Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-06-06
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Section 10 makes it unlawful for any
person to pay, lend or contribute any
money to any voter or to any other per-
SOB to induce a voter to vote or refrain
from voting or to vote or refrain from
voting for any particular person or on &C.
count of any voter having voted or re-
Trained from voting for any particular
person, or to give, offer or promise any
office, place or employment or promise to
procure the same to induce any voter to
vote or refrain from voting, or to vote or
refrain from voting for u particular per-
son or to attempt to influence the vote Of
any voter by intimstiDg that his present
or future employment is dependent upon
the election Of a particular person, or to
make any gift, loan, promise, offer, pro
| curement or agreement to, for or with any
person in order 10 induce such person to
procure or endeavor to procure the cleo
tion Of any person or to pay or cause to
be paid any money or other valuable thing
with the intent that it shall be used in
bribery or to repay money usedi in bribery,
or to pay or cause to be paid any money
| to or for the use of any person in consid-
| Grafton of being nominated or Endorsed as
Il candidate Of any convention, organized
assembly or other body claiming to repre-
sent a political party or in consideration
of any person Withdrawing as a candidate.
1t further provides that any person vio'
lating any of the provisions of this Sec
tion shall be punishable by imprisonment
in tho States prison.
Section 90 makes it unlawful for any
person to receive or contract to receive
any money, gift, loan or other valuable
thing, Office, place or employment for HIM
self or any other person for voting or
agreeing TO vote or for coming or agreeing
to come to the polls or from refraiDing
or agreeing TO refrain from voting for
any particular person or to receive any
money or other valuable thing during or
after an election either for himself or any
other person for voting or having refrained
from voting for any particular person or
on account of himself or any other person
having come to or remained away from the
polls or on account of having induced a |
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- |
mert of any person az the nominee or can
didate of any convention, organized
assembly of delegates or other body rep
rosenting 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 any
person as a nominee or candidate.
1t further provides that any person vio-
lsting any of the provisions of this Sec
ton shall be punishable by imprisonment
in the States prison.
Section "a provides that any person who
gives or offers a bride TO any member of
any legislative body, caucus, political con-
v%ention, committee, or at a primary cleo.
ton or political gathering for the purpose
of influencing the person to whom the
bribe is offered to be more favorable to
one candidate than another, and any mem.
Der of either of said bodies who receives
or offers to receive a bride shall be pun
ishable by imprisonment in the States
prison.
Section 30 provides that any person vic.
lasipg the more important provisions of
this act may be compelled to testify against
accomplices.
Section SO prohibits employers from
using threats, intimidation or any other
improper means to influence the votes OF |
HIS employees. This section applies to cor. I
porations as we'll as individuals. Thu VIC
lation of any of its numerous provisions
ia made a misdemeanor, and its violation
by a corporation works a forfeiture of its
charter.
This is only q synopsis of the most i'm
portant sections of the act. 1t contains a
great number OF other provisions. 1t Gov
ers thirteen pages of the Statutes and pub
Iished in full would occupy seven columns |
Of the SENTINEL.