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to carry away from the polls before the closing thereof any
envelope or envelopes of the character used, or who shall
deliver to any voter for use in casting his ballot, or use any
ballot or envelope different from those provided for in this
Act, or who shall show the face of a marked ballot to any
judge, clerk, officer or other person inside of or within one
hundred feet of the polls before the polls close, or who shall
induce, request, directly or indirectly agree with or encourage
a voter to keep his ballot in sight of any person or persons
from the time at which its contents are known by any such
person or persons, or his associate or associates, until
delivered to the judge for enclosure in the envelope to be
deposited in the ballot box, shall upon conviction thereof be
punished by a fine of not less fifty ($50) dollars nor more
than two hundred ($200) dollars, or by imprisonment in jail
for not less than fifteen days nor mor than six months, or by
both such fine and imprisonment; and one-half of such fine
collected shall be paid unto the informer and the other half
to the County Commissioners of said county for the use of
the public roads.
SEC. 31. Be it enacted, That if any person or corporation
shall give or offer to give, directly or indirectly, any bribe,
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Unlawful to
give or
attempt to
give any
bribe, etc.
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present or reward, or any promise or any security for the
payment or the delivery of money, or any other thing of
value, to induce any voter or person entitled to vote at any
primary election to refrain from casting his vote, or to pre-
vent him in any way from voting, or to procure a vote from
any candidate or person whose name may appear upon the
ballot prepared for such primary election, or who shall, by
threats, insinuations or otherwise shall coerce or attempt to
coerce any voter, or person entitled to vote, from casting his
vote, or by threats, insinuations, or otherwise shall coerce or
attempt to coerce any such voter or person entitled to vote
in any primary election, into voting for any candidate or
person whose name may appear upon the ballot prepared
for such primary election, such person or corporation so
offending in any particular, shall, upon conviction thereof,
be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary for not less
than three months nor more than two years, or by fine of
not less than one hundred ($100) dollars nor more than two
hundred and fifty ($250) dollars, or by both fine and imprison-
ment, in the discretion of the court for each offense; one-half
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