we can see and measure has come about through the classified service: This began with about fifteen thousand; now, considerably more than forty thousand places are embraced in it. It has twice received most valuable bequests from the last wills and testaments of departing Administrations. To the extension of this system should our efforts be chiefly directed.

John and Maria were crossing a stream. The current was swift and the ford was deep. John drove a strong bay horse and a little sorrel mare. The sorrel lagged behind and he belabored her with useless blows. Maria took him by the shoulder. "John," she said, "whip the strong horse."

He did so and they reached the bank. Let us whip the strong horse.

service.

Let us urge forward the classified

THE MISSOURI CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT.

Drafted Drafted and promoted by the Civil Service Reform Associ ation of Missouri. Passed in the State Senate March 15, 1893, in the House March 17, and signed by Governor Stone April 1.

AN ACT

TO PREVENT CORRUPT PRACTICES IN ELECTIONS, TO LIMIT THE EXPENSES OF CANDIDATES, TO PRESCRIBE THE DUTIES OF CANDIDATES AND POLITICAL COMMITTEES, AND PROVIDE PENALTIES AND REMEDIES FOR VIOLATION OF THIS ACT.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:

SECTION 1. The following persons shall be deemed guilty of bribery at elections, and shall be punished accordingly: First, every person who shall, directly or indirectly, by himself, or by any other person on his behalf, give, lend, or agree to give or lend, or shall offer, promise, or promise to procure or endeavor to procure, any money or valuable consideration, to or for any voter, or to or for any person on behalf of any voter, or to or for any other person, in order to induce any voter to vote, or refrain from voting, or shall corruptly do any such act as aforesaid, on account of such voter having voted or refrained from voting at any election. Second, every person who shall, directly or indirectly, by himself, or by any other person on his behalf, give or procure, or agree to give or procure, or offer, promise, or promise to procure, or endeavor to procure, any office, place or employment, public or private, to or for any voter, or to or for any person on behalf of any voter, or to or for any other person, in order to induce such voter to vote, or refrain from voting, or shall corruptly do any such act as aforesaid, on account of any voter having voted or refrained from voting at any election. Third, every person who shall, directly or indirectly, by himself, or any other person on his behalf, make any

such gift, loan, offer, promise, procurement or agreement as aforesaid, to or for any person, in order to induce such person to procure, or endeavor to procure, the election of any person to a public office, or the vote of any voter at any election. Fourth, every person who shall, upon or in consequence of any such gift, loan, offer, promise, procurement or agreement, procure or engage, promise or endeavor to procure the election of any person to a public office, or the vote of any voter at any election. Fifth, every person who shall advance or pay, or cause to be paid, any money to or for the use of any other person, with the intent that such money or any part thereof shall be expended in bribery at any election, or who shall knowingly pay or cause to be paid any money wholly or in part expended in bribery at any election. And any person so offending shall be guilty of a felony, and shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of not less than two years and not more than five years; and for every such offence he shall also forfeit the sum of $500, with costs of suit, to any person who shall sue for the same in the name of the State of Missouri, to the use of the person suing, in any circuit court in this State having jurisdiction of the person of the defend. ant: Provided always, that the foregoing enactment shall not extend to or be construed to extend to any money paid or agreed to be paid for or an account of any legal expenses bona fide incurred at or concerning any election.

SEC. 2. The following persons shall also be deemed guilty of bribery at elections, and shall be punished accordingly: 1. Every voter who shall, before or during any election, directly or indirectly, by himself, or by any other person on his behalf, receive, agree or contract for any money, gift, loan or valuable consideration, office, place or employment, public or private, for himself or for any other person, for voting, or agreeing to vote, or for refraining or agreeing to refrain from voting at any election. 2. Every person who shall, after any election, directly or indirectly, by himself, or by any other person on his behalf, receive any money or valuable consideration on account of any person having voted or refrained from voting, or having induced any other person to vote or refrain from voting at any election; and any person so offending shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not less than one month and not more than one year.

SEC. 3. Any candidate for a public office, or any person seeking to become the nominee of any party as such candidate, who, within ten days prior to any primary election or meeting held to select delegates to a convention to nominate a candidate for the public office which he seeks to obtain, or who within 60 days prior to the election whereat an incumbent for the office so sought by him is chosen, corruptly, by himself or by any other person, directly or indirectly gives or provides or pays, wholly or in part, or promises to pay wholly or in part, the expense of giving or providing any meat, drink, entertainment or provision to or for any

person for the purpose of corruptly influencing that person or any other person or give or refrain from giving his vote at such election, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined twenty five dollars for each offence.

