The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1912-02-22

tTedSuT0T, pOllIlcd1 agent vi any per
son acting as treasurer or political
agent, or by any member or officer Of
any political committee, In any state
ment or account under oath required
by this act, shall constitute the crime
of perjury, and be punished as such
according to the laws of this state.
Statements Become Public Records.
Sec. 10. Every officer with whom a
statement or accounts or duplicates
thereof are required by any section of
this act, to be filed, shall receive and
file and preserve such statements or
accounts or duplicate thereof in his
Office and shall keep the same as part
of the records thereof for at least
three years after they are filed. And
all such statements and accounts shall,
during the hours for which the Office
in which they may be filed is open, be
subject and open to the inspection of
any citizen of this state, and copies of
such statements or accounts, certified
by the officer in whose office they may
be so kept, under the seal of his Office
the same extent as the original there
of would be If produced and proved.
Corrupt Practices-GuiIt Defined
Penalty.-Sec. IL. The following per-
sons shall be guilty of corrupt prac-
tees and shall be punished in accord
ance with the provisions of this act:
Every person who shall, directly or in
directly, by himself or by another,
give, or offer or promise to any person
any money, gift, advantage, prefer
ment, entertainment, aid, emoluments,
or any valuable thing whatever, for
the purpose Of inducing or procuring
any person to vote, or refrain from
voting, for or against any person, or
for or against any measure or propo-
sition at any election or primary cleo
ton or political convention or session
of the general assembly of the State of
Indiana or either house thereof. Every
person who shall, directly or indirect
ly, receive, accept, request or solicit
from any person, candidate, commit
tee, association, organization, or cor
poration any money, gift, advantage,
preferment, aid, emolument, or any
valuable thing whatsoever, for the
purpose of inducing or procuring any
person to vote or refrain from voting
for or against any person, or for or
against any measure or proposition at
any election or primary election or
political convention. Every person
who, in consideration of any money,
gift, advantage, preferment, aid, emol-
ument or any valuable thing whatso-
ever, paid, received, accepted or prom.
ised to the advantage of himself 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
ton or political convention. Every
judge of any circuit, superior, criminal
or probate court, or of the appellate or
supreme court of the State of Indiana,
or any candidate for Judge of any of
said courts, who shall, directly or in
directly, contribute or promise any
money or other valuable thing to any
political agent, treasurer or committee
or to any person to defray or towards
defraying the costs of any campaign or
election. Every person who shall, d.
rectly or indirectly, pay, give, contrib
ute or promise any money or other
valuable thing, to defray or towards
defraying the costs or expenses of any
campaign or election, to any person,
committee, company, club, organiza-
ton or association, other than treas
urer or political agent: but this sub
section or paragraph shall not apply
to dues regularly paid for membership
in any incorporated political club if
all money expended by such c.u5 for
or In connection with the costs or ex-
penses of any campaign or election
shall be paid out by it only through
treasurer or political agent as provid-
ed In this act, or to any expenses for
postage, kilograms, telephoning, sta
tionery, printing, expressage or travel
ing, and board incurred by any candi-
date for Office or for nomination there
to, SO far as they are permitted by this
act. Every person who shall, directly
or indirectly, by himself or through
another person, make a payment or
promise of payment, to a treasurer or
political agent In any other name than
his own, and every treasurer or po-
litical agent who shall, knowingly,
receive a payment, or promise of pay
ment, and enter the same or cause the
same to be entered in his accounts in
any other name than that of the per-
son by whom such payment or prom
ise OF payment is made. Every person
who. being an employer, pays his en-
ployes the salary or wages due in
:" pay envelopes upon which there is
printed or in which there is inclosed
any political motto, device or argu-
ment containing threats, express or
implied, intended or calculated to in
fluence the political opinions or &C
lions Of such employees, or within
ninety days of an election or primary
election puts or otherwise exhibits in
the establishment or place where his
employees are engaged in labor any
handful or placards containing any
threat, notice or information that II
any particular ticket or candidate is
elected or defeated, work In his place
or establishment will cease, in whole
or in part, his establishment be closed
up, or the wages Of his employees re-
duced, or other threats, express or i'm
piled, intended or calculated to influ-
ence the political opinions or actions
of bis employees. Every person who,