Evening journal., 1895-03-30

Railroad kebate-The Duke OF York
Deed-Notes Of the Legislature.
staff Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER March 80 For many weeks
the friends Of honest elections waited
for Senator Pyle's bill to prevent corrupt
practices and fraud at elections o.
Speaker Watsons record 1t is No 8. and
was given notice of on the second or
third day OF the session. he introduced
1t yesterday. Il is a voluminous docu
ment
The bill provides that every person
who shall directly or indirectly. by him
self, or by any other person on his
behalf give or promise to give any
money or other valuable consideration to
any elector for his vote, shall be deemed
guilty of felony and upon conviction,
the penalty Is not more than
two years imprisonment or fine Of not
more than 50 600. or both, in the dlscre-
tion Of the court This shall not be
construed to apply to money paid far
legal expenses incurred at any election
Similar penalties shall be extended to
anyone who shall receive any valuable
consideration for his vote. Provided the
penalty shall not be extended to any one
who shall inform against the person
from whom he has received the con
side alton.
Every person who shall threaten any
one with personal injury or harm, or who
shall prevent any one from exercising
the right of franchise by fraudulent
means, shall receive the same punish
ment as persons convicted under the
preceding provisions of the bill.
No candidate for any district, hundred,
city, county or state Office, which is
filed by popular election, shall expend
in securing his nomina ion or election in
excess of a sum TO be determined upon
the following basis. namely: For 5000
electors or less, 500; for each hundred
electors over 5000 and under 25 600
So and 81 for each 100 electors over
% 600 The number of electors to be
determined by the returns OF the last
preceding regular election held to fill the
same Office Amy one violating this
provision shall be guilty of g misde
meanor and. upon conviction, shall be
fioed not more than 5000 This ex
pense ehRll not include travelling and
hotel expenses.
Every candidate for an Office to be
filled by popular election must file Ia the
office Of the secretary OF state within
thirty days after the election, an item.
lid copy Of sll expenditures made by
himself or by anyone'else Ia his behalf al
the said election. He shall also file a
duplicate Of this itemizsd amount with
/ the recorder OF deeds of the county
wherein he resides This provision also
applies to officials appointed by tbs
governor, who shall file an account o.
his expenditures at the general election
next preceding his appointment No one
shall enter upon the duties Of his office
until he has complied with this provision
This statement must be sworn TO.
The punishment attached to this pro
vision is a foe not exceeding s. 000
Every state and county committee Of
any political party shall appoint, anc
constantly maintain a treasurer whI
shall have charge of all the funus o.
such committe No party committee Il
permitted to raise money unless II hai
such treasurer. No other member OF th,
committee shall be permitted to disbursi
any of the funds and upon conviction O.
doing so, shall be fined not more thar
81, 900 or imprisoned not longer than ont
year
The treasurer shall keep a detailed
account of all moneys received and dis
bursed by him. and shall file within
thirty days, after any election, a full
statement of such expenses in the ofio
of the recorder of deeds of the county II
which such treasurer resides
The failure or neglect to file such state
ment by the treasurer shall be fined no
more than $4,000 in default thereof, Inn
prisonment Of not more than two years
II any person making any affidavit
under the provision of this act, shsl
swear falsely shall be deemed guilty @
felony and perjury, and upon convictio
thereof, shall be fned not less than $500
nor more than $4,000, or shall be i'm
prisoned flr not more than two years.
All fines paid under this act shall 6
to the school fund of the state.
The Senate ordered that 800 copies Q
it should be printed.
who WIN Pay the Ohioera.
Senator Alrichs, chairman OF the Com
mittee on Judiciary reported, withou
, recommendation Senator Pyie's bill 70
the more efficient protection agains
crime. The bill provided that th
! governor should select two state detec
i tives, one Democrat and the other
/ Republican, one from a list OF name
! submitted to him by the attorney
4 general, their terms to be two year
4 subject to removal by the governor
salary 5000 each, to be paid by the city {
Wilmington, the officers being subjec
to the control of the chief OF polio
when not acting under the instruction
of the attorney general.
The point which sent it back to Il
committee, after Senator Alricbs las
s spoken against it, and Senators Pyle al
Records had endorsed it, was brougl
out by Senator Handy who said that
was not fair that Wilmington shou
Il pay for state officers. BE struck
n responsive chord and the bill w
recommitted for amendment in tn
( respect.
Representative Moore Not in IL
d Senator Records called up the Hou
Il Joint resolution appointing sta
directors of the Farmers Bank and
y branches After it was read he offer
O. an amendment striking out the names
y William T. Parker, Charles i Moo
n and DR.. Robert 6. Ellegood. for {
Georgetown branch, and substitutii
1. those Of Samuel Il Messick, Charles
!. McFee and William B Tomlinson.
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