Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-04-01

I'tln from voting Tor ef against any
pel -1n, or for 81 against any measure
- y y'sss.eh efce IN. cstr,,s, or primary
election tcj Every pGrSoa other than
I" nei!tieal committees Ea9wn as the
n1i'Eaui COZ 2Fcssional, stsI4s town, city.
or ward, wa" shell soii.its from any
caHdiiai1 f"r I've Office Of elector OF
,, 'stid"''t ou1 "ice-pTesidept of the
lCtt St"tss, 81 senator Ct the United
States. OF repre- sentative in Congress on.
OF any state. county. to&u, ,.ity or
""ia office, any MONEY. gift, coatrlbu-
ton, rtnolunlct {. o. ntler k4faabie thing
f,r the purpose of using - same for
the su:nort. ASSN tance. b Iiefit, or ex-
p@1Se7 Of iltE club, eGmois@A, or organ
lZaticn, or Tor the purpose IF defrayinr
the c"$t or expenses of any political
caiapal eH Or election. tdD Every person
who stall directly or indirectly, pay
sis%. >oatt'b"te, or promise any money
OF other valuable thing To. defray, or
towards detraNlns, Tie COST or expenses
OF any campaign or election To amy
person, committee, cOmuany, club, OF.
geriZ'sti0n. OF association otner than to
Il treasurer or = political agent: btt; this
ai.b-s"ctiCn stall not anpIy to any ex-
a., har' Tor Hostage, ieleRtanis, tele-
phones, station ~, printing express, or
travelling incurred by ..Iy- candidate for
utice or for nomination thereto. tp1
livery persnn Who. in order 10 scctirc or
prIlnot" his own nomination or election
a. :, candidate for public office, shall,
directly or Indirectly. promise to an
point, or promise 10 SECURE Or assist In
securing the appointment. domination,
public position, or to any position OF
honor, uust, 81 cnolumdff; provided,
however, that any person HAY pubici1
announce his own choice or purpose in
relation 10 amy appointments nomination.
o" election in which he may. be called to
take nart, II h shall be eliminated for
or elected to any public, office. Of,
Every person who shall directly or in
directly, by himself or through an
other person, make payment or prom
i''e # paF mint t" treasurer or pplitf-
~, hos has 49,
own. ana @!erY tea surer or POLITICAL
agent who shatl knowingly receive Il
Haym II or promise 81 payment. or cn-
Ter Cr cause ts4c same TO lie entered in
htS Hcc"aEt&, in any otht.- name than
that of the rerson II whom such pay
mont or promise of na"meat is made.
section j. 1T any time k1ithin thirty
days after such election any cleetor or
voter 1T suck erection ma. present to
any JHd"a II the supreme, judicial or
N,irtli Tor so'rts petition .ul"a oath.
Gi'cl nI"finat'"n q personal kuowi"dge
that corrupt praeti ,es, contrary to the
provisions f my section at this act,
~ete committed NJ or preliminary 70
such "l"ctiln. naming the successful
CaIdtdate rs defendant. and ntavinc
thIl the facts alleged may be inquired
into. II such judge shall hc Of the
oh'"!cn tHat t1a interests IT public ius-
tic" require such proceeding, he shall
order reasonable notice of such petition
In lw Gwen the def-ndan3 AMI shall
Lotifl TIE Chief Justice OF the supreme
chief jHct;c' shall designate an addi-
tion&l JUDI" IL hc:r such petition in
c"nJtnrtinI with tue judgs TO ~iom
In" petition WIS presented. ard, in case
al tie lat'"rS III $tf.a!iitatiCu or tn
ability, the chief Justice snail appoint
two ittdaoS 20 hear such petition. Such
petition shall he tried without q iurv
and the intitteae" ard al c:inGidat-S a.
such el".tj"n shtll he entitled TO an
peai ana b" Leafd a ,'artiea. IN case
su.h petition eelatcs 10 tn. election of
Gle tors II Isl
~ u" tai'"d States, n senator Of Tn.
nti.d Stair-, representative in Con
sr@:3s or II III ! gis!atarc, tie trial
Judges snail EaNr 40 power to declare
;ln% such election I" be void, hut shall
IL" tEGir iciit fGGins as ~ whether or
not ne Successful candidate, o. ais pa-
practices, with tn" Sccrgtar.. of the
st&ts. together vita the trtnscript of
The evidence. II case such petition re-
li.tes; To an other Office, the tri:r i3i,! ;,es
Sh&l Ill" wife III. governor their jnint
decision, IS to whether or not "a" snc.
rfSsiul "itndi'tite or his political agent,
was 20 entity Of corrupt prtcticcs. ami
as 10 whether or not such f:cctitrt WAS
VoId as herci:i@firr provided II sail
1idS":' differ ~ /" Whctl.tr any zach
Iahii'ate H. I.e3.sen OF in HI person or
MS T"lt'ital aSeat was Sa guilty nr
whether a1iN such election wax 80 void,
NY ShaH :" certify II the secretary of
Tue state or t tie governor. as the
C.tse may be. s,a3 the" shall also file a
transcript Of the evidence with such
certificate. In case any such Joint de-
Iisi2n So t. h' tiicd wlth the governor
sinai decd" that any such success tu
candidate, $" petiti0ncd against, Was, IN
person or in the person of his political
agent 50 guilty of corrupt practices,
suet election shah be void, except AS
hereinafter provided; and m ease of any
Suc.l Noid election, the governor shall,
WITHIN ten days after the receipt of
SGeh decision, issue 4 writ for II new
election 10 bc h"id within, forty, DAYS
Ley t'ltA issuance OF SIt<sh sH-fii a. ~.
candidate shall have beaa 50 jointly
i"Hnd 81 decided To have been so guilty
IN IN 20 ?, FSoh, Of corrupt. rractifes he snail
be IieiSibic to election or appointment
10 any public Office Tor the period Of
four years; but the mere finding or de-
clsl"a mat his political agent was so
suii:H shall not render him ineligible
10 o:Ice, But where the trial Judges or
ore Of them SHALL decide or certify that
any such successful candidate was
guilty Of corrupt practices only in In >
person of his agent, and that (aD no
cor"rpt practice was committed by the
candidate personally and the offensa was
WIZ hout MS sanction or connivance; tb)
'ueA candidate took all reasonable
means Tor preventing the commission of
H'..upa PraFllces; O. the otfense was of
" triNla!, uAlmportant, and limited char
at'f: amt td1 i'll all other respect
Sucn tlecloA was Tree from any corrups
practice or the 1art Of such candidate.
ana "f his political agents, then the
election of such candidate shall not he
veid. nor shall the candidate be sub
Ject TO any ireliSibility therefor Costs
may be taxed as in equity. and the trial
JUDGES shall hav" nower to tax double,
treble. or cuadruple costs against IN,
petitioner il thes' shalt ma that the al
teSntlons Of his petition are mate
rally untrue. ard that his petition
was brought from vexatious or ma
, ne, motives An appeal may he
mad on questions of law ffom any de-
ciF'on relative to the in,lfgihilitr 10
pubic Office Of any such candidate. bur
no amp al shall lie from nny Gecisio,
h"iding that any such election was or
was NOT Void Approved March "a
Chapter 1923.
An Act to provide for the admission 81
evidence in actions tor libel IN Certain
At the trial of any action for libel Tho
defendant shall be at liberty TO give in
eTin t IN initigation OF damages that The
pialA'iu has already recovered or ha,
Drought action for damages for or hn.,
received or has agreed TO receive compen-
satlon for, substantially lie same Libel AS
lhat tor which said action was broueb, =