Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-05-20
Law Governing EIections.

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The following from Mr.. Gardner L.
Boothe, Corporation Attorney, in refer
ence to the law governing primary
elections is published or the benefit o.
all concerned:
To the Editor of the Alexandria Gazette;
Dear Sir: At your request and for the
information Of candidates at the APP
oroaching primary, beg to say that the
present law, which can be found ~ the
Acts Of Assembly of l902-S-4, at page
SO, provides as follows:
Q) "No candidate for Congress or Tor
either House of the General Assembly
of Virginia, or any State. county, dis
trict. or municipal office, shall expend,
pay, promise, loan, or become pecuni-
arily liable, in any way, for any money
or other valuable thing TO influence
voters in hi- behalf, or permit the same
TO be 80 used, with his knowledge and
consent, by his friends or adherenls, IN
any election, primary, or nominating
convection; provided, however, thai no
expenditure made by any candidate, or
his adherents and friends for the purpose
of printing or advertising in some news
papers or in securing hall for public
speaking at a reasonable price shall be
deemed illegal.
(2) THAT no person shall expend, pay,
promise, loan, or become pecunlariiy
liable, in any way, for any money or
other valuable thing in behalf OF any
candidate for Office at any election, pri-
mary. or nominating convention held in
this Commonwealth. Any person or
candi late violating any oflhe provisions
of this or the preceding section of this
act. shall be subject to fine OF not less
than one hundred nor more than one
thousand dollars, or confined In Jail not
less than one nor more than twelve
months.
Under this law every candidate shall,
within thirty days after the primary,
make out and file with the city demo-
cratic committee, and with the Clerk
of the Corporation Court, n statement
subscribed and sworn to by said candi-
date. setting forth in detail, all sums
of money contributed, disbursed, eNpend-
ed or promised 10y him, and to the best
of his knowledge and belief by any per-
son or persons in his behalf, wholly or
in part endeavoring TO secure his nomi-
nation to such Office or place, and, also,
all sums of money contributed, disbhrSec,
expended or promised by him, in sup
mort and in connection with the noml-
nation or election OF any other persons,
at such primary, and showing the dates
when, the persons to whom. and the
purposes for which all such sums were
paid, expended or promised such state
ment shall also set forth that the same
is as full and explicit as affiant Is able
TO make it, and he shall also before
some officer qualified to administer Oaths,
take. subscribe to and file With said
statement the following OATH
81 do somlemnly swear that the state
ment herewith filed embraces all money
spent BY me, or in my behalf, with my
knowledge and consent, by any adherept'
and friends that have neither directly
or indirectly arranged, encouraged nor
connived at The spending of any money
other than as shown in my said state
ment chat have not repaid any money
so spent, or claimed to have been so
spent. aud that will not do so, and
that have not violated any of the pro-
visions of this act in letter or in spirit.
So help me ODD"
Any person who fails to file this state
ment aud oath shall be liable to ipe
not to exceed FIVE thousand dollars.
Respectfully submitted,
GARDNER l.. B0orHR,
Corporation Attorney.