Mexico Missouri message., 1908-02-20
Penalties Are Attached.

Penalties Are Attached.
Sec. 81. Amy person who shs!! ofTer.
or with knowledge of the same. per.
nit any person To OFFER for his ben.
eft, any bride TO voter TO induce him
to sign any nomination paper and any
person who shall accept any such
bribe or promise Of gain Of any kind
In che nature OF q brIbe as cons!dera.
ton for signing the same. whether
such bride or promise OF gain In the
nature OF a hribe be offered or accept.
ed before or after such signing, or
any candidate who shall knowingly
| cause a nomination paper. or papers.
to be signed in his behalf by more
than the maximum number OF quail.
fed electors provided for his district
by this act. shall be guilty of n mis-.
demcanor. and, upon trial and convic-
ton thereof, be punished by a fine
Of not less than twenty-five nor more
than five hundred dollars. or by i'm.
prisOnmcnt In the county Jail OF not
less than ten days nor more than six
months. or by both such fine and i'm.
prisonmcnt. Any act declared an Of
Tense by the general laws OF this state
concerning caucuses and elections.
shall, also, In like case be an oifense
in all primaries and shall be pun.
ishcd in the same form and manner as
therein provided, and all the penalties
and provisions of the law as To such
caucuses and elections. except as here
in otherwise provided. shall apply in
such case with equal force. and to the
same extent as though fully set forth
in this act. Any person who shall forge
any name of a signer or witness to
n nomination paper shall be deemed
guilty OF forgery, and, on conviction
punished accordingly. Any person
who. being In possession of nomIna-
ton papers entitled to he filed under
this act, or under act OF the legisla.
ture, shall wrongfully, either suppress
neglect or cause the same to be filed
at the proper time in the proper office
shall. on conviction, be punished by
imprisonment In the county Jail not 10
exceed six months. or by a fine not
TO exceed Ave hundred dollars, or by
both such fine and imprisonment. In
the discretion OF the court.
Sec. 80. The provisions OF the stat.
utes now In force In relation to the
holding OF elections. the solicitation
OF voters at the polls, the challenging
OF voters, the manner OF conducting
elections. OF counting the ballots and
making return thereof. and all other
kindred subjects. shall apply to all
primaries in so far as they are consist
ent with this act. the intent of the act
being to place the primary under the
now In force as TO elections.
Commissioners Are Authorized.
Sec. 32a. That any duty devolvsd
upon or power given TO the county
clerk by this act shall, in the city OF
St. Louis. be performed by the boar.
OF elections commissioners for Hatk
city. or a majority OF them.
Sec. 80. All act or parts OF acts In.
consistent with. or In conflict with the
provisions OF this act, are hereby re-
pealed.
How state Committee Is Chosen.
Sec. 33b. The state committee OF
any political party may call u conven.
ton of delegates to be apportioned.
chosen or elected in such manner as
II may describe, for the purpose OF
nominating presidential electors. SleoE
Ing delegates to national conventions
electing members OF national commit.
tees. adopting or making such declara.
lions OF principles with reference to
national questions as may be deemed
advisable. and To do and TO perform
any other act not prohIbited By OF