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APPENDIX. 
The Missouri law 1 is here printed as a supplement to Mr. 
Gregory s paper. 
AN ACT TO PREVENT CORRUPT PRACTICES IN ELECTIONS, TO 
LIMIT THE EXPENSES OP CANDIDATES, TO PRESCRIBE THE 
DUTIES OP CANDIDATES AND POLITICAL COMMITTEES, AND PRO¬ 
VIDE PENALTIES AND REMEDIES FOR VIOLATION OP 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 afore¬ 
said, 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 ^ny 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 elec¬ 
tion. Third, every person who shall, directly or indirectly, 
1 Laws of Missouri, 1893, p. 157. 
