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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 offense of personation, or who said, 
abets, counsels or procures the commission of that offense, shall 
be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof, shall be pun¬ 
ished 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, shaJl by himself 
or by or through any agent or agents, committee or organiza¬ 
tion, or any person or persons whatsoever, in the aggregate 
pay out or expend or promise or agree to offer or pay, contri¬ 
bute or expend any money or other valuable thing in order to 
secure or aid in securing his nomination or election, or the nomi¬ 
nation 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 hun¬ 
dred voters over five thousand and under twenty-five thousand, 
two dollars; for each one hundred voters over twenty-five thous¬ 
and and under fifty thousand, one dollar; and for each one hun¬ 
dred voters over fifty thousand, fifty cents ■— the number of vot¬ 
ers to be ascertained by the total number of votes cast for all 
the candidates for such office at the last preceding regular elec¬ 
tion held to fill the same; and any payment, contribution or ex¬ 
penditure or promise, agreement or offer to pay, contribute or 
expend any money or valuable 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 cau¬ 
cus or convention, or at any primary election, or at any elec¬ 
tion for any State, county, city, township, district or munici¬ 
pal office, or for senator or representative in the general as¬ 
sembly 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 
