The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-03-15
CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT.


from what they wore few years ago.
| Following is the law, known as the
corrupt practices act passed by the
last legislature, which every voter
should carefully read.
Section !. The following persons shall be
deemed guilty OF bribery ut Certtops and shall
bo punished accordingly First-I.Ycty per:
son who shall directly or indirectly by himself,
or by any other person on his behalf, give
lend or agroe to give or lend, or shall OFF,
promise, or promise to procure or endcavor to
| procure, any person on behalf OF any voter, or
| 10 or for any person. in order to induce any
| voter to vote or refrain from voting, or shall
| corrupuy do any such act as aforesaid, on &C.
count OF such voter having voicl or
refrained from voting at cny election
| Second-Every person who shall di-
rcctly or indirectly, by himself OF
by any other person on his behalf give or pro.
cure, or agree to give or procure, or offer, prom
ise, or promise to procure, or endeay0r TO pro
cure any once, place or employment public or
private to or for any voter. to or for any per-
son on behalf OF any voter, or TO or for anY
otfef person in ordsr to induce such voter to
vote or refrain from Voting, or shall corruptly
do any such act as aforesaid, on account Of any
voter having voted or reirained from vctinH ~
any election. Third-Every person who sha;',
directly or Indirectly, by himself, or any other
person on hfs behalf, make any such gift
| loan, offer, pron.i>ri procurement or agree.
.-ent as aforesaid, to or Tor cry person, in or
| der TO Induce .nch person to procure, or en-
deavor to procure, the eIes.,on OF any pcrso"
TO public once, or the vote OF any TQter at any
election Fourlh-Every person who sh'Il
| upon or In consequence OF any such gift loan
| Offer Promise, procurement or agreement
| procure or engage, PROMISE, or endeavor TO
| procure, the election OF any pern to
| paSlio ofico or The vote Of any yo;cr ut any
| election Fitth-Ercry peisnr who shn adj
vance or pay, or cause to be paid, AM rroney
| 10 or for the use OF any other person, wit tie
| iotent that such money or any part thereof
shall Ue expended IN bribery at any election, or
| who shall knowingly pay nr cause 70 be paid
| any money wholly or in part ,.sr"nded 10
! bribery at any election and any person SO u.
Tending shall be guilty OF felony and shall be
| punished by Imprisonment in the pcnitcnliary
| for n term OF not less than two yc Irs and not
| IN re than nve years; and for every such Of.
| Tense lie shall also forfeit tho sum OF $500, with
| costs OF suit, to any person who shall sue for
! Tie fame IN tn name OF the state Of Missouri,
| TO the use OF tic person suing, In anf circuit
court In this state having Jurisdiction Of the
person of the defendant Provided uiways
'hat the fordroing enactment shall not extent
TO or oe uUnst.rod 70 extend to anY money paid
or agreed TO be paid iOl n. 9"cCurt of any
legal expenses bona flde incurred at OF c.7'
cerning any election.
Sec = The following persons shall also be
1hemed guilty OF bribery at elections and shall
u punished accordingly Firat-Evcry voter
who shall, before ar during any election, di'
rectly or indirectly, ly h'1'Serf, or by any other
person on his behalf. receive, :yrco or contract
| for any money, gift, loan or valuable consider
alton, officc place employment public OT
| private, for himself or for any other person,
for voting, or agreeing to vote, or for refrain
ing or agreeing to refrain from Voting ut any
| election Second-Every pc son who shall,
after any election, directly or indirectly, By
ht tharn NOR nit
| receive any money or valuable consideration
| on accuiint Of any person having voted or re
Trained from voting, or having induced any
| other person to vote or refrain from voting at
| any election, any person 30 offending shall he
| Cuilty OF Y misdemeanor and shall be punished
by Imprisonment In tho county Jail not less
than one month and not more than Que year.
