The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-03-12
Poli,fcaI Purity.


! Following is full text OF House
bill 81, passed ut the special session,
entitled, "a bill to. prevent. undue
means to secure nominations. to
public Office in conventions. and
primary elections:''
Be it enacted by the Legislature .ct
Hest FIrginia:
l. That any convention or pri-
mary election, held. for the purpose
of making nominations for public
office, and also electors of president
and vice president of. the United
States, to the number herein speci-
fed, may nominate candidates for
public Office to be filled 10y election
within the State
2. A convention within the mean.
ing of this act, is an organized as
semblage of electors, or delegates of
any political party for the purpose
of nominating candidates for-public
office.
;. A primary election. within the
meaning of this act, lis election
held by electors who are members
of any political party, for. the pur.
pose of nominating candidates for
public Office, WHICH ut the last gen
eral election before the convention
I
polled at least three per cent. of the
entire vote of the State, or any
division or sub division thereof, for
which the nominations are made. ;.
4. Any pc son being a: Candidate
for nomination TO any office of PRO
fit or trust under the constitution
or laws of this State or of the United
States, before any convention held
by any political party err at any
primary election, who loans, pays OF
gives, or promises to loan, pay eli
give any money or other thing ei
value to any delegate OF clector. OF
any other person, for the purpose
of securing the. vote: or influence oil
such delegate, elector or person for
his nomination, and whoever hires
or otherwise employs for considera-
ton any person to work for tue
nomination of any person to any
office, or to work for the selection
of any delegate to be chosen at any
party convention or primary elec-
ton shall upon conviction thereof
be fined in any sum not less than
one hundred dollars and disfran-
chised and rendered incapable OF
holding. office of profit or trust
within this state for not less. thar
ten years, and if nominated shall be-
ineligible to hold such ollice. j..
.. Whoever, being a candidate for
any Office, loans or gives directly .or
indirectly or offers or promises u
loan or give any money or other
thing of value TO any elector for the
purpose of influencing or retaining
the vote of such elector, or to in
duce such elector to work or labor
for the election fsuch candidate o,
to refrain from working or -laborina
for the election of any other candi
date, or TO any person, to secure oil
retain the influence orvote of sucl
elector in his behalf as such eandl
date or to be used by such person
in any way to influence tbs vote o
any clector, or of electors generally
for himself or <any candidate OF
ticket, and whoever hires or other
wise employs for consideration any
person to work at the poisson eles.
ton day for the electiot, Of epy can
didate 10 be voted for lc!s cIec
ton. on conviction sblll bs fled il
any sam not more thsn. one thous
and nor less than threo hundred
dollars, and shall be dissranclfiset
and rendered incapaH lie of hoIdiap
any Office of profit OF trust witliir
Stale for not sss than ter
us.xiolaLj6n Of any pro:
by person
conviction
ption of ths