The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-02-03
TO PROThur PRIMARY ELECTION
a Bill for That Purpose Passed the
House Friday.

HOuBe Friday.
The bill providing penalties for
certain offensss committed in prim-
airy elections was acted on by the
house Friday and passed in the fol-
lowing shape:
Section 1. At every political prim-
airy election held by any politician - e.
ty, organNation, o." association for
the purpose OF choosing candi-
dates for Cf1lce, or the election
OF delegates to conventions in this
State, any person who shall by threats
or any other foIm of intimidation, by
the payment, delivery, or promise of
money, or other article OF value, pro-
cure or offer, promise or endeavor to
procure, another to vote for or against
any particular candidate, or for such
consideration offr to CT shall 40 vote,
shall be guilty Of misdemeanor, and
upon convection shall be punished by
a fine OF not less than 500 nor more
than $500, or be imprisoned at hard
labor for not less than six months.
Sec. 2. That Fl m and after the
approval OF this act by the governor,
1t shall be unlawful for any candidate
in a party primary held f1r the selec-
tion OF the party's nominee for any
Office in this State, by the use OF
money or other valuable considera-
tion, o employ any person to devote
his time AMI influence or any portion
thereof In toe promotion Of any clndI-
dates interest or for the defeat OF any
other candidate.
Sec. 3. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person while candidate for pub
lie office during any political campaign
to g!ya, promise or subscribe any
money or other valuable thing for
any purpose whatsoever except fof
regular church collections had in e
regular church building.
Sec. 4. Every candidate Offering
for election under the provisions Of
section /, shall make the following
pledge and file the same with the
clerk Of court Of common pleas for tt e
county in which he Is candidate,
unless he shall be q candidate In more
than one county, in which case he
shall file same with the secretary OF
sta'e, before he shall enter upon his
campaign, to wit: 1, the undersigned
OF tile county OF --
and State OF South Carolina, caudi
date for the Office Of - -, hereby
pledge that l Will not give nCt spend
money, or use Intoxicating liquors fol
the purpose Of obtaining or influenc
ing votes and that shall at the con
clus!on Of the campaign, and befor,
the primary election, render to tn,
clerk OF court (or secretary Of state a.
herein prcvdcd) under oath, an item
lied statement OF eli moneys spent O
provided by me during the campaigr
for campaign purposes up to tina
time, and l further pledge that I viii
Immediately after the primary elec
lions toat am candidate in rende
an itom'z I'D statement under oatl
showing all fu ther moneys spent o
provided by me In said election. Pro
vlded, Thai failure to comply will
this provision shall render such elec
tion null and void, In 50 far as tn,
candidate who fails to file the state
m Mt heTeing required, but shall no
effect the validity of the election O
any candidate complying with thl
section, and provided further, Tha
such itemiz;d statement and pledg
shall be open to public inspection a
all times.