West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-10-16
TO THE VOTERS.
ATTENTION Is CALLED TO THE
NEW ELECTION LAW.


elections was enacted with the view
of maintaining political purity at
the polls and prescribing punish
ment for any violation thereof.
Sec. ?. Whoever, being candi-
date for any Office, loans or gives.
directly or indirectly, or offers or
promises to loan, or give money, or
anything of value, to any elector for
the purpose of influencing or retain
ing the vote of such elcctor, or in
ducc such elcctor to work or labor
for the election of such candidate. or
to refrain from working or laboring
for the election of any other candi-
date; or to any person to secure or
to retain the influence or vote of
such elector, in his behalf as such
candidate or to be used by such per-
son in any Wa to influence the vote
OF any elector, or of electors gener-
ally. for himself or any candidate or
ticket; and whoever hires or other
wise employs for consideration, any
person to work at the polls on cleo
ton day, for the election of any
candidate, to be voted for at such
election, on conviction thereof shall
be fined not less than three hundred
dollars nor more than one thousand
dollars, and shall be confined in the
county Jail not less than thirty days
nor moro than six months.
Sec. 3. Any person Who shall give
or offer to give, directly or Indirect
ly, any money, property or other
thing of value, TO any elector to IN
fluenco his vote at any regular cleo
ton, held in this State pursuant to
law; or who shall. at any such cleo
ton, solicit, furnish or receive any
money, or other means for such pur-
pose, or who shall aid, advise, coun-
sci or suggest to any person, or to
persons generally, to use or procure
any money o. other means TO be
used to induce, hire or buy any
person or persons Co vote or refrain
from voting for any candidate or
candidates, or to remain away from
the polls at any election, whether
or not any such person shall act or
attempt to act upon any such coun-
sci, advice or suggestion, shall be
guilty OF misdcmemor, and upon
conviction thereof, shall be fined not
less than three hundred dollars nor
more than one thousand dollars,
aud shall be confined in the county
Jail not less than thirty days nor
more than six months.
Sec. 4. Any person who shall, di-
rectly or indirectly, give offer or
promise to give, to any elector any
money, property, or other thing of
value, for the purpose Of preventing,
influencing, inducing or procuring
such elector to refrain from voting
or to remain away from the polls at
any election held under laws OF this
State, shall be guilty Of misdemoan-
or and upon conviction thereof shall
be fined not less than three hundred
dollars nor more than one thousand
dollars, and shall be confined in the
county jail not less than thirty days
nor more than six months.
Sec. 8. Any person not duly au-
thorized by law, who shall, during
the progress Of any election in this
State, or after closing Of the polls
and before the ballots are counted
and result ascertaincd, or within SIX
months thereafter break open or
violate the seals or locks Of any
ballot box, paper, envelope, or bag
in which ballots have been deposi-
cd at or after such election, or who
shall obtain possession Of such bal.
lot box, paper, envelope or bag,
containing such ballots, and cancel,
withhold or destroy such ballots, OF
who shall fraudulently or forciblj
add TO or diminish the number ol
ballots legally deposited therein, oi
who shall fraudulently mako any
erasurcs or alteration Of any kind
upon and tally sheets, poll book
list Of voters or election returns de
I posted therein, shall be guilty oI
felony, and upon conviction thereof
shall be confined in the ponitentiay
not less than one year nor more thar
three years.
Sec. g. II shall be tlIo duty Of tn,
judge Of the Circuit Court, at cyory
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