The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-04-06
The Corrupt Practice Act
BY Judge Ben Coleman of the Ninth District Court

why snould puDilc sor'ants oo ~
Campaigning should be q matter OF
education, not Of petty bribery. 1 want
every man and woman in Nevada who
reads this and is DESTROYS of cooperating
In the movement to write me. The
women are extended this invitation be.
cause they are asking for the ballot.
Let them embrace this opportunity to
show that they are entitled to it. Let
them get behind this movement and
demonstrate that they are alert to the
needs Of the times, and they will there.
by aid their causs more than they know.
Let them agitate this question. It is to
be hoped that every person in Nevada
who reads this, will lay it aside for a
day or two, read it again, and pass it
along. Let us hope that every man and
woman in Nevada will read it. Seventy
five per cent Of the people should be
willing { o actively cooperate in this
movement, but if twenty-five Republi.
cans and twenty-five Democrats, in
every county in the State will work to-
gether with a view of electing to the
Legislature such men only as will pledge
themselves to support such q law, the
undertaking will be easy, for all of the
counties in the State are politically
close, and fifty men, working together
can succeed in such q movement. 1t Is
to be hoped hat q greater number in
each county will cooperate with q
view of procuring the enactment of a
law designed to purify politics. All Of
progressive views will; r~eactionaries
will not. Spot the knocker and learn
his motive.
The following provisions should be
incorporated in the bill as it passed the
Senate, and as thus amended, it should
become q law.
Any officer, agent, servant or en-
ployee of a corporation, acting for such
corporation. while without the State of
Nevada, or any individual while with.
out the State, acting in behalf OF him
self, or another, or others, who shall do
any one or more of the acts of things pro-
hibited by any provision or provisions
Of this Act, shall be guilty in like man.
ner as though such act or acts were
done and performed within the State of
Nevada, and any person, or persons, SO
offending, may be prosecuted in any
county in this State, and, upon oonvic-
ion. may be punished as though the act
or acts were committed within this
State.
No individual or committee represent
.ng any political party. and no candi.
date for office. either in a general,
special or primary election, shall fur
nish or provide any buggy, carriage,
wagon, automobile, or conveyance of
any kind or character whatsoever. for
the taking or transporting of voters tc
the polls, nor shall any other person or
corporation furnish any of said convey
ances for any such purposes in behalf of
any candidate or political party I; pro-
Vided, that any two or more political
parties may cooperate In the furnish.
ing OF ~conveyanoes for the purpose of
taking sick or crippled persons only to
the polls, but when so provided they
shall have neither banner or worker
upon them. Any person or corporation
violating this section shall be guilty of
a misdemeanor and punished as such.
No candidate for office. either in q
general. special or primary election,
shall peddle or distribute cigars or
liquors, to any person, while such a
candidate, nor shall any person or cor.
poration. in the behalf of any candidate
or candidates. peddle or distribute cigars
or liquors to any person. Any person
or corporation, and any person acting on
behalf of any corporation, or association
Of persons, violating this section shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be
punished as misdemeanors are now
punished.
No person, otherwise competent as a
witness, shall be exempt from testifying
as such, concerning violations Of this
Act. on the ground that such testimony
may incriminate suoh person; but no
prosecution can afterwards bs had
against any such witness for any of.
Tense concerning which he testifes.
1t is hereby made the imperative duty
Of every District Judge in Nevada to
call this Act particularly to the atten-
ton of every grand jury instructed by
him. BEN w. COLEMAN.