Solicitation of Bribe at Primary Elections by any Elector a Misdemeanor-Penalty.

6. If any elector shall, directly or indirectly, offer to give his vote, or his influence, at any nominating election, delegate election or nominating convention, to any person desiring to be nominated as a candidate for office, or to the friends of any such person, in consideration, that for such vote or influence, he is to receive any gift or reward in money, goods or other valuable thing or any office or employment, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction shall pay a fine, not exceeding three hundred dollars, and undergo a period of imprisonment not exceeding three months. (Act 1881, Sec. 3, P. L. 71.)

7. If any person not qualified to vote at a general election, shall vote at a nominating election held by any political party, or if any person shall procure, advise or induce such disqualified person to so vote, or if any person shall vote at more than one election district, or otherwise vote more than once on the same day for the nomination of a candidate, or shall fraudulently vote more than one ticket for the same candidate at the same time, or if any person shall advise or procure another so to do, he or they shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction, shall be fined, not exceeding the sum of two hundred dollars, and imprisoned for a term of time not exceeding three months. (Act 1881, Sec. 4, P. L. 71.)

Acceptance or Solicitation of Bribe by Delegate to Nominating Convention a MisdemeanorPenalty.

8. In all cases where a person is elected or chosen, or shall act as a delegate to a convention to make nominations for offices and shall receive, accept or solicit any bribe in money, goods or thing of value, or any office or position, as an inducement to make or join in any nomination for any person to be voted for as an officer, or candidate for office, or shall in like manner and for like reason, agree to abstain from voting for any particular person, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than one hundred dollars, and be imprisoned not exceeding three months. (Act 1881, Sec. 5, P. L. 71.)

Acceptance or Solicitation of Bribe by Member of Return Board or Executive Committee a Misdemeanor-Penalty.

9. Any person, elected, chosen or acting as a member of the county or executive committee of any party, or as a judge of a return-board to count up and cast the vote polled at a primary election, held to make nominations for office, or any person appointed a clerk of such return-board, who shall directly or indirectly accept, receive or solicit money, office, appointment, employment, testimonial, reward or other thing of value, or the promise of all or either of them, to influence his vote or action in the discharge, performance or non-performance of any act, duty or obligation pertaining to such office, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall conviction thereof, be sentenced

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pay a fine of not more than one hundred dollars, and be imprisoned for a time not exceeding three months. (Act 1881, Sec. 6, P. L. 72.)

Attempting to Bribe or Intimidate any Member of Return Board or Executive Committee a Misdemeanor-Penalty.

10. Any person or persons who shall directly or indirectly by offer or promise of money, office, appointment, employment, testimonial, reward or other thing of value, or who shall by threats or intimidation, endeavor to influence a member of a county or executive

committee of any party, a judge or clerk of any return-board, in the discharge, performance or non-performance of any act, duty or obligation pertaining to such office, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of two hundred dollars and to undergo an imprisonment not exceeding six months. (Act 1881, Sec. 6, P. L. 72.)

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Cheating Electors by Furnishing them with Fraudulent Tickets a Misdemeanor-Penalty. Any person who shall furnish or supply to any elector of this Commonwealth, at any of the polls or voting places, any ballot or ticket falsely representing it to contain names not thereon, with the intent and purpose of defrauding said voter out of his express choice, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction, shall pay a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars, or imprisonment not to exceed one year, one or both, or either, at discretion of the court: Provided, This act shall apply to both general and primary election. (Act 1883, Sec. 1, P. L. 92.)

Bribery of Elector and Acceptance of Bribe by at Cortain Elections.

12. Any person who shall give or promise or offer to give an elector any money, reward or other valuable consideration for his vote at any election held for the purpose of voting on an amendment to the Constitution, or any other public purpose, or for withholding the same, or who shall give or promise to give such consideration to any other person or party for such elector's vote. or for the withholding thereof, and any elector who shall receive or agree to receive for himself or for another, any money, reward or other valuable consideration for his vote at such election or for withholding the same, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall pay a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars and undergo imprisonment not exceeding one year. (Act 1889, Sec. 1, P. L. 162.)

