The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-10-09

"SoluSb duy mcdSuTo vi pTOpOSl
tion at any election or primary
election or political convention.
Every person who, in considera
tion of any money, gift. advant
age, preferment, aid, emolument,
or any valuable thing whatso.
ever, paid, received, accepted OF
promised to the advantage of him
self or any other person, shall
vote, or refrain from voting for or
against any person, or for or
against any measure at any such
election, caucus or primary cleo
ti0n or political convention. Every
person who shall, directly or indi-
rectly, pay, give, contribute or
promise any money or other val.
uable thing, to defray or towards
defraying the costs or expenses of
any campaign or election, to any
person. com mittee, company, club.
organization or association, other
than to treasurer or a political
agent; but this subsection or par
agraph shall not apply to dues
regularly paid for mem bership in
any Incorporated political club if
all money expended by such club
/ for or in connection " ith the costs
or expenses of any campaign or
election shall be paid out by it
only through treasurer or polit-
ical agent as provided in this Act,
or to any expense for postage,
kilograms. telephouing, station.
cry, printing, expressage or trav-
cling aud board incurred by any
candidate for Office or for nomina
tion thereto, so far as they are per-
mitted by this Act. Every per-
son who shall, directly or indirect
ly, by himself or through another
person, make a payment, or prom
lse of payment, to a treasurer or
political agent in any other name
than his own, and every treasurer
or political agent who shall know
ingly receive payment, or prom
ise of payment, and enter the same
or cause the same to be entered in
his accounts in any other name
than that of the person by whom
such payment or promise of pay
ment is made. Every person who
being an employer. pays his EN-.
pl"yes the salary or wages due in
"pay envelopes. upon which there
is written or printed or in which
there is enclosed any political
motto. device or argument con
tanning threats, express or i'm
Piled, intended or calculated to
Influence the political opinions or
actions of snch employees. or within
ninety days of an election or pri
mary election puts, or otherwise
exhibits in the establishment or
place where his employees are en-
gagged in labor, any hand-bill or
placard containing any threat,
notice or information that if any
particular ticket or candida o is
elected or defeated. work in his
place, or establishment. will cease,
in whole or in part, his establish
ment be closed up, or the wages of
his employees reduced. or other
threats, express or implied, in
tended or calculated to influence
the political opinions or actions of
his employees. Every person who,
before, during. or after an election
or primary election by himself, or
by any other person, either direct
~ or indirectly, gives or provides,
or pays, wholly or in part, the
expenses of giving or providing
any meat, drink, entertainment or
provisions to or for any person for
the purpose of influencing that
person, or any other person, to
give or refrain from giving bis
vote at the election, or primary
election, or to influence his vote in
any other way therein, or on &C.
count of his having voted, or re-
Trained from voting, or being
abQpt to vote or refrain from vot-
ing: and every elector who accepts
the same, or any of the same, for
any of the purposes aforesaid.
Every person who shall be gui ty
of any corrupt practice as afore
said, shall be fined not less than
three hundred dollars, nor more
than one thousand dollars, or be
imprisoned for not more than one
year, or both. and shall be ineligi
hle to any public office, or public
employment, for the period of
four years from and after the time
or the commission of such offense.
CHAPTER l22, ACTS OF 1908.
172. 1t shall be unlawful and
shall be deemed corrupt practice
for any corporation, incorporated
under the laws of Maryland or of
any State or Territory of the Uni
ted States, or the District of Co
lumbia, or of the United States,
or of any other country, directly
or indirectly, by itself, or through
my officar auont m A N, plova no.,