The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-04-18
COMING PRIMARY.
CANDIDATES MUST FILE STATE
MENT OF CAMPAIGN EXPENSES.
end Pledge Themselves Not to Use
Money or Whisksyt t. In
fluence Voters.


ofsnses in primary elections mlsde
msanors and prescribing q form o
pledge to ne taken and flied by ever,
candidate before ofarirg fox election
The act vas Of no special interest las
yesr, as 60 primary election vas helt
But in the e!ecSion this summer TO,
she state and some Of the county OF
hcss al Candidates will have to ab!d:
o. tire provisions Of the act.
Amoug other requirements every
candidate, Immediately after the elec
S;on, must file an item:zed statemepl
urder oath showing ali n:oneys spent
during the election. In at least cne
county the fling OF such statement
lss been required be!ore, but only &c
cord:ng to rule OF the county eXecl-
tive committee, but IL was incoroors
ted into tee state law at the 1905 s2s
sion OF the legislature. The provisions
Of the act will bs of interest not only
to prospscti 7e candidates, but to the
psopls generally, and is given in full
as follows:
Au act making certain offences il
primary elections misdsueanors an6
prescribing penalties therefor.
Section 1--Beit enacted by the gen
eral assembly Of the state OF South
Carolina, at or before every politica
primary election held by any politica
party, organization or association, fo1
the purpose Of choosing candidates fol
cf6se, OF the election OF delegates tx
conventions, in this state, any person
1ho shall, by threats, or any othel
form Of intimidation, or by the pay.
ment, delivery or promise Of money,
or other article OF value, procure OF
offer, promise or endeaver to procure,
another tO vote for or agsinst any
particular candidate in such consider.
alton, offsr to so vote, shall be guilty
OF a noisdameanor.
Section 2-E7ery candidate cffsring
for election, under the provisions OF
Section l, shall make the following
plsdge and file the same with the
clerk Of court OF common pleas for the
county In which ne is a candidate, un-
less he should be candidate in more
than one county, In which case he
shall file with the secretary Of state,
befoie be shall enter upon his cam
paign, to.wit:
+bo ,,5a~e{ono5 ~ tho
county cf.... land state OF
South Carolina, candidate for the
oflce Of. ........ hereby pledge that !
will not give nor spend mone7 OF use
intoxicating liquors for the purpose OF
OF influencing votes, and
that I shall, at the conclusion OF the
campaign and before the primary
render to the clerk OF court
(or secretary Of state, rs hereinbstoEe
provided } under oath, an itemized
statement Of all moneys spent OF pro-
vlded by ne during the campaign for
sam paisn purposes up to that time,
and I further pledge that I will, i'm
;nediataiy after the primary election
OF election that / am a candidate in,
render an itemized statement under
oath. showing all further moneys spent
u provided by me In said Slect'on.
Provided, that a failure TO comply
wish ibis provision shall rendei such
lectinn Lu'l and void, in so far as the
candidate who fails 80 file the state.
neot herain required, cut shall rot
afsct the validity OF the election OF
candidate complying with this sec
:ioo. And provided, further, that
such itenizsd statement and pledge
shall he open to public inspection at
all times.
Section 3-That any violation CT any
Of the provisions CT this act shall be
s nisdeneanor, and any p"rson, upon
conviction thereof, shall be fined noS
less that sl00 lor more than $500,
OF be inp-ssoned at hard lsoo:
!or nos less raan one mouth nor olora
5han six noaths or both fine AID ica-
prisonnens, in tie discretion OF the
curt.