The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1912-02-22

Era1n from voting, ana every elecLOr
who accepts the same, or any of the
same, for any Of the purposes afore-
said. Every person who, at any cleo
ton held pursuant to tho laws of this
state, applies for ballot paper in any
election room or polling place in the
name of any other person than him.
self, whether that name be that of
person living or dead or Of fictitious
person, or who, having voted once at
any election, applies for ballot paper
at the same election in his own name,
or any other name, or who aids, abets,
counsels, or procures the commission
of any such act or acts. Every person
who shall be guilty Of any corrupt
practice as aforesaid shall be fined
not less than $500 nor more than
$1,000 or be imprisoned for not more
than one year or both, and shall be in
eligible to any public office, or public
employment, for the period of four
years from and after the time of the
commits sion of such offense
Contributions by Corporations Un-
lawfuI-PenaIty.-S IL. 1t shall be
unlawful and shall be deemed a cor
rupt practice for any corporation in
oorporated under the laws of the State
of Indiana, or of any state or territory
of the United States, of the District Of
Of any other country, directly or indi-
rectly, by itself, or through any officer,
agent or employee, representative or
other person whatsoever, to give, con-
tribute, furnish, lend or promise any
money, property, transportation, means
or aid to any political party, or any
candidate for public office or for nomi-
nation thereto, or to any public organ
ization, or to any political committee,
or to any treasurer or political agent,
as herein defined, either directly or in
directly, to aid, promote or influence
the success or defeat of any political
party or principle, or any measure or
proposition submitted to a vote at a
public election or primary election in
this state, or to aid, promote or influ-
ence in any manner the election or de-
feat of a candidate therein, or to be
used, applied or expended In any way
whatever for political purposes. The
president, the several directors and
every other officer of any corporation
which shall violate any of the provi-
sions of this section, and the president
or director, or other officer, or agent
of any corporation, who shall personal
ly violate any of the provisions of this
section, shall be deemed guilty OF q
misdemeanor and shall be punished by
a fine of not more than five thousand
dollars for each offense, and impris.
oned for not more than one year In
Jail
Contest int-Petition-Pro.
.ceedings.-Sec. 13. At any time with.
in thirty days after any election or
primary election, held under the laws
of this state, any defeated candidate at
such election, or any ten duly qualified
voters at such election, may present to
the circuit court of the county in which
the defeated candidate resides or to
the circuit court of any county in the
district at which he was voted for by
the qualified voters of the district, a
petition setting forth under oath that
corrupt practices, contrary to the pro-
visions of any section of this act, were
election, within the county, district or
city aforesaid, naming the successful
candidate or candidates as defendant
or defendants and praying that the
facts alleged may be inquired into. II
the court, upon the affidavit or afida-
Wits filed with such petition, or upon
and after such preliminary hearing, as
it may see fit to institute, including
such notice and representation to the
party or parties named as the de-
PENDANT or defendants in said petition,
as the ends of justice may require,
shall be satisfied that the purpose of
this act and the interests of public
justice require further proceedings
upon such petition, and against. the
party or parties named as defendant
or defendants therein, 1t shall order
such reasonable notice Of such peti.
ton or of such further proceedings to
be given the defendant or defendants,
and require him or them to answer,
show cause or otherwise defend as the
court may deem just and reasonable,
upon the petitioners giving security
for costs In such sum of money as the
court shall deem reasonable. Such Pc
titions shall be tried without jury,
unless any of the parties thereto shall
elect to have the same tried by jury.
The case shall, if possible, be tried in
and during the term IN which such Pc
tition may be filed, and when a jury
trial is demanded by any of the parties
to such petition, the jury for said term
shall try it, and If the jury for said
term shall have been dismissed, the
court shall recall said jury for the pur-
pose of trying said case If in any
case 1t shall not be possible to try
such case during the term in which
such petition shall have been filed, it
shall be tried during the next succeed
ing term of the court. In every case
in which jury trial shall be demand
ed, the judge shall frame and submit
to the jury for its decision and verdict
all appropriate and necessary issues of
fact presented by the pleadings In
such case or by the scope Of the In
quiry or inquiries presented by said
case. All persons whom the court shall
deem proper or necessary to join or
bring in as parties to any such pro-
ceeding In order to make its order,
judgments or writs effective, may be