The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-10-12

ton Of any payment or gift, or valuable
consideration; or of any threat; and every
candidate who withdraws from being a
| candidate in pursuance Of such induce
ment or procurement.
10 Every public officer by law or by
said Rules and Regulations required to
do or perform any act or thing with re-
ference to any of the provisions in any
law concerning elections or in said Rules
and Regulations contained. who shall
wilfully fail, neglect or refuse to do or
perform the same, or who shall wilfully
perform it in such n way as to hinder the
objects thereof, or who shall be guilty Of
any wilful violation of any of the pro-
visions thereof
! PUNISHMENT FOR ELECTION FRAUDS.
SECTION 3. Every person found guilty
of an Election Fraud shall be punished
by fine of not less than one hundred
dollars or exceeding one thousand dol
lars, or by imprisonment at hard labor
for any term not less than ten days or
exceeding two years, or by both such
fine and imprisonment at the discretion
of the Court.
Besides such punishment, such person
shall be disqualified from voting and
from holding any office under the Gov
eminent, and from being elected to or
occupying a seat in the Legislature, for
six years from the date of such convic-
ton.
If the person so convicted shall hold
any office, either elective or appointive,
at the time of such conviction, such office
shall at once and without mention in such
sentence, or other proceeding, be vacated
by such conviction.
The Judge or magistrate before whom
such conviction is had shall Immediately
transmit to the Minister of the Interior
the name of such person. the offense of
which he has been convicted and the
sentence of the Court.
MIsDEMEANoRs.
SECTION /. The following persons
shall be guilty of misdemeanor:
l. Every person, except such assist
ants as are by law or by said Rules and
Regulations specifically authorized to be
employed, who shall, for the purpose of
promoting or preventing the election of
any candidate at any election, be engaged
or employed for payment or promise of
payment, or for any valuable considera-
ton, to act as agent, clerk or messenger,
or in any other capacity.
?. Every person furnishing, hiring, or
using any premises or portion thereof
licensed to sell beer, wines or spirits, as
a committee room for the purpose of pro-
noting the election of any candidate at
any election.
3. Every person who shall be disorder
| ly or create a disturbance whereby any
meeting of the Board of Registration of
voters or of the Inspectors of Election
| during an election shall be disturbed or
interfered with; or whereby any person
who intends to be lawfully present at any
such meeting or election is prevented
from attending; or who shall cause any
disturbance at any election; and every
person assisting or aiding or abetting
any such disturbance.
(. Any candidate who fails or neglects
to furnish the list of agents as prescribed
in said Rules and Regulations
D. Every person who shall, either in
person or through another, in any man
ner break up or prevent, or endeavor to
break up or prevent, the holding of any
meeting of the Board of Registration of
voters, or in any manner break up or
prevent, or endeavor to break up or pre-
vent, the holding of any election.
6. Every person who, being a candi-
date for election, or an agent of any such
candidate, or member of any committee
acting for or on behalf of any such can
didate, shall fail to file the statement of
expenses or of lack of expenses, as re-
quired in said Rules and Regulations.
Z. Every person. who shall wilfully
violate or fail to obey any of the provi-
sions of law or of said Rules and Regula-
tons. punishment for which is not other
wise herein specifically provided for
S. Any person who shall wilfully tear
down, or destroy, or deface any election
proclamation or any poster, or notice, or
list of voters, or card Of instructions, or
specimen ballot, issued or posted by
authority Of law
PUNISHMENT FOR MIsDENEANoRs.
SECTION ). Any person convicted of a
misdemeanor under the provisions hereof
shall be punished by fine of not more
than five hundred dollars, or by imprison-
ment at hard labor for not more than six
months, or by both such fine and i'm .
priSOnment in fhe disoration of tba Cont /