The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-10-23

.sTne section OF the statute under
which this action was instituted defines
q number Of offenses. namely: u, For
hiring or buying any person, directly or
indirectly. to vote any ticket or Tor any
particular candidate; (2). for hiring OF
buying any person. directly or indirect
". to refrain from voting any ticket OF
for any candidate: (S), for handling any
money or other means. knowing the
same is to be used 70 induce, hire or bay
any person either TO vote or % refrain
from voting any ticket or for any candi-
date, and a.. for aidiag. sbetting.
ceunscling, encouraging or advising
either the hiring or buying Of voter
either to vote q refrain from voting any
ticket or for any candidate. Any per-
son, therefore. who hires or buys. direct
" or indirectly. voter to vote for any
ticket or for any particular candidate.
on who hires or buys such voter TO re-
frain from voting any ticket or for any
candidate, or who handles any money
or other means to be used to induce.
hire or buy any voter, either to vote or
to refrain from voting any ticket or for
any candidate, or who aids, abets.
counsels, encourages or advises either the
hiring or buying of voter either ID
vote any particular ticket or for any
particular candidate. or to refrain from
voting any ticket or for any candidate.
Is liable under the provisions Of said
act. - The plain language OF
the act conveys TO the ordinary mind
that the intention of the legislature was
to punish the person who hires the
voter either to vote or refrain from vot
ing any ticket or for any candidate
whether the voter fulflls his part Of the
agreement or not.
1.-THE offense charged does not consist
in inducing the voter, by hiring him te
vote or to refrain from voting particu
lar ticket or for or against particular
candidate. but II consists In the givtne
or agreeing to give TO the voter some
thing in consideration that he will Of
will not vote. and the agreement on th'
part of the voter to do So"
The court further holds that wher
Thompson gave Mckinney the e5 ~
refrain from voting and the latter &C
cepted the money. agreeing not 10 cas-
his vote. the hiring was completed"
"the statute was violated and tn
right Of action accrued. The legisla
ture in the use of the word hire. in thi
act, did not have in contemplation it
use with reference to enforceable con
tracts, but having in view an evil to b
corrected made use Of il In its PLANES
and broadcast sense, for they declare tina
the person who. directly or indirectly
hires voter to vote or refrain from
voting, etc, shall become liable to sucl
voter in the sum Of $500.
Thecvident purpose Of the legislator
was not only 70 prevent parties fror
knowingly entering into such contracts
but also to prevent one party from max
ing. by any subterfuge. trick or artifcs
any contract or agreement which vii
prevent the other party from voting an
ticket or for or against any candidate
II In no less an offense under thi
statute to hire voter to change hi
place Of residence, and thus lose hi
vote, than to hire him tn renal
away or to 20 away from the poll
and not to vote. One who induces
voter. for consideration, to change hi
residence at time when to move wi
! destroy his right to vote. even thouR