Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-04-27

Use to give, to any elector any gift or reward
in money, goods or other valuable thing, or any
security for the payment or the delivery of
money, goods or other valuable thing or any
office, emolument or employment on condition,
express or implied, that such elector shall cast
give retain withhold his vote or use his in
fuence at a nominating election or delegate cleo
tion, or cast, give or subst tute another to cast
or give his vote or use his influence at q nomi-
mating convention, for or against the nomination
OF any particular candidate for nomination, so as
to procure such person to be voted for at any
election to take place, the person SO hiring, pro-
curing influencing, abbetting, endeavoring
offering, either directly or indirectly through
others, their aiders or abettors, to procure the
person to be voted for by such electors shall be
guilty of misdemeanor, and on conviction.
shall be sentenced to pay n fine not exceeding
three hundred dollars and be imprisoned for
period not exceeding three months.
SECTION 2. Ifany elector, authorized to vote
at any public election afterwards to take place
within this Commonwealth for any Office shall
directly or indirectly, accept receive from any
person desiring to be nominated n candidate
for office or from the friends of any such person,
any gift reward in money goods or other valu-
able thing, or any Office or employment, un-
der an agreement or promise, express or implied,
that such elector shall give withhold his vote
Tor the nomination of such person as candi-
date for office at such election. shall accept or
receive the promise of any person, that he shall
thereafter receive any gift or reward in money,
goods, position other valuable thing If he will
vote lor the nomination of such person as a
candidate for office, and shall thereafter vote
Tor the nomination of such person. he shall be
guilty Of a misdemeanor, and on conviction shall
pay fine not exceeding three hundred dollars
and be imprisoned Tor a term Of time not exceed-
ing three months.
SECTION 3. If any elector shall directly or
indirectly, offer to give his vote his influence,
at any nominating election delegate election or
nominating convention, to any person desiring
TO be nominated as a candidate for office, or to
the friends of any such person, in consideration
that for such vote or influence, he is to receive
any Gift or reward in money, goods or other
valuable thing or any Office or employment, he
shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and on CON
Ilction shall pay a fine not exceeding three hun
dred dollars and undergo period of imprison-
ment not exceeding three months.
SECTION 4 Ifany person not qualified to vote
at general election, shall vote at a nominating
election held by any political party ifany
person shall procure, advise or induce such dis
qualified person so to vote, ifanY person shall
vote at more than one election district or other
wise vote more than once on the same day for
the nomination of a candidate shall fraudu-
lently vote more than one ticket for the same
candidate at the same time or if any person
advise or procure another so to do he or they
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on CON
Vlctlon shall be fined not exceeding the sum of
two hundred dollars and Imprisonment for n
time not exceeding three months.
SECTION In all where a person is
elected or chosen or shall act as a delegate to
convention to make nominations for Offices and
shall receive accept or solicit any bribe in money
goods or thing of value, any office or position
as an inducement to make or join in any nomi-
nation for any person to be voted for an officer
or candidate for office, shall in like manner
and for like reason, agree to abstain from voting
for any particular person. shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be SEN
fenced to pay fine of not more than one
hundred dollars and be imprisoned not exceed
ing three months.
SECTION 6. Any person elected, chosen or act
ing as member of the county executive com
mlttee OF any party, or as a Judge of q return
board to count up and cast the votes polled at a
primary election, held to make nominations for
office, or any person appointed a clerk of such
return board who shall directly or indirectly ac.
cept receive or solicit money office appoint
ment, employment, testimonial, reward or other
thing of value or the promise of all or either of
them, to influence his vote or action in the dis
charge, performance non-performance of any
act. duty or obligation pertaining to such office.
shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and on convic-
tion thereof shall be sentenced to pay a fine of
not more than one hundred dollars and to be i'm
prlsoned for time not exceeding three months.
Any person or persons, who shall directly or in
directly by offer promise of money, office, ap-
pointment, employment testimonial, reward or
other thing of value, or who shall, by threats or
intimidation, endeavor to influence member of
county or executive committee of any party, a
judge or clerk of any return board, in the dis
charge, performance or non-performance of any
act duty or obligation pertaining to such Office,
shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and on
viction thereof shall be sentenced to pay fine of
two hundred dollars and to undergo imprson-
ment not exceeding six months.
APPRovED-The Sth day of June, A. D., 1881.
HENRY M. HOYT.