The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1890-10-08
TO THE VOTERS.

elections was enacted with the view
Of maintaining political purity al
the polls and prescribing punish
ment for any violation thereof.
Sec. 2. 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 elcctor for
the purpose OF Influencing or retain
ing the vote of such elector, or IN
duce such.clector TO work or labor
for the election ofsuch 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 way to influence the vote
of any elector, or of electors eener-
ally, for himself or any candidate or
ticket; and whoever hires or other
wise employs for consideration, any
person to work ut 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 "a DAYS
nor more than six months.
Sec. B. Any person who shall give
or offer to give, directly or indirect
~, any money, property or other
thing of value, to any elector to in
fiuence his vote at, any regular cleo
ton, held in this State pursuant to
law; or who shall, ut any such cleo
ton, solicit, furnish or receive any
money, brother means for such pnr-
pose, or who shall aid, advise, conn
sci OF suggest to any person, or to
persons generally, to use or procure
any money or other means to be
used to induce, hire or buy any
person or persons to 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 misdemeanor, 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. a. 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, Tor 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 belguilty. of misdemean-
or and upon conviction thereof shall
be fined not less than three hundred
dollars nor more than one thousand
dollars, and shall be confined i'm 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 ascertained, 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 deposis-
ell ut 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. or
who shall fraudulcntly or forcibly
add to. or diminish the number of
ballots legally deposited therein, or
who shall fraudulently make any
erasurers or alteration of any kind
upon any tally sheets, poll book,
list, of voters or election returns de-
posted therein, shall be guilty of
felony, and upon conviction thereof.
shall be confnedi in the penitentiary
not less than one year nor more than
three years. s.a .i,.-5st
b Soc. u 1t shall be the, duty of the
Judge of the Circuit Court, at every.
term thereof, to give this act in
special charge to the grand jury.
Sec. 2. Every person called as a
wHncSs 10 any violation OF any of
the,provisions of this act, shall be
compelled to testify fully, but his
testimony shall not be given in evi.
dence against him in any prosecu-
ton for such offense.
Sec. 8. Nothing in this act shall
be so constructed as to prevent the
employment of political speakers in
any campaign, or to prevent the
holding of political demonstrations.
or the distribution or circulation of
campaign documents and literature
for party purposes. r
And we further, call attention to
chapter 3, section. 9, of the code witch
which provides that no person who
is a minorsor of unsound mind or a
pauper, or who is under conviction
of treason, felony. or bribing in
elections, or who has not been a
resident of the State for one year,
and of the county in which he offers
TO vote for. sixty days next proceed
ing such election, and who is not at
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