Section 35, The Rural Area (2) This Ordinance shall come into operation on the first day of January, 1950, or

(I) The following persons shall be deemed guilty of theoffence of bribery and shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding twenty-five pounds- (a) every person who, directly or indirectly, by himself or by any other person on his behalf, gives, lends, agrees to give or lend, offers, promises or promises to procure or to endeavour 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 corruptly does any such act as aforesaid on account of such voter having voted or refrained from voting at any election under this Ordinance; (b) every person who, directly or indirectly, by himself or by any other person on his behalf, gives, procures, agrees to give or procure, offers, promises or promises to procure or to endeavour to procure, any office, place or employment, 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 corruptly does any such act as aforesaid on account of any voter having voted or refrained from voting at any election under this Ordinance; (c) every person who, directly or indirectly, by himself or by any other person on his behalf, makes 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 endeavour to procure the return of any person as a member of a local authority or the vote of any voter at any election under this Ordinance; (d) every person who, upon or in consequence of any such gift, loan, offer, promise, procurement or agreement, procures or engages, promises or endeavours to procure, the return of any person as a member of a local authority, or the vote of any voter at any election under this Ordinance; (e) every person who advances or pays or causes 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 under this Ordinance or who shall knowingly pay or cause to be paid any money to any person in discharge or repayment of any money wholly or in part expended in bribery at any such election: Provided always that the provisions of this section shall not extend 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. (2) The following persons shall also be deemed guilty of the offence of bribery and shall be liable, on summary conviction, to the penalty specified in the preceding sub-section- (a) every voter, who before or during any election under this Ordinance, directly or indirectly, by himself or by any other person on his behalf, receives, agrees or contracts for any money, gift, loan, valuable consideration, office, place or employment, for himself or for any other person, for voting or agreeing to vote or for refraining or agreeing to refrain from voting at any such election; (b) every person who, after any election under this Ordinance directly or indirectly, by himself or by any other person on his behalf, receives any money, gift, loan, valuable consideration, office, place or employment for himself or for any other person, 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 such election.