The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-30

mamie on any caucus or
ballot or nomination paper or petition,
or the performances of II duty inl-
posed By law on a political commit
Contributions by Corporations Pro-
hibitcd.
No corporation, trustee or officer
thereof as S,tch, shall pay or contrib
utr i'll order to aid. promote or pre-
vent the nomination or election of any
person, OF in order In aid or promote
the interest. success or defeat of amy
person on ANY political party or or
sanitation. And no person shall soil
ell OF receive such payment from any
corporation.
Treating.
Any person or candidate who shall.
either by himself or by any other
ucls"n, either before or after election.
"v while such person u candidate is
seeking a nomination on election. dt-
re'tlN or Indirectly. give or provide, or
pay, wholly or in part. tn" expense of
giving or providing any drink or with
ne intent or hope to influence that
porS"u az anY other person to give or
refrain from giving his vote at such
election to or for any candidate or
political party ticket or measure he
fore The people. III on account of such
person ar amy other person having
voted OF rotrailed from voting for any
candidate" or the candidates of any
political party or organization or
measure before tho people, or being
about to Vote or refrain from voting
al such election. shall be guilty OF
treating. Every clector who accepts
or takes amy such drink or intoXicat-
ing liquors shall also he guilty of treat
ing. and such acceptance, shall he
ground of challenge TO his vote II of
rejecting his vote on Il contest.
Penalty.
ANY person shall he guilty of cor
'flipt practice within tho meaning of
This act if he oXp"nds amy money for
election purposes contrary 10 the pro-
Visions Of This statute. or if he is
guilty of treating. undue influence.
~p"rsonation, or the giving or promis-
ing I" give my monr or valuable
thing to an clector with the intent to
induc" him TO vote or to refrain from
voting for any candidate for public Of
flee.
Transportation Prohibited.
II shall be unlawful for any person
t" pay another for amy loss or damage
due 10 attendance at the polls, or in
registering or for the expense OF
transportation to or from the polls.
y" person shall pay for personal SER
vices 10 he performed on the day of a
caucus. primary convention or any
election Tor any purpose connected
Herewith. tending in anyway. directly
or indirectly. to affect the result
thereof. except for the hiring of per-
sons whose sole duty is to ac, as rhal-
lengcrs and watch the count of Of
licial ballots. No person shall buy.
sell, civ" or provide any political
badge. button OF any Insignia to be
worn at mr. about tho polls on tho day
of an election. and no such politica!
badge. button or insignia shall lie
worn at or about the polls on any cleo
tion day.
Political ADVERTISING Labeled Paid.
~" p"n'sher OF a newspaper or
other periodical shall insert either in
its advertising NJ reading columns or
any paid matter which is designed or
tends In aid. injurn or defeat any,can-
dldato "r political party or organi-
zation or measure before the people,
unless it is stated therein that it is a
paid advertisement. No person shall
pay the owner. editor. publisher or
agent of amy newspaper or other peri
odical to induce him tn editoriallv adj
Nocate or oppose any candidate for
nomination or election. and no such
owner. editor. publisher. or agent shall
accept snch payment. Any person
VINO shall violate any of the provisions
OF this section shall he punished as
~ 81 ''iiHpt iTdctlce.
Elcrtioncfriug on Election Day.
1t snail be unlawful for any person
al any place on the day OF any cleo
ton to ask. solicit or in any manner
tr% to induce or persuade any voter on
such election day to vote or refrain
from voting for any candidate. or the
candidates or ticket of any political
party or organization, or any measure
submitted to the people. and upon
r"hNlction thereof. he shall be punish
cd by a fine of not less than five dol
lars. nor more than one hundred dol
lars for tn" Girst o~ffensc, and for he
second and each subsequent offense
occurring on the same or different
election DAYS he shall be punished by
a tine as aforesaid or by imprison-
mont in the county Jail not less than
iNc nor more than thirty days, or
h"th such fine and Imprisonment.
Candidacy Bona Eide.
1t shall be unlawful for any person
10 accept. receive or refrain from be-
coming a candidate for nomination or
"lectl"n, or ny himself or in comhina-
ton with any other person or persons
to become a candidate for the purpose
OF defeating the nomination OF cleo
ZION "f any person and not With IA
BONA iide intent to obtain the office.
Forfeiture IS Office.
If upon the trial of any action or
proceeding under the provisions of
TINS act for the contcSting of the right
OF any person declared to be nomin-
ated To any office or elected to any Of
nee, or to removc any person from his
Office. ii $hal appear that such person
was guilty of any corrupt practice, il
legal act, or undue influence in or
about such nomination or election, he
shall be punished by being deprived Of
the nomination or office as the case
may be. and the vacancy filled in he
manner provided by law.
contest commencement.
Any action to contest the right of
amy person declared elected to any
oitlce. or 10 annul and set aside such
election. or to remove from or de-
prIVe any person Of an office of which
ne is the incumbent for any offense
mentioned in this act must, unless a
ollerent tim he stated. be commenc.
ed within 400 days after the return
or the election at which such offense
was committed. unless the ground of
the action or the proceedings is for
Illegal payment of money or other
valuable things subsequent to the fill.
ing OF the statements prescribed by
this act. in which case the action or
tn" proceeding MAY be
within forty 900 days after the dis