The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-17

Iy matter or strategy. Mr. F'linn ls
not the kind of huckleberry to push
reform to n crisis. He will rest con-
| tent with his laurels as the quickest
| statesman to enlist in the present gen.
| eral assembly as reforms special
| champion.
Mr. Films bill in detail would fll
page Of The Tribune. But its es-
sential features are that It does away
with separate party columns and cir
cles for voting straight tickets by re-
quiring the names of candidates to be
run below the title of the respective
candidate first and every name for
whom the voter wishes to vote to be
marked with a cross; that it reduces
from to per cent. the percentage of
qualified electors required to sign
nomination papers; that II requires all
ballots to be lodged with the prothon-
otary instead of with an alderman or
justice of the peace; that 1t makes
much more severe than formerly the
penalties provided for violations of the
election laws; that it requires the
voter wishing to take a helper into
the booth to make oath to his Hitter
acy or physical disability; and that It
makes it unlawful to give money TO
be used for the solicitation of votes
or to pay the expenses of an elector
or to pay an eIector for services at the
polls or to offer any kind of a reward
or inducement to influence a voter, or
to contribute money in any way to-
ward the election of a candidate. Per-
haps we ought to quote this prohibit
i've provision in full as a demonstra-
tion of just how thorough a reformer
Senator Finn can be when he IS
aroused:
Il shall not be lawful for any person or per.
sons to do, commit. or advise, solicit, or assist
or knowingly permit another to do or commit any
OF the following acts, viz:
T. Directly indirectly to give, or promise, or
offer TO give any money, reward, other valu.
able consideration, or promise of influence or sup.
port, to any person for the purpose OF influencing
his or any other persons vote at general ecc-
tion.
.. To pay the whole or any part of the ex.
penses OF any cector or for his time in attending
any general election, provided that this provision
shall not be construed to prohibit employer
from allowing his employees to vote during the
time they are working for such employed.
3. To contribute any money to be used for any
OF the foregoing purposes,
J. To threaten any person, or Use other means
o; intimidation, in order to influence or obsruct
an electors vote at any general election, or to
interfere with or influence the action of any cleo.
ton officer in the lawful discharge OF his duties
al such election
D. To excite or Use any violence toward any
person, or to dismiss or discharge any person
from any position employment, because of the
manner in which such person or any other person
voted or failed to vote at such election.
g. To suppress, conceal, carry away or destroy
the official ballots of any party.
l. Directly or indirectly TO pay any expenses
incurred hy candidate, or any one in his inter.
est. in consideration Of his Withdrawal or TO
give. offer or promise any reward, office, employ
ment or support TO candidate or TO any other
person in consideration of the withdrawal, or to
procure the withdrawal of such candidate
S. To act as an election officer when not duly
elected or appointed without being sworn
according to law.
o. To personate an election officer
10. To disclose how any person voted or to per.
init any person not authorized by law to inspect
or learn the contents Of any ballot or to fail 10
destroy the ballots as provided by law.
IL. knowingly to receive this vote of a person
not legally qualified to vote at the place where
h, offers TO vote, or knowingly to refuse TO re.
ccive and count the vote OF a person qualified
10 vote at such place.
l.. knowingly TO receive deposit or count any
ballot or ballots not voted by a person legally
qualified to vote.
l5 To make any false or fraudulent count. t,Ir,
or return OF any election or the votes cast there
at, or to tail to make out, deliver and file the
returns and other papers, as required by this act
IA. knowingly to vote or offer TO vote when not
legally qualified to vote at the time and place
where the act is committed
10 To vote more than once at the same election
or to deposit more than one ballot for the same
office.
lO' For any printer employed by the commits.
sioners OF any county to print any official ballots
or for any person engaged in printing the same,
to appropriate to himself, give or deliver or
Knowingly permit TO be taken any Of such ballots
ny any other person than such commissioners or
their duly authorized agent, or wilfully TO print
or cause TO be printed any official ballot in any
other such form than that prescribed by such
commissioners, or with any other names thereon
or with the names spelled otherwise than as di.
rected by them, Or the names or printing thereon
arranged in any other way than that authorzeJ
and directed by this act.
J." For any person other than AN officer
charged by law with the care of ballots. or n
person entrusted by any such officer with the care
o. the same Tor purpose required by law TO have
IN ms possession outside the voting room any Off.
ciai ballot, or for any person to make or have in
his possession any counterfeit OF an official ballot
Is No police officer in commission, whether In
uniform or in citizens clothes, shall be within
ioo feet OF any polling place unless in the eNer.
else OF his privilege Of voting, or Tor the purpose
OF 'he serving OF warrants, or making arrests or
the preservation Of the peace.