Penalty for Acceptance of Bribe from Electors.

13. If any elector, authorized to vote at any public election, shall directly or indirectly, accept or receive from any person, any gift or reward in money, goods or other valuable thing, under an agreement or promise, express or implied, that such elector shall give his vote for any particular candidate or candidates at such election, or shall accept or receive the promise of any person that he shall thereafter receive any gift or reward, in money, goods or other valuable thing, any office, appointment or employment, public or private, or any personal or pecuniary advantage whatsoever, under such an agreement or promise, express or implied, such elector shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, on conviction of either of the said offenses, be sentenced to pay a fine, not exceeding one hundred dollars, and undergo an imprisonment, not exceeding six months. (Act 1860, Sec. 50, P. L. 396.)

Penalty for Corruptly Influencing and Intimidating Electors.

14. Any person who shall, directly or indirectly, give, or offer to give any such gift or reward to any such elector, with the intent to induce him to vote for any particular candidate or candidates at such election, or shall, directly or indirectly, procure or agree to give any such gift or reward to such elector, with the intent aforesaid, or shall, with the intent to influence or intimidate such elector to give his vote for any particular candidate or candidates, offer or at such election, give, promise to give to such elector, any office, place, appointment or employment, or threaten such elector with dismissal or discharge from any office, place, appointment or employment, public or private, then held by him, in case of his

of felony, and on conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine, not exceeding five hundred dollars, and undergo an imprisonment by separate or solitary confinement at labor, not less than two, nor more than five years. (Act 1870, Sec. 6. P. L. 54.)

Penalty for Procuring Person not a Citizen to Vote.

24. If any person shall, through solicitation, invitation, or device, persuade or prevail on any person, not a citizen of this Commonwealth, to vote, or attempt to vote, at any special, general or presidential election in this Commonwealth, or shall, by any means, aid, encourage or abet any such attempt, the person so offending shall be guilty of felony, and on conviction, shall be sentenced to pay a fine, not exceeding five hundred dollars, and undergo an imprisonment, by separate or solitary confinement at labor, not less than two, nor more than five years. (Act 1870, Sec. 7, P. L. 54.)

Penalty for Voting by Persons not Qualified Electors, or Aiding or Procuring Same to Vote.

25. If any person, not by law qualified, shall fraudulently vote at any election within this Commonwealth, or being otherwise qualified, shall vote out of his proper district, or if any person, knowing the want of such qualification, shall aid or procure such person to vote, the person or persons so offending shall, on conviction, be fined in any sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, and be imprisoned for any term not exceeding five years. (Act 1897, Sec. 1, P. L. 261.)

Penalty for Voting at More than one Election District, Voting Twice or Procuring Persons so to do.

26. If any person shall vote at more than one election district, or otherwise fraudulently vote more than once on the same day, or shall fraudulently fold and deliver to the inspector two tickets together, with the intent to illegally vote, or shall vote the same, or if any person shall advise and procure another so to do, he or they so offending, shall, on conviction be fined in any sum not less than fifty, nor more than five hundred dollars, and be imprisoned for any term not exceeding five years. (Act 1897, Sec. 1, P. L. 257.)

Penalty for Cheating Electors by Furnishing them with Fraudulent Tickets.

28. Any person who shall furnish or supply to any elector of this Commonwealth, at any of the polls or voting places, any ballot or ticket falsely representing it to contain names not thereon, with the intent and purpose of defrauding said voter out of his expressed choice shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor; and on conviction, shall pay a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars, or imprisonment not to exceed one year, one or both, or either, at discretion of the court: Provided, This act shall apply to both general and primary elections. (Act 1883, Sec. 1, P. L. 92.)

Penalty for Uttering Forged Receipts or Certificates.

29. If any person shall knowingly publish, utter or make use of any forged or false receipt or certificate, with intent to impose the same upon or deceive any inspector or judge, at any election as aforesaid, such person shall, on

conviction, be fined in any sum not less than fifty, or more than five hundred dollars, and suffer imprisonment not less than six months, nor more than two years. (Act 1839, Sec. 125, P. L. 546.)

