The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1906-11-02
THE LAW RELATING TO
FRAUDS At ELECTIONS

Sec. 10s. Election Frauds. The fol-
loving persons shall he deemed guilty
of an election fraud:
l. Every person who shall directly
or indirectly, personally or through
another, give, procure or lend, or agree
or offer to give, procure or lend, or
who shall endeavor to procure, any
money or office or place of employment
of valuable consideration to or for any
electOr, or 70 or for any person for an
elector or to or for any person in order
to induce any elector to vote or refrain
from voting or to vote or refrain from
voting for any particular person Oh
party, or who shall do any such act on
account of any person having voted or
refrained from voting for any particu-
lar person at any election.
.. Every person who shall directly
or Indirectly. personally or through
another, make any such gift. loan,
offer, promise, procurement or agree
ment as aforesaid, to any person, ex-
cept to such assistants as are permit
ted by law, in order to induce such
person to procure or endeavor to pro-
cure the election of any person to the
Legislature; or to procure the vote of
any elector at any election.
3. Every person who shall advance
or pay. or cause to be paid any money
to. or to the use of, any other person,
with the intent that such money, or
any part thereof, shall be expended in
bribery at any election, or for any
purpose connected with Or incidental
to any election other than the objects
and purposes for which money is by
law allowed to be expended, excepting
only reasonable expenses for convey
ing voters to the polling places on cleo
ton days: or who shall knowingly pay
or cause to be paid any money to any
person in the discharge or repayment
of any money wholly or partly expend-
ed in bribery at any election, or for
any purpose connected with or Incl
dental to any election, other than the
objects and purposes for which money
is by law allowed to be expended.
4. Every elector who shall, before.
during or after any election, directly
or indirectly, personally or through
receive, agree or contract for
any money, gift, loan or valuable con.
office, place or employment
for himself or any other person, for
Young OF agreeing TO NOle, or Tor re- I
framing to vote or agreeing to refrain !
from voting, or for voting or refIaining |
to vote for any particular person on
party.
5. Every person who shall at any
election, personally or through anoth- .
er, or by any ways or means on his
behalf directly or indirectly give or
provide, or cause to be given or pro-
vided, or shall be accessory to the Civ
ing providing, or shall pay wholly
or in part any expenses incurred for
any meat, drink, entertainment or pro-
be elected. or for being elected. or for
procuring the election of any candi-
date. or for the purpose of influencing
such person or any other person to
vote or refrain from voting; or for vot-
ing refraining from voting for any
particular person or party, at such
election, or on account of such person
having voted or refrained from voting, !
1r voted or refrained from voting for
any particular person or party.
6. Every person who shall directly
or indirectly, personally or through
make use Of or threaten to
make use of. any force, violence or
or infiict or threaten to in
1ict any injury, damage or loss in any