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

OectloH lnakeS the payment, loan VI
contribution of money or other valuable
| consideration or the offer thereof to any
| person to induce him to vote or refrain
| from voting. misdem eanor. ~
Section 2 makes the giving, offer to,
| give or promise to procure any Office,
place or employment for person TO I'VE
| duce him TO vote or reSrain from vOtlnga
| mISdemeanor.
Sec. provides that any person who.
| violates any OF the provisions OF this
act shall be guilty Of mlsdemean0r. Is
Seed. Any person who solicits ang
| money. gift. loan. or any other valua We
consideration, office, place Of empldgy
inent for himself or any other person 89
| consideration Of his voting or refrainiGg
from voting is guilty of misdemeanof.
IEls section is very stringent, and is
designed to annihilate the omnivorous
| leg puller.
| See. S makes it a misdemeanor for
any candidate to make bet OH The re-
| sultof the election.
Sec. 9 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
| ineanor.
Section 7provides that any employer
| who allows to be placed upon the pay
| envelopes of his employees any political
| notices, advice, arguments, ETC., or who
| within ninety days prior to any election
| posts or exhibits In his factory any
| placard containing any threat or notice
that In case any particular ticket or
candidate snail be elected. said factory
| may be closed or the wages reduced, Is
guilty of a miSdemeanor.
Section 8 requires all candidates,
| within five days after certificate of
| nomination has been filed, to file in the
| office OF the clerk OF the district
| ing in detail all money expended or
promised in aiding his nomination to
| such office. Failure to file such state
| ment is made nisdemeanor.
Section makes any person whose
duty is 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-excepling justices of the su-
| preme court and members Of leglSla-
lure, $500; members of legislature, $50;
| candidates for county Offices, except
| district judges, 5000; candidates for
| city, village Or municipal offices. and
| candidates for all other elective offices
not herelnbefure specifically provided
| for, 500.
Any violation is made 4 miSdemeanor
| ana the person offending shall forfeit
| and become Ineligible 10 any office to
which he may have been elected.
Section IL permits candidates con-
| trbutionS to political committees of a
sum Of money not exceeding ~ 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 misde mealior
| and shall forfeit the Office to which he
may have been elected.
Section II contains provisions au-
| thoriZing the expenditures specified IN
| sections 10 and II.
| Section Is defines the term political
cOtnmittee," 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 IA contains further provisions
respecting expenditures by representa-
tlveS Of such committees. r
Sec. 10. In case the expenditures of
SUCH committee exceed 800 the treasurer
shall within thirty days after election
hle statement setting forth all the re-
| calDtS, expenditures . disbursements and
liabilities Of such committee. Any per-
son violating this section shall be guilty
OF misde,neanor.
| 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 a
| political party. shall file a statement as
required by section Is. Excepting per-
sonal 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. g..
Thrd-PrinIing and distribution Of
sample tickets.
Fourth-Printing and distribution of
| speeches, addresses, pamphlets or circu-
lars relative to 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.
| Anv viOla finn lie m ado cdn
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
disburse ments. Failure to file such
statement is made miSdemeanor. and
the candidate fOrfeitS the Office to which
.he 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.
Section 10 makes the payment or
| promise of money to any committee by
a candidate i'll auy other than his own
| name mlsdeneanor.
| Section 20 provides that the state.
ments required by this act shall be filed
| Ill the following places:
| 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 TO forthwith notify the
person filing same to amend aud correct