NEGLECT OR REFUSAL OF OFFICERS TO PERFORM DUTIES.

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30. If any officer or officers required to perform any duty by the provisions of this act, shall neglect or refuse to perform the same, or they so offending, shall be considered and adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor in office, and shall, on conviction, be fined in any sum not less than twenty, nor more than two hundred dollars, and where the duties required of any officers herein named are the same those required by the provisions of the act to which this is a supplement, the penalties inflicted by said act, for violation of such duty, be and the same are hereby extended to the duty herein required. (Act 1840, Sec. 15, P. L. 688.)

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Penalty for Neglect of Public Officers to Properly Perform their Duties.

31. Any public officer upon whom a duty is imposed by this act, who shall negligently or wilfully fail to perform such duty, or who shall negligently or wilfully perform it in such a way as to hinder the objects of this act, or who shall negligently or wilfully violate any of the provisions thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, or to undergo an imprisonment for not more than one year, or both, at the discretion of the court. (Act 1893, Sec. 33, P. L. 434.)

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Sale or Furnishing of Liquor on Election Day by Keepers of Public Houses, Prohibited.

32. It shall not be lawful for any person or persons keeping a public house or drinking place, either licensed ог unlicensed to sell spirituous or malt liquors as a drink, to sell, furnish or give away, to be used as a drink, any spirituous or malt liquors, wine or any other intoxicating beverage, on any part of any day set apart, or to be set apart for any general or special election, by the citizens in any election district or division within this Commonwealth, where an election is in progress during the hours when, by law, in said district, the election polls are required to be kept open. (Act 1872, Sec. 1, P. L. 24.)

Penalty for Sale or Funishing of Liquor on Election Day by Keepers of Public Houses.

33. Any person violating any of the provisions of the first section of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, shall be subject to imprisonment in the jail of the proper county, for a term not more than one hundred days, and in addition to the above, shall also be subject to a fine of not more than five hundred dollars and costs, at the discretion of the court, (Act 1872, Sec. 2, P. L. 24.)

Constables to Return to Court Names of Persons Selling or Furnishing Liquor on Election Day. 34. It shall be the duty of the constables of the several townships, wards and boroughs of this Commonwealth, under the same penalty as mentioned in section two to make return to the next court of quarter sessions of the proper county, the name or names of any person or persons offending under the first section of this act: Provided, Nothing herein shall prevent any other person or persons from prosecuting for such offense. (Act 1872, Sec. 3, P. L. 24.)

Penalty for Wagering on Election. 36. If any person shall lay any wager or bet, or make any promise or engagement for the payment of money or the transfer of any other valuable thing, dependent on the event of such election (held under the Constitution or laws of the United States or Constitution and laws of this Commonwealth), or on the success of any candidate or candidates nominated for public office, he shall, on conviction thereof in any court of quarter sessions or other court having similar jurisdiction, be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined in any sum not exceeding the whole amount of the sum betted by all the parties to the wager, nor less sum than twenty do lars. • (Act 1817, Sec 2, P. L. 204.)

Penalty for Making or Offering to Make Wager on Election.

37. If any person or persons shall make any bet or wager upon the result of any election within this Commonwealth, or shall offer to make any such bet or wager, either by verbal proclamation thereof, or by any written or printed advertisement, challenge or invite any person or persons to make such bet or wager, upon conviction thereof, he or they shall forfeit and pay three times the amount so bet or offered to be bet. (Act 1839, Sec. 115, P. L. 544.)

A wager on the result of a primary election is not within the prohibition of this act; the words "any election," apply only to elections of public officers; and the act of June 29, 1881, P. L. 128, does not operate to bring primary elections within the purview of this act. Commonwealth v. Wells, 110 Pa. 466 s. c. 17 W. N. C. 164.

Duty of Certain Officers to Prosecute Persons Betting on Election.

