Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-25
REFLECTIONS
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yolE INCH REC alIIIED III
& 4 - Dsssxse1 6 Preveat cerruptl
.esssisee 81 srsss @ry aa.A TO Iinit:
ps.... % c..aid.te.. ProvidiaE=
& rssa lrass Tor viol.sisns.

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-. 49, sytey.~, In the Barksdalo
.,s.,,a xfs1f fatIs recently ypasse6 by the
NH ,,o,,t > dissenting voice.
4 s IA S,ny, NJ f.,r. sl,r house committee on
- "a .,ac,tnn.9 the f.ail text Of
- MI "a s,.s,.ys
q; nm - rrn,,,,te n,,re elections. primo
,,ss "A ,.,,,,,.e,fsnnn and to prevent
ara rtsces i,r 81. in same to
81 ltYrff fhel sexnenses NJ candidates to pre-
s.,3,,e tt,a T,,,iee ~ "a nda6ateS and pro-
ss#s4 vfdinr penalties and remedies for Viola
sssns 2 n fhI, act and declaring void
r,n,ae, c.r.air conditions elections In
81 .,I,,c,, st,,e sr,roy,st,ns Of this actor any
~ y l,st;,, .ga.,. 1,e.,, ,,iointed
sse - 81. d, enacted nv the General Az
8 ..y,,,lv ~ VIRGINIA. thai no Candida e for
nm ,resas trs any state. county. district
I e, ,,,,,nIoir,al ofI;ce shat, expend, pay pro-
5,,sss.s M iaa IS any money or other valua-
Me ti,fnrs ia fnf,aence voters In his be-
haaf or permit the same to be so used
!: svsfts, s,ta knoyiefire and consent by his
friends ,r q f,t,arents In any election. pri-
r,,a,v or nominating convention: provided
1boprexer tf,st no Expenditure for adver-
s t.eenenf or printing. the object OF which
i a Il. IN fauence yoters shall be deemed IL
d iromii
s3g 3 q -1,ss M ye,enn shall se1pend. nay.
4 ,,r,,.tre ar Ina n any money or other val
s,e t,ie thing In behalf Of any candidate for
{ s,fsice At any election primary. or nomi-
ratfng convention held In this common
,wea1.F. a,,y ,ersor, or candidate violating
3 either Of the above sections OF this act
shatI be sub,ec, TO fine OF not less than
one hundred nor more than one thou
sand dollars. or confined In fail not less
than sona nor more thar twelve month";
STATEMENT OF EXPENSES.
a 4, Every ,,eraons who shall be q candi-
Z Gate before any caucus or convention. or
{ 81 any primary election, or at any cleo
tion for any State county. city. town
ship. district. or municipal office. or for
nenatnr or Representative In the General
Assembly OF virginia or for senator or
representa- tives In the congress Of t..e
Unfted States. shall. within thirty DAYS
after ttae election held 10 FIJI office or
riacn. make out and file with the office
or board empowered by. law to issue GER
tIf,cafes of election to such Office or place.
and q duplicate thereof with the cler,. OF
ff,a county court for any county In which
s such candidate resides, statement In
writing. which statement and duplicate
ma II Ia subscribe. and sworn r., nv such
candidate before an officer authorized to
administer oaths. setting forth In detail
eli sums OF money contributed. disbrrsed.
expended or promised by him and to the
sest Of his knowledge and belief by any
n htS tahaif ty37rllV nv IN
e,,dea vorir,p 10 secure he nomination mr.
election to such once. or place. or In con
enection with the election Of any other
persons at said elections. and showing
the dates when the persons to whom
and the PURPOSES for which all such sums
& were paid. expended or promised Such
( tattn1ent shall also set forth that the
same Is as full and explicit as afiiant is
hbie TO make II: and he shall also before
some office qualif1ed to administer oaths
take sibscribe to and file with said state
naent the following oath:
do solemniy swear that the state
in1ent herewith filed embraces all money
spss-'. by me or IN my behalf with my
sknss edge and consent by my adn,rents
( and TRENDS: that nave neither directly
or indirectly arranged. encouraged or con-
nlved al the spending of any money
other ti-an as shown In my said state
{ nen1. that nave not repaid any money
30 spent OF claimed to have been SO spent,
send that VIII not DO so. and that have
pot violated any of the provisions of this
4 act In letter or In spirit So help me
SOD.
No Officer or board authorized by
"a " to Issue commission or certificate of
election shall Issue such certificate or
4 commission to any such person until such
statement and oath shall have been SO
v tnhus' Ve'lHsu ano MED oy such persons
With said oiiieer
n ~ OF FIVE THOUSAND.
8{4SS 8. ANY person falling to comnyv with
The above provisions by falling to Ale said
i statement and oath in the manner and
D from above prescribed shan he IIah,. ~
4 fine not exceeding five thous. nd dol.
i tars to be recovered In any action or
EMOTION brought In the name OF the state
blythe attorney-general, or by the com
+ monw&atth' s-attoney OF the county az
the candidates residence. or by any ner-
ut,9 f,,@