Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-06-20

act and for tie enploynsnt OF assistant
counsel.
section 10 makes il unlawful for any
per.on 70 Day, lend or contribOte any
money 70 any voter or TO any other per-
sou 20 induce q voter 90 vote or refrain
from voting or 10 vote or refrain from
voting for any particular person or 90 &C
counf Of any voter having voted or re
trained from voting for any particular
narsou, or 10 give, offer or promise ny
oesce. place or employment or promise 10
nrocure the same 10 induce any voter 20
vote or refrain from voting. or 20 vote or
refrain from voting Tor 9 particular per
son or TO attempt 10 influence the vote Of
any voter by intimstiDg hat bis present
or future employment u dependent upon
the election Of . particular person, or TO
make any gift. lean. promise, offer. pro
eureme1t or agreement 20, for or with any
person in order 90 induce such person 10
procure or endesvor TO procure the cleo
ZION % any person or to pay or cause 10
be paid any money or other yslusble thing
with the intent hat il shsll be used in
bribery or TO repay money usedin bribery,
or to pay or cause 70 be paid any money
10 or for the use Of any person in eoDsid-
GRAFTON Of being nominated or Endorsed ~
. candidate Of any convention, organized
assembly or other body Calming TO repre-
sent . political party or in consideration
of any person Withdrawing as . candidate.
Ii further provides that any person sio-
lssipg n OF the provisions OF this sec
ton shall be punishable by imprisonment
in the States prison.
Section 20 makes il unlawful for any
psrson 20 receive or contract TO receive
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thing. Office, place or employmentfor him
self or any other person for voting or
agreeing 10 vote or for coming or agreeing
TO come TO the polls or from ~refrsining
or agreeing 10 refrain from voting for
any particular person or 10 receive any
money or other valuable thing during or
after 90 election either for himself or any
other person for voting or having refrsined
from voting for any particular person or
on account Of himself or any other person
having come 20 or remained awsy from the
polls or on account OF having induced 3
person TO vote or refrain from voting for
any particular person. or 10 receive any
money or other valuable thing on account
of himself or any other person having
voted TO secure the election or indorse-
ment OF any person as the nominee or can
didste Of any convention, organized
assembly OF delegates or other body rep
resenting or claiming 10 represent . poliii-
cal party or principle or any club, society
or association or for having aided in secur.
ing the selection or Endorsement Of any
person AZ a nominee or candidate.
IL further provides that any person vio-
lating any OF the provisions OF this sec
ton shall be punishable BY imprisonment
in the States prison.
Section "a provides tha. any person who
| gives or offers q bride TO any member OF
any legislative body, caucus, political con-
yention, committee. or at 9 primary cleo
ton or political gathering for the purpose
| OF influencing the person to whom the
bride lie offered to be more favorable to
one candidate than another, and any men,
Der of either OF said bodies who receives
or offers to receive a bride shsll be pun.
ishabie By imprisonment in the States
prison.
Section 20 provides that any person vio-
lsting the more important provisions OF
this act may be compelled to testify against
accomplices.
Section sc prohibits employers. from
using threats. intimidation or any other
improper means to influence the votes Of
his employees. This section applies TO cor
porstions as well as individuals. The VIC
lation Of any OF its numerous provisions
il made q misdemeanor, and lite violation
by q corporation works q forfeiture Of iti
charter.
This is only a synopsis of the most i'm
portant sections of the act. 1t contains
great number OF other provisions. II COW
ers thirteen pages OF the Statutes and pub
lished in full would occupy seven columns
| OF the SENTINEL.