38. It shall be the duty of every judge, sheriff, mayor, alderman, justice of the peace or constable, knowing of any person having offended against the provisions of the 115th section of this act, to commence proceedings against the person so offending; and it shall be the duty of the grand juries of the respective counties within this Commonwealth to make a presentment of all such offenses coming within their knowledge. (Act 1839, Sec. 116, P. L. 544.)

Directors of the Poor to Sue for and Recover Amount of Such Wagers.

39. It shall be the duty of the several constituted authorities having care and charge of the poor in the respective counties, districts and townships of this Commonwealth, knowing or being informed under oath, of any person or persons having made any bet or wager of any land, goods, money or thing of value, on the result of any election within this Common

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wealth, or deposited the same in the hands of any person within their respective counties, districts or townships, to bring suit in the of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, for the use of the poor of such county, district or townships against such depositee or stakeholder; where said bet is deposited in the hands of a third, or against the party winning said bet, when the same is not deposited for the recovery of the amount so bet; and if on the trial it shall be made appear that said lands, goods, money or thing of value was bet on the result of any election within this Commonwealth, said guardians, directors or overseers of the poor shall be entitled to recover the amount or value thereof, for the use of the poor from said stakeholder, or person winning said bet, where there is no stakeholder: Provided, Said suit is brought within two years from the time of making said bet. And the stakeholder is hereby prohibited, during said time, to pay over the amount so bet to either of the parties, and shall be liable for the same, whether such bet is paid over or delivered to the parties, or either of them, or not, and the party winning shall in like manner be liable to the payment of the whole amount so bet, where the same is received by him; and said bet, or the value thereof, may be recovered as debts of like amount are by law recoverable. And if said guardians, directors or overseers of the poor shall neglect or refuse to bring such suit, they shall be guilty of a misdemeanor in office, and on conviction, shall be fined in any sum not less than the amount so bet, than double the amount. (Act 1839, Sec. 118, P. L. 545.)

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MISCELLANEOUS CRIMES AND PENALTIES. Penalty for Printing, Posting or Distributing any Libelous Circular with Intent to Defeat any Candidate.

40. Whoever writes, prints, posts or d'stributes, or causes to be written, printed, posted or distributed, a circular or poster, cartoon or other written or printed paper which is designed or tends to injure or defeat any candidate for nomination or election to public office, by reflecting upon his personal character or political action, unless the same shall be published in a newspaper avowedly responsible therefor, or unless there appears upon such circular, poster or paper, in a conspicuous place, either the names of the chairman and secretary, or at least the names of two officers of the political or other organization issuing the same, or the name of some duly registered elector with description of his election district, as responsible therefor, shall be punished by fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in jail not exceeding six months, or both, and if the statements are untrue the person so offending shall also be deemed guilty of libel and may be prosecuted in the civil or criminal courts, or both, thereof. (Act 1895, Sec. 1, P. L. 389.)

How Fines and Forfeitures Imposed by Act of 1839 to be Recovered-Limitation of Suits. 41. Every specific fine or forfeiture imposed by this act, may be recovered by action of debt, in the name of the Commonwealth, as debts of like amount are by law recoverable, or by indictment in the court of quarter sessions of the proper county; and where the fine and forfeiture is not specific, the proceeding shall be by indictment in the quarter sessions of the proper county: Provided, That all such suits and prosecutions shall be instituted within one year next after the cause thereof shall accrue, unless otherwise herein provided. (Act 1839, Sec. 128, P. L. 547.)

Penalty for Participating in Political Parades after Dark Ten Days Before Election in Philadelphia.

42. It shall not be lawful for any political organization to parade through the streets of the city of Philadelphia after dark, within ten days next preceding any general election. (Act 1867, Sec. 1, P. L. 1129.)

Any person violating the provisions of this act, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars, and an imprisonment not exceeding sixty days. (Act 1867, Sec. 2, P. L. 1129.) Officers, Clerks and Employes of Cities of the First Class Prohibited from Taking Active Part in Political Movements and ElectionsPunishment for.