Sec 8 Any candidate for a public OfEcc TT
any person seeking to become tho nominee OF
any party as such candidate, who within ten
days prior to any primarj election or meeting
held to select delegates to q convention 10 nom
inate q candidate for the p"rlic ONCE which he
seeks 10 obtain, or who within sixty days prior
to the election whereat an incumbent iot me
ofIicc so sought by him is chosen corruptly, by
himself or by any other person, dircttly or in.
directly, gives or provides or pays. wholly or
| in part, or promises to pay, wholly or In part
the expense OF giving or providing any meat
drink. entertainment or provision to or foI any
| person for the purpose OF corruptly influencing
that person or any other person, or Uo) give
or refrain fr m giving his vote at such election,
shall be guilty Of d misdemeanor, an upon con
=. vction thereof shall be fined SIS for each
| o1ense
Sec. l. Every person who shall directly or In
directly. by himself, or any other person on his
| behalf, make use Of or threaten to mlke use OF
any force, tiocncc or restraint or inhict or
threaten to tnfict, by himself Or by any other
person, any temporal or spiritual injury dam
age or harm or loss upon or against any person
| In order to induce or compel such person to
vote or refrain from voting at any election, or
who shall, by abduction duress, or any frauGu
lent device or contr!vancc, impede or prevent
the free exercise OF the franchise OF any elector
| or shall thereby compel, induce or prevail upon
any elector either to give or refrain from giving
| his vote at any election shall b. guilty OF Il
| misdeuseanor, and upon conviction thereof shall
| be punished by Imprisonment in the county jail
| not less than one month and not more than one
| year
Sec A person shall, for all purposes OF
this act, be deemed guilt; OF the oficnse OF per.
sonatlon. who at any election held pursuant to
| the laws OF the state, applies for ballot paper
in the name OF some other person, whether that
| name be that OF q person living or dead or OF u
| fictitious person, or who. having voted once at
| any election, applies at the same election for n
| ballot paper In his own name or any other
name; and anv person who commits the onense
Of personation or who aids, abcts, counsels or
| ptocureS the commission OF lnat oH'nSe, snail
| be guilty OF felony, and upon conviction there
OF shall be punished by Imprisonment in the
| peEitentiary for q term Of not less than two
| years or more than five years.
| Sec No candidate for congress or for any
public once in this state, or in any county, dis
trict or municipality thereof, which Office is to
be filled BY popular election shall, b. himself
| or BY or through any agent or agents, com
| mittee or organization or any person or per-
sons whatsoever in tho aggregate pay out or
| expend, or promise or agree to ofIer to pay,
contribute or expend any money or other val
| liable thing In order 10 secure or aid in sccur'
ing his nomination or election or the nomina'
tion or election OF any other person or persons,
or both such nomination and election 10 any
once to be voted for at the same election, or
In MD OF any party or measure, In excess oil
sum to be determined upon the following bs.
sis, namely: For 5000 voters or less, slOO for
each 100 voters over 5000 and under 2SUOl, -
for each 100 voters over 25. 900 and under j0.0Ol
ei and for each 100 voters over 5000 nifty
cents-the number Of voters 10 be ascertained
by the total number OF votes cast for al
the candidates for such office at the las
preceding regular election held to I'LL
the same and any payment, contribution or
expenditure or promise, agreement or oncr 10
| pay, contribute or expend any money or valu'
able thing In excess OF said sum, for such OBJ
jects or purposes, is hereby declared unlawful
Sec z. Every person who shall be q candidate
| before any caucus or convention or at any pri'
mary election, or at any election for any state,
county, city, township, district or municipal
| once, or for senator or representative in the
general assembly OF Missouri or for senator or
representative in the congress OF the United
States, shall. within thirty days after the Gle
tion held to fill such ONCE or place, make out
and file with the oflcer empowered bY law 10
issue the certificate OF election to such ONCE or
place, and . duplicate thereof with the
recorder Of deeds for the county in
which such candidate resides, state
ment In writing, which statement and
duplicate shall be subscribed and sworn
to by such candidate before an ofncer author
lied to administer oAths, setting forth in detail
all sums OF money contributed, disburs-d, ex-
pended or promised by him and To tie b.st Of
his knowledge and belief by any other person
or persons In his behalf wholly or In part, In
endeAvoring 70 secure or In any way in conneo'
tion with his nomination or election 10 surh
ofnos or place, or in connection with the cleo
tion or (oD any other persons at said election
and showing the dates when and ,hc persons {,
whom and the purposes for which ali such