Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-04-04

Following is the full text of the bill |
in relation to the purity of elections in
troduced in the Legislature Friday by
Senator Pyle;
AN ACT TO PREVENT CORRUPT
PRACTICES AND FRAUD AT
ELECTIONS.
30 IL enacted By tie Senate and House
of Representatives. Of The State Of Dela-
soare, IN General assembly met
Sec. /. Every 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
elector, or to or for any persons on be-
half Of any elector, or to or for any
other person, in order to induce any
elector TO vote, or refrain from voting,
or to vote for any particular candidate
or ticket, or shall corruptly do any such
act as aforesaid, on account of such
elector having voted, or RETAINED from
voting, or having voted for any par
ticuiar candidate or ticket, at any cleo
ton; or shall directly or indirectly, by
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behalf, give or procure, or agree 10 give
or procure, or offer, promise to procure,
or endeavor to precure, any office, place
or employment, public or private, to or
for any elector, or to or for any person
on behalf of any elector, or to or for
any other person, in order to induce
such elector to vote or refrain from
voting, or to vote for any particular
candidate or ticket, or shall corruptly
do any such act as aforesaid, on account
of any eleetor having voted or rcfrained
from voting, or voted for any particular
candidate or ticket, at any election; or
shall directly or indirectly, BY him
self, or any other person on
his behalf, make any such gift,
loan, offer, promise, procurement or
agreement, as aforesaid, to or for any
person, in order to induce such person
to procure, or endeavor to procure, or
TO abstain or refrain from procuring, or
endeavoring to procure, the election of
any person TO public office, or the vote
of any eiector ut any election; or shall,
upon, or in consequence of, any such
gift, loan, oiler, promise, procurement
or agreement, procure or engage,
promise, or endeavor to procure, or to
abstain or refrain from procuring, or
endeavnring to procure, the election of
any person to public office, OF the vote
OF any elector, at any election; or shall
advance or pay, or cause to be paid, any
money to or for the use of any other
person, with the intent that such money,
or any part thereof, shall be expended
for any of the aforesaid purposes, or in
any manner herein prohibited, at any
election, or shall knowingly pay or
cause to be paid, any money to any
person in discharge or repayment, or to
be used in discharge or repayment, of
any money wholly or in part expended
for any of the purposes aforesaid, or in
any manner herein prohibited, to, for OF
concerning any election, shall be deemed
guilty of felony, and upon conviction
thereof, shall be imprisoned, for term
of not more than two years, or shall
forfeit and pay to the State fine of not
more than two thousand dollars, or both
at the discretion Of the Court; provided
always, that the aforesaid enactment
shall rot extend or be construed to ex
tend, to any money paid or agreed to bt
paid for or on account of any legal eX
penses bona iide incurred at or concern
ing any election.
Sec 2. Every person who shall, before
or during any election, directly or in
directly, by himself or by any othe
person on his behalf, receive, agree o
contract for, any money, gift, loan
office, place, employment or valuable
consideration, for himself, or for an,
other person, for voting or agreeing I,
vote, or for refraining or agreeing to re
frain from voting, or for voting, or re
framing from voting for any particua
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from procuring or endeavoring to pro
cure the election of any candidate to
public office, or the vote OF any elector
at any election; or shall, after an
election, directly or indirectly, by him
sell or by any other person on his behalf
receive any money, gift, loan, office. place
employment, or valuable consideration
on account of any person having vote
or refrained from voting, or havin
voted or Tefrained from voting for an
particular candidate or ticket, or havin
refrained from procuring or endeavol
ing to procure the election of any car
didate to public office, or the vote {
any elector, at any election, or havin
induced any other person TO vote or II
frain from voting, or to vote or refrai
from voting for any particular cand
date or ticket, at any election, shall
guilty Of felony, and upon convlctio
thereof, shall be imprisoned for nj
more than two years, or snail forte
and pay fine of not more than tw
thousand dollars, or both at the di
erection of the Court Provided, how
ever, that when any person shall intor
against the person or persons, fro
whom he has received, or with who
he has agreed, or contracted for, al
money, gift, loan, or valuable co
sideration, office, place or employing
for any of the purposes aforesaid, al
shall give evidence against such perst
OF persons, upon a trial, the person
Informing and testifying shall not
liable to any punishment under IL
section for the transaction in relation
which he so informs and testities.
Sec. 3. Every person who sha
directly or indirectly, by himself or
any other person on his behalf, ma
use of, or threaten to make use of, al
force, violence or restraint, or intiict,
threaten to intlict, by himself or by al
other person, any injury, damage, hal
or loss upon or against any person,
order 20 induce or compel such pers
10 vote or refrain from voting, or
vote for any particular candidate
ticket, or ON account of such pers
having voted or refrained from votii
or having voted for any particular CT
didate or ticket, at any election, or W
shall by abduction, duress. or a
fraudulent device or contrivance, i
pede or prevent the free exercise OF
IT. II.n.