South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-10-24
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Republican and Democratic execu.
tive Committees or this State
To Tie To,ers Of The State of Vest PR.
9ipiI:
At the extra session OF the Legis.
la,ure. commencing anuary q, 1890,
the following law concerning elections
was enacted with The view OF maiu.
seining political purity at the polls
aud prescribing punishment for any
violation thereof
SECTION 2. Whoever. being cane
didate for any office, loans or gives,
directly or indirectly. or offers or
promises 10 loan or give any money,
or o her thing of value, to any elect
or, Tor the purpose of retaining OF in
fluencipg the vote of such elector, or
induce such elector 70 work or labor
tor the election OF suoh candidate, or
to refrain from working or laboring
for the election of any other caudi.
date; or to any person to secure or To
retain the influence or vote of such
elecror, in his behalf as such canci-
date, or to be used by such person in
| any way to Influence the vote OF aIy
electors, or OF electors generally, for
himself or any candidate or ticket;
and whoever hires or other wise EN-.
ployes for consideration, any person
TO work at the polls on election day,
for the election Of any candidate, to
be voted for at such election, on con-
viction thereof, shall he fined not less
than three hundred dollars nor more
than one thousand dollare, and shall
be confined In the county Jail not less
than thirty days nor more than six
months.
SECTION 8. Any person who shall
give or offer 10 give, directly or indi.
rectiy, any money, property or any
other thing OF value. to any elector 10
/ Influence bis vote at any regular cleo
ton, held in this State pursuant TO
Law. or who shall, at any such election,
solicit, furnish or receive any money
or other means for such purpose, or
who shall aid, advise, counsel or sug-
gest TO any person. or persons gen.
orally, TO use or procure any money
or other means to be used 10 induce.
hire or buy any person or pers
to vote or refrain from voting for any
candidate or Candidates or to remain
away from The polls a. any election,
whether or not any such person shall
act or attempt 10 act upon any such
counsel, advice or suggestion, ahall be
guilty OF misdemean N, and upon
conviction thereof, shall be fiued not
less than $500 nor more than 81 900,
and she'll be confncl IL the con nly
jsil not less than thirty days nor more
than six months.
SECTION 4. Any person who shall.
directly or indirectly, give, offer or
promise to give, TO any elector any
money. property, or other thing OF
value, for the purpose of preventing.
intluencing.induc or procuring such
elector to refrain from voting or to re-
main away from the polls at any cleo
ton held under the laws of this State.
shall be guilty OF misdemeanor and
upon conviction thereof shall be fined
not lsss than $500 nor more than
/ $1,000 and shall be Confined in the
county Jail not less than thirty DAYS
nor more than six months.
SECTION 5. Any person not duly
authorized by law, who shall, during
the progress OF any election in this
STATE, or after the 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 ballot
box, paper, envelope or bag in which
ballots have been deposited at or after
such election, or who shall obtain
possession Of such bal OF box, paper.
envelope or bag, containing such bal.
lots, and cancel, withhold or DESTROY
such ballots, or who shall fraudulently
or torcibly add to or iii ninish tue
number Of ballots legally deposited
thereto, or who shall ftaudulently
make any erasures or alterations in
any tally sheet, poll book, lis. Of
voters or election returns deposit ed
therein, shall be guilty OF a felony and
upon conviction thereof shall be con-
hued IN the penitentiary not less
thsn one year nor more than three
years.
SECTION 6. Il shall be the duly Of
the Judge Of the Circuit, at any term
thereof, TO give this act in special
charge to the grand jury,
SECTION z. Any person called 90
a witness to any violation OF any 81
tho provisions Of this act shall be
compelled 70 testify fully, but bis tes-
timony shall not be given in evidence
against him ia any prosecution for
such ofiense.
SECTION 8 Nothing 10 this act
shall be 30 construed as to prevent
'he employment Of political speakers
"a any campaign, or 70 prevent the
holding OF poll icat demonstrations
or the distribution OF circulation of
campaign documents and literature for
party purposes.
And we further cell attention %
chapter 3. section 9, Of the Code,
which provides that no person Who 10
a minoy or Of unsOund mird, OK
pauPer, or who is under conviction Of
treason, felony or bribing in elections,
or who has not been a resident Of the
State for enc year and Of the county 10
which he offers TO vote for sixty days
next preceding such election, ana Who
Is not at the time Of election a bone
hdc resident Of the district ia which
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