Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-03-15

directly or nQlrectty, Oy nlmSel1, or any other
person. on his behalf, make any such gift,
loan. offer. promise, procurement or agree
ment as aforesaid, to or for any person, in or
der to induce such person to procure, or en-
deavor to procure, the election of any person
to 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 agreement
procure or engage, promise, or endeavor to
procure, the election OF any pers to q
public ONCE or the vote of any voter at any
election Fifth-Every person who sha ad-
vance or pay. or cause to be paid, any money
to or for the use OF any other person. wit 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 Of
Tending shall be guilty OF a felony and shall be
punished by Imprisonment in the penitentiary
for q term Of not less than two years and not
m re than five years; and for every such Of
Tense he shall also forfeit the sum of $780, with
costs Of suit, to any person who shall sue for
the same in tn 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 extend
to or be construed to extend to any money paid
or agreed to be paid for on account OF any
legal expenses bona hde incurred at or con.
corning any election.
Sec. Z The following persons shall also be
deemed guilty Of bribery ut elections and shall
be punished accordinglv: First-Every voter
who shall, before or during any election. d.
rectly or indirectly. by himself or by any other
person on his behalf. receive agree, or contract
for any money, gift loan or valuable consider
alton, office. place or employment. public or
private. for himself or for any other person.
for voting, or agreeing to vote. or for refrain
ing or agreeing to refrain from voting at any
election. Second--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 consideration
on account 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 so offending shall be
guilty Of :; misdemeanor. and shall be punished
by imprisonment in the county Jail not less
than one month and not more than one year.
Sec. Any candidate for a public Office
any person seeking to become the nominee Of
any party as such candidate, who, within ten
DAYS prior to any primary election or meeting
held to select delegates to q convention to nom.
mate q candidate for the public office which he
seeks to obtain or who within sixty days prior
to the election whereat incumbent for the
office so sought by him is chosen, corruptly, by
himself or by any other person, directly 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 for any
person for the purpose OF corruptly Influencing
tn8t person or any Otn3r person, or (tO) give
or refrain fr m giving his vote at such election,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, an upon con-
viction thereof shall be fined SIS for each
offense i
Sec. T. Every person who shall directly or in
directly, by himself or any other person on his
behalf make use OF or threaten to make use of
any force, violence or restraint, or tnflict or
threaten to inflict, by himself or by any other
person. any temporal or spiritual injury, dam
age or harm or loss upon or against any person
in rdo m ind or Qnch ne N
Vote or refrain from voting at any election, or
who shall by abduction duress. or any fraudu.
lent device or contrivance, impede or prevent
the free exercise of the franchise OF elector.
or shall thereby compel induce or prevail upon
any elector either to give or refrain from giving
his vote at any election. shall be guilty Of
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 5 A person shall, for all purposes of
this act be deemed guilty of the offense of per-
sonation. 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
fictitious person, or who having voted once at
any election, applies at the same election for a
ballot paper in his own name or any other
name: and anv person who commits the ofense
OF PRESERVATION, who aids, abets, counsels or
procures the commission of that of1ense shall
be guilty OF a felony. and upon conviction there
Of shall be punished by Imprisonment in the
peE1tentiary for 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. By himself
or by or through any agent or agents, COM
mittee or organization or any person or per-
sons whatsoever in the aggregate pay out or
expe1d promise agree to offer to pay,
contribute or expend any money or other val
liable thing in order to secure or all in secur-
ing his nomination or election, or the nomina-
ton or election OF anv other person or persons.
or both such nomination and election TO any
once to be voted for at the same election. or
in aid OF any party or measure, in excess OF q
sum to be determined upon the following ba-
sis. namely: For 5000 voters or less, 800 Tor
each 1UU voters over 500 and under Is ,O0o, az.
for each 10O voters over 5000 and under 10000
81 and for each 100 voters over 5000, fifty
cents-the number Of voters to be ascertained
by the total number OF votes cast for all
the candidates for such ONCE at the last
preceding regular election held to I'LL
the same and any payment, contribution or
expenditure or promise, agreement or oner to
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 a candidate
before any caucus or convention or at any pr-
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 ele,-
ton held to fill such ONCE or place, make out
and file with the onlcer empowered BY law to
issue the certificate of election to such ONCE or
place, and q 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 officer author
ICED to administer oaths. setting forth in detail
all sums of money contributed, disbursed. ex-
pended or promised by him. and to the best of
his knowledge and belief by any other person
or persons in mis- behalf wholly or in part. in
endeavoring to secure or in any way in connec-
tion with his nomination or election to ouch
ONCE or place or in connection with the cleo
ton or (of) any other persons at said election,
and showing the dates when and the persons to
whom and the purposes for which all such
sums were paid, expended or promised. Such
statement shall also set forth that the same Is
as full and explicit as aniant il able to make it.
No officer authorized by law to issue commi s.
sfons or certificates of election shall issue a
commission certificate OF election to any
such person until such statement shall have
been so made. verified and filed by such per-
sons with said officer.
Sec Any person failing to comply with the
provisions of the seventh section of this act
shall be liable to g fine not exceeding $1,000. to
be recovered in action brought In the name Of