The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-02-05
SPENDING or MONEY IN ANY FORM
TO INFLUENCE VOTES IS ILLEGAL
ADVERTISING SPACE is LIMITED
vIolaton Of This Law May be Sent 10 Jail
as Well as Heavily Fined Under Sec.
as OF the Act.


10 tho annual local election and TO the
biannial county, state and federal cleo
tions TO hold mp the candidates for
money and drinks must change his
practice or his location il the primary
law passed at the session OF the Mich
igan legislature in 1909 is enforced.
Candidates are forbidden by that law
to influence voters in any way by the
use of money or the promise OF Office.
Buying beer for voters is spending
money 10 influence votes. hiring men
to work at the polls is spending money
10 influence votes.
Here is the law verbatim
Sec 49, Every person who, directly
or Indirectly by himself or by any
other person in his behalf, gives. lends
or agrees TO give or lend, UT offers or
promises any money or valuable CON
sideration, or promises or endeavors TO
procure any money or valuable consid.
eration or Office. place or employment
10 or for any voter, or TO or for any
person on benalf OF any voter. or to or
for any person in order to induce OF
have such person induce any voter for
or refrain from voting tor, or support
or oppose any candidate. or on account
OF such voter having voted or refrained
from voting at any primary election in
his state every person who by any
means receives, agrees or contracts
for any money, gift fee, loan or valu-
able consideration, office. place. APP
pointment or employment for himself
or any other person, for voting or a
greeing TO vote, or from refraining or
agreeing to refrain from vot ng in a
particular manner at any sUch primary
election or for inducing. or undertsk-
ing TO induce any person TO vote in
particular manner or do or TO perform
any acts or things forbidden by this
act, or on account OF doing or agreeing
TO do, OF having done any campaign
work, electioneering, soliciting votes
for such candidates on primary day or
prior thereto, or VINO after any primary
election in the state. directly or indlr- |
eotly. by himself or by any other per-
son in his behalf, gives or receievs any
money or valuable consideration or
place. position or employment on ac-
count of any person having voted or
refrained from voting OF having in
duced any other person to vote or re-
frain from voting at any such primary
election or having induced or under
taken TO induce any other person TO
vote in particular manner or for any
particular candidate Mt any such prim-
ary election. or on account Of any per-
son having done or been party 10 do
ing anything forbidden in this act, 10
being the intent of this clause TO pro
hibit the prevailing practice of candi-
dates hiring with money and promises
of position, etc, workers on primary
day or prior thereto: also every person
who in behalf of any firm. partnership.
association or corporation. gives, lends
or receives. or agrees 20 give. lend OF
receive, or offers or promises any mon
ey or valuable consideration. place.
position or employment. or promises or
endeayors to procure any money or val
liable consideration. In order 10 aid or
promote the nomination of any partic-
ular candidate. shall be deemed guilty
of dismeanor. and upon conviction
thereof. shall be punished.by fine not
exceeding five hundred dollars or by
imprisonment for period of not more
than six months, or by both such fine
and imprisonment in the discretion OF
the court.
This law will be tested first in the
coming primary for the township elec.
tion and its application will be watch
ed with interest.by the friends of good
goyernn ent who are opposed TO the
wholes'A debauohory of the electorate
by the payment Of money. booze or the
promise Of Office.
IL will be noted that to promise ,
man employment in return for the sup
port Of any candidate. either public
employment..or employment Of pri- ,
vate nature, at mine. IN an Office or
store or factory il forbidden by the
law.
The law also limits the advertising
that may be done for any particular
candidate. the section covering that
point being as follows
"It shall be- unlawful for any person.
after he has declared himself candi-
late for any Office included In the pro-
visions OF this act TO