An elector who asks
for, receives, or obtains, or agrees or attempts to receive or obtain any
money, property, or benefit of any kind for himself or any other person upon
the understanding that his vote in connection with a referendum shall be
influenced thereby, or shall be marked in a particular manner, or that he will
refrain from voting at a referendum, or, in the case of a referendum as to a
Bill, that he will support or oppose the Bill, shall be guilty of an offence,
and shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding $400 or imprisonment for one
year.