186 Ind. 277 | Ind. | 1917
This was a charge of violating the Corrupt Practices Act of 1911, as amended by §7 of the act of 1913, Acts 1913 p. 489, 502, §7111k Burns 1914. This section was erroneously copied into Burns’ Statutes.
The charge in this indictment was that -appellee “did then and there unlawfully and feloniously, directly and indirectly, by himself and others, give, offer and promise to John R. Beach money, gift, advantage,-preferment, entertainment, aid, emolument and thing of value, to wit: Five ($5.00) Dollars, for the purpose of inducing and procuring said, John R. Beach to. vote upon a certain measure and proposition at a certain special election, commonly called a local option election held pursuant to the laws of the State of Indiana and governing such elections in Curry township, Sullivan county, State of Indiana on May 28, 1915, in which the measure and proposition to be voted on at said special election aforesaid was ‘Shall the sale of intoxicating liquors as a beverage be prohibited in Curry township, Sullivan County, and State of Indiana.’ ”
The part of the section under which this indictment was brought, reads as follows: “Every person who shall, directly or indirectly, by himself or another, give or offer or promise to any person any money, gift, advantage, preferment, entertainment, aid, emoluments, or any valuable thing whatever, for the purpose of inducing or procuring any person to vote, or refrain from voting, for or against any person or for or against any measure or proposition,” etc. (Our italics.)
It is contended also that, as the indictment does not allege that the person voted, no offense is charged.
Judgment affirmed.
Note. — Reported in 115 N. E. 929. Bribery of voters as an offense, 97 Am. Dec. 716.