Section 17-154. Pernicious political activities

It shall be unlawful for
  any person to: 1. Intimidate, threaten  or  coerce,  or  to  attempt  to
  intimidate,  threaten  or  coerce,  any  other person for the purpose of
  interfering with the right of such other person to vote or to vote as he
  may choose, or for the purpose of causing such other person to vote for,
  or  not  to  vote  for,  any  candidate  for  the  office  of  governor,
  lieutenant-governor,  attorney-general, comptroller, judge of any court,
  member of the senate, or member of the assembly  at  any  election  held
  solely   or   in   part   for  the  purpose  of  selecting  a  governor,
  lieutenant-governor, attorney-general, comptroller,  any  judge  or  any
  member of the senate or any member of the assembly; or,
    2.  Directly  or  indirectly,  promise any employment, position, work,
  compensation, or other benefit, provided for or made possible  in  whole
  or  in  part  by any act of congress or of the legislature appropriating
  funds  for  work  relief  or  relief  purposes,   to   any   person   as
  consideration,  favor  or  reward  for any political activity or for the
  support of or opposition to any candidate or any political party in  any
  nominating convention or in any election; or,
    3.  Deprive,  attempt to deprive or threaten to deprive, by any means,
  any person of any employment,  position,  work,  compensation  or  other
  benefit  provided for or made possible in whole or in part by any act of
  congress or of the legislature appropriating funds for the  work  relief
  or  relief  purposes, on account of any political activity or on account
  of support for or opposition to any candidate or any political party  in
  any nominating convention or election; or
    4.  Solicit  or receive or be in any manner concerned in soliciting or
  receiving any assessment, subscription or contribution for any political
  purpose whatever from any person known by  him  to  be  entitled  to  or
  receiving compensation, employment or other benefit provided for or made
  possible  by any act of congress or of the legislature appropriating, or
  authorizing the appropriation  of,  funds  for  work  relief  or  relief
  purposes; or
    5.  Furnish  or  to  disclose,  or  to  aid or assist in furnishing or
  disclosing,  any  list  or  names  of  persons  receiving  compensation,
  employment  or  benefits  provided  for  or  made possible by any act of
  congress  or  of  the  legislature  appropriating  or  authorizing   the
  appropriation  of,  funds  for  work  relief  or  relief  purposes, to a
  political candidate, committee, campaign manager, or to any  person  for
  delivery to a political candidate, committee or campaign manager, and it
  shall  be  unlawful for any person to receive any such list or names for
  political purposes.
    No part of any appropriation made by any act of  congress  or  of  the
  legislature,  heretofore or hereafter enacted, making appropriations for
  work relief, relief, or otherwise to increase  employment  by  providing
  loans  and  grants  for  public  works  projects,  shall be used, and no
  authority conferred by any such act upon any person shall  be  exercised
  or  administered,  for  the  purpose of interfering with, restraining or
  coercing any individual in the exercise of his right to vote and to vote
  as he may choose at any election.
    Any person who violates  any  of  the  foregoing  provisions  of  this
  section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.