Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-10-17

act and for the employment Of assistant
counsel. -
person 20 pay, lend or contfivu.e sns
money 40 sny voter or TO any other per
son A. induce a voter 10 vote or refrain
from voting or 10 vote or refrain from
votine for any particular person or on 60
oount Of any voter having voted or re-
trained from voting for any particular
parson. or TO give, offer or promise any
aofsce. place or employment or promise 20
nrocure the same TO induce any voter 10
vote or refrain from voting, or TO vote or
refrain from voting for q particular per-
son or to attempt to influence the vote OF
sny voter By intimsting shat bis present
or future employment is Dependent upon
The election Of Q particular person, or 10
make any gift, loan, promise, ofer, pro
curement or agreement 10, Tor or with any
nerson in order 10 induce such person 10
nrocure or endesvor to procure the cleo
lion OF any person or to pay or cause 10
he p.id auy money or other valuable thing
with the intent that ii shall be used in
bribery or TO repay money usedin bribery,
or to pay or cause to be paid any money
10 or for the use OF any person in consid-
GRAFTON Of being nominated or indorsed as
A candidate OF any convention, ORGANIZED
assembly or other body claiming 20 repre-
| cent a political party or in consideration
| Of ans person Withdrawing as a candidate.
IL further provides that any person sio
| lating any Of the provisions OF this sec
ton shall be punishable by imprisonment
in the States prison.
Section 20 makes il unlawful for any
| person to receive or contract to receive
i - If Ian ~ nfhgF U0InAhtG
| thing. Office, place or employ for him
self or any other person for voting or
| agreeing 10 vote or for coming or agreeing
to come to the polls or from retaining
or agreeing to refrain from voting for
| any particular person or to receive shy
| money or other valuable thing during or
| after 40 election either for himself or any
| other person for voting OF having ~refraineo
| from voting for any particular person or
| on account OF himself or any other person
| having come 10 or remained away from the
| polls or on account of having induced 0
| person to vote or refrain from voting for
any particular person, or to 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
didate OF any convention, organized
assembly OF delegates or other body rep
r~esenting or claiming to represent q politi
cal party or principle or any club, society
or association or for having aided in secur
ing the selection or Endorsement Of an!
person as a nominee or candidate.
It further provides that any person VIC
lating any OF the provisions of this sec
ton shall be punishable by imprisonment
in the States prison.
Section "a provides that any person WHIT
gives or offers q bribe to any member o
any legislative body. caucus, political con
v~ention, committee. or at q primary cleo
ton or political gathering for the purpos'
Of influencing the person to whom tn
bribe Is offered to be more favorable t.
one candidate than another, and any mem
Der of either Of said bodies who receive
or offers to receive a bride shall be pun
ishable by imprisonment in the State
prison.
Section 20 provides that any person vic
lating the more important provisions o
this act may be compelled to testify agains
accomplices.
Section Sc prohibits employers from
using threats, intimidation or any othe
improper means TO influence the votes 0
his employees. This section applies TO cor
poratioDs az we'll as individuals. The vic
la,ion of any Of its numerous provision
ia made a misdemesnor, and it's violation
by q corporation works a forfeiture of it
charter.
This is only a synopsis Of the most i'm
portant sections of the act. 1t contains
great number OF other provisions. 1t GOV
, era thirteen pages of the Statutes and pub
lished in full would occupy seven column
Of the SENTINEL.