county, city, ward or township committee, or
- oiof ion, do.
signed to promote or engaged in promoting the
success or defeat OF any party. or the election
or defeat of any candidate to 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 = Every person who shall be candidate
at any election for any state, county municipal
dis trict 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 or
in anv 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 payment or loan has been made, and the
other organization to 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 paid or loaned, or promised to be
paid. Said statement shall be verified before
some officer empowered to administer oaths,
and the form of the said verifcation shall be as
follows:
Il, do hereby solemnly swear that the
foregoing is a full and true statement of the ex
penses incurred by me or by anyone in my be-
half 10 the best of my knowledge and belief, to
secure my election to the office of -- in the
year --; and further Solemnty swear that
have 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 promised or obligated myself, di-
rectly or indirectly to pay any money to
give any other thing of value for any of the OBJ
fects or purposes forbidden by the act of the
legislature entitled An act to prohibit the COZ
rupt use OF money ana corrupt pract1ceS at
elections
Sec. G. 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 office, shall
have treasurer, and shall cause to be kept
detailed account of all moneys, or property, or
other thing of value, received by 1t, and of the
manner in which the same shall be expended;
and within thirty days after any election at
which state or municipal or county or district
officers, members of congress are chosen,
the treasurer Of any such committee, club or
other organization, which shall have expended
money. or property, other thing of value, in
the campaign preceding such ele ction or in any
way in connection with the same, shall file
with the county clerk of the county in which
such committee, club or other organization has
its Headquarters statement of all its receipts
and expenditures, showing in detail from whom
said moneys. or property, or other thing of value
were received. to whomsaid moneys, or property.
or other thing of value were paid, for what spe-
cihc purposes each payment was made, and the
exact nature of the service rendered in consid
GRAFTON thereof ANY person not member of
any such committee, club or organization, who
collects disburses funds, property other
gregate for the purpose of promoting the cleo
ton defeat of any candidate or candidates,
shall file and verify statement of the sam
kind required TO be filed by treasurers of COM
mitteeS-
Sec 9. Any member Of any committee, club,
or other organization described in section 8,
who shall receive or disburse any moneys, or
property, or other thing Of value, for political
campaign purposes in connection with any
election set forth in said section shall forth
with furnish the treasurer Of such committee.
club, or other organization detailed state
ment of all moneys, or property, or other thing
OF value, received disbursed by HIM, or he
shall verify and file an individual account, as
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