Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-04-20
CANDIDATES AND PLEDGES.

An act passed by the Legislature of
1905, but which has now been forgot
ten by about everybody, affects in an
important way, candidates in the COM
ing Democratic club meetings, county
and state conventions, and primary
elections, says the Columbia Record.
This act forbids ANY person by
threats, or any other form Of intimida-
ton, or by the payment, delivery or
promise of money, or other article OF
value" to induce another to vote for
or against any particular candidate
In such election"
Section of the act requires every
candidate before he shall enter upon
his campaign" to sign a pledge that he
"will not give or spend money or use
intoxicating liquors for the purpose OF
obtaining or influencing votes,' the
pledge requiring him Immediately af-
ter the primary ito file an itemiZed
statement, which shall be open to
public Inspection showing under
oath "all further moneys spent or pro-
vided by me in the said election"
The act makes null the election of
any one who fails to comply with lts
provisions.
Though his duties do not require
him to do so, State Chairman Jones
out of the interest he feels in the par
ty, and exercising characteristic core
to save his friends and acquaintance
from the consequences OF neglect OF
oversight, Is taking great pains to gel
this act under the eye OF everyone
intending to become a candidate In
the coming election. He Is having sew
eral hundred copies of the act printed
in order to distribute them himself and
send others out to the county chair
men with a request that they person
ally see that the candidates comply
with the law in time county candl-
dates file these pledges with the CLERK
of court while candidates In more tnan
one county, such as would be solici-
tors congressman, state officers and
the like, are required to file the pledge
with the secretary OF state.
Following Is copy Of the act: 49,.
Section /. At or before every politi-
cal primary election, held by any mu-
nicipal party, organization or associa-
ton, for the purpose of choosing can
didates for office of the election or del
egates to conventions In this state
any person who shall by threats or any
other form Of intimidation, or promise
Of money, or any other article OF value
procure or offer, promise or endeaVol
to procure another vote for or against
any particular candidate In such elec-
ton or who shall for any such consid-
Grafton, offer to so vote, shall be guilty
Of a misdemeanor.
Sec. 2. Every candidate offering FOL
election, under the provisions OF sec
ton /, shall make the following pledge
and file the same with the clerk of the
rN1n
in which he Is a candidate, unless he
should be a candidate in more than
one county, in which case he shall file
same with the secretary OF state De-
fore he shall enter upon his campaign
to wit, /, the undersigned -, OF the
county of -, the state Of South
Carolina, candidate for the office OF
-, hereby pledge that l will not
give nor spend money, or use intoxl-
eating liquors for the purpose OF OBJ
tanning or influencing votes, and tha'
shall at the conclusion Of the cam
paign and before the primary election
render to the clerk of the court (or
secretary of state as hereinbefore pro-
yided), under oath, an itemiZed state
ment Of all moneys spent or provided
by me during the campaign for cam
paign purposes up to that time, and !
further pledge that will, Immediately
after the primary election or elections
that l am a candidate in, render an
itemized statement, under oath, SHOW
ing all further moneys spent or pro-
vided by me In said election: PROVIDED
that failure to comply with this pro-
vision shall render such an election
null and void in so far as the candl-
date who fails to file the statement
herein required. but shall not affect
the validity of the election Of any can
didate complying with this section:
And, provided further: That such
itemized statement and pledge shall
be open to public inspection at all
times.
Sec. 3. That any violation OF the
provisions Of this act shall be mis-
demeanor, and any person upon con-
viction thereof. shall be fined not less
than $10O nor more than $500 or be I'M
prisoned at hard labor for not less
than one month nor more than SIX
months, or both fine and imprison-
ment. In the discretion of the court.