SEC. 4. Every person who shall, directly or indirectly, by himself, or any other person on his behalf, make use of or threaten to make use of any force, violence or restraint or inflict or threaten to inflict, by himself or by any other person, any temporal or spiritual injury, damage, harm or loss upon or against any person in order to induce or compel such person to vote or refrain from voting at any election, or who shall, by abduction, duress or any fraudulent device or contrivance, impede or prevent the free exercise of the franchise of any elector, or shall thereby compel, induce or prevail upon any elector either to give or refrain from giving his vote at any election. shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not less than one month and not more than one year.

SEC. 5. A person shall, for all purposes of this act, be deemed guilty of the offence of personation, who, at any election held pursuant to the laws of the State, applies for a ballot paper in the name of some other person, whether that name be that of a person living or dead, or of a fictitious person, or who, having voted once at any election, applies at the same election for a ballot paper in his own name or any other name; and any person who commits the offence of personation, or who aids, abets, counsels or procures the commission of that offence, shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of not less than two years or more than five years.

SEC. 6. No candidate for congress or for any public office in this State, or in any county, district or municipality thereof, which office is to be filled by popular election, shall by himselt or by or through any agent or agents, committee or organization, or any person or persons whatsoever, in the aggregate pay out or expend or promise or agree or offer to pay, contribute or expend, any money or other valuable thing in order to secure or aid in securing his nomination or election, or the nomination or election of any other person or persons, or both such nomination and election, to any office to be voted for at the same election, or in aid of any party or measure, in excess of a sum to be determined upon the following basis, namely: For five thousand voters or less, one hundred dollars; for each one hundred voters over five thousand and under twenty-five thousand, two dollars; for each one hundred voters over twenty-five thousand and under fifty thousand, one dollar; and for each one hundred voters over fifty thousand, fifty cents-the number of voters to be ascertained by the total number of votes cast for all the candidates for such office at the last preceding regular election held to fill the same; and any payment, contribution or expenditure or promise, agree

ment or offer to pay, contribute or expend any money or val ble thing in excess of said sum, for such objects or purposes, is hereby declared unlawful.

SEC. 7. Every person who shall be a candidate before any caucus or convention, or at any primary election, or at any election for any State, county, city, township, district or municipal office, or for senator or representative in the general assembly of Missouri, or for senator or for representative in the congress of the United States, shall, within thirty days after the election held to fill such office or place, make out and file with the officer empowered by law to issue the certificate of election to such office or place, and a duplicate thereof with the recorder of deeds for the county in which such candidate resides, a statement in writing which statement and duplicate shall be subscribed and sworn to by such candidate before an officer authorized to administer oaths, setting forth in detail all sums of money contributed, disbursed, expended or promised by him, and to the best of his knowledge and belief, by any other persons or person in his behalf, wholly or in part, in endeavoring to secure or in any way in connection with his nomination or election to such office or place, or in connection with the election or any other persons at said election, and showing the dates when, and the persons to whom, and the purposes for which all such sums were paid, expended or promised. Such statement shall also set forth that the same is as full and explicit as affiant is able to make it. No officer authorized by law to issue commissions or certificates of election shall issue a commission or certificate of election to any such person until such statement shall have been so made, verified and filed by such persons with said officer.

SEC. 8. Any person failing to comply with the provisions of the seventh section of this act, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, to be recovered in an action brought in the name of the State by the attorney-general, or by the prosecuting attorney of the county of the candidate's residence, the amount of said fine to be fixed within the above limit by the jury, and to be paid into the school fund of said county.

SEC. 9. No person shall enter upon the duties of any elective office until he shall have filed the statement and duplicate provided for in section seven of this act, nor shall he receive any salary or any emolument for any period prior to the filing of the

same.

SEC. 10. At any time during the term of office of any public officer, elected under the laws of this State, or under the charter of any city therein, the person who received the next highest number of votes for such office at the election at which such public officer was elected, as shown by the official count, may present an application in writing, and verified by his affidavit, to the attorney-general, setting forth one or more of the following charges against such public officer, to wit: That at the election at which such public officer was elected, the total amount expended,