The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-07-12


impending primary election, shall be guilty
of a violation of this act. Any person. who
any primary or election, makes any bet
wager of anything of pecuniary value on the
electoral district any part thereof, of
any pending primary or election. or on any
event or contingency relating thereto. shall
be guilty of violation of this act and in
addition thereto. any such act shall be
ground of challenge against his right to vote.
Sec. 10. 1t shall be unlawful for any per-
Son to pay another for any loss or. damage
tng TO NE at sba the polls or in regs
service to be performed on the day of "a
for any purpose, connected herewith. tending
in any way, directly or indirectly, to affect
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ienger and watch the count of official ballots.
buy a s r
to be worn at or about the polls on the day
litical badge, button or other insignas shall
be worn at or about the polls on any primary
or day Shall or any
vehicle for conveying or bear any portion of
fny & n OF bn t ANY or 10 or
apply to persons of the same household nor
providing joint Transportation for themselves
by mutual agreement at their own expense.
Sec. IA. % 1t shall be unlawful for any
ing in which any polling place is situated
on the day of any primary or election to
or persuade any voter on such primary or
election day to vote for or refrain from voting
of any political party organization, or any
measure submitted to the people, and upon
fine of not less than five dollars more
than hundred dollars for the first offense.
and for the second and each subsequent
ofense occurring on the same or different
election days, he shall be punished by a fine as
aforesaid, or by imprisonment in the county
Jail for not less than five nor more than
thirty days or by both such fine and imprison-
ment
the day of any primary election circulate
or distribute, or cause to be circulated or dis
cards, piacard or campaign literature of any
kind whatsoever. shall be. guilty of mis-
tanned shall be construed modifying
r rfpeda Iws tine provisions of section SS Re-
Sec. Is. No candidate shall make any dis
bursement for political purposes except under
his personal direction which for any purpose
shall be considered his act, through party
committee, or through personal campaign
committee, whose authority to act shall be
filed, as provided for in this act.
Sec. 16. Any candidate may select single
personal campaign committee to consist Of
S Shall make amy
ment in behalf of any candidate, shall
incur any 9bgaon re- & or mpe c
candidate shall file with the filing officer of
such chndidate written signed
personal campaign committee has been APP
pointed and gyng the name ana the
tary thereof. If the campaign committee con-
sists of only person such person shall
be deemed the secretary thereof. Any can
didate may revoke the selection Of any mem
Der of such personal campaign committee by
a revocation in writing which. with proof Of
personal service on the member whose selec-
ton is so revoked, shall be filed with the
filing officer of such candidate. Such candi-
date may fill the vacancy thus created in the
manner in which original appointment Is
made In civil actions and proceedings
brought under this act. the acts Of every
member of such personal campaign commit
tee shall be presumed to be with the knowl-
edge and approval of the candidate until 1t
has been clearly proved that the candidate
did not have knowledge of and approve the
same, and that, in the exercise of reasonable
care and diligence he could not have had
knowledge of and opportunity to dsapprove
the