Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-05-30

act aud for the employment Of assistant
counsel.
section 10 makes 10 unisviul for any
person 70 pay. lend or conirioute any
money 70 any voter or TO any other per
son 20 induce . voter 20 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 OF re-
Trained from voting for any particular
person, or 10 give. oEer or promise any
Office, place or employment or promise 70
nrocure the same 10 induce any voter TO
vote or refrain from voting. or to vote or
refrain from voting for 9 particular per
.on ar 10 attempt to influence the vote OF
.nv voter BY inumsting .hAs his present
or future employment is dependent upon
the election CT . particular person, or TO
make any gift, loan, promise, ofer. pro
curement or agreement 10. for or with any
person in order 10 induce such person TO
procure or endeavor 10 procure the cleo
ton OF any person or 20 pay or cause TO
be paid any money or other valuable thing
with ths intent that il shall be used in
bribery or to repay money usedin bribery,
or 10 nav or cause TO be paid any money
10 or for The use OF any person in consid-
Grafton of being nominated or Endorsed a.
q candidate Of soy convention, organized
assembly or Other body Gaining 20 repre-
sent a political party or IN consideration
Of any person Withdrawing as . candidate.
Ii iuriher provides that any person VIC
lAsing 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 10 receive or contract 10 receive
any money. gift loan or other valuable
thing, ofsce. place or EN- ploy mentor him.
self or any other person for voting or
agreeing to 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 any
money or other valuable thing during or
after an election either for himself or sny
other person for voting CT having retrsined
from voting for any particular person or
on account Of himself or any other person
having come 70 or remained swsy from the
polls or on account Of having induced 8
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 ipdorse-
meut Of any person as the nomiDe or can
didste Of any convention, organized
assembly Of delegates or other body rep
rssenting or claiming to represent q poli,i-
csl party or principle or any club. society
or association or for having aided in secur-
iug the selection or endorsements Of any
person as = nominee or candidate.
Ii further provides that any person yio-
lsting any OF the provisions Of this Sec
ton shall be punishable By imprisonment
in the States prison.
Section "a provides that sny person who
gives or offers 8 bride 10 any member OF
any legislative body, caucus, political con-
v~eniion, committee. or at q primary cleo
ton or political gathering for the purpose
Of influencing the person to whom the
bride 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 20 provides that any person yio-
iGtipg 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 10 influence the votes OF
his employees. This section applies TO cor
poratioDs as well as individuals. The vio-
laiion Of any OF its numerous provisions
10 made a m~isdemeanor, and it's violation
by 8 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
lished in full would occupy seven columns
Of the SENTINEL.