Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-09-15

IA, Act 10 S:cu,e HE Pm1ty Of E1ccttons.
l. BE az enacted by The Senate and House of
Represent ltiyes, now met and sitting in General
Assembly, md by the authority of the same.
That if nny person, not qualified by the censtitu-
ton and laws of this State shall, knowing the same
vote Mt any election hereafter to be held within
the State FOR members OF the Congress of the Uni
ted States. members of the Legislature OF this State
Sheriff. Clerk Ordinary, or other district officers
Mayor and Aldermen ot any city, lntendant and
War'tcns of any incorporated town, officers of the
militia, or volunteer organizations of the State
Mt any other election now required or that shall
hereafter be required b. law to be held within this
Stitc, such person shall be deemed guilty of mis-
demcanor. and, upon conviction thereof. shall be
fined and imprisoned at the discretion of the Judge
before whom the case shall he tried
H. II any person qualified by the conrtitution
and laws of this State to vote AT any election for
members of the Congress of the United States.
mcnihcrs OF the Legislature of this State, Sheriff.
Clerk. Ordinary, or other distAict officer. Mayor
anl Aldermen of any city. Intcndant and Waricns
oI any incorporated town. oihccrsof the militia
volunteer organizations of the State, or nj my
other elections now required, that shall hereaf-
ter be required by law TO he held within this State
snail vote more than once at such election for the
same nhce such person so voting more than once
shalt be deemed guilty of n mislcIneanor anil
upon conviction thereof shall he fnet md i'm btis-
onei Mt the discretion of the Judge before whom
the shall be tried.
III Ii Mt any election hereafter held within
this State for members of the Congress of the Uni
ted States. members of the Legislature of this
State, Sheriff, Clerk. Ordinary or other district
oHcer, Mayor and Aldermen of any city. Inen,lant
and Wardens of any incorporated town officers of
the militia or volunteer organizations of the State
or mt any other election now required or that shall
hereafter be required by law to be held within
this State. any person shall. by the payment de-
livery or promise OF money, other article of val
ue' procure another to vote for against any paric-
nlnr candidate the person so promising
ana The person voting, shall each be guilty of
HlSuemcanor, and, upon conviction thereof shall
Tor the first offence, bc inel in any sum not less
than one hundred dollars nor more tInn five hun
dred dollars md imprisoned for any term of time
not less than one. month nor more than six months
and, for the second offence sh N bc fined in anv
sun not less than five hnndr'i lolars nor more
Than five thousand dollars. an, Imprisoned for any
term of time not less than thr months nor moro
than twelve months
Nv. II at any election. as in Tie preceding sec
| ton oil this Act is mentioned, any person shall
offer or propose to procure another, by the pay-
meht. delivery or promise Of money, or other art-
Gle OF value to vote for or against any particular
cnhddnte or measure, shall offer or propose
tor The consideration of money or other article of
value paid, delivered or promised, to vote for or
| againstany particular candidate or measure, such
person so offering to procure or vote shall be
deemed guilty OF mislr'ncanor aud upon conyic
ton thereof. shall be ND and imprisoned at tho
discretion of the Court
| In the Senate House, the twenty first dave of De-
cember, in tho year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and fty-eght and in the eighty
third year OF the sovereignty and ndcpendcnce
of the United States of America
WM. ID. PORTER. President of the Senate.
JAS. SlMONS, Speaker House of Representatives