The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-01-20

other person, in order to induce any
voter TO vote, or refrain from voting,
or shall corruptly do any such act rs
aforesaid, on account of any suci
voter having voted or refrained from
voting at any election.
Second-Every person who shall,
directly or indirectly, by himself, OIL
by any other person on his behalf
give or procure, or agree to give ol
procure, or offer, promise, or promise
TO procure, or endeavor to procure,
any Office, place or employment, pub
lie or private, to or for any voter, Oh
to or for any person on behalf OF any
voter, or to or for any other person, il
order to induce such voter to vote, Oi
refrain from voting, or shall cOrruptly
do any such act as aforesaid, on &C
count of any voter having voted ol
refrained from voting at any election,
Third-Every person who shall, di
rectly or indirectly, by himself, or any
other person on his behalf, make an
such gift, loan, offer, promise, pro
curement or agreement as aforesaid, &c
or for any person, in order to induce
such person to procure, or endeavor to
procure the election of any person to q
public office, or the vote of any voter
at any election.
Fourth-Every person who shall,
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 person TO a public office,
or the vote of any voter mt any
election.
Fifth-Every person who shall adj
vance or pay, or cause to be paid, any
money to or for the use of any other
person, with the intent that snch
money or any part thereof shall be
expended in bribery at any election, or
who shall knowingly pay or u to
be paid any money, wholly or in part,
expended in bribery at any election !;
and any person so offending shall be
guilty of a felony, and shall be pun
ished by Imprisonment in the peniten-
tiary for a term of not less than two
years and not more than five years /;
and for every such offense he shall also
forfeit the sum of $500, with costs of
suit, to any person who shall sue 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 defendant: Provided always, that
the foregoing enactment shall not ex-
tend to any money paid or agreed to
be paid for or on account of any legal
expenses bona fide incurred at or con-
corning any election.
Sec. 2. The following persons shall
also be deemed guilty of bribery at
elections, and shall be punished ac-
cordingly: 1. Every voter who shall,
before or during any election, directly
or indirectly, by himself, or by any
other person on his behalf, receive,
agree or contract for any money, gift,
loan or valuable consideration, Office,
place or employment, public or private,
for himself or for any other person, for
voting, or agreeing to vote, or for
refraIning or agreeing to refrain from
voting at any election. 2. Every
person who shall, after any election.
directly or indirectly, by himself, or
by any other person on his behalf,
receive any money or valuable consid-
GRAFTON On account of any person hav-
ing voted or refrained from voting, or
having induced any other person to
vote or refrain from voting at any
election; and any person so offending
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and
shall be punished by Imprisonment IN
the county Jail not less than one
month and not more than INT year.
SEC. 3. Any candidate for a public
Office, or any person seeking to become
the nominee of any party as such can
didate, who, within ten days prior To
any primary election or meeting held
to select delegates to a convention to
nominate a candidate for the public
Office which he seeks to obtain, or who
within sixty days prior TO the election
an incumbent for the Office so
sought by him rs chosen, cOrruptly, by
himself or by any other person, di-
rectly or indirectly, 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
any person, for the purpose of o
ruptly influencing that person or any
other person, or [tol give or refrain
from giving his vote at such election,
shall be guilty of q misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof shall be fined
twenty-five dollars for each offense.
SEC. q. No candidate for congress
for any public office in this state, or
in any county, district or municipality
thereof, which Office is to be filled by
popular election, shall, by himself or
by or through any agent or agents,
co mmittee or organization, or any per-
son or persons whatsoever, in the ag-
gregate pay out or expend, or promise
or agree or offer to pay, contribute or
expend any money OF other valuable
thing in order to secure or aid in Sc
curing his nomination or election, or
the nomination or election of any other
person or persons, or both such nomi-
nation and election, to any Office to be
voted for at the same election, or in
ana OF any party or measure, IN excess
of II sum to be determined upon the
following basis, namely: For five
thousand voters or less, one hundred
dollars; for each one hundred voters
over five thousand and under twenty
five thousand, two dollars; for each
one hundred voters ovcr twenty-five
thousand and under fifty thousand,
one dollar; and for each one hundred
voters over fifty thousand, fifty cents;
the number of voters To be ascerlained
by the total number of votes east fer
all the candidates for such office at
the last preceding regular election held
to fill the same; and any payment,
contribution OF expenditure, or promise,
agreement or offer To pay, contribute
or eNpend any money or valuable
thing in excess of said sum for such
objects or purposes, is hereby declared
unlawful.
SEC. Z. Every person who shall be
a candidate before any aucus or CON