The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-04-27
TIE LAW WILL BE- ENFORCED.

for the purpose of influencing the COM
/ ing primary in this county.
That several Of such men have be n
run in and registered can scarcely be
doubted.
That it is unlawful and will subject
! the perpetrator as we'll as all who have
had hand in procuring illegal registra-
ton and voting to severe penalties, can
not be gainsaid.
A strong organization has been formed
to watch for illegal registration and I'M
! lawful voting and woe betide the man
who attempts it, or those who procure
| 1t to be done.
That there may be no mistake about
the matter, the Evening Record states
the law as to voting in this State.
Section 172 Of the Revised Statutes
says that every man, twenty-one years
of age, who shall have had his habita-
ton, domicile home and permanent
place of abode in Florida for ore year
and IN the county for six months, may
vote
Section 1926 Whoever is guilty of
willful and corrupt false swearing when
Intercepted as to his qualifications as
an electOr, or whoever cor
ruptly prOcures another to swear false
ly, shall suffer the pains and penalties
Of perjury"
The punishment of perjury, not in ju-
dicial cases, is placed at not more than
twenty years in the penitentiary.
Section 1927 Whoever casts, know
ingly, an illegal vote at any election in
this State, held according to law, shall
be punished by Imprisonment in the
State prison not exceeding six months,
or by fine not exceeding one hundred
dollars. "
The punishment for false swearing, in
order to register, is only limited to
term of twenty years in the peniten-
tiary.
He who procures the same to be done
is punished in the same degree
He who casts an illegal vote will sub
ject himself to sentence Of six months
in the State prison, or Of paying a fine
of one hundred dollars.
There you have it, gentlemen, and it
only remains to be said that there is
body of men in this county who are de-
termineG that there shall be no viola
lations of the law in the coming primary,
which is recognized as an election by the
laws of this State
1t is certain that if any such attempt
is made, that someby will see the inside
of the State penitentiary as soon as the
regular process of the law can be in
vOked
Two or three otherwise respectable
citizens have placed themselves in a po-
sltion to be suspected, and their actions
will be watched most carefully.
One candidate for prominent county
Office has already said that extension |
workers would be voted in his interest, !
and has thus placed the law-abding |
voters on notice.
There will be no boy play in this mat
ter. II the colonization Of illegal voters |
is attempted, both the illegal voter and |
the man or men who induces him to
break the law will certainly be sent to |
the State convict gangs. And they |
ought to be. South Florida Record.
That the same practice may be at
tempted all over this State, it will be-
hoove every good citizen to be watchful
and active There are a number of
reasons why certain politicians would
like to see the Legislature filled with
men who can be controlled next time.
Some there be who want new schemes
put through, that trickster individuals
may still become more fat; and others
THERE NC WIZ WISH W COuJlllue tue JUL
ragious drainage burden, insurance and
other schemes, which there is no doubt
in the world of affording means and
measures for doing the common people
of this State up with; and there are still
others who are very deeply interested
not having the many mjsdeeds that have
dircddy been perpctroted investigated,
ventilated and exposed to the light of
day. No man, or men, who have been
tied up with administration affairs in
this State for the past several years
should be sent TO the Legislature from
a single county in this State for just
as sure as you live and the sun shines.
some powerful eX officials, and maybe,
some official lobbying will be done that
will prevent a clearing away Of the
dark clouds that now shamefully hang
over several public matters Be watch
full and active, and send no man TO the
Legislature who has personal axe TO
grind, for himself or for his friends
Now is the time 70 act: few weeks
and II will be too late. Do il now
while you are selecting your law
for you may send some here
that will turn out the grossest of law