The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-07-09

impending primary or election, shall be guilty
for the purpose of influencing the result of
any primary or election, makes any bet
wager of anything. of pecuniary value on the
result Of such primary or election, in his
electoral district any part thereof, or of
event or contingency relating thereto, shall
be guilty of a violation of this act and in
ground of challenge against his right to vote.
Sec. IS. It shall be unlawful for any per-
son to pay another for any loss or damage
tering. No person shall pay for personal
service to be performed on the day of
for any purpose, connected Herewith, tending
in any way, directly or indirectly, to affect
persons whose sole duty it is to act as chal-
lenger and watch the count of official ballots.
political badges, buttons or other insignia
to be worn at or about the polls on the day
litical badge, button or other insignias shall
be worn at or about the polls any primary
organization Shall convey or furnish any
vehicle for conveying or bear any portion Of
from the polls, but this provision shall not
apply to persons Of the same household. nor
providing joint transportation for themselves
by mutual agreement at their own expense
Sec. Il. I'D It shall, be unlawful, for any
person within one hundred feet Of the build
ing in which any polling place is situated
on the day of any primary or election to
ask, solicit or in any manner try to induce
or persuade any voter on such primary or
election day to vote for 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
conviction thereof he shall be punished by a
fine of not less than five dollars more
than one hundred dollars for the first offense,
and for the second and each subsequent
offense occurring on the same or different
election days, he shall be punished by fine as
jail for not less than five nor more than
thirty days or by both such fine and imprison-
ment.
the day of any primary or election circulate
or distribute, or cause to be circulated or dis
tributed. any campaign cards, candidates
cards, placard campaign literature of any
kind whatsoever, shall be guilty of a mis-
tanned shall be construed as modifying or
repeating the provisions of section S64. Re-
vised Laws 1905.
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
fled provided for in this act.
Sec t. Any candidate may select single
personal campaign committee to consist Of
one or more persons: Before any personal
ment in behalf Of any candidate, or shall
incur any obligation, expressed or implied,
candidate shall file with the filing officer of
such candidate written statement signed
personal campaign committee has been APP
pointed and giving the name and address
tary thereof. If the campaign committee con-
sists of only one person, such person shall
be deemed the secretary thereof. Any cam
didate may revoke the selection of any MEM
Der of such personal campaign committee by
q revocation in writing which, with proof of
personal service on the member whose selec-
ton is 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 an 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 it
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