The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-08-30
ELECTION LAWS.
THE SAME GOVERN PRIMARIES
THAT DO REGULAR
ELECTIONS.
You Can Neither Bet, Bfibe or Treat
Sell, Loan or Give Liquor on
That Day.
HARD ON FLoATERs.

Many changes have beenbnade in the
Kentucky election laws andit is to the
interest of every voter to be thorough
ly familiar with the new manner of
holding elections Elections of all kinds
whether regular or primary. are govern
ed by the same laws, and a person who,
in any primary, should violate one or
more of the laws, will be just as liable to
suffer as though the crime were commit
ted during the regular November elect
ion. A person found guilg of betting
on any election in the State in any way,
is subject to fine of 500 and forfeit
IRE OF all money so wageret
Below we give some Of he penalties
for violating the Kentucky lection laws
Z 10. Whoever sells, lo3ns, gives or
furnishes to any person or persons, eth
er directly or indirectly, sHrituous vim
Gus or malt liquors, or any pther intox-
icating drink, in any prdeinct, town,
city or county of this Cobmonwealth,
upon the day of any genera or primary
election therein, shall be guilty Of a mis-
demeanor. and upon conviction thereof,
shall be fined the sum of not less than
twenty-five nor more than fifty dollars
for each offense, which may be recover
ed by proceedings in any COURT of COM
petent jurisdiction, or by Indictment in
the Circuit Court. 1t shall Die the duty
of the Circuit Judges Throughout this
Commonwealth to make special mention
of this section in charges the grand
juries of said courts.
81. Any person gniltsfpf receiving
bride for his vote at anaelfctiQn, or foi
~ ,trvices or influence in proc bring vote
or votes at an election, slhll be fined
from llftsto FIVE hundred d& lars and be
excluded from office and suffrage.
| 81 "Bribel or "bribery' means any
reward benefit or advantage, present OIL
future, y the party influenced or intend
ed to be influenced, OF to arpther at bis
instance, or the promise Of shcb reward
benefit or advantage.
. Money or other thing OF value
given or lent, in whole or inspart, to be
betted on the result OF election, or the
promise thereof, or a bet With another
that such other will vote Tor named
candidate, and the gilt or promise of 8
share in any such bet made or to bt
made, shall be deemed bride.
8. Whoever shall receive money OIL
other things of value to be used for tn,
purpose Of procuring or influencing {
vote or votes, shall be deemed to have
been bribed.
z"22. Whoever shall bribe another
shall, on conviction, be fined from fifty
to one hundred dollars, or imprisoned
from ten to ninety days, or both so fined
and imprisoned, and be excluded iron
6ffice and suffrage.
90. Any person who, by himself o.
in aid of others; shall forcibly break VI
or prevent, the lawful holding, of al
| election, or so obstruct or attempt t
obstruct the same, or so prevent or at
tempt to prevent any qualified vote
from giving his vote, shall be fined from
fifty to five hundred dollars, or impris
oped not more than one year.
/ 20. This chapter shall be literally
construed, so as to prevent any evasion
of its prohibitions and penalties by shift
or device. Irregularities or defects il
the mode of conveying or conducting al
election under this law shall constitute
no defense to prosecution for viola
ton of its provisions. 1t shall also b'
given specially in charge to the granC
jury of every county first convened aftel
any general election.
| a. 2S. A grand jury may cause an!
person to be summoned before them al
a witness, who shall be complied to ties
tify as to any knowledge he may posses
touching any violation of law in relation
to elections in the county during thu
preceding eighteen months and il he re
fuses to testify on oath, he shall be com
mitted to prison until he submits, anC
be fined from ten to thirty dollars by TIN
court, and like sum for each daily re
petition of the contempt.-Lebanon En-
terprise.
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