L-4.1 - Act respecting electoral lists

Section 400 Disposition versions

1980-08-15

400. (Replaced).

R. S. 1964, c. 7, s. 391; 1968, c. 9, s. 90; 1979, c. 56, s. 256.

1977-12-31

400. (1)  The following shall be guilty of an offence, in this act called bribery:

(a)  Every person who, directly or indirectly, by himself or by another on his behalf, gives, lends, or agrees to give or lend, offers, promises, promises to procure or to endeavour to procure any money or valuable consideration, to or for any elector or person whether acting on behalf of an elector or not, in order to induce such elector to vote or refrain from voting, or on account of such elector having voted or refrained from voting at an election;

(b)  Every person who, directly or indirectly, by himself or by another on his behalf, gives, procures, agrees to give or procure, offers, promises, promises to procure or to endeavour to procure any office, place or employment, to or for any elector or other person, in order to induce such elector to vote or refrain from voting, or on account of such elector having voted or refrained from voting at an election;

(c)  Every person who, directly or indirectly, by himself or by another on his behalf, makes any gift, loan, offer, promise or agreement or procures any advantage as aforesaid, to or for any person in order to induce him to procure or endeavour to procure the election of any person to serve in the Assemblée nationale, or the vote of any elector at an election;

(d)  Every person who, upon or in consequence of any such gift, loan, offer, promise, advantage or agreement, endeavours or promises to promote, promotes or promises to procure the election of any person to serve in the Assemblée nationale, or the vote of any elector at an election;

(e)  Every person who advances or pays or causes to be paid any money to or for the use of any other person, with intent that such money or any part thereof shall be used to bribe electors or for corrupt practices at an election, or who knowingly pays or causes to be paid any money to any person in discharge or repayment of any money wholly or in part used to bribe electors or for corrupt practices at an election;

(f)  Every elector who, before or during an election, directly or indirectly, by himself or by another on his behalf, receives, agrees or contracts for any money, gift, loan or valuable consideration, office, place or employment, for himself or any other person, for voting or agreeing to vote, or for refraining or agreeing to refrain from voting at an election;

(g)  Every person who, after an election, directly or indirectly, by himself or by another on his behalf, receives any money or valuable consideration for having voted or refrained from voting, or for having induced any other person to vote or refrain from voting at an election;

(h)  Every person who, to induce a person to allow himself to be nominated as a candidate, or to refrain from becoming a candidate, or to withdraw if he has become a candidate, gives or procures, or agrees to give or procure, or offers or promises to procure, or endeavours to procure any money, valuable consideration, office, place or employment for such person or any other person.

(2)  Every person committing any offence provided for by this section shall be liable, for each offence, to a fine of one hundred dollars to five hundred dollars and to imprisonment for one month to twelve months and, on failure to pay the fine, to an additional imprisonment of one month to six months.

(3)  All gifts, subscriptions or promises made during an election period, by a candidate or a person who afterwards becomes a candidate or in his name or on his behalf, shall be presumed to be made in order to induce electors to vote.

R. S. 1964, c. 7, s. 391; 1968, c. 9, s. 90.