The Dickinson press., 1912-02-03

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ing. Every elector who accepts or takes |
any such drink or intoxicating liquors
shall also be guilty of treating. and
such acceptance shall be ground of
challenge to his vote and of rejecting
his vote on q contest.
PENALTY.
Any person shall be guilty of corrupt
practice within the meaning of this act |
if he expends any money for election
purposes contrary to the provisions of
this statute. or if he is guilty .of treat
ing, undue influence. personation. or
the giving or promising to give any
money or valuable thing to an elector
with the intent to induce him to vote or
to refrain from voting for any candi-
date for public Office
EXPENSES OF VOTING. TRANSPOR-
TATION PROHIBITED.
It shall be unlawful for any person
to pay another for any loss or damage
due to attendance at the polls, or in
registering or for the expense of trans
portation to or from the polls. No person
shall pay for personal services to be
performed on the day of caucus, pri-
mary convention or any election for any
purpose connected there with. tending
in any way, directly or indirectly, to
affect the result thereof, except for the
hiring of persons whose sole duty is to
act as challengers and watch the count
of official ballots. No person shall
buy, sell, give or provide any political
badge. button or any insignia to be worn
at or about the polls on-the day of
election. and no such political badge,
button or insignia shall be worn at or
about the polls on any election day.
POLITICAL ADVERTISING LABELED
PAID.
No publisher of newspaper or other
periodical shall insert either in its ad-
vertising or reading columns or any
paid matter which is designed or tends
to aid, injure or defeat any candidate
or political party or organization or
measure before the people, unless it is
stated therein that it is paid adver-
tisement. No person shall pay the
owner. editor, publisher or agent of any
newspaper or other periodical to induce
him to editorially advocate or oppose
any candidate for nomination or elec-
tion, and no such owner, editor, publish
er, or agent shall accept such payment.
Any person who shall violate any of the
provisions of this section shall be pun
ished as for corrupt practice.
ELECT[ONEERING ON ELECTION DAY.
1t shall be unlawful for any person at
any place on the day of any election to
ask, solicit or in any manner try to in
duce or persuade any voter on such
election day to vote or refrain from vot-
inE for any candidate, or the candi-
dates or ticket of any political party or
organization, or any measure submitted
to the people, and upon conviction
thereof, he shall be punished by fine
of not less than five dollars nor more
than one hundred dollars for the first
offense, aud for the second and::each sub.
sequent offense occurring on the same OF
different election days he shall be pun.
ished by fine as aforsaid, or by i'm.
prisonment in the county Jail not les.
than five or more than thirty days. o.
both such fine and imprisonment.
| CANDIDACY BONA FIDE
1t shall be unlawful for any person tt
accept, receive or refrain from becoming
candidate for nomination for election
or by himself or in combination will
any other person or persons to become
candidate for the purpose of defeating
the nomination or election of any per
son and not with bona fide intent t
obtain the Office.
CORRUPT PRACTICE. FORFEITURE
/ OF OFFICE OR NOMINATION.
If upon the trial of any action or pro
ceeding under the provisions of this &C
for the contesting Of the right of an!
person declared to be nominated to an,
office or elected to any Office or to an
, null or set aside such election, or to re
move any person from his office, it shal
, appear that such person was guilty c
j any corrupt practice, illegal act, or un
} due influence in or about such nomins
tion or election, he shall be punishe
by being deprived of the nomination {
Office as the case may be, and the We
cancy therein shall be filled in the maj
ner provided by law.
J CONTEST COMMENCEMENT.
Any action to contest the right of ar
person declared elected to any office,
to annul and set aside such election,
.. to remove from or deprive any perso
of an office, of which he is the incun
bent for any offense mentioned in tn
act must, unless a different time |
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