St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-06


Section makes the payment, loan or
contribution of money or other valuable
| consideration or the offer thereof to any
| person to induce him to vote or refrain
from voting. mlSdem eanor. 49,
Section 2 makes the giving, offer to.
| give or promise to procure any office,
\ place or employment for person to ~ :
| duce him TO vote or resrain from votings
misdemeanor. y
Sec. 3 provides that any person who:
violates any of the provisions OF this
act shall be guilty of misdemeanor. &ss
Sec. 4. Any person who sOliclts any
money. gift, loan, or any other valua Ata,
consideration, office, place OF employ
ment for himself or any other person ~
consideration Of his voting or refralnifg;
| from voting is guilty of miSdemeanof.
| IEls section is very stringent, and Is
! designed to annihilate the 0mnivOrous
| leg puller.
See. makes it a misdemeanor for
any candidate to make bet on The re-
| suit of the election.
Sec. refers to intimidation, etc.,
| ana Is very comprehensive. 1t further
| provides that any person who interfereS
! with the free exercise OF the election
| franchise shall be guilty of INSIDE
| meanor.
Section 7provides that any employer
who allows to be placed upon the pay
| envelopes of his employees any political
notices, advice, arguments, ETC., OF who
within ninety days prior to any election
| posts or exhibits III his factory any
| placard containing any threat or notice
that III case any particular ticket or
candidate snail be elected, said factory
| may be closed or the wages reduced, Is
| guilty of a miSdemeanor
Section s requires all candidates,
within five days after certificate of
nomination has been filed, to lie in the
office Of the clerk OF the district
court an itemiZ"d statement show
ing in detail all money expended or
promised in aiding his nomination to
| such office. Failure to file such state
ment is made mlsdemeanor.
Section makes any person whose
duty tbs to place names On the official
ballot guilty of miSdemeanor who
| places upon said ballot the names of
| any person who has not filed the state
ment required by section s.
| Sec. IL limits the personal eXpepdl-
| lures OF candidates for travelling eX-
penses, writing, printing. cards or cir
cularS, stationery and postage, tele-
graph. telephone, ETC., and fixes the
maximum as follows:
United States senator. representa-
tiveS i'll congress, candidates for state
| offices-eXcepting Justices of the Su
| preme court and members Of legisla-
lure, $500; members Of legislature, $50;
| candidates for county offices, except
| district judges, $500; candidates for
| city, village Or municipal offices, and
| candidates for all other elective offices
| not herelnDefUre specifically provided
| for, 500.
Any violation is made misdemeanor
| ana the person offending shall forfeit
| and become Ineligible 10 any office to
which lie may have been elected.
Section II permits candidates con-
trbutlons to political committees of a
sum OF money not exceeding 253 per
cent OF the total salary paid the holder
of such Office for the full term for which
| such candidate may be elected, pro-
yided that no Sucn contribution shall
exceed $500. Any person violating this
section shall be guilty of a miSde mean0r
and shall forfeit the office to which he
may have been elected.
Section II contains provisions au-
thoriZing the expenditures specified III
sections 10 and II.
Section Is defines the term political
committee" and provides that every
such committee shall have treasurer,
who shall keep detailed accounts of
moneys received and diSbursed by order
Of such committee. ANY violation is
made miSdemeanor.
Section II contains further provisions
respecting expenditures by representa-
tlvcS of such committees. ,
Sec. ID. In case the expenditures of
such committee exceed $50 the treasurer
shall within thirty days after election
ME statement setting forth all the re-
calpts, expenditures. disbursements and
liabilities OF such committee. Any per
son violating this section shall be guilty
or misdemeanor.
Section Is provides that any person
acting otherwise than under the political
committee, who eXpendS m ore than $40
to promote the success or defeat OF d
| political party. shall file statement as
required by section Is. Excepting per-
S0nal expenses of candidates, the eX-
| penditures Of such committee are linz
tied TO the following purposes:
FirSt-Rent of halls. chairs and furni-
ture, to hold meetings for delivery of
| speeches.
acknowledgement of speakers Tor
campaign purposes.
Third-Printing and distribution Of
Salnpi ClckelS.
| Fourth-Printing and distribution of
| speeches, addresses, pamphlets or circu-
lars relative 10 candidates or political
! issues.
Fifth challenging at polls on cleo
ton day.
SiXth-Makipg canvass of the voters.
Seventh-Postage, telegraph, tele-
| phone and messenger service.
Eighth-Clerk hire at Headquarters.
ANY violation is made misdemeauor.
| Section II requires candidates to
| file with tue clerk of the district court
within thirty days after election de-
tailed statements of all expenses and
| disbursement Failure to file such
| statement is made misdemeanor. and
the candidate forfeits the Office to which
she may have been elected.
| Section II provides that any officer
who issues a certificate Of election be-
! fore the statement required by section
| II has been filed shall he guilty of a mis-
| demeanOr.
| promise of money to any committee by
a candidate III any other than his own
| name mIsdeneanOr.
Section 20 provides that the states
ments required by this act shall be filed
| i'll the following places:
State committee with secretary OF
state.
Congressional and county committees
with clerk of the district court.
City committee with city clerk or
| village recorder.
Other committees with clerk of dis
| triCt court
Section 81 confers jurisdiction on the
| supreme court and the several district
| courts of the state to com pei the fling
of statements re CURED by this act. The
manner and form Of procedure are spe-
officially set forth.
Sec. % provides that no person called
TO testify shall be excused from testify
ing because the testimony by him given
might tend to criminate such witness,
but extends immunity from criminal
prosecution in respect to the matters
concerning which he shall have been
examined or testified, excepting perjury
in his testimony.
Sec. % requires the officer with
whom incorrect or incomplete state
ments are filed 10 forthwith notify the
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