Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-01-25
Corrupt Practice Law.
FREEDOM OF THE BALLOr AND
ECONOMY FOR THE CAN
DiDATE.
4 Measure That viii Saye Money for
Candidates and Prevent bribery
No More Corruption.

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Practice Act" a measure intended
to prevent corruption in elections.
1t is now the law of the state and
applies to all elections. |,
SECTION. l.. The following per-
sons shall be deemed guilty of bril- -;
berry at elections, and be punished .
accordingly: |.
First-Eyery person who shall
directly or indirectly, by himself, or
by any other person on his behalf,
give, lend or agree to give or lend, or
shall offer, promise, or promise to
procure or endeavor to procure, any
money or valuable consideration to
or for any voter, or to or for any
person on behalf of any voter, or to
or for any other person, in order to
induce any voter TO vote, or refrain
from voting, Or shall corruptly do
any such act as aforesaid, on ac-
count of any such voter havingvoted
or RETAINED from voting at any cleo
ton.
Second-Every person who shall,
directly or indirectly, by himself, or
by any other person on his behalf,
give or procure, or agree to give or
procure, or offer, promise, or prom
Use to procure, any office, place or
employment, public or private, to
or for any voter, OF to or for any
person on behalf of any voter, or to
or for any other person, in order 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 re-
Trained from voting at any election.
Third-Eyery person who shall,
directly or Indirectly, by himself, or
any other personon his behalf, make
any such gift, loan, offer, promise,
procurement or agreement as afore-
said, to or for any person, in order
to induce such person to procure, or
endeavor to procure the election OF
any person to a public office, or the
vote of any voter at any election.
Fourth-Eyery person who shall,
upon OF in consequence OF any such
gift. loan, offer, promise, procure
ment Or agreement, procure or en-
gage, promise, or endeavor to pro-
cure, the election Of any person to a
public office, or the vote of any
voter at any election.
Fifth-Every person who shall
advance or pay, or to be paid,
any money to OF for the use of any
person, with the intent that such
money or any part thereof shall be
expended in bribery at any election,
or who shall knowingly pay or cause
, to be paid any money, wholly or in
part, expended in bribery at any
election; and any person so offend
ing shall be guilty Of a felony, and
/ shall be punished by Imprisonment
) in the pe~nitentiary for u term of not
| less than two years and not more
l than five years; and for every such
; offense he shall also forfeit the sum
: of $500, with costs of suit, to any
5 person who shall Il for the same
in the name of the state of Missouri
to the use of the person suing, in
: any circuit court in this state having
: jurisdiction OF the person of the de
> fendant: Provided always, that the
; foregoing enactment shall not ex.
tend to any money paid or agreed tc
: be paid for or on account of any
legal expenses bona fide incurred a
; or concerning any election.
: SEC. 2. The following person.
shall also be deemed guilty of brib.
cry at elections, and shall be punish,
: ed accordingly: /. Every votel
who shall, before or during any
election, directly or indirectly, by
himself or by any other person or
his behalf, receive, agree or contract
3 for any money. gilt, loan or valu,
able consideration, Office, place or
, employment, public or private, fol
himself or for any other person, for
voting, Or agreeing to vote. Or fol
retaining II agreeing to refrain from
voting at any election. 2. Every
person who shall, after any election.
} directly or indirectly, by himself, OF
, by any other person on his behalf,
I receive any money or valuable con
sideration on account Of any person
having voted or refrained from
voting, or having induced any Other
person to vote or refrain from voting
, at any election; and any person SC
: offending shall be punished by i'm.
y prisonment in the county Jail not
less than one month and not more
than one year.
SEC. 3. Any candidate tor a
public Office, or any person seeking
to become the nominee of any party
as such candidate, who, within ten
days prior to any primary election
J or meeting held to select delegates
l to a convention to nominate a can
didate for the public office which he
seeks to obtain, or who within sixty
days prior to the election whereat
an incumbent for the office so sought
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