The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-03-24
AN ACT TO SECURE THE PURITY OF ELEcc.
T,ONS

lie II enacted by the Senate and House
"t Representatives., now met and sittinp in
General Assembly, and by the authority of the
ss7.r, That If any person. not qualified by
n: constitution and Laws Of this State shall,
Knowing the same, vote ut any election here
niter so be held within the State for nembcr, nf
I I've Congress of the United States members Of
tile Legislature OF this State, Sheriff Clerk. Or
'tinary, or ether District officers, Mayor and Al
dcr'tcn OF any city, 1ntendcnt and Wardcus ,.G
my 'hc"rl"rnte'i town, officers Of the Miitn or
'oihni""r organizations Of the State or nt ,uv
other clcctloE now required, or that shall here
after be required by law to he held within this
state, such person shall l." 'l"rmed guilty of n
rn's''mran"r, and upon conviction thereof shall
hc lined and imprisoned at til" discretion Of
,h: Jud.s. before whom the ease sl,nli ~.
tried. "
VI. If any person qualified bv the (op.,,u
t"n aud laws OF this State To vote at nuv rJ.c
t"n for members Of the Congress of the Ir,;,.,
States, Icnl'crs of the Legislature of this STATE
Hh"'ni' Cie'k' Ordinary, or ether district ,t,i .
ccr Mayor and Aldermen or any city I,tc,
tlant and Waricns Of nnv iucurn,r,,:J ,
officers of the Militia or Volunt.c .cr orpnniza,ns
OF the Siat" or ut any other elections now rc
CURED, or that shall hereafter he reouirel hv
law To be held within this State shall yo,. mara
than once at such election for the sam. on;c
Such rcrs"n :" voting more than once shall he
de ''nwl guilty of II misrii,cunr nu, unon c,
Firl ON thricof, shall he fined and im,,risou.I n,
The discretion Of The Judge before whom The co.o
shnll be- tried. " >'''
ILL., Ii at any election hereafter held with,
Tins State for members Of the Couvrcss of tL
tHiled States, inrnIhcrs Of the I.rrisluIure nf
t'is State, ShCiiil, Clerk, Ordinary or o,b.r
District officer, Mayor and Aldermen Of .n,,
city, lntcndant and Wardcus of :ny incnrnora,.a
town, officers of the Militia or Volunteer or,.,n.
'hations Of the State, or at any other el.c,inp
now required, or that shall hereafter L.. r
tp he. hail ,.;,l,
any person shall, by the payment. delivery. ~
Ptonise oi any other article of y,lu. mr.,
'"rr announcer I" vote for or against uny nor
tcnlar candidate or measure the neIs,r c..
pon''ShS' ana IN" person =" voting, shall each lie
guilty "t II mI>icmeanor, and unon cony;c,;ou
thereof SHALT for the first offence he fined In onv
sum not less Than on: hundred dollars nor mora
Than hvc hundred dollars, and imprisoned for any
term q! time not less than one month, nnr ,,n,.
Than SIX months. and for the second offence. shall
-" hm"d III any sum not less than five hundred dol
lars, nor more than fvctl,ousand dollar, and I'M,
pris"ncd for any term Of time not Icss tb,n tlr..
ilonlhS nor more than twelve months
~. IL at my election, ~ in the rrcced,,
Hec,,"n oi this Act is mentioned nny per>oI
shall "ifer or propose to procure another. lv
'ne payment delivery or PROMISE of MONEY
"rother article OF value, to vote for or ;uainst
any particular candidate or measure. or .,n
"her or propose, for the consideration of m,n.y
or other article of value paid, delivered or ,r,,n
's@i, to vote for or against any particular can.
ddate or measure, such person so Offering to
i";'J r'"Iure OF vote shall he deemed guilty of II
'i'Sncmcanor, and upon comvictinn thereof
shall be fined and imprisoned at The discretion Of
the Court. WV" W
!" the Senate House. the twenty first dav Of
''ereber' IN the Year Of our Lord one ,Iou
sand s e'gl, hundred and fifty-.ight, and in
nS e'shtf th'rd yearof the sovereignty aud
independence Of the United States Of Amer
lea. vi t''''''-
WILLIAM d. PORTER.
President Of the Senate
JAMES SIMONS,
Speaker House Of Representatives.