43. No officer, clerk, or employe of any city of the first class, or of any department, trust, or commission thereof, shall be a member of, or delegate or alternate to, any political convention, nor shall he be present at any such convention except in the performance of his official duty. No officer, clerk, or employe of any city of the first class, or of any department, trust, or commission thereof, shall serve as a member of, or attend the meetings of, any committee of any political party, or take any active part in political management or in political campaigns, or use his office to influence political movements or influence the political action of any other officer, clerk, or employe of any such city, department, trust, or commission. No officer, clerk, or employe of any city of the first class shall in any way or manner interfere with the conduct of any election, or the preparation therefor at the polling-place, or with the election officers while counting the vote or returning the ballot-boxes, books, and papers to the place provided by law for that purpose, or be within any polling-place save only for the purpose of marking and depositing his ballot as speedily as it reasonably can be done, or be within fifty feet thereof, except for purposes of ordinary travel or residence, during the period of time, beginning with one hour preceding the opening of the polls for holding such election and ending with the time when election officers shall have finished counting the votes and have left the polling-place for the purpose of depositing the ballot-boxes and papers in the place provided by law for that purpose, excepting only police officers, who may temporarily approach or enter the polling place in order to make any arrest permitted by law or for the purpose of preserving order, and in each such case only long enough to accomplish the duties aforesaid, after which the said officers shall at once withdraw...

*** Any person or persons who shall violate any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, and forfeit his office. (Act 1919, Sec. 23, P. L. 622.)

Political Committee to Have Chairman and Treasurer-Treasurer to Keep a Detailed Account of all Receipts and Expenditures.

2. That every political committee as defined in this act shall have a chairman and a treasurer. It shall be the duty of the treasurer to keep a detailed and exact account of all money or its equivalent received by or promised to such committee or any member thereof, or by or to any person acting under its authority or in its behalf, and the name of every person, firm, association, or committee from whom reand promises of payment or disbursement made ceived, and of all expenditures, disbursements, by the committee or any member thereof, or by any person acting under its authority or in its behalf, and to whom paid, distributed, or disbursed. No officer or member of such committee, or other person acting under its authority or in its behalf, shall receive any money or its equivalent, or expend or promise to expend any money on behalf of such committee, until after a chairman and treasurer of such committee shall have been chosen. (Sec. 2, Act

of Congress, June 25, 1910.)

Receipts or Expenditures in Excess of Ten Dollars to be Evidenced by a Receipted Bill.

3. That every payment or disbursement made by a political committee exceeding ten dollars in amount be evidenced by a receipted bill stating the particulars of expense, and every such record, voucher, receipt, or account shall be preserved for fifteen months after the election to which it relates. (Sec. 3, Act of Congress, June 25, 1910.)

Treasurer of Political Committee to be Advised of all Contributions, Given in Behalf of such Committee-To Keep a Detailed Account of All Contributions with Name and Post Office Address of Contributor.

4. That whoever, acting under the authority or in behalf of such political committee, whether as a member thereof or otherwise, receives any contribution, payment, loan, gift, advance, deposit, or promise of money or its equivalent shall, on demand, and in any event within five days after the receipt of such contribution, payment, loan, gift, advance, deposit, or promise, render to the treasurer of such political committee a detailed account of the same, together with the name and address from whom received, and said treasurer shall forthwith enter the same in a ledger or record to be kept by him for that purpose. (Sec. 4, Act of Congress, June 25, 1910.)

Treasurer of Political Committee to File Detailed Statement of Receipts and Expenditures Before and After Election-Statement to be open to Public Inspection and PreservedWith Whom Treasurer's Statement Shall be Filed.

5. That the treasurer of every such political committee shall, not more than fifteen days and not less than ten days next before an election at which Representatives in Congress are to be elected in two or more States, file in the office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives at Washington, District of said clerk, an itemized detailed statement; and on each sixth day thereafter until such election said treasurer shall file with said clerk a supplemental itemized detailed statement. Each of said statement shall conform to the requirements of the following sections of this act, except that the supplemental statement herein required need not contain any item of which publicity is given in a previous statement. Each of said statements shall be full and complete, and shall be signed and sworn to by said treasurer.