The leader., 1903-06-24
THE NOEL PRIMARY
ELECTION LAW.
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son offering to vote, and cause him to
answer under oath questions relating
to his qualifications. False testimony
given upon such inquiry shall be per-
jury and punishable as SUCH No
elector shall be allowed to vote if he
be so intoxicated as not to have full
command of his movements or mental
faculties, nor any elector who has
sold or offered to sell, directly or in
directly, his vote or influence for the
support or defeat of any candidate or
measure voted on that year, nor any
one who, that year, has paid or
offered to pay anything for another's
vote or influence, for or against any
candidate or measure.
Expense to be Apportioned Among Can
didates.
SEC. 10. That each political party
shall defray all expenses incident to
its primary election, no such expenses
baing charge on the State or county.
The cost of printing ballots aud
transmitting ballot boxes and booths
shall be fairly apportioned by the coun-
ty executive committee among all the
candidates voted for in such primaries,
county and district candidates bearing
their pro rata. The above expenses
are the only expenses chargeable
against candidates. No candidate for
State or district office shall be assessed
more than is each candidate for county
offices.
Tabu, ated Vote to be Furnished Secretary
of State.
SEC. H. That the chairman of each
State' and congressional committee
shall make and transmit to the Secre-
tary of State tabulAted statement of
the whole of the party vote cast in each
county, in each State and congress
sional election, respectively. Th"
Secretary of State shall file the same
among the records of his office
Unlawful to Sell Vote or Influence, Etc. !;
Penalty for Same.
SEC. - That it shall be unlawful
for any person TO sell, or offer to sell.
his vote or influence, directly or in
directly to contribute to the defeat or
success of any measure or candidate,
voted upon in a primary election, and
it shall likewise be unlawful for any
person to offer money, or anything
else of value, to any one for his vote
or influence, for or against any candi-
date or measure passed upon by any
primary election. Any one offending
against this Section shall be fined not
less than twenty five dollars nor more
than five hundred dollars, or i'm
prisoned not more than six months, or
both
Penalty for being Intoxicated
SEC. ID. That if any person shall be
found Intoxicated in or about any
polling place during any primary cleo
ton, he shall be deemed guilty of a
mis- iempanor, and, upon conviction,
shall be fined not less than ten dollars
nor more than one hundred dollars, or
sentenced to imprisonment not more
than ten days. It shall be the duty of
every conservator of the peace to ar
rest any person guilty of this, or any
other offense against the primary cleo
ton laws, and to make affidavit, or
have the same made, and sent to the
proper justice of the peace.
Disqualified Persons Not to Vote.
Sec. IA. That no county executive
committee shall authorize any person
to vote in any primary election where
any State or district Office is to be
voted for, who is disqualified by this
law, or by any regulation of the State
Executive Committee of their party,
Should there be any violation of the
laws in the conduct of the primary
election at any precinct, by which I'M
authorized persons are permitted to
vote, or illegal ballots are cast, Or by
which any fraudulent result is OBJ
tanned, it shall be the duty of the
county executive committee TO prompt
ly investigate and correct the wrong
and for that purpose may hear the ev-
idence of witnesses orally under oath,
or by affidavits. The State and dis
trict executive committees, respective