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by himself, or any other person on his behalf, make any such 
gift, loan, offer, promise, procurement or agreement as afore¬ 
said, 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, pro¬ 
cure 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 per¬ 
son, 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 offense he shall also 
forfeit the sum of $500, with cos/ts 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 defendant: Provided al¬ 
ways, that the foregoing enactment shall not extend to or 
be construed to extend to any money paid or agreed to be paid 
for or on 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, re¬ 
ceive, 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 elec¬ 
tion. 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 in- 
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