The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-02-01
ToPRoTHCT PRIMARY ELECTION.
A Bill for That Purpose Passed tho
House Friday.

The bill providing penalties for
certain offenses committed in prim-
ary elections was acted on by tie
house Friday and passed in the fol-
lowing shape:
Section 1. At every political prim-
ary election held by any political par
ty, organization, or association Tor
the purpose Of choosing candi-
dates for chdce, or the election
OF delegates to conventions In this
State, any person who shall by threats
or any other form Of intimidation, by
the payment, delivery, or promise OF
money, or other article OF value, pro-
cure OF offer, promise OF endeavor to
procure, another to vote tor or against
any particular candidate, or for such
consideration Of to CT shall so vote,
shall be guilty OF a misdemeanor, and
upon convection shall be punished by
fine OF not less than. sl00 nor more
than $500, or be imprisoned at hard
labor fer not less than six months.
Sec. 2. That II, N and after the
approval OF this act by the governor,
it shall be unlawful for any candidate
in a party primary held for the selec-
tion OF the party's nominee for any
Office In this State, by the use OF
money or other valuable considers-
tion, to employ any person to devote
his time AMI influence OF any portion
thereof in TIE pronotion Of any caldi-
dates interest or tor the defeat OF any
other candidate.
Sec. 3. 1t shalt be unlawful for
any person while a candidate for pub
lie otioe during ary political campaign
to give, pfomlse CT subscribe any
money CT other valuable thing for
any purpose whatsoever except for
regular church collections had in a
regular churca building.
Sec. 4. Every candidate Offering
for election urder the provisions Of
section l, shall make the following
pledge and file the same with the
clerk Of court of common pleas for tie
county in which be is a cacdldare,
unless be shall be a candidate In more
than one county, in which case be
shall file same with the secretary OF
sta+e, before be shall enter upon his
cam paign, to wit: I, the undersigned
---, OF the county OF T.
and State of South Carolina, caudi-
date for the Office Of ---, hereby
pledge that I will not give nor spend
money, or use intoxicating liquors fol
the purpose OF obtaining or lpf1uenc-
ing votes and that I shall at the con
clusion Of the campaign, and before
the primary election, render to the
clerk OF court (or secretary Ct state as
herein prcvided) under oath, an item
lied statement OF all monays spent OF
provided by NE during the campaign
for campaign purposes up to that
time, and I further pledge that l will
Immediately after the primary cleo
tions that | am candidate In render
an item.z,d statement under oath
showing all further moneys spent OF
provided by me in said election: Pro-
vided, That failure to comply with
this provision shall render such elec-
tion null aud void, In 50 far as the
candidate who fails to file the state
mrnt hereiug required, bat shall not
effect the validity Of the election OF
any candidate complying with this
section, and provided further, That
such item;z,d statement and pledge
shall be opsn to public inspection at
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