The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-13

ana common or were pursuant 10
scheme or plan.
Sec. "a. II shall be unlawful for any
person 10 pay to other for any loss or
damage to attendance at the polls or
in registering or for the expense of
transportation TO or from the polls No
person shall pay for personal service
TO be performed on the day of eau
Gus. primary. convention. or any cleo
ton, for any purpose connected there
with tending in any way directly or in
directly, TO affect the result thereof,
except for the hiring of persons whose
sole duty Is To act as challengers and
to watch the count of official ballots
No person shall buy. sell, give, or pro-
vide any political badge, button, or
other insignia to be worn at or about
the polls on the day of any election
and no such political badge, button, or
other insignia shall be worn at or
about the polls on any election day.
Sec. 20. No publisher of a newspa-
per or other periodical shall insert,
either i'm it's advertising or reading
columns, any paid matter which is de-
signed or tends to aid, injure. or de-
feat any candidate or political party
or organization, or measure before the
people unless It is stated therein that
II is a paid advertisement, the name
of the chairman or secretary, or the
names of the officers of the political
l,,, ingnpfiner the
same or the name of some voter who is
responsible therefor, with his residence
and the street and number thereof, II
Amy. appear I'm such advertisement in
the nature of a signature. No person
shall pay the owner, editor, publisher,
periodical to induce him to editorially
advocate or oppose any candidate for
nomination or election, and no such
owner, editor, publisher, or agent, shall
accept such payment. Any person who
shall violate any Of the provisions OF
this section shall be punished as foI
corrupt practice.
Sec. 20. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person at any place on the day OF any
q election to ask, solicit, or in any mannei
strive to induce or persuade any voter
on such election day TO vote for or re-
frain from voting for any candidate OF
q the candidates or ticket of any polit
;. cal party or organization. or any mea
sure submitted to the people, and upoi
conviction thereof he shall be punished
o. by a fine of not less than five dollars
q nor more than one hundred dollars 70
o the first offense and for the second AM
each subsequent offense occurring oi
the same or different election days h
: shall be punished by a fine as afore
said, or by Imprisonment in the coun
ty Jail for not less than five nor NOR
than thirty days. or by both such fin
I, and Imprisonment.
Sec. q. 1t shall be unlawful t
write, print. or circulate through tn
mails, or otherwise, any letters, cir
culars, bills, placards, or posters re
lating to any election, or to any candi
= date at ony election, unless the sam
shall bear on its face the name an
address of the author and of the prir
" ter and publisher thereof; and an
person writing, printing, publishin
circulating, posting or causing to
:" written, printed, circulated. posted,
published any such letter, bill, placar
u circular or poster as aforesaid, whic
" fails to bear on its face the name an
,o address of the author and of the prir
= ter or publisher, shall be guilty of a
illegal practice, and shall, on convit
" ton thereof, be punished by fine
not less than ten dollars nor more tina
ed one thousand dollars, If any lette
a circular, poster, bill, publication
placard shall contain any false state
+ ments or charges rejecting on an
v candidates character, morality. or II
or tegrity. the author thereof and ever
IN person printing or knowingly assistin
l. in the circulation thereof shall
IN guilty OF political criminal libel, an
ed upon conviction thereof shall be pun
at ished by Imprisonment in the peniter
or tiary for not less than one or MOI
than three years. If the person chars
~ ed with such crime shall prove on h
n trial that he had reasonable ground
ey believe such charge was true and d
ne believe it was true and that he was m
te, actuated by malice in making sue
n publication, ii shall be sufficient d'
or Tense to such charge. But in thi
n event, and as a part of such defens
TN the author and printer or publisher
tie other person charged with such erin
n shall also prove that at least ffte'
OF days before such letter, circular, poste
or bill. or placard containing such fall
lie, statement, or statements were print'
in or circulated, he or they caused to
ny served personally and in person upC
IL the candidate to whom 1t related
b. copy thereof in writing. and calling h
es. attention particularly to the charg
ed contained therein, and that, befo
of printing. publishing, or circulatii
It's such charges. he received and read al
in denial, defense, or explanation, If an
re made or offered to him in writing
ne the accused candidate within ten da
'al after the service of such charge up
. the accused person.
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