Report of the Commission on Laws Relating to Direct Primaries and Corrupt Practices at Elections - Softcover
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This historic book may have numerous typos or missing text. Not indexed. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1907. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... self incrimination except by person accused, but such testimony is not to be used against person testifying except for perjury. Florida. Laws, 1898, c. 24. Prohibits the use of money by corporations to secure candidacy or election of any person or for any other political purpose. Laws, 1903, c. 85. Unlawful to give liquor on election day. Georgia. Pen. Code, 1895, sec. 629. Any person in any way concerned in buying or selling a vote at any election, guilty of a misdemeanor. Laws, 1904, p. 97. Extends penalty to offenses at primary elections. Idaho. Pen. Code, 1901, secs. 4576, 4578, 4581. Bribing electors or betting on elections, misdemeanors. Giving away liquor on election day, prohibited. Illinois. Rev. St. 1899, c. 46, secs. 83, 85. Any person soliciting or receiving money, liquor, or any other thing of value either to influence his vote or to procure the vote of another is guilty of bribery and upon conviction is to be sentenced to disfranchisement for not less than five nor more than fifteen years and to jail not less than three months nor more than one year, and to pay costs of prosecution and stand committed until paid. For second offense, to be forever disfranchised in the state, imprisoned in jail not less than a year and to stand committed until costs of prosecution are paid. Any person thus disfranchised, offering to vote, shall on conviction be confined in penitentiary for not less than one nor more than ten years. Any person bribing or promising to bribe is not liable to punishment but shall be compelled to testify in prosecutions. Betting on election punishable by fine or imprisonment or both. Indiana. Rev. St. 1901, sec. 2194. Giving away liquor on election days punishable by fine and imprisonment. Sec. 6339y. Candidates for county